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Chen, Nicholas Yuileng
🇦🇺FIDE 3270440· Male· Australia· Born in 2017
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Nicholas Yuileng Chen, a 9-year-old Australian player, is rated 1697 — just 18 short of his peak of 1715 (Mar 2026, age 9). He is on a breakout run, having gained +93 Elo over the past 12 months. 87 rated games in the past year (≈63/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 UQ Autumn Swiss Rounds 1-2, Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 8 - Under 10 Open, and 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Major. Also played 8 rapid (including 2025 Arianne Caoili Memorial Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including Almaty Open blitz tournament 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached World #45 in U8 and #7 nationally in U10.
Current rating
1697
Standard
Rpd1612·Blz1685
All-time high
1715
−18 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 9
Mar 2026 · age 9
Activity
61
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
81 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#111,029
#111,029 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+245 Elo)
1470 → 1715
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1715
at age 9 · −18 from today
Mar 2026
7th Australian U10 player
at age 9 · rated 1696
Feb 2026
100 career games
at age 9
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 9
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 8
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 8 - Under 10 Openperf 2398 (+710) · 6/6 · #4
Evolution
+111
1586 → 1697
Tournaments
16
102 games
Score
58/ 10256.9%
54W10D38L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/4 | #9 | 1623 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/5 | #55 | 1806 | +15.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #21 | 2678 | -10.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/6 | #4 | 2398 | -28.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/7 | #61 | 1810 | +41.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/4 | #9 | — | -27.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/3 | #1 | — | +19.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/8 | #6 | 1785 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #3 | 1712 | +17.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 8.5/4 | #2 | 2353 | +72.0 |
Worst Elo result: Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 8 - Under 10 Open (-28.4 Elo, finished #4).
Most-Played Opponents
vsGeorge Song
🇦🇺AUS·1492
+6 −0 =1
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsBrett Oakley
🇦🇺AUS·1715
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsElizabeth Williams
🇦🇺AUS·1529
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsEthan Wu
🇦🇺AUS·1623
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsNeo Jigando
🇦🇺AUS·1801
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Australia
#747
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#15,150
in continent
World
#111,026
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Australia
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