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Zhang, Nicholas
🇬🇾FIDE 19701322· Male· Guyana· Born in 2011
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Nicholas Zhang, a 15-year-old player, is rated 1558 — just 6 short of his peak of 1564 (Mar 2026, age 15). He is progressing steadily with +65 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Guyana National Qualifiers 2026 Open, Olympiad Qualifier 2026 GP3 - Open, and XX Festival de Ajedrez Centroamericano y del Caribe de la Juventud - Sub 14 Absoluto. Also played 2 blitz events (including CARICOM Blitz 2025) recently. He reached #11 nationally in Sep 2023.
At junior level, he reached #7, #4 and #1 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1558
Standard
Rpd1518·Blz1448
All-time high
1564
−6 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 15
Mar 2026 · age 15
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#163,166
#163,166 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1564
at age 15 · −6 from today
Mar 2026
7th U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1548
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 14
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+449 Elo)
1073 → 1522
Nov 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 13
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
XX Festival de Ajedrez Centroamericano y del Caribe de la Juventud - Sub 14 Absolutoperf 1880 (+332) · 4.5/6 · #22
Top opponent
Evolution
+66
1492 → 1558
Tournaments
6
49 games
Score
26.5/ 4954.1%
20W13D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/6 | #14 | 1798 | -6.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/7 | #8 | 1723 | +16.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/6 | #22 | 1880 | +31.2 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 2.5/8 | #9 | 1619 | +14.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/2 | #10 | 2558 | +22.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/3 | #21 | 2482 | -12.0 |
Rankings
/
Guyana
#26
out of 59 players
Americas
#19,991
in continent
World
#163,149
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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