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Saine, Zachary

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FIDEFIDE 2624346· Male· Canada· Born in 2001

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Zachary Saine, a 25-year-old Canadian player, is rated 2135 — just 14 short of his peak of 2149 (Feb 2026, age 25) and sitting in the top 5% of Canadian players, and in the top 6% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +121 Elo over the past 12 months. 86 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Tournoi d'echecs du Carnaval, The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival 9-Round Open 2026, and 51 Abierto Internacional Ciudad de Sevilla 2026. Also played 3 blitz events (including 2025 Montreal Open Blitz) recently. He took a 58-month break between Nov 2018 and Oct 2023 (COVID-19 included). He reached Canadian #84 in May 2026.

At junior level, he reached #19, #19 and #21 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

2135

Standard

Rpd2031·Blz2067

All-time high

2149

14 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 25

Activity

83

games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo

86 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

Top 5%

#84 · Canadian players · of 1,682

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
Peak Canadian rank: #84
at age 25 · rated 2135
May 2026
All-time peak 2149
at age 25 · −14 from today
Feb 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 25
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+187 Elo)
1871 → 2058
Jun 2024
Crossed 2000
at age 23
Feb 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 22
Dec 2023

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival 9-Round Open 2026
perf 2257 (+122) · 5.5/9 · #4
Top opponent
vs Felix BlohbergerGM 2,543
Evolution
+124
20112135
Tournaments
12
84 games
Score
47.5/ 8456.5%
39W17D28L

Last 12 months — tournaments

12 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Swiss
Feb 20261.5/3#331825-41.4
Open Swiss
Feb 20265.5/9#42257+27.0
Open Swiss
Jan 20266/9#382195+21.8
Open Swiss
Dec 20256/9#202124+12.4
Open Swiss
Dec 20255.5/10#762231+35.8
Swiss
Oct 20253.5/5#62049-12.0
Open Swiss
Sep 20254.5/7#132196+23.0
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/9#522168+34.0
Open Swiss
Aug 20251/3#372183+9.8
Open Swiss
Jul 20253.5/9#191994-10.8
Worst Elo result: 2026 Tournoi d'echecs du Carnaval (-41.4 Elo, finished #33).

Rankings

/
Canada
#84
out of 1,861 players
Americas
#1,292
in continent
World
#12,392
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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10
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Americas
1
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2,792
2
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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7
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9
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10
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