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Saine, Zachary
🇨🇦FIDE 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
Feb 2026 · age 25
Activity
83
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
86 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#84 · Canadian players · of 1,682
Career timeline
12 entries2026
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
Top opponent
Evolution
+124
2011 → 2135
Tournaments
12
84 games
Score
47.5/ 8456.5%
39W17D28L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #33 | 1825 | -41.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #4 | 2257 | +27.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #38 | 2195 | +21.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #20 | 2124 | +12.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/10 | #76 | 2231 | +35.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/5 | #6 | 2049 | -12.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/7 | #13 | 2196 | +23.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #52 | 2168 | +34.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/3 | #37 | 2183 | +9.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/9 | #19 | 1994 | -10.8 |
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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