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Zhu, Chenwu
FM🇳🇱FIDE 1080687· Male· Netherlands· Born in 2009
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Chenwu Zhu, a 17-year-old Dutch FIDE Master, is rated 2292 — just 9 short of his peak of 2301 (May 2026, age 17) and sitting in the top 3% of Dutch players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +145 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 8, and 85e Noteboomtoernooi. Also played 1 rapid (including Open Dordrecht rapidtoernooi 2026) and 1 blitz events (including NK Snelschaken 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached World #64 in U12 and #3, #4 and #3 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2292
Standard
Rpd2315·Blz2210
All-time high
2301
−9 pts below
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#135 · Dutch players · of 4,671
Career timeline
14 entries2026
3rd Dutch U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2301
May 2026
Crossed 2300
at age 17
May 2026
All-time peak 2301
at age 17
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 17
May 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+241 Elo)
2020 → 2261
Oct 2025
4th Dutch U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2244
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+48
2244 → 2292
Tournaments
14
42 games
Score
28/ 4266.7%
23W10D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/6 | #14 | 2238 | -6.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/7 | #4 | 2257 | -2.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 3068 | +19.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #55 | 2268 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/6 | #14 | 2277 | +7.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 3035 | +18.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2.5/3 | #16 | 2452 | +31.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #83 | 1580 | -12.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #35 | 3031 | +20.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #70 | 1707 | -6.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPolle Van Arendonk
🇳🇱NED·2044
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDavid MadulareaFM
🇳🇱NED·2266
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMees Van Batenburg
🇳🇱NED·2204
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsRhys ArnoldFM
🇳🇱NED·2249
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Netherlands
#135
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#2,920
in continent
World
#4,364
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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