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Cheng, Kar Lun

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FIDEFIDE 39944204· Male· United States of America· Born in 1985

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Kar Lun Cheng, a 41-year-old American player, is rated 1618. He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 May BAC Real FIDE Championship - MXA, 17th Annual Golden State Open - U2100, and 2026 Daniel Naroditsky Memorial New Year Open - MXA. Also played 4 blitz events (including GM Sam Shankland Special Blitz) recently. His peak of 1733 was reached at age 40 (Feb 2025).

Current rating

1618

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1641

All-time high

1733

−115 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 40

Activity

23

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#140,090

#140,090 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 40
Apr 2025
Best 12-month gain (+174 Elo)
1559 → 1733
Feb 2025
All-time peak 1733
at age 40 · −115 from today
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 39
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 39
Feb 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 39
Feb 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
17th Annual Golden State Open - U2100
perf 1819 (+180) · 3.5/5 · #73
Top opponent
vs Raghu Rajaram 1,781
7th Donaldson Tournament - 2000 and Over · Dec 2025 · +13.3 Elo
Evolution
-30
1648 → 1618
Tournaments
5
24 games
Score
9.5/ 2439.6%
6W7D11L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 May BAC Real FIDE Championship - MXA
Swiss
May 20260/3#12943-21.4
17th Annual Golden State Open - U2100
Open Swiss
Jan 20263.5/5#731819-8.6
2026 Daniel Naroditsky Memorial New Year Open - MXA
Open Swiss
Jan 20261.5/5#321652-12.0
7th Donaldson Tournament - 2000 and Over
Swiss
Dec 20251/3#161738+5.2
2025 CalChess State Open & Class FIDE Championship - AB
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/6#191687+7.2
Worst Elo result: 2026 May BAC Real FIDE Championship - MXA (-21.4 Elo, finished #12).

Rankings

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United States of America
#4,189
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#17,247
in continent
World
#140,081
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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United States of America
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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Americas
1
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2,792
1
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2,792
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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17247🇺🇸Cheng, Kar Lun1,618
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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