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Cheng, Bindi
IM🇨🇦FIDE 2682249· Male· Canada· Born in 1990
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Bindi Cheng, a 36-year-old Canadian International Master, is rated 2327 and ranked 25th among Canadian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 18 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Keres Memorial Premier, 2026 Grand Pacific Open Premier Section, and 2026 BC Open Fide Classical Open. Also played 2 rapid events (including 2025 BC Summer Chess Festival - Rapid Championship) recently. He took a 84-month break between Feb 2017 and Mar 2024. His peak of 2442 was reached at age 23 (Sep 2013); he also reached Canadian #10 in Sep 2012.
Awarded IM in 2011 (age 21) and FM in 2007 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #4, #4 and #4 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2327
Standard
Rpd2329·Blz—
All-time high
2442
−115 pts below
Sep 2013 · age 23
Sep 2013 · age 23
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#25
#25 · Canadian players · of 1,718
Career timeline
17 entries2017
Inactive for 84 months
paused at 2395 → returned at 2397
Feb 2017
2013
All-time peak 2442
at age 23 · −114 from today
Sep 2013
Re-crossed 2400
at age 23
Feb 2013
2012
Peak Canadian rank: #10
at age 22 · rated 2415
Sep 2012
2011
IM title awardedIM
at age 21 · 82nd FIDE Congress 2011
Sep 2011
Crossed 2400
at age 21
Sep 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-10
2337 → 2327
Tournaments
4
13 games
Score
9.5/ 1373.1%
7W5D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/2 | #35 | 2219 | -1.3 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/6 | #1 | 2321 | +6.3 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #18 | 2306 | -5.9 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0/1 | #16 | 1082 | -9.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBator SambuevGM
🇨🇦CAN·2419
+0 −7 =1
8 games·last met Jul 2014
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vsNikolay NoritsynIM
🇨🇦CAN·2459
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Feb 2014
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vsMichael SongIM
🇨🇦CAN·2390
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met May 2014
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vsRoman SapozhnikovFM
🇨🇦CAN·2183
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2014
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vsGeorgi OrlovIM
🇺🇸USA·2419
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Canada
#25
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#375
in continent
World
#3,260
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Canada
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World
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