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Li, Zhengfei
🇿🇦FIDE 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
Jun 2026 · age 17
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#9
#9 · South African players under 18 · of 307
Career timeline
8 entries2026
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
Evolution
+133
1786 → 1919
Tournaments
4
29 games
Score
16/ 2955.2%
11W10D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/6 | #24 | 2033 | +39.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/7 | #3 | 2101 | +42.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/5 | #7 | 1817 | +6.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/10 | #34 | 1887 | +44.8 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
South Africa
#97
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#1,219
in continent
World
#43,507
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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