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Yao, Stefano
FM🇮🇹FIDE 894877· Male· Italy· Born in 1999
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Stefano Yao, a 27-year-old Italian FIDE Master, is rated 2268 and sitting in the top 1% of Italian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 9 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include WE 55 Citta' di Torino - A, Arad Grand Prix 2025 - A, and Semifinale CIA 2025. Also played 7 rapid and 1 blitz events recently. His peak of 2360 was reached at age 19 (Oct 2018); he also reached Italian #37 in Jan 2025.
Awarded FM in 2017 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #94 in U16 and #4, #5, #4 and #11 nationally in U20, U18, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2268
Standard
Rpd2375·Blz2275
All-time high
2360
−92 pts below
Oct 2018 · age 19
Oct 2018 · age 19
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#85 · Italian players · of 7,191
Career timeline
25 entries2025
Peak Italian rank: #37
at age 26 · rated 2333
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 25
May 2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 25
Jan 2024
2021
Re-crossed 2300
at age 22
Oct 2021
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2298 → returned at 2309
Feb 2020
2019
500 career games
at age 20
Aug 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-6
2274 → 2268
Tournaments
3
33 games
Score
15/ 3345.5%
13W12D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/6 | #1 | 2386 | +18.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #61 | 2261 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #15 | 2153 | -26.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSimone Bergero
🇮🇹ITA·2079
+14 −2 =4
20 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAlexandru Cacinschi
🇮🇹ITA·2044
+13 −1 =5
19 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsGianluca Finocchiaro
🇮🇹ITA·1959
+15 −2 =2
19 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsEnrico Pepino
🇮🇹ITA·2061
+9 −3 =6
18 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsEnzo Tripodi
🇮🇹ITA·2219
+12 −2 =4
18 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
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Italy
#85
out of 9,033 players
Europe
#3,472
in continent
World
#5,146
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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