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Chen, Austin
CM🇦🇺FIDE 3232638· Male· Australia· Born in 2008
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Austin Chen, a 18-year-old Australian Candidate Master, is rated 1957. He is progressing steadily with +58 Elo over the past 12 months. 78 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Australian Junior Championship U18 Open, 2026 University of Sydney Chess Club Major, and 2025 Oceania Youth Championship U18 Open. Also played 5 rapid (including 2026 University of Sydney Chess Club Rapid Championship) and 3 blitz events (including 2026 Australian Blitz Championship) recently. His peak of 2034 was reached at age 16 (Sep 2024, Australian #88 at the time).
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #9, #4, #24, #22 and #6 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1957
Standard
Rpd1838·Blz1968
All-time high
2034
−77 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 16
Sep 2024 · age 16
Activity
85
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#35,238
#35,238 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
9th Australian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1962
Aug 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 17
Apr 2025
2024
Peak Australian rank: #88
at age 16 · rated 2034
Oct 2024
4th Australian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2034
Sep 2024
All-time peak 2034
at age 16 · −77 from today
Sep 2024
8-month rising streak
+406 Elo
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+58
1899 → 1957
Tournaments
10
67 games
Score
37.5/ 6756.0%
28W19D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/7 | #9 | 1944 | -1.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/9 | #16 | 1876 | -34.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/6 | #2 | 2539 | +38.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #14 | 2040 | +86.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/6 | #9 | 1928 | +23.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0.5/2 | #31 | 1837 | -1.6 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 1.5/6 | #4 | 1700 | -67.2 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 1/4 | #3 | 1733 | -48.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #30 | 2025 | +60.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/8 | #10 | 1878 | +2.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJayden OoiFM
🇦🇺AUS·2288
+2 −10 =0
12 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsDaniil Yelkhovsky
🇦🇺AUS·1907
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsRyan LiawCM
🇦🇺AUS·1973
+2 −0 =7
9 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsNeo Jigando
🇦🇺AUS·1801
+6 −0 =2
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsKiamehr Baneshi
🇮🇷IRI·1980
+1 −4 =3
8 games·last met Dec 2024
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Rankings
/
Australia
#176
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,249
in continent
World
#35,237
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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