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Cai, Yang
🇨🇳FIDE 8616892· Male· China· Born in 2005
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Yang Cai, a 21-year-old Chinese player, is rated 1775 — just 28 short of his peak of 1803 (Mar 2024, age 19). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 31 months (2015–2018), 53 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included) and 17 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: 2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open (Bengbu, Anhui)Group B.
At junior level, he reached #34, #43, #39, #31 and #9 nationally in U20, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1775
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1803
−28 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 19
Mar 2024 · age 19
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#84,140
#84,140 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
15 entries2025
34th Chinese U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1774
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+132 Elo)
1671 → 1803
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 19
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1803
at age 19 · −28 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1803 → returned at 1774
Mar 2024
2021
43rd Chinese U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1671
Jan 2021
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open (Bengbu, Anhui)Group Bperf 1983 (+209) · 6/7 · #51
Top opponent
2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open (Bengbu, Anhui)Group B · Aug 2025 · +13.6 Elo
Evolution
-28
1803 → 1775
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
5W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/7 | #51 | 1983 | -28.0 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open (Bengbu, Anhui)Group B (-28.0 Elo, finished #51).
Rankings
/
China
#482
out of 1,857 players
Asia-Pacific
#10,477
in continent
World
#84,139
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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