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QC
Qiao, Cindy
WFM🇨🇦FIDE 2620243· Female· Canada· Born in 2003
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Cindy Qiao, a 23-year-old Canadian Woman FIDE Master, is rated 1975 — just 1 short of her peak of 1976 (Mar 2026, age 23). She is on a steady climb with +76 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Reading Week Open - Crown, 2026 Canadian University Chess Championship Crown, and 2025 Markham Open Over 2000. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 Hart House Summer Rapid Crown) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 Groundhog Day Gambit Blitz) recently. She took a 31-month break between Nov 2019 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Awarded WFM in 2015 (age 12). At junior level, she reached #16, #24, #23, #22 and #19 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1975
Standard
Rpd1880·Blz1971
All-time high
1976
−1 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 23
Mar 2026 · age 23
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#31,661
#31,661 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
76th Canadian 20-35 player
at age 23 · rated 1975
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1976
at age 23 · −1 from today
Mar 2026
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 21
Mar 2024
2023
16th Canadian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1793
Jan 2023
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2022
2020
24th Canadian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1736
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+76
1899 → 1975
Tournaments
5
25 games
Score
15/ 2560.0%
12W6D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/6 | #14 | 2130 | +23.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/5 | #5 | — | +24.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/4 | #9 | — | +34.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/3 | #5 | 2618 | +15.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/4 | #17 | 1859 | -19.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNicholas VetteseIM
🇨🇦CAN·2396
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsWilliam LiCM
🇨🇦CAN·2086
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsFengxi Mao
🇨🇦CAN·2269
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsEilia ZomorrodianFM
🇨🇦CAN·2145
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsMendes Aaron ReeveIM
🇨🇦CAN·2340
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2024
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Rankings
/
Canada
#226
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#3,346
in continent
World
#31,660
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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