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Tan, Justin
GM🇦🇺FIDE 3206882· Male· Australia· Born in 1997
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Justin Tan, a 29-year-old Australian Grandmaster, is rated 2510 — just 23 short of his peak of 2533 (Mar 2022, age 25) and ranked 3rd among Australian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and took a 20-month break between Apr 2023 and Jan 2025. Recent appearance: 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 3-4. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 7 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool C) recently. He reached World #471 in Mar 2022 and has been in Australian top 3 for 25 months and counting.
Awarded GM in 2018 (age 21), IM in 2015 (age 18), and FM in 2013 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #35 in U20, World #34 in U18, World #50 in U16, World #44 in U14 and World #79 in U12.
Current rating
2510
Standard
Rpd2402·Blz2518
All-time high
2533
−23 pts below
Mar 2022 · age 25
Mar 2022 · age 25
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#3
#3 · Australian players · of 1,878
National top 3 since Sep 2023
National top 3 since Sep 2023
Career timeline
24 entries2026
25 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
longest streak 25 months · since Sep 2023
Jun 2026
2023
Peak Australian rank: #3
at age 26 · rated 2510
Sep 2023
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2510 → returned at 2507
Apr 2023
2022
Peak World rank: #471
at age 25 · rated 2533
Mar 2022
All-time peak 2533
at age 25 · −23 from today
Mar 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2500
at age 24
Apr 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-2
2512 → 2510
Tournaments
1
2 games
Score
1/ 250.0%
0W2D0L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #58 | 2424 | -2.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDusan StojicFM
🇦🇺AUS·2172
+6 −12 =5
23 games·last met Jan 2016
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vsDomagoj DragicevicFM
🇦🇺AUS·2184
+6 −6 =6
18 games·last met Jan 2019
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vsBobby ChengGM
🇦🇺AUS·2571
+3 −9 =4
16 games·last met Apr 2021
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vsRichard Voon
🇦🇺AUS
+8 −4 =2
14 games·last met Feb 2013
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vsAri DaleIM
🇦🇺AUS·2273
+8 −1 =4
13 games·last met Mar 2021
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Rankings
/
Australia
#3
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#135
in continent
World
#513
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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