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Chen, Max
CM🇨🇦FIDE 2622440· Male· Canada· Born in 2007
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Max Chen, a 19-year-old Canadian Candidate Master, is rated 2246 and ranked 45th among Canadian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 9 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Canadian University Chess Championship Crown, 2025 North American Youth Chess Ch. - Open U18, and XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 - U 18 Absoluto. Also played 2 blitz events (including XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 Blitz - U 18 Absoluto) recently. His peak of 2318 was reached at age 18 (Aug 2025, Canadian #35 at the time).
Awarded CM in 2016 (age 9). At junior level, he reached World #30 in U12, World #84 in U10, World #32 in U8 and #4, #3, #3 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2246
Standard
Rpd2197·Blz2126
All-time high
2318
−72 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 18
Aug 2025 · age 18
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#45
#45 · Canadian players · of 1,718
Career timeline
20 entries2026
4th Canadian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2246
Mar 2026
2025
Peak Canadian rank: #35
at age 18 · rated 2318
Aug 2025
3rd Canadian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2318
Aug 2025
Crossed 2300
at age 18
Aug 2025
All-time peak 2318
at age 18 · −72 from today
Aug 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 18
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+3
2243 → 2246
Tournaments
6
40 games
Score
24/ 4060.0%
19W10D11L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsSalvador Gabriel Del Rio De AngelisGM2,412·VI Open Internacional Valencia Cuna Grupo A·R1·+12.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/3 | #31 | — | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #10 | 2184 | -25.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/5 | #61 | 1751 | -48.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #61 | 2328 | +38.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/9 | #28 | 2306 | +36.9 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/5 | #2 | — | -6.8 |
Worst Elo result: XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 - U 18 Absoluto (-48.8 Elo, finished #61).
Most-Played Opponents
vsMax EnglandCM
🇨🇦CAN·2253
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsWilliam LiCM
🇨🇦CAN·2086
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsNicholas VetteseIM
🇨🇦CAN·2396
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsHenry Liu
🇨🇦CAN·2040
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsKoosha JaferianFM
🇨🇦CAN·2241
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Sep 2023
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Rankings
/
Canada
#45
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#669
in continent
World
#6,006
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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