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ZB
Zhang, Brian
🇨🇦FIDE 2637545· Male· Canada· Born in 2009
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Brian Zhang, a 17-year-old Canadian player, is rated 2062 — his current career high and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +76 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent appearance: 2025 North American Youth Chess Ch. - Open U16. He took a 26-month break between Sep 2019 and Dec 2021 (COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached #16, #15, #7, #21 and #14 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2062
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1920
All-time high
2062
at best
Apr 2026 · age 17
Apr 2026 · age 17
Activity
54
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#19,331 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
16th Canadian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2062
Apr 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 17
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2062
at age 17
Apr 2026
2024
15th Canadian U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1929
Jan 2024
2023
7th Canadian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1966
Jul 2023
Best 12-month gain (+584 Elo)
1382 → 1966
Jul 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+76
1986 → 2062
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
3W5D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/8 | #9 | 1989 | -15.6 |
Rankings
/
Canada
#139
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#2,024
in continent
World
#19,331
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Canada
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