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Li, Zhengfei

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FIDEFIDE 14361604· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009

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Zhengfei Li, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1919 — his current career high and ranked 9th among South African players under 18. He is on a breakout run, having gained +133 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 KZN Open Chess Championships (A), 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 16 OPEN, and 2025 Wynie Robbertse Open Chess Tournament (A). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently. He reached South African #97 in Jun 2026.

At junior level, he reached #9, #10 and #10 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

1919

Standard

Rpd1722·Blz1786

All-time high

1919

at best
Jun 2026 · age 17

Activity

22

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#9

#9 · South African players under 18 · of 307

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
Peak South African rank: #97
at age 17 · rated 1919
Jun 2026
9th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1919
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1919
at age 17
Jun 2026
2025
10th South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1837
Aug 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+341 Elo)
1335 → 1676
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 16 OPEN
perf 2101 (+222) · 6/7 · #3
Top opponent
2026 KZN Open Chess Championships (A) · May 2026 · +27.7 Elo

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Swiss
May 20263/6#242033+39.6
Open Swiss
Dec 20256/7#32101+42.0
Swiss
Jul 20253/5#71817+6.4
Open Swiss
Jun 20254/10#341887+44.8
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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South Africa
#97
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#1,219
in continent
World
#43,507
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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South Africa
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3
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2,312
4
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2,295
5
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2,293
6
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2,284
7
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2,277
8
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2,268
9
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2,245
10
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2,237
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97🇿🇦Li, Zhengfei1,919
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
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1219🇿🇦Li, Zhengfei1,919
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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43507🇿🇦Li, Zhengfei1,919