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Sun, Chao

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FIDEFIDE 8622990· Male· China· Born in 2002

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Chao Sun, a 24-year-old Chinese FIDE Master, is rated 2314 — his current career high and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +92 Elo over the past 12 months. 55 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Chinese Chess Team Championship (men), grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and Basel Spring Open 2026. He had 2 career breaks: 21 months (2021–2023) and 16 months (2023–2025). He reached Chinese #84 in Apr 2022.

At junior level, he reached #9, #12 and #10 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2314

Standard

Rpd2030·Blz2030

All-time high

2314

at best
May 2026 · age 24

Activity

36

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

47 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 2%

#3,648 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
Crossed 2300
at age 24
May 2026
All-time peak 2314
at age 24
May 2026
2023
Crossed 2200
at age 21
Oct 2023
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2241 → returned at 2211
Oct 2023
2022
Peak Chinese rank: #84
at age 20 · rated 2130
Apr 2022
9th Chinese U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2130
Apr 2022

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
Basel Spring Open 2026
perf 2463 (+184) · 4/5 · #6
Top opponent
vs Changren DaiGM 2,552
Asian Individual Chess Championship 2026 · May 2026 · +5.9 Elo
Evolution
+76
2238 → 2314
Tournaments
6
56 games
Score
29/ 5651.8%
23W21D12L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsYuanhe ZhaoIM2,466·Basel Spring Open 2026·R3·+14.9
2.[W]vsZeyu XiangIM2,449·Basel Spring Open 2026·R4·+14.5
3.[W]vsWeichao ChuIM2,395·2026 Chinese Chess Team Championship (men)·R1·+12.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Chinese Chess Team Championship (men)
Open Swiss
Apr 20264.5/8#242339+15.4
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20266/9#1212347+19.4
Basel Spring Open 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20264/5#62463+33.4
41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 A-Open
Open Swiss
Mar 20266/9#112308+22.0
2025 Chinese Chess League Division B
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/7#492137-14.4
Rebecca Cup The 5th China Chess Rising Stars Tournament 2025
Swiss
Jun 20254.5/9#162247+3.0
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
China
#101
out of 1,872 players
Asia-Pacific
#704
in continent
World
#3,648
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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6
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2,635
7
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2,625
8
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2,623
8
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10
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Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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3
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2,761
4
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2,753
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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8
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2,733
9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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2,777
4
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6
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7
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8
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2,761
9
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9
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