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Chen, Yechu
🇬🇧FIDE 343440053· Male· England· Born in 2015
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Yechu Chen, a 11-year-old English player, is rated 1730 — just 28 short of his peak of 1758 (May 2026, age 11). He is on a breakout run, having gained +113 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 49th Nottingham Congress - Major, 45. Turnaj sachovych nadeji - U12, and Milton Keynes ECF and FIDE Chess Congress 2026 - U1900. Also played 5 rapid (including 7th Oxford FIDE Rapidplay - U1800) and 2 blitz events (including 2026 Isle of Wight Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #24 and #15 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1730
Standard
Rpd1786·Blz1726
All-time high
1758
−28 pts below
May 2026 · age 11
May 2026 · age 11
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#99,478
#99,478 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
24th English U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1758
May 2026
All-time peak 1758
at age 11 · −28 from today
May 2026
2025
15th English U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1652
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+190 Elo)
1462 → 1652
Sep 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 10
May 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 10
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+113
1617 → 1730
Tournaments
8
55 games
Score
26/ 5547.3%
26W9D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1/5 | #17 | 1640 | -27.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/3 | #34 | — | +26.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 1802 | +64.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #23 | 2544 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #24 | — | -32.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/6 | #18 | — | +32.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/4 | #33 | 1773 | +6.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/4 | #4 | 2480 | +32.8 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,595
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#70,583
in continent
World
#99,476
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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