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Punay, Rhailey
🇨🇦FIDE 2651610· Male· Canada· Born in 2010
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Rhailey Punay, a 16-year-old Canadian player, is rated 2039 — his current career high and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide under 16. He is rising rapidly, having gained +254 Elo over the past 12 months. 52 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 1st Punzalan Law Open Chess Tournament- Open Section, 2026 April TNT, and 133rd Minnesota Open - Amateur Section. Also played 4 rapid events (including 2026 Manitoba Open Rapid Championship) recently.
At junior level, he reached #9 and #40 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
2039
Standard
Rpd1864·Blz1771
All-time high
2039
at best
May 2026 · age 16
May 2026 · age 16
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
47 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#959 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,363
Career timeline
7 entries2026
9th Canadian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2039
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+263 Elo)
1776 → 2039
May 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 16
May 2026
All-time peak 2039
at age 16
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Sep 2025
2024
40th Canadian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1773
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+252
1787 → 2039
Tournaments
11
55 games
Score
38/ 5569.1%
36W4D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #3 | 2230 | +69.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/4 | #4 | 2003 | +16.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/2 | #6 | 2278 | +32.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/5 | #8 | 1948 | -19.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #3 | — | +23.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/5 | #2 | — | +28.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/5 | #18 | 1911 | +5.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/5 | #10 | 1898 | +32.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/5 | #13 | — | +43.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/3 | #7 | — | +36.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJackson Stordeur
🇨🇦CAN·1957
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsYakiv Gres
🇨🇦CAN·2044
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAiden Ling
🇨🇦CAN·1673
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsSvitlana Protsyuk
🇨🇦CAN·1944
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsPablo Lake
🇨🇦CAN·1645
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Canada
#157
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#2,316
in continent
World
#22,107
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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