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Yao, Lan
WGM🇬🇧FIDE 8610835· Female· England· Born in 2000
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Lan Yao, a 26-year-old English Woman Grandmaster, is rated 2308 and sitting in the top 2% of English players, and in the top 2% worldwide. She is on a steady climb with +55 Elo over the past 12 months. 60 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XVIII Memorial Pedro Lezcano Montalvo 2026, FE 14 Citta' di Palmanova - A, and European Women Team Ch 2025. She took a 21-month break between Oct 2017 and Aug 2019. Her peak of 2381 was reached at age 24 (May 2024, English #36 at the time).
Competes for England since Nov 2021. Awarded WGM in 2023 (age 23) and WIM in 2017 (age 17). At junior level, she reached World #86 in U14 and #3, #2 and #2 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2308
Standard
Rpd2167·Blz2078
All-time high
2381
−73 pts below
May 2024 · age 24
May 2024 · age 24
Activity
72
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
60 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#61 · English players · of 2,546
Career timeline
23 entries2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 25
Aug 2025
500 career games
at age 25
May 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 24
Sep 2024
Peak English rank: #36
at age 24 · rated 2381
May 2024
All-time peak 2381
at age 24 · −73 from today
May 2024
2023
WGM title awardedWGM
at age 23 · 2023 3rd FIDE Council
Dec 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+55
2253 → 2308
Tournaments
6
51 games
Score
31/ 5160.8%
24W14D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #16 | 2281 | +2.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #27 | 2297 | -0.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/7 | #125 | 2273 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/8 | #53 | 2257 | -9.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #18 | 2347 | +9.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #9 | 2475 | +54.6 |
Rankings
/
England
#61
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#2,535
in continent
World
#3,841
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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