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Li, Harvey
🇬🇧FIDE 343407790· Male· England· Born in 2014
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Harvey Li, a 12-year-old English player, is rated 1941 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide under 12. He is rising rapidly, having gained +159 Elo over the past 12 months. 62 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Flanders - England Youth Team Encounter 2026, London Chess League FIDE Weekender - April 2026 - Open, and V Open Chess Menorca 2026. Also played 12 rapid (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay) and 1 blitz events (including V Mindsports International Festival 2025 - 3rd Night Blitz) recently. His peak of 1972 was reached at age 12 (May 2026).
At junior level, he reached #9 and #11 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1941
Standard
Rpd1979·Blz1898
All-time high
1972
−31 pts below
May 2026 · age 12
May 2026 · age 12
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
62 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#290 · players worldwide under 12 · of 14,529
Career timeline
9 entries2026
9th English U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1972
May 2026
All-time peak 1972
at age 12 · −31 from today
May 2026
100 career games
at age 12
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 11
Jul 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 11
Mar 2025
6-month rising streak
+116 Elo
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+103
1838 → 1941
Tournaments
12
60 games
Score
31/ 6051.7%
24W14D22L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsMaria-Alexandra CiocanWCM1,982·Southall FIDE Congress - 21, 22 February 2026 - U2400·R5·+24.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/3 | #31 | 1359 | -30.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/4 | #7 | 1934 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/9 | #255 | 2050 | +48.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #4 | 1979 | +21.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/5 | #1 | 2169 | +91.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #23 | 1970 | -30.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #15 | 1881 | -37.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/5 | #9 | 1899 | +12.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/5 | #2 | 1972 | +34.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/7 | #99 | 1756 | -39.6 |
Rankings
/
England
#618
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#28,473
in continent
World
#38,545
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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