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Saya, Yann
🇫🇷FIDE 45155720· Male· France· Born in 2010
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Yann Saya, a 16-year-old French player, is rated 2153 — just 16 short of his peak of 2169 (May 2026, age 16) and sitting in the top 2% of French players under 16, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +110 Elo over the past 12 months. 119 rated games in the past year (≈61/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat de France des Jeunes 2026 - U16, Championnat de l'Isere 2026, and Championnat IdF 2026 U16. Also played 6 rapid (including 8e Open Rapide de Sassenage) and 3 blitz events (including 5e Festival International de La Plagne Soleil - Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #23, #25, #80 and #42 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U8.
Current rating
2153
Standard
Rpd1975·Blz1975
All-time high
2169
−16 pts below
May 2026 · age 16
May 2026 · age 16
Activity
110
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
110 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#23 · French players under 16 · of 1,298
Career timeline
13 entries2026
23rd French U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2169
May 2026
All-time peak 2169
at age 16 · −16 from today
May 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 16
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 16
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 2000
at age 15
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+518 Elo)
1373 → 1891
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+200
1953 → 2153
Tournaments
15
101 games
Score
57/ 10156.4%
42W30D29L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsBaptiste Minde2,086·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prix·R3·+28.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 2/4 | #60 | 2091 | -16.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/8 | #60 | 2066 | -22.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/7 | #1 | 2286 | +63.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2187 | +56.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/7 | #77 | 2135 | +32.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 4/4 | #12 | 2701 | +65.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2.5/3 | #23 | 2288 | +48.8 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 3.5/7 | #6 | 1913 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/9 | #217 | 1939 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/5 | #17 | 1887 | -15.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEthan SayaFM
🇫🇷FRA·2297
+3 −11 =1
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsVictor Candegabe
🇫🇷FRA·1992
+5 −4 =1
10 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsGuillaume Delplanque
🇫🇷FRA·2179
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsChu Martin ToCM
🇫🇷FRA·2233
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsCharles Caillot
🇫🇷FRA·2020
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
France
#574
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#7,912
in continent
World
#11,051
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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