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Yao, Yichen
🇨🇳FIDE 8661138· Male· China· Born in 2014
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Yichen Yao, a 12-year-old Chinese player, is rated 1737 — just 23 short of his peak of 1760 (Dec 2024, age 10). He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 11 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Chinese National Youth Chess Championship 2026(B12), Chinese National Youth Chess Team Championship 2025(B12), and 9th Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championships 2025 Standard-U12. Also played 2 rapid (including 9th Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championships 2025 Rapid-U12) and 1 blitz events (including 9th Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championships 2025 Blitz-U12) recently.
At junior level, he reached #20 and #10 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1737
Standard
Rpd1666·Blz1671
All-time high
1760
−23 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 10
Dec 2024 · age 10
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#97,069
#97,069 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2025
20th Chinese U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1760
Jan 2025
2024
10th Chinese U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1760
Dec 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 10
Dec 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 10
Dec 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 10
Dec 2024
All-time peak 1760
at age 10 · −23 from today
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-23
1760 → 1737
Tournaments
3
29 games
Score
20/ 2969.0%
14W12D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDavaatulga Gantulga1,598·9th Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championships 2025 Standard-U12·R4·-26.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 8/7 | #49 | 2454 | +13.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/3 | #39 | 2580 | +10.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/7 | #11 | 1858 | -46.8 |
Worst Elo result: 9th Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championships 2025 Standard-U12 (-46.8 Elo, finished #11).
Rankings
/
China
#559
out of 1,872 players
Asia-Pacific
#12,559
in continent
World
#97,067
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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