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Zhang, Daniel
CM🇨🇦FIDE 2637820· Male· Canada· Born in 2009
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Daniel Zhang, a 17-year-old Canadian Candidate Master, is rated 1994 — just 28 short of his peak of 2022 (Feb 2026, age 17). He is on a breakout run, having gained +123 Elo over the past 12 months. 78 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Canadian Closed, 2026 SCC & Chess4win March Break Open O1900, and 2026 Reading Week Open - Crown. Also played 3 rapid (including 2025 Hart House Summer Rapid Crown) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 North American Youth Blitz) recently. He took a 30-month break between Mar 2020 and Oct 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Awarded CM in 2026 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #17, #19, #27 and #17 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1994
Standard
Rpd1931·Blz2005
All-time high
2022
−28 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 17
Feb 2026 · age 17
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
73 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#28,444
#28,444 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
CM title awardedCM
at age 17
Jun 2026
17th Canadian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2022
Feb 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 17
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2022
at age 17 · −28 from today
Feb 2026
2025
19th Canadian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1998
Nov 2025
100 career games
at age 16
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+123
1871 → 1994
Tournaments
11
74 games
Score
39/ 7452.7%
31W16D27L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #38 | 2074 | +70.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/6 | #14 | 1838 | -33.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/4 | #29 | 1289 | -65.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #15 | 2172 | +42.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/6 | #7 | — | -3.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #8 | 1937 | -14.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/10 | #105 | 2112 | +22.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/6 | #29 | 2027 | +20.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/8 | #14 | 2100 | +34.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/5 | #5 | 2614 | +72.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMark PlotkinIM
🇨🇦CAN·2360
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met Jul 2025
View head-to-head →
vsJaipreet Singh DhaliwalCM
🇨🇦CAN·2127
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2026
View head-to-head →
vsKoosha JaferianFM
🇨🇦CAN·2241
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2026
View head-to-head →
vsHeye GaoCM
🇨🇦CAN·2099
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2025
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Canada
#206
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#2,981
in continent
World
#28,444
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Americas
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World
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