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Shen, Houlin
🇨🇳FIDE 8640718· Male· China· Born in 2014
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Houlin Shen, a 12-year-old Chinese player, is rated 1868 — just 1 short of his peak of 1869 (Feb 2026, age 12) and ranked 13th among Chinese players under 12. He is on a breakout run, having gained +241 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 10th Johor Chess Open 2025, 17h Penang Heritage City Intenational Chess Open 2025 (Open), and 1st FUJAIRAH Global Chess Championships-Youth-Open. Also played 1 rapid (including 12th Johor Open Rapid Dec 2025) and 2 blitz events (including 31st AbuDhabi International Chess Festival-Blitz - Open) recently.
At junior level, he reached #15 and #16 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1868
Standard
Rpd1806·Blz1817
All-time high
1869
−1 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 12
Feb 2026 · age 12
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#13
#13 · Chinese players under 12 · of 380
Career timeline
7 entries2026
15th Chinese U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1869
Feb 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 12
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1869
at age 12 · −1 from today
Feb 2026
2024
16th Chinese U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1689
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+343 Elo)
1346 → 1689
Aug 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 10
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+241
1627 → 1868
Tournaments
5
44 games
Score
16/ 4436.4%
8W16D20L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsNguyen Thanh Thuy TienWIM1,982·17h Penang Heritage City Intenational Chess Open 2025 (Open)·R1·+30.8
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/8 | #54 | 1995 | +97.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/9 | #62 | 2028 | +110.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/7 | #125 | 1831 | +12.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/8 | #181 | 1653 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/11 | #58 | 1756 | +32.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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China
#343
out of 1,872 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,659
in continent
World
#56,355
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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