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Bayaca, Sterling
FM🇦🇺FIDE 3227790· Male· Australia· Born in 2002
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Sterling Bayaca, a 24-year-old Australian FIDE Master, is rated 2241 — just 24 short of his peak of 2265 (Feb 2026, age 24) and ranked 28th among Australian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2144 and 2265 over the past 2 years. 52 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Burwood IM Summer Round Robin Rounds 2-9 plus postponed, 2026 Burwood IM Summer Round Robin Round 1, and 2026 NSWCA Australia Day Weekender. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2026 City of Sydney Rapid) recently. He reached Australian #25 in Mar 2026.
Awarded FM in 2023 (age 21). At junior level, he reached #5, #7 and #17 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2241
Standard
Rpd2178·Blz1990
All-time high
2265
−24 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 24
Feb 2026 · age 24
Activity
55
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
52 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#28
#28 · Australian players · of 1,878
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Peak Australian rank: #25
at age 24 · rated 2265
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2265
at age 24 · −24 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 2200
at age 23
Feb 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 21
May 2023
FM title awardedFM
at age 21
Mar 2023
Crossed 2100
at age 21
Feb 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+10
2231 → 2241
Tournaments
7
52 games
Score
29.5/ 5256.7%
16W27D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2.5/7 | #6 | 2139 | -24.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #3 | 2284 | +0.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/6 | #1 | 2257 | +12.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/11 | #5 | 2249 | +2.0 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #5 | 2257 | +2.8 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 4/9 | #7 | 2259 | +3.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2257 | +12.2 |
Worst Elo result: 2026 Burwood IM Summer Round Robin Rounds 2-9 plus postponed (-24.4 Elo, finished #6).
Most-Played Opponents
vsCameron McGowanIM
🇦🇺AUS·2144
+5 −6 =0
11 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsJames MorrisIM
🇦🇺AUS·2423
+1 −4 =3
8 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsAnthony FikhCM
🇦🇺AUS·2024
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsMarco Le Lun Zheng
🇦🇺AUS·2050
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsYifei HuFM
🇦🇺AUS·2225
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Australia
#28
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,076
in continent
World
#6,199
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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