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Yang, Ray
FM🇦🇺FIDE 3220281· Male· Australia· Born in 2001
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Ray Yang, a 25-year-old Australian FIDE Master, is rated 2131 and sitting in the top 3% of Australian players, and in the top 6% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +52 Elo over the past 12 months. 90 rated games in the past year (≈67/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 MCC ANZAC Day Weekender, 2026 Melbourne Chess Club Championship Rounds 8-9, and 2026 Melbourne Chess Club Championship Rounds 5-7. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2025 MCC Spring Rapid) recently. His peak of 2300 was reached at age 18 (Nov 2019); he also reached Australian #25 in Sep 2020.
Awarded FM in 2019 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #3, #2, #5, #3 and #7 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2131
Standard
Rpd2008·Blz1985
All-time high
2300
−169 pts below
Nov 2019 · age 18
Nov 2019 · age 18
Activity
73
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
86 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#62 · Australian players · of 1,878
Career timeline
21 entries2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 25
May 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 25
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 24
Aug 2025
2020
Peak Australian rank: #25
at age 19 · rated 2249
Sep 2020
500 career games
at age 19
Feb 2020
3rd Australian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2273
Jan 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+50
2081 → 2131
Tournaments
18
83 games
Score
53.5/ 8364.5%
43W21D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/5 | #1 | 2676 | +30.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2766 | +14.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #7 | 2105 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #32 | 1822 | -18.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/7 | #4 | 2108 | +6.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3.5/6 | #6 | 2150 | +10.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/8 | #12 | 2106 | +11.6 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #31 | 1780 | -11.0 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 2/4 | #5 | 2105 | -8.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/7 | #4 | 1987 | -17.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsThai Ly
🇦🇺AUS·1885
+12 −3 =5
20 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsKai Jie SooFM
🇦🇺AUS·2289
+2 −9 =5
16 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsCheng DaiFM
🇦🇺AUS·2110
+2 −5 =8
15 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsDaniel Poberezovsky
🇦🇺AUS·1951
+6 −2 =3
11 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsNicholas IlicFM
🇦🇺AUS·2094
+5 −3 =3
11 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Australia
#62
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,826
in continent
World
#12,720
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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