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Cheng, Adam
🇨🇦FIDE 2652668· Male· Canada· Born in 2008
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Adam Cheng, a 18-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1801 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +144 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 MCC Spring Glory - Open, 2026 MCC New Year Classic - Open, and 2025 Mississauga Chess Club Championship - Open. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 MCC Fall Active - Open) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 MCC Summer Blitz - Open) recently. He took a 20-month break between Sep 2023 and Jun 2025.
At junior level, he reached #59 and #89 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1801
Standard
Rpd1687·Blz1674
All-time high
1801
at best
May 2026 · age 18
May 2026 · age 18
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#76,064
#76,064 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Crossed 1800
at age 18
May 2026
All-time peak 1801
at age 18
May 2026
2025
59th Canadian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1790
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+318 Elo)
1297 → 1615
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Mar 2024
89th Canadian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1359
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+144
1657 → 1801
Tournaments
4
27 games
Score
19.5/ 2772.2%
16W7D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/5 | #3 | 2408 | +14.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/6 | #2 | 1766 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/7 | #1 | 1965 | +74.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/4 | #11 | 1949 | -10.4 |
Rankings
/
Canada
#629
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#8,743
in continent
World
#76,063
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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