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YJ
Yao, Jia
🇨🇳FIDE 8663300· Male· China· Born in 2009
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Jia Yao, a 17-year-old Chinese player, is rated 1662 — just 25 short of his peak of 1687 (Nov 2025, age 16). He is progressing steadily with +40 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 10th Johor Chess Open (Challenger) 2025, WE 18 Citta' di Livorno - 5 Memorial Carlo Falciani - C, and Japan Chess Classic 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including 12th Johor Open Rapid Dec 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Johor Festival Blitz 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #65 and #83 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1662
Standard
Rpd1706·Blz1622
All-time high
1687
−25 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 16
Nov 2025 · age 16
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#123,335
#123,335 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
65th Chinese U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1686
Jan 2026
2025
83rd Chinese U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1687
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+70 Elo)
1617 → 1687
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1687
at age 16 · −25 from today
Nov 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Feb 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+40
1622 → 1662
Tournaments
4
30 games
Score
18/ 3060.0%
18W0D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/5 | #49 | 2302 | -25.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/4 | #1 | 2348 | +63.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/3 | #109 | 2626 | -28.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/7 | #58 | 1923 | +30.8 |
Rankings
/
China
#849
out of 1,857 players
Asia-Pacific
#17,791
in continent
World
#123,330
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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