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Cai, Ruichen
🇨🇳FIDE 8629218· Male· China· Born in 2010
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Ruichen Cai, a 16-year-old Chinese player, is rated 1871 — just 1 short of his peak of 1872 (Apr 2024, age 14). He is rising rapidly, having gained +80 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent appearances: 7th International Chess OPEN SKG - B and 34th OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT OF KAVALA VASILIS THEODORIDIS B.
At junior level, he reached #34 and #8 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1871
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1872
−1 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 14
Apr 2024 · age 14
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#55,553
#55,553 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
34th Chinese U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1872
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+81 Elo)
1791 → 1872
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 15
Sep 2025
2024
All-time peak 1872
at age 14 · −1 from today
Apr 2024
2023
8th Chinese U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1863
Mar 2023
Crossed 1800
at age 13
Mar 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+80
1791 → 1871
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
12.5/ 1869.4%
10W5D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/9 | #4 | 1936 | +61.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #37 | 1824 | +17.1 |
Rankings
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China
#340
out of 1,872 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,565
in continent
World
#55,552
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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