Format
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Li, Shawn
🇺🇸FIDE 39968464· Male· United States of America· Born in 2015
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Shawn Li, a 11-year-old American player, is rated 1833 — just 24 short of his peak of 1857 (Jan 2026, age 11) and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide under 12. He is climbing fast, having gained +230 Elo over the past 12 months. 56 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Intermat Candidates Chess Tournament - 4th Grade, 2026 Washington State Championship - Premier, and 2026 Washington Junior Invitational Chess Championship - So Premier.
At junior level, he reached #40 and #24 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1833
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1857
−24 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 11
Jan 2026 · age 11
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#663 · players worldwide under 12 · of 14,529
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+230 Elo)
1603 → 1833
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 11
Jun 2026
40th American U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1857
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1857
at age 11 · −24 from today
Jan 2026
2025
24th American U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1812
Sep 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 10
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+230
1603 → 1833
Tournaments
11
67 games
Score
32.5/ 6748.5%
28W15D24L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsOliver Lang He1,556·2026 Washington Junior Invitational Chess Championship - So Premier·R1·-32.0
3.[L]vsVishnu Mohan1,728·2026 Washington Junior Invitational Chess Championship - So Premier·R2·-24.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/6 | #7 | 1981 | +70.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/1 | #1 | 2445 | +14.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1.5/9 | #10 | 1691 | -41.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/5 | #12 | 1602 | -66.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #6 | 1997 | +52.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/4 | #37 | 1744 | -19.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/3 | #38 | 2146 | +6.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/5 | #47 | 1918 | +5.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/6 | #10 | 1998 | +84.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/5 | #24 | 1775 | +44.4 |
Worst Elo result: 2026 Washington Junior Invitational Chess Championship - So Premier (-66.4 Elo, finished #12).
Rankings
/
United States of America
#1,882
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#7,498
in continent
World
#66,304
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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