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Lin, Yifan
🇿🇦FIDE 534011676· Male· South Africa· Born in 2015
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Yifan Lin, a 11-year-old South African player, is rated 1568 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +54 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Spartans Bishops Tournament 2026 (Senior Pawns), EC Open 2026 (U8-U14 Boys), and Buffalo City Chess Clubs League 2025 (B).
At junior level, he reached #17 nationally in U12.
Current rating
1568
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1568
at best
Jun 2026 · age 11
Jun 2026 · age 11
Activity
66
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#159,319
#159,319 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
17th South African U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1568
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+54 Elo)
1514 → 1568
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1568
at age 11
Jun 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 11
Mar 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 11
Mar 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 11
Mar 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+54
1514 → 1568
Tournaments
4
38 games
Score
17/ 3844.7%
27W7D4L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 4/1 | #1 | 1501 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/1 | #19 | 841 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/3 | #1 | 1409 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/1 | #4 | 652 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,079
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#6,720
in continent
World
#159,303
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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