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Zhou, Syang

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FIDEFIDE 24636126· Male· Germany· Born in 1992

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Syang Zhou, a 34-year-old German Candidate Master, is rated 2239 and sitting in the top 4% of German players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 20 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 83. Zuercher Stadtmeisterschaft 2026 - Klasse M Round 1-3, SMM NLB 2026 round 1, and SMM 2025 NLB rounds 8-9. He had 3 career breaks: 15 months (2013–2014), 32 months (2014–2017) and 12 months (2018–2019). His peak of 2271 was reached at age 31 (Oct 2023).

Awarded CM in 2023 (age 31). At junior level, he reached #16, #13, #19 and #30 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

2239

Standard

Rpd2223·Blz—

All-time high

2271

−32 pts below
Oct 2023 · age 31

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 4%

#600 · German players · of 13,806

Career timeline

16 entries
2023
CM title awardedCM
at age 31
Dec 2023
All-time peak 2271
at age 31 · −32 from today
Oct 2023
2018
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2256 → returned at 2231
Nov 2018
2014
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 2204 → returned at 2222
Jun 2014
2013
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2211 → returned at 2204
Feb 2013
2011
16th German U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2256
Mar 2011

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Igor KhenkinGM 2,490
SMM NLB 2026 round 3 · May 2026 · +6.2 Elo
Evolution
+8
2231 → 2239
Tournaments
7
15 games
Score
9.5/ 1563.3%
8W4D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsCarmi Haas2,142·SMM 2025 NLB round 6·R1·+7.5
2.[W]vsBjoern HolzhauerCM2,135·SMM 2025 NLB round 7·R1·+7.2
3.[W]vsMartin Leutwyler2,110·SMM NLB 2026 round 1·R1·+6.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
83. Zuercher Stadtmeisterschaft 2026 - Klasse M Round 1-3
Round-Robin
Apr 20262/3#32182-3.2
SMM NLB 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20261/1#422910+6.6
SMM 2025 NLB rounds 8-9
Team
Oct 20250.5/1#1232395+4.2
18. Wormser Nibelungenopen A-Turnier
Open Swiss
Oct 20254/6#242190-5.4
SMM 2025 NLB round 7
Team
Sep 20251/1#292935+7.4
SMM 2025 NLB round 6
Team
Aug 20251/1#442942+7.8
SMM 2025 NLB round 5
Team
Jun 20250/1#1471443-9.6

Rankings

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Germany
#600
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#4,311
in continent
World
#6,293
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2,759
2
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2,694
3
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2,645
3
🇩🇪Svane, FrederikFollow Frederik SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,645
5
🇩🇪Kollars, DmitrijFollow Dmitrij KollarsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,635
6
🇩🇪Svane, RasmusFollow Rasmus SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
7
🇩🇪Engel, LuisFollow Luis EngelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
8
🇩🇪Doettling, FabianFollow Fabian DoettlingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,592
9
🇩🇪Wagner, DennisFollow Dennis WagnerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,591
10
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2,587
...
600🇩🇪Zhou, Syang2,239
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
4311🇩🇪Zhou, Syang2,239
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
6293🇩🇪Zhou, Syang2,239