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YH
Yao, Hamed Stephane
🇨🇮FIDE 20804660· Male· Cote d'Ivoire· Born in 2009
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Hamed Stephane Yao, a 17-year-old player, is rated 1708 — just 16 short of his peak of 1724 (Jan 2026, age 17). He is climbing fast, having gained +242 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: CHAMPIONNAT NATIONAL INDIVIDUEL 2025, Top 10 and CHAMPIONNAT NATIONAL INDIVIDUEL 2026, Preliminaires. Also played 1 rapid (including MAT AU MUCAT) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 Zone 4.2 Individual Chess Championships Blitz Open) recently. He reached #23 nationally in Jan 2026.
At junior level, he reached #2 and #1 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1708
Standard
Rpd1642·Blz1677
All-time high
1724
−16 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 17
Jan 2026 · age 17
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#107,041
#107,041 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Peak national rank: #23
at age 17 · rated 1724
Jan 2026
2nd U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1724
Jan 2026
Best 12-month gain (+258 Elo)
1466 → 1724
Jan 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1724
at age 17 · −16 from today
Jan 2026
2025
1st U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1596
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+242
1466 → 1708
Tournaments
5
38 games
Score
21/ 3855.3%
18W6D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 3.5/5 | #18 | 1850 | -0.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 5.5/6 | #2 | 2207 | +85.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #26 | 2080 | -16.0 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 4/9 | #6 | 1918 | +128.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/6 | #5 | 1922 | +129.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOdilon Kolie
🇨🇮CIV·1664
+6 −2 =1
9 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsAdje Yohan Sagui Philippe Ouaga
🇨🇮CIV·1813
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsAkissi Victoire Sinchie Ayemou
🇨🇮CIV·1547
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsMazan Emmanuela Esther AyemouWFM
🇨🇮CIV·1847
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsMarc Arnold Amako
🇨🇮CIV·1905
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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Cote d'Ivoire
#26
out of 63 players
Africa
#4,028
in continent
World
#107,038
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Cote d'Ivoire
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World
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