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Li, Wan Qin
WCM🇺🇸FIDE 39928853· Female· United States of America· Born in 2015
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Wan Qin Li, a 11-year-old American Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1820 — her current career high and ranked 57th among women worldwide under 12. She is rising rapidly, having gained +208 Elo over the past 12 months. 69 rated games in the past year (≈79/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 April Marshall Monthly FIDE - U2400, 2026 April Marshall Premier FIDE - Open, and 2026 March Marshall Monthly FIDE - U2400. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 Marshall Chess Club Rapid Championship) and 20 blitz events (including 2025 Marshall Chess Club Blitz Championship) recently.
Awarded WCM in 2025 (age 10). At junior level, she reached World #35 in U8 and #57 and #30 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1820
Standard
Rpd1824·Blz1924
All-time high
1820
at best
May 2026 · age 11
May 2026 · age 11
Activity
76
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
69 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#57
#57 · women worldwide under 12 · of 2,843
Career timeline
11 entries2026
57th American U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1820
May 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 11
May 2026
All-time peak 1820
at age 11
May 2026
2025
WCM title awardedWCM
at age 10
Oct 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 9
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+256 Elo)
1515 → 1771
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+178
1642 → 1820
Tournaments
23
70 games
Score
31.5/ 7045.0%
25W15D30L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 12| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #44 | 2023 | +26.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #30 | 2001 | +23.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #67 | 2996 | -3.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #48 | 2381 | +9.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #41 | 1810 | +3.2 |
Worst Elo result: 109th Edward Lasker Memorial - Marshall Chess Club Championship (-25.2 Elo, finished #93).
Rankings
/
United States of America
#1,987
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#8,002
in continent
World
#70,090
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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