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Wang, Danny Chao

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FIDEFIDE 39937950· Male· United States of America· Born in 2011

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Danny Chao Wang, a 15-year-old American player, is rated 1669 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +116 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent appearances: PILSEN OPEN 2026 C - FIDE open and Japan Chess Classic 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including PILSEN OPEN 2026 D - rapid tournament) and 1 blitz events (including PILSEN OPEN 2026 E - blitz tournament) recently. He took a 12-month break between Jul 2024 and Aug 2025.

Current rating

1669

Standard

Rpd1634·Blz1631

All-time high

1669

at best
May 2026 · age 15

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#121,100

#121,100 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+116 Elo)
1553 → 1669
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 15
May 2026
All-time peak 1669
at age 15
May 2026
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1553 → returned at 1591
Jul 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Jun 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 13
Jun 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period

Activity & highlights

Best result
Japan Chess Classic 2025
perf 2059 (+468) · 4/5 · #52
Top opponent
vs Rudolf Hlavac 2,010
PILSEN OPEN 2026 C - FIDE open · Mar 2026 · +15.1 Elo
Evolution
+116
1553 → 1669
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
8/ 1650.0%
7W2D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMiloslav Macho1,844·PILSEN OPEN 2026 C - FIDE open·R6·+29.3
2.[W]vsMasakazu Takeda1,742·Japan Chess Classic 2025·R5·+28.2
3.[W]vsSoi Uematsu1,686·Japan Chess Classic 2025·R7·+25.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJakub Kesner1,687·PILSEN OPEN 2026 C - FIDE open·R3·-19.0
2.[L]vsJoshua Gruebnau1,828·PILSEN OPEN 2026 C - FIDE open·R9·-11.4
3.[L]vsShenghuan Sun1,782·Japan Chess Classic 2025·R6·-10.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
PILSEN OPEN 2026 C - FIDE open
Open Swiss
Mar 20264/9#361787+77.6
Japan Chess Classic 2025
Open Swiss
Jul 20254/5#522059+38.0

Rankings

/
United States of America
#3,688
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#14,685
in continent
World
#121,094
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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United States of America
1
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4
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5
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6
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7
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7
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9
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10
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3688🇺🇸Wang, Danny Chao1,669
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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8
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9
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9
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