What is Cai, Lin's FIDE rating?

Cai, Lin's current standard FIDE rating is 1999.

What is Cai, Lin's rapid rating?

Cai, Lin's current FIDE rapid rating is 1979.

What is Cai, Lin's world ranking?

Cai, Lin is currently ranked #24,169 in the world (standard rating).

What is Cai, Lin's ranking in China?

Cai, Lin is currently ranked #193 in China.

What is Cai, Lin's continental ranking?

Cai, Lin is currently ranked #1,631 in their continent.

What is Cai, Lin's ranking in the 20-35 category?

Cai, Lin is ranked #110 in China in the 20-35 age group.

What is Cai, Lin's all-time highest FIDE rating?

Cai, Lin's all-time peak standard rating is 2111.

When did Cai, Lin receive their first FIDE rating?

Cai, Lin first appeared in the FIDE rating list in 2017.

Which federation does Cai, Lin represent?

Cai, Lin represents China (CHN).

Cai, Lin was born in 1992 and is 34 years old.

When did Cai, Lin reach their peak rating?

Cai, Lin reached their peak standard rating of 2111 in 2017, at age 25.

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Cai, Lin

🇨🇳INACTIVE · since March 2023

FIDE 8606196· Male· China· Born in 1992

Lin Cai, a 34-year-old Chinese player, is rated 1999. He plays around 8 rated games per year and took a 19-month break between Jul 2021 and Mar 2023. Also played 8 rapid events (including 2025 National Amateur Chess Master Tournament Yancheng Station) recently. His peak of 2111 was reached at age 25 (Aug 2017).

Current rating

1999

Standard

Rpd1979·Blz—

All-time high

2111

−112 pts below
Aug 2017 · age 25

Activity

—

classical only

Signature stat

#27,679

#27,679 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries

2023

Inactive for 38 months

paused at 1998 → still inactive

Mar 2023

2021

Inactive for 19 months

paused at 1989 → returned at 1998

Jul 2021

2018

K-factor lowered to 20

at age 26

Aug 2018

2017

71st Chinese 20-35 player

at age 25 · rated 2111

Oct 2017

Crossed 2100

at age 25

Aug 2017

Crossed 2000

at age 25

Aug 2017

Standard rating history

Peak

FIDE title

Threshold

First rated

Inactive period

COVID-19

FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result

2026 National Chess Open (Shenzhen,China)

perf 2105 (+106) · 7/9 · #3

Top opponent

vs Jianjun XieFM 2,342

2026 National Chess Open (Shenzhen,China) · Jun 2026 · +7.6 Elo

Evolution

0

1999 → 1999

Tournaments

1

9 games

Score

7/ 977.8%

6W2D1L

Top 3 wins

1.[D]vsJianjun XieFM2,342·2026 National Chess Open (Shenzhen,China)·R6·+7.6

2.[W]vsZekai Wang1,897·2026 National Chess Open (Shenzhen,China)·R9·+7.1

3.[W]vsQingyun Liu1,854·2026 National Chess Open (Shenzhen,China)·R4·+6.1

Top 1 loss

1.[L]vsKuixiu Feng1,893·2026 National Chess Open (Shenzhen,China)·R5·-13.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event

Event	Date	Score	Rank	Perf	Δ Elo
2026 National Chess Open (Shenzhen,China) Open Swiss	Jun 2026	7/9	#3	2105	+25.6	▸

Rankings

/

China

#193

out of 1,872 players

Asia-Pacific

#1,631

in continent

World

#24,169

out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe

World

China

1	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
2	🇨🇳Ding, Liren	2,738
3	🇨🇳Yu, Yangyi	2,714
4	🇨🇳Wang, Hao	2,684
5	🇨🇳Bu, Xiangzhi	2,661
6	🇨🇳Lu, Shanglei	2,635
7	🇨🇳Li, Chao b	2,625
8	🇨🇳Xu, Xiangyu	2,623
8	🇨🇳Wang, Yue	2,623
10	🇨🇳Ma, Qun	2,611

Asia-Pacific

1	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,777
1	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,777
3	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,761
4	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
5	🇮🇳Anand, Viswanathan	2,739
6	🇨🇳Ding, Liren	2,738
7	🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa R	2,735
8	🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, Ian	2,733
9	🇮🇳Gukesh D	2,732
10	🇻🇳Le, Quang Liem	2,731

World

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,841
2	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
2	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,792
4	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,777
4	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,777
6	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,767
7	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,764
8	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,761
9	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,753
9	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753