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Ng, Gary
FM🇨🇦FIDE 2604914· Male· Canada· Born in 1986
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Gary Ng, a 40-year-old Canadian FIDE Master, is rated 2187 and sitting in the top 4% of Canadian players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 47 months (2004–2008), 15 months (2009–2011), 15 months (2011–2012) and 27 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: 2025 Battle of Alberta and 2025 16th Calgary International. His peak of 2312 was reached at age 31 (Nov 2017); he also reached Canadian #22 in Apr 2022.
Awarded FM in 2017 (age 31). At junior level, he reached #16 and #8 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2187
Standard
Rpd2214·Blz2164
All-time high
2312
−125 pts below
Nov 2017 · age 31
Nov 2017 · age 31
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#62 · Canadian players · of 1,682
Career timeline
19 entries2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 38
May 2024
2022
Peak Canadian rank: #22
at age 36 · rated 2237
Apr 2022
2019
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 2214 → returned at 2221
May 2019
2017
FM title awardedFM
at age 31
Dec 2017
Crossed 2300
at age 31
Nov 2017
All-time peak 2312
at age 31 · −125 from today
Nov 2017
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-47
2234 → 2187
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
3/ 933.3%
2W2D5L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match | Sep 2025 | 0/2 | lost | 1402 | -17.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/7 | #17 | 2066 | -29.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDale R. HaesselFM
🇨🇦CAN·2034
+13 −4 =4
21 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsBanerjee BitanIM
🇮🇳IND·2393
+1 −9 =3
13 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsRafael Arruebarrena RodriguezCM
🇻🇪VEN·2024
+6 −1 =2
9 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsOmid Malek
🇨🇦CAN·2021
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsIan ZhaoFM
🇨🇦CAN·2291
+2 −1 =4
7 games·last met Aug 2021
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Rankings
/
Canada
#62
out of 1,861 players
Americas
#962
in continent
World
#8,858
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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