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Ling, Chenxuan
CM🇺🇸FIDE 30983118· Male· United States of America· Born in 2014
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Chenxuan Ling, a 12-year-old American Candidate Master, is rated 2141 and ranked 4th among American players under 12, and in the top 5% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 1867 and 2258 over the past 2 years. 151 rated games in the past year (≈109/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The Atlantic City Open, 2026 March NYCNorms FIDE Swiss - Masters, and 17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Master. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 Marshall Chess Club Rapid Championship) and 7 blitz events (including 2025 North Carolina Open - Blitz Championship) recently. His peak of 2258 was reached at age 11 (Sep 2025).
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 10). At junior level, he reached World #13 in U12, World #15 in U10 and World #2 in U8.
Current rating
2141
Standard
Rpd2077·Blz2235
All-time high
2258
−117 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 11
Sep 2025 · age 11
Activity
127
games / yr avg. · ≈11/mo
151 past 12 mo · ≈13/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#4
#4 · American players under 12 · of 385
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 12
Mar 2026
2025
13th U12 player worldwide
at age 11 · rated 2258
Sep 2025
All-time peak 2258
at age 11 · −117 from today
Sep 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 11
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 11
Aug 2025
Best 12-month gain (+351 Elo)
1780 → 2131
May 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+75
2066 → 2141
Tournaments
21
138 games
Score
71.5/ 13851.8%
52W39D47L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #29 | 2151 | +4.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #14 | 2228 | +23.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/8 | #84 | 2129 | +22.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/4 | #18 | 2236 | +28.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 3.5/7 | #4 | 2143 | +12.9 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 2/9 | #9 | 2010 | -30.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/9 | #101 | 2074 | -12.9 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/6 | #34 | 2166 | +16.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/4 | #18 | 1985 | -22.7 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/9 | #173 | 2123 | +0.7 |
Worst Elo result: 147th Annual New York State Championship America's Oldest Annual Tournament - Championship (-59.6 Elo, finished #39).
Most-Played Opponents
vsSanthosh Ayyappan
🇺🇸USA·2028
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met May 2025
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vsLuc HoffmanCM
🇺🇸USA·2126
+0 −4 =3
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsCorin Gartenlaub
🇺🇸USA·1901
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsKevin GeorgeIM
🇪🇬EGY·2322
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsLinxi ZhuFM
🇺🇸USA·2286
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
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United States of America
#382
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#1,254
in continent
World
#11,915
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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