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Saillant, Christopher

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FIDEFIDE 2654571· Male· Canada· Born in 2014

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Christopher Saillant, a 12-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1945 — his current career high and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide under 12. He is climbing fast, having gained +118 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2025-2026 Laval GP4, 2025-2026 Laval GP3, and 2025 Tournoi du Pere-Noel. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 North American Youth Blitz) recently.

At junior level, he reached #4 and #7 nationally in U12 and U10.

Current rating

1945

Standard

Rpd1998·Blz1922

All-time high

1945

at best
May 2026 · age 12

Activity

30

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 2%

#278 · players worldwide under 12 · of 14,529

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
All-time peak 1945
at age 12
May 2026
4th Canadian U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1940
Apr 2026
Best 12-month gain (+173 Elo)
1767 → 1940
Apr 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 11
May 2025
2024
7th Canadian U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1744
Sep 2024
First FIDE rating
1744 · at age 10
Sep 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025-2026 Laval GP3
perf 2069 (+129) · 4/5 · #2
Top opponent
vs Ananda SahaCM 2,120
2025 Tournoi du Pere-Noel · Dec 2025 · +11.2 Elo
Evolution
+68
1877 → 1945
Tournaments
5
29 games
Score
20/ 2969.0%
14W12D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsCharli Peloquin1,868·2025-2026 Laval GP1·R2·+18.7
2.[W]vsOmar Nunez1,829·2025-2026 Laval GP1·R3·+16.5
3.[W]vsAbderaouf Sekki1,841·2025-2026 Laval GP3·R5·+14.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-2026 Laval GP4
Swiss
Mar 20263.5/5#21910+4.8
2025-2026 Laval GP3
Swiss
Jan 20264/5#22069+40.8
2025 Tournoi du Pere-Noel
Open Swiss
Dec 20253/3#432748+8.4
2025-2026 Laval GP1
Swiss
Sep 20254/5#12018+40.0
2025 North American Youth Chess Ch. - Open U12
Open Swiss
Aug 20255.5/8#131888-26.4
Worst Elo result: 2025 North American Youth Chess Ch. - Open U12 (-26.4 Elo, finished #13).

Rankings

/
Canada
#284
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#4,076
in continent
World
#37,690
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Canada
1
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2
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3
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2,485
4
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5
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2,459
6
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2,454
6
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2,454
8
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9
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2,419
10
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284🇨🇦Saillant, Christopher1,945
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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4076🇨🇦Saillant, Christopher1,945
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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9
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37690🇨🇦Saillant, Christopher1,945