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Tanaka, Taira Tyler
FM🇨🇦FIDE 7002351· Male· Canada· Born in 2005
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Taira Tyler Tanaka, a 21-year-old Canadian FIDE Master, is rated 2249 and ranked 44th among Canadian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 10 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈44/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Canadian University Chess Championship Crown, 2025 Montreal Open, and 2025 Quebec Open Section A. Also played 1 rapid event (including Japan Rapid Chess Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2315 was reached at age 18 (May 2023); he also reached Canadian #24 in May 2022.
Competes for Canada since Jul 2017. Awarded FM in 2023 (age 18) and CM in 2019 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #89 in U12 and #3, #1, #2, #4 and #15 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U10.
Current rating
2249
Standard
Rpd2265·Blz—
All-time high
2315
−66 pts below
May 2023 · age 18
May 2023 · age 18
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#44
#44 · Canadian players · of 1,718
Career timeline
24 entries2024
3rd Canadian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2270
Jan 2024
2023
1st Canadian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2315
May 2023
FM title awardedFM
at age 18
May 2023
Crossed 2300
at age 18
May 2023
All-time peak 2315
at age 18 · −66 from today
May 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 18
May 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-4
2253 → 2249
Tournaments
3
20 games
Score
12.5/ 2062.5%
8W9D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #9 | — | +2.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/6 | #9 | 2265 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #9 | 2213 | -9.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsShawn Rodrigue-LemieuxGM
🇨🇦CAN·2533
+1 −8 =3
12 games·last met May 2025
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vsOlivier-Kenta Chiku-RatteIM
🇨🇦CAN·2350
+2 −6 =3
11 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsBator SambuevGM
🇨🇦CAN·2419
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsThanh Nha DuongIM
🇨🇦CAN·2109
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsAnanda SahaCM
🇨🇦CAN·2123
+2 −0 =5
7 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
/
Canada
#44
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#659
in continent
World
#5,877
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Canada
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Americas
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World
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