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Zheng, Richard
FM🇨🇦FIDE 2624893· Male· Canada· Born in 2006
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Richard Zheng, a 20-year-old Canadian FIDE Master, is rated 2273 and ranked 34th among Canadian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 10 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent appearances: Championnat invitation du Quebec 2025 and 2025 Laval Open. His peak of 2316 was reached at age 18 (Nov 2024); he also reached Canadian #28 in Apr 2024.
Awarded FM in 2022 (age 16) and CM in 2020 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #47 in U12 and #1, #1, #4 and #4 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2273
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2136
All-time high
2316
−43 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 18
Nov 2024 · age 18
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#34
#34 · Canadian players · of 1,718
Career timeline
19 entries2025
1st Canadian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2305
Jan 2025
2024
1st Canadian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2316
Nov 2024
All-time peak 2316
at age 18 · −43 from today
Nov 2024
Crossed 2300
at age 18
Aug 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 18
Aug 2024
Peak Canadian rank: #28
at age 18 · rated 2290
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-29
2302 → 2273
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
2/ 633.3%
1W2D3L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 2/6 | #9 | — | -18.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsShawn Rodrigue-LemieuxGM
🇨🇦CAN·2533
+0 −8 =1
9 games·last met Aug 2023
View head-to-head →
vsOlivier-Kenta Chiku-RatteIM
🇨🇦CAN·2350
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2025
View head-to-head →
vsThanh Nha DuongIM
🇨🇦CAN·2109
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Mar 2025
View head-to-head →
vsAnanda SahaCM
🇨🇦CAN·2123
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2023
View head-to-head →
vsDaniel XuFM
🇨🇦CAN·2177
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Aug 2023
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Canada
#34
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#555
in continent
World
#4,994
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Canada
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| 34 | 2,273 | |
Americas
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| 555 | 2,273 | |
World
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| ... | ||
| 4994 | 2,273 | |