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Zhang, Michelle

WFM🇨🇦

FIDEFIDE 2637677· Female· Canada· Born in 2013

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Michelle Zhang, a 13-year-old Canadian Woman FIDE Master, is rated 1933 — just 2 short of her peak of 1935 (Apr 2026, age 13) and ranked 72nd among women worldwide under 14. She is rising rapidly, having gained +94 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈56/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Maritime Chess Festival Open Championship, 2025 Halifax Labour Day Open, and 2025 North American Youth Chess Ch. - Girls U12.

Competes as a woman since 2022. Awarded WFM in 2025 (age 12) and WCM in 2024 (age 11). At junior level, she reached World #17 in U10 and #13 and #5 nationally in U14 and U12.

Current rating

1933

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1892

All-time high

1935

−2 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 13

Activity

44

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#72

#72 · women worldwide under 14 · of 3,888

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
13th Canadian U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1935
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1935
at age 13 · −2 from today
Apr 2026
2025
WFM title awardedWFM
at age 12
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 12
May 2025
2024
WCM title awardedWCM
at age 11
May 2024
5th Canadian U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1809
Jan 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 North American Youth Chess Ch. - Girls U12
perf 1948 (+66) · 7.5/9 · #1
Top opponent
vs Calix MarchandFM 2,160
2025 Halifax Labour Day Open · Aug 2025 · +12.0 Elo
Evolution
+94
1839 → 1933
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
14.5/ 2169.0%
12W5D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 Maritime Chess Festival Open Championship
Open Swiss
Oct 20252.5/4#242203-49.2
2025 Halifax Labour Day Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/3#32750+35.2
2025 North American Youth Chess Ch. - Girls U12
Open Swiss
Aug 20257.5/9#11948+42.8
Worst Elo result: 2025 Maritime Chess Festival Open Championship (-49.2 Elo, finished #24).

Rankings

/
Canada
#305
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#4,411
in continent
World
#40,337
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Canada
1
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2
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2,513
3
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2,485
4
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2,470
5
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2,459
6
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2,454
6
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2,454
8
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2,427
9
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2,419
10
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2,414
...
305🇨🇦Zhang, Michelle1,933
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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2,792
3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
...
4411🇨🇦Zhang, Michelle1,933
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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40337🇨🇦Zhang, Michelle1,933