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Cai, Yachen
🇨🇳FIDE 8648441· Male· China· Born in 2010
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Yachen Cai, a 16-year-old Chinese player, is rated 1783. He is on a breakout run, having gained +126 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Chinese National Youth Chess Championship 2026(B18), Chinese National Youth Chess Team Championship 2025(B16), and 2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open (Bengbu, Anhui)Group B. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2025 National Amateur Chess Master Tournament Beijing Station) recently. His peak of 1815 was reached at age 15 (Dec 2025).
At junior level, he reached #44 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1783
Standard
Rpd1730·Blz—
All-time high
1815
−32 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 15
Dec 2025 · age 15
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#81,600
#81,600 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
44th Chinese U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1815
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+288 Elo)
1527 → 1815
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1815
at age 15 · −32 from today
Dec 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Sep 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Mar 2025
2024
First FIDE rating
1531 · at age 14
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open (Bengbu, Anhui)Group Bperf 2695 (+884) · 6.5/5 · #62
Evolution
+126
1657 → 1783
Tournaments
4
39 games
Score
24/ 3961.5%
20W8D11L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsYihang Song1,929·2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open (Bengbu, Anhui)Group B·R8·+26.5
2.[W]vsZichen Zhang1,887·2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open (Bengbu, Anhui)Group B·R5·+24.3
3.[W]vsYan Li1,810·2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open (Bengbu, Anhui)Group B·R6·+19.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/7 | #34 | 2025 | -28.8 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 6.5/7 | #15 | 2182 | +3.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/5 | #62 | 2695 | +83.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/6 | #51 | 2208 | +68.4 |
Rankings
/
China
#467
out of 1,857 players
Asia-Pacific
#10,110
in continent
World
#81,599
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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