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Lai, Ryan
🇺🇸FIDE 39971112· Male· United States of America· Born in 2017
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Ryan Lai, a 9-year-old American player, is rated 1646 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +75 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 May Grand Knights FIDE Challenge - Open, 2026 Harmon Memorial Chess Tournament - Rivendell U1700, and 2026 Washington President's Cup - Johnson U1700.
At junior level, he reached #63 nationally in U10.
Current rating
1646
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1646
at best
Jun 2026 · age 9
Jun 2026 · age 9
Activity
54
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#129,713
#129,713 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
63rd American U10 player
at age 9 · rated 1646
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+75 Elo)
1571 → 1646
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1646
at age 9
Jun 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 9
Apr 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 9
Mar 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 9
Mar 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+75
1571 → 1646
Tournaments
6
46 games
Score
17/ 4637.0%
24W6D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/2 | #47 | 2450 | +24.8 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/2 | #21 | 2534 | -26.4 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/2 | #7 | 2410 | +40.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/2 | #19 | 2438 | +3.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/2 | #25 | 1353 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2/2 | #8 | 1515 | 0.0 |
Rankings
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United States of America
#3,928
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#15,860
in continent
World
#129,707
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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