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WQ
Weng, Qi
🇿🇦FIDE 14397501· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009
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Qi Weng, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1593. He has slipped back 86 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship), 11th Piet van Zyl Festival 2025 (A), and Spartan Bishops Inter-Regional Chess Championships 2025 Elite (U18). Also played 1 blitz event (including Smart Chess Vryfees Blitz 2025 (A)) recently. His peak of 1708 was reached at age 15 (Jun 2024).
At junior level, he reached #17 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1593
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1603
All-time high
1708
−115 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 15
Jun 2024 · age 15
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#149,055
#149,055 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2024
17th South African U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1708
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Jun 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Jun 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Jun 2024
All-time peak 1708
at age 15 · −115 from today
Jun 2024
First FIDE rating
1708 · at age 15
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-53
1646 → 1593
Tournaments
3
16 games
Score
8/ 1650.0%
6W4D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPalo Mwelwa1,657·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)·R1·+23.3
2.[W]vsDevan Schoeman1,467·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)·R5·+12.7
3.[D]vsMark Maroba1,687·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)·R6·+4.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsGalaletsang Sera1,453·Spartan Bishops Inter-Regional Chess Championships 2025 Elite (U18)·R3·-30.1
2.[L]vsLiam Schroeder1,528·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)·R2·-24.1
3.[L]vsIzaiah Solomon1,546·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)·R4·-23.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 3/6 | #20 | 1578 | -7.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/3 | #17 | 1751 | -45.6 |
Swiss | May 2025 | 3.5/2 | #12 | 2354 | -32.8 |
Rankings
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South Africa
#949
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#6,117
in continent
World
#149,041
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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