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Hanache, Kai
CM🇬🇧FIDE 490105· Male· England· Born in 2012
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Kai Hanache, a 14-year-old English Candidate Master, is rated 2246 — his current career high and ranked 69th among players worldwide under 14, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +97 Elo over the past 12 months. 61 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat de France des Jeunes 2026 - U14, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and 2026 Isle of Wight Masters. Also played 6 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 7 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool B) recently. He reached English #92 in May 2026.
Awarded CM in 2026 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #50 in U14, World #51 in U12 and #14 nationally in U10.
Current rating
2246
Standard
Rpd2134·Blz2095
All-time high
2246
at best
May 2026 · age 14
May 2026 · age 14
Activity
55
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
61 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#69
#69 · players worldwide under 14 · of 19,614
Career timeline
14 entries2026
Peak English rank: #92
at age 14 · rated 2246
May 2026
All-time peak 2246
at age 14
May 2026
50th U14 player worldwide
at age 14 · rated 2234
Jan 2026
CM title awardedCM
at age 14
Jan 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 14
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 13
May 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+97
2149 → 2246
Tournaments
6
52 games
Score
29.5/ 5256.7%
21W17D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #40 | 2088 | -52.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #237 | 2376 | +69.5 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #36 | 2213 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/9 | #55 | 2341 | +96.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/9 | #22 | 2148 | +16.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/7 | #30 | 2172 | +13.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsStanley BadacsonyiFM
🇬🇧ENG·2321
+2 −9 =1
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsHarry BryantCM
🇬🇧ENG·2128
+3 −4 =3
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsGeorge ZhaoCM
🇬🇧ENG·2004
+5 −3 =0
8 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsEliran Shilon RahavFM
🇮🇱ISR·2340
+4 −3 =1
8 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsZain Patel
🇬🇧ENG·2094
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met Jul 2024
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Rankings
/
England
#92
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#4,090
in continent
World
#5,994
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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