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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 53 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship) and 11th Piet van Zyl Festival 2025 (A). 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
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#149,639
#149,639 · players worldwide · of 218,279
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-53
1646 → 1593
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
4.5/ 1140.9%
3W3D5L
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]vsLiam Schroeder1,528·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)·R2·-24.1
2.[L]vsIzaiah Solomon1,546·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)·R4·-23.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 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 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#952
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#6,217
in continent
World
#149,625
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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