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Chua, Daniel James
🇩🇪FIDE 34608354· Male· Germany· Born in 2013
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Daniel James Chua, a 13-year-old German player, is rated 1973 and sitting in the top 5% of German players under 14. He is on a breakout run, having gained +167 Elo over the past 12 months. 73 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. Schwaigern Open 2026 A-Turnier, 1. Maasch & Kirsch Schachfestival 2026 A-Open, and grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open. Also played 1 blitz event (including Ingolstaedter Blitz-Stadtmeisterschaft 2025) recently. His peak of 2006 was reached at age 13 (Mar 2026).
At junior level, he reached World #40 in U8 and #16, #14 and #19 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1973
Standard
Rpd1921·Blz2021
All-time high
2006
−33 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 13
Mar 2026 · age 13
Activity
45
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
73 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#28 · German players under 14 · of 584
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 2006
at age 13 · −33 from today
Mar 2026
16th German U14 player
at age 13 · rated 2000
Jan 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 13
Jan 2026
2025
14th German U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1993
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 12
May 2025
100 career games
at age 12
May 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+111
1862 → 1973
Tournaments
12
78 games
Score
45/ 7857.7%
30W30D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #22 | 2045 | +33.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/4 | #32 | 1927 | -16.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/9 | #792 | 1911 | -48.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/7 | #1 | 1999 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/7 | #18 | 1975 | -5.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/5 | #6 | 2653 | +6.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/3 | #1 | 2017 | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/9 | #171 | 1995 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/6 | #30 | 2117 | +40.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/5 | #26 | 2044 | +46.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,731
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#23,715
in continent
World
#32,076
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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