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Yap, Alexander James
🇵🇭FIDE 521031800· Male· Philippines· Born in 2013
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Alexander James Yap, a 13-year-old Filipino player, is rated 1657 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +24 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 1st leg MCC FIDE-Rated Standard 1799 Below Tournament and 4th Noypi x Robinsons Magnolia FIDE-RATED U1800 Standard Chess Tournament.
At junior level, he reached #65 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1657
Standard
Rpd1514·Blz—
All-time high
1657
at best
Apr 2026 · age 13
Apr 2026 · age 13
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#125,591
#125,591 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
65th Filipino U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1657
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1657
at age 13
Apr 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 13
Mar 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Mar 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 13
Mar 2026
First FIDE rating
1633 · at age 13
Mar 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
6/ 1154.5%
5W2D4L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsRaya Georgette Paradero1,436·2026 1st leg MCC FIDE-Rated Standard 1799 Below Tournament·R1·+9.7
3.[W]vsAthena Hermina Jaxx Casas1,414·2026 1st leg MCC FIDE-Rated Standard 1799 Below Tournament·R7·+8.8
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsZacheous Vinsenth Mendoza1,599·2026 1st leg MCC FIDE-Rated Standard 1799 Below Tournament·R6·-22.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/7 | #11 | 1580 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/2 | #70 | 811 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Philippines
#873
out of 3,067 players
Asia-Pacific
#18,283
in continent
World
#125,585
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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