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Qian, Eric
CM🇨🇦FIDE 2637774· Male· Canada· Born in 2010
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Eric Qian, a 16-year-old Canadian Candidate Master, is rated 2090 — his current career high and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide under 16, and in the top 7% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +204 Elo over the past 12 months. 125 rated games in the past year (≈64/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Chess4win North York FIDE Ladder Open O2000, 2026 Canadian Closed, and 2026 SCC & Chess4win March Break Open O1900. Also played 1 rapid event recently. He took a 26-month break between Mar 2020 and Jun 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Awarded CM in 2026 (age 16). At junior level, he reached #6, #9, #4 and #4 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2090
Standard
Rpd1887·Blz—
All-time high
2090
at best
Jun 2026 · age 16
Jun 2026 · age 16
Activity
108
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
114 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#683 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,363
Career timeline
14 entries2026
CM title awardedCM
at age 16
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2090
at age 16
Jun 2026
6th Canadian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2071
Jan 2026
2025
7-month rising streak
+193 Elo
Nov 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 15
Oct 2025
2024
9th Canadian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1943
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+174
1916 → 2090
Tournaments
20
122 games
Score
62.5/ 12251.2%
52W32D38L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/3 | #9 | 2943 | +22.4 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/5 | #34 | 2185 | +27.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #13 | 1831 | -39.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #18 | 2133 | +26.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/6 | #10 | 2049 | +4.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #4 | 2130 | +17.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #4 | 2086 | +11.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/6 | #18 | 2049 | -0.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/3 | #14 | 2340 | -2.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #9 | 2037 | -8.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJaipreet Singh DhaliwalCM
🇨🇦CAN·2127
+1 −3 =4
8 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsNicholas VetteseIM
🇨🇦CAN·2396
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsSaarthak MalakarFM
🇨🇦CAN·2302
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsTony LuFM
🇨🇦CAN·2161
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsNicolae Oancea
🇨🇦CAN·1765
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Canada
#115
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#1,715
in continent
World
#16,353
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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