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LH
Lai, Hong-Yi
🇹🇼FIDE 16303644· Male· Chinese Taipei· Born in 2007
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Hong-Yi Lai, a 19-year-old Chinese Taipei player, is rated 1836 — just 7 short of his peak of 1843 (Dec 2024, age 17). He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 6 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent appearances: 27th Asian Youth Chess Championships 2025 - U18 and 2025 Asian Dragons International Invitation Chess Tournament-Open. Also played 1 rapid (including 27th Asian Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Rapid U18) and 1 blitz events (including 27th Asian Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Blitz U18) recently. He took a 26-month break between Sep 2020 and Dec 2022 (COVID-19 included). He reached Chinese Taipei #11 in Jun 2024.
At junior level, he reached #2, #3, #3 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1836
Standard
Rpd1650·Blz1651
All-time high
1843
−7 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 17
Dec 2024 · age 17
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#65,440
#65,440 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
2nd Chinese Taipei U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1836
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 19
Jan 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2024
3rd Chinese Taipei U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1843
Dec 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Dec 2024
All-time peak 1843
at age 17 · −7 from today
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-7
1843 → 1836
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
8/ 1844.4%
3W10D5L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsTung-Jung Lee1,738·2025 Asian Dragons International Invitation Chess Tournament-Open·R9·+17.4
3.[W]vsChang-Hui Wang1,732·2025 Asian Dragons International Invitation Chess Tournament-Open·R3·+17.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsChia-Chen Tsai1,642·2025 Asian Dragons International Invitation Chess Tournament-Open·R5·-27.7
2.[L]vsShengchen Hung1,865·2025 Asian Dragons International Invitation Chess Tournament-Open·R7·-15.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/8 | #38 | 2013 | +52.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #11 | 1719 | -59.2 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 Asian Dragons International Invitation Chess Tournament-Open (-59.2 Elo, finished #11).
Rankings
/
Chinese Taipei
#15
out of 132 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,853
in continent
World
#65,439
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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