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Dai, Cheng
FM🇦🇺FIDE 3223884· Male· Australia· Born in 1998
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Cheng Dai, a 28-year-old Australian FIDE Master, is rated 2110 and sitting in the top 4% of Australian players, and in the top 7% worldwide. He has slipped back 34 Elo over the past 12 months. 107 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 MCC ANZAC Day Weekender, 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Premier, and 2026 Ballarat Begonia Open. Also played 3 rapid events (including 2025 Melbourne University Open Rapid) recently. He took a 41-month break between Dec 2014 and Jun 2018. His peak of 2177 was reached at age 27 (Aug 2025, Australian #42 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 26). At junior level, he reached #15, #30 and #21 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2110
Standard
Rpd2025·Blz—
All-time high
2177
−67 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 27
Aug 2025 · age 27
Activity
121
games / yr avg. · ≈10/mo
107 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#67 · Australian players · of 1,854
Career timeline
17 entries2025
Peak Australian rank: #42
at age 27 · rated 2177
Aug 2025
All-time peak 2177
at age 27 · −67 from today
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 27
Apr 2025
500 career games
at age 27
Apr 2025
2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 26
May 2024
Crossed 2100
at age 26
May 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-41
2151 → 2110
Tournaments
26
101 games
Score
68/ 10167.3%
54W28D19L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsRyder TestolinIM2,217·2025 Box Hill Club Championship Division 1 Rounds 7-9 plus postponed·R9·+11.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/5 | #2 | 2203 | +10.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/9 | #45 | 2068 | -13.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/7 | #20 | 2097 | +6.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/6 | #25 | 2081 | -23.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #13 | 1955 | -14.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #4 | 2138 | +1.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #3 | 1961 | -10.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/9 | #9 | 2061 | -13.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #3 | 2505 | +1.6 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #6 | 2142 | -2.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKai Jie SooFM
🇦🇺AUS·2248
+6 −9 =5
20 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsRay YangFM
🇦🇺AUS·2131
+5 −2 =8
15 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMichael Stolyarov
🇦🇺AUS·1945
+7 −3 =4
14 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDavid CannonIM
🇦🇺AUS·2337
+2 −6 =5
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJesse ZafirakosCM
🇦🇺AUS·2116
+5 −3 =5
13 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
/
Australia
#67
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,028
in continent
World
#14,470
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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