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Yao, Lucas Mason Pin Qian
FM🇨🇦FIDE 2643243· Male· Canada· Born in 2014
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Lucas Mason Pin Qian Yao, a 12-year-old Canadian FIDE Master, is rated 2101 — his current career high and ranked 71st among players worldwide under 12, and in the top 7% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +296 Elo over the past 12 months. 59 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Harmon Memorial Chess Tournament - Gondor Open, 2026 Canadian Closed, and 2026 BC February Frosty Chess Festival - Open Championship Crown Section. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 WA Class Carlsen Rapid Championship - Kasparov (1600 and over)) and 2 blitz events (including 2026 Canadian Zonal Blitz) recently.
Awarded FM in 2026 (age 12). At junior level, he reached World #71 in U12 and #12 nationally in U10.
Current rating
2101
Standard
Rpd1969·Blz1840
All-time high
2101
at best
May 2026 · age 12
May 2026 · age 12
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#71
#71 · players worldwide under 12 · of 14,529
Career timeline
9 entries2026
71st U12 player worldwide
at age 12 · rated 2101
Jun 2026
FM title awardedFM
at age 12
Jun 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 12
May 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 12
May 2026
All-time peak 2101
at age 12
May 2026
100 career games
at age 12
Feb 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+297
1804 → 2101
Tournaments
8
51 games
Score
30/ 5158.8%
23W14D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/4 | #10 | 2018 | +24.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #10 | 2326 | +181.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/5 | #6 | 1803 | -26.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/6 | #15 | 1947 | +25.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/6 | #100 | 1941 | -28.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/5 | #11 | 2004 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/5 | #9 | 1907 | -12.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #26 | 2078 | +120.0 |
Rankings
/
Canada
#109
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#1,617
in continent
World
#15,324
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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