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Song, Gavin Preston Yichen
🇺🇸FIDE 39950042· Male· United States of America· Born in 2010
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Gavin Preston Yichen Song, a 16-year-old American player, is rated 1825 — just 1 short of his peak of 1826 (Apr 2026, age 16). He is rising rapidly, having gained +97 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 Spring Southeastern FIDE - U2100, 2026 Charlotte February Open - U2000, and 2025 Charlotte Winter Classic - U2000.
Current rating
1825
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1826
−1 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 16
Apr 2026 · age 16
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#68,698
#68,698 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+98 Elo)
1728 → 1826
Apr 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1826
at age 16 · −1 from today
Apr 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Oct 2025
First FIDE rating
1728 · at age 15
Oct 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+97
1728 → 1825
Tournaments
6
24 games
Score
14.5/ 2460.4%
11W7D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/4 | #11 | 1955 | +34.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #26 | 2515 | +35.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/4 | #13 | 1960 | +29.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/3 | #25 | 1696 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/5 | #33 | 1444 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/4 | #1 | 1747 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 6 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
United States of America
#1,963
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#7,802
in continent
World
#68,697
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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