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Chen, Matthew
🇦🇺FIDE 3240240· Male· Australia· Born in 2003
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Matthew Chen, a 23-year-old Australian player, is rated 1744 — just 14 short of his peak of 1758 (Mar 2024, age 21). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 60 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included) and 22 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: 2026 University of Sydney Chess Club Major. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2026 Australian Blitz Championship) recently.
At junior level, he reached #35 and #39 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1744
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1789
All-time high
1758
−14 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 21
Mar 2024 · age 21
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#94,501
#94,501 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+162 Elo)
1596 → 1758
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 21
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1758
at age 21 · −14 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1758 → returned at 1743
Mar 2024
2020
35th Australian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1596
Jan 2020
2019
39th Australian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1596
Feb 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-14
1758 → 1744
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
2/ 450.0%
2W0D2L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #51 | 1691 | -14.0 |
Rankings
/
Australia
#590
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#12,151
in continent
World
#94,500
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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