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Yang, Maxwell
CM🇺🇸FIDE 30965268· Male· United States of America· Born in 2012
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Maxwell Yang, a 14-year-old American Candidate Master, is rated 1953 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide under 14. He has fluctuated between 1872 and 2088 over the past 2 years. 84 rated games in the past year (≈70/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The Atlantic City Open, 23rd Annual Southern Class Championship - Master, and CFCC 2026 Winter Open & Scholastic - Master-Expert. His peak of 2088 was reached at age 14 (Jan 2026).
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 12). At junior level, he reached World #53 in U12, World #72 in U10 and #20 and #3 nationally in U14 and U8.
Current rating
1953
Standard
Rpd1857·Blz1758
All-time high
2088
−135 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 14
Jan 2026 · age 14
Activity
96
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
81 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#752 · players worldwide under 14 · of 20,060
Career timeline
15 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 14
Apr 2026
20th American U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2088
Jan 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 14
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2088
at age 14 · −135 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 13
Oct 2025
2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 12
Jul 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+4
1949 → 1953
Tournaments
15
82 games
Score
37.5/ 8245.7%
25W25D32L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/8 | #127 | 1770 | -95.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #60 | 2100 | +42.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #18 | 2096 | +24.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #12 | 2111 | +5.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/5 | #38 | 1231 | -114.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/8 | #18 | 1983 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/9 | #122 | 2231 | +102.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/5 | #11 | 1972 | -12.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/4 | #12 | 2147 | -11.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/4 | #5 | 2086 | +31.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRocio Vasquez RamirezWIM
🇪🇨ECU·1932
+2 −1 =5
8 games·last met Nov 2024
View head-to-head →
vsJairo David Pinzon
🇨🇴COL·2098
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsSinisa Cucancic
🇭🇷CRO·2129
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsAndrew JingFM
🇺🇸USA·2319
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Aug 2023
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Rankings
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United States of America
#1,003
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#3,892
in continent
World
#36,050
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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