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Yang, Daniel
CM🇺🇸FIDE 30976340· Male· United States of America· Born in 2011
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Daniel Yang, a 15-year-old American Candidate Master, is rated 2186 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide under 16, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 1924 and 2218 over the past 2 years. 95 rated games in the past year (≈85/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Texas Grand Circuit #1 - International Section, 35th Annual North American Open, and 2025 U.S. Masters. Also played 2 blitz events (including 2025 North Carolina Open - Blitz Championship) recently. His peak of 2218 was reached at age 14 (Jul 2025).
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #86 in U14, World #86 in U12, World #35 in U10 and #36 nationally in U16.
Current rating
2186
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1878
All-time high
2218
−32 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 14
Jul 2025 · age 14
Activity
94
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
80 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#348 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,363
Career timeline
15 entries2026
36th American U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2163
Feb 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+294 Elo)
1924 → 2218
Jul 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 14
Jul 2025
All-time peak 2218
at age 14 · −32 from today
Jul 2025
86th U14 player worldwide
at age 14 · rated 2212
May 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 14
May 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-32
2218 → 2186
Tournaments
9
72 games
Score
29.5/ 7241.0%
20W28D24L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/8 | #90 | 2228 | +29.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/6 | #34 | 2151 | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/9 | #85 | 2193 | +15.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/7 | #214 | 2205 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/4 | #27 | 1942 | -39.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/8 | #20 | 2178 | -10.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/5 | #6 | 2185 | +3.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/7 | #74 | 2226 | +14.8 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 3.5/9 | #8 | 2162 | -19.8 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#322
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#980
in continent
World
#8,946
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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