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Sha, Yi
CM🇺🇸FIDE 39915050· Male· United States of America· Born in 2015
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Yi Sha, a 11-year-old American Candidate Master, is rated 2056 — his current career high and ranked 14th among American players under 12, and in the top 9% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +191 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 23rd Annual Southern Class Championship - Expert, CFCC 2026 Winter Open & Scholastic - Master-Expert, and 9th Annual Gulf Coast New Years Open - Premier.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 10). At junior level, he reached World #91 in U12, World #27 in U10 and World #33 in U8.
Current rating
2056
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2056
at best
Apr 2026 · age 11
Apr 2026 · age 11
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#14
#14 · American players under 12 · of 396
Career timeline
9 entries2026
91st U12 player worldwide
at age 11 · rated 2056
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2056
at age 11
Apr 2026
2025
27th U10 player worldwide
at age 10 · rated 2021
Nov 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 10
Nov 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 10
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+319 Elo)
1518 → 1837
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+191
1865 → 2056
Tournaments
9
45 games
Score
26/ 4557.8%
23W12D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/4 | #3 | 2231 | +32.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #11 | 2062 | +10.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #22 | 1979 | -7.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/3 | #4 | 2219 | +44.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/3 | #9 | 2268 | +55.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/4 | #7 | 1971 | +17.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/5 | #17 | 1951 | +23.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/8 | #5 | 2011 | +12.8 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1.5/4 | #13 | 1894 | +2.8 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#591
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#2,100
in continent
World
#20,053
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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