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Lin, Dachey
FM🇺🇸FIDE 2029650· Male· United States of America· Born in 1999
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Dachey Lin, a 27-year-old American FIDE Master, is rated 2334 — just 20 short of his peak of 2354 (Feb 2026, age 27) and sitting in the top 3% of American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +47 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship and 2025 U.S. Masters. He had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2016–2017), 16 months (2022–2023) and 18 months (2023–2025).
Awarded FM in 2016 (age 17). Earned IM norms at UTRGV National Three-peat Celebration 2021 and 34th Annual Chicago Open 2025. At junior level, he reached World #54 in U10 and #22, #15, #10, #17 and #18 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2334
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2343
All-time high
2354
−20 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 27
Feb 2026 · age 27
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#138 · American players · of 5,026
Career timeline
21 entries2026
54th American 20-35 player
at age 27 · rated 2354
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2354
at age 27
Feb 2026
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 24
Jul 2023
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2303 → returned at 2307
Jul 2023
2022
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2299 → returned at 2303
Feb 2022
2019
22nd American U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2258
Feb 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-18
2352 → 2334
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
13/ 2356.5%
11W4D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/9 | #41 | 2251 | -20.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #86 | 2350 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #44 | 2338 | +0.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSarah ChiangWFM
🇺🇸USA·2051
+7 −6 =2
15 games·last met Mar 2014
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vsJonathan ChiangFM
🇺🇸USA·2174
+6 −6 =3
15 games·last met Mar 2013
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vsRobert Sanchez
🇺🇸USA·1957
+9 −1 =2
12 games·last met May 2015
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vsJeffery XiongGM
🇺🇸USA·2656
+0 −9 =2
11 games·last met Sep 2014
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vsAkshay Malhotra
🇺🇸USA·2150
+4 −3 =3
10 games·last met Aug 2014
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Rankings
/
United States of America
#138
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#352
in continent
World
#3,088
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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