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Zhu, Elber

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FIDEFIDE 2644444· Male· Canada· Born in 2013

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Elber Zhu, a 13-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1992 — his current career high and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide under 14. He is on a breakout run, having gained +137 Elo over the past 12 months. 53 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Canadian Closed, 2026 Ottawa March Open, and 2026 Ottawa Winter Open.

At junior level, he reached #8, #2 and #2 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.

Current rating

1992

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1756

All-time high

1992

at best
Jun 2026 · age 13

Activity

40

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#560 · players worldwide under 14 · of 20,060

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
8th Canadian U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1992
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1992
at age 13
Jun 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 12
Dec 2025
2nd Canadian U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1897
Feb 2025
Best 12-month gain (+344 Elo)
1553 → 1897
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 11
Dec 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 North American Youth Chess Ch. - Open U12
perf 2422 (+481) · 6.5/7 · #15
Top opponent
vs Antoine Berube 2,228
Championnat d'echecs du Haut-Richelieu - Section Ouverte · Oct 2025 · +13.2 Elo
Evolution
+134
1858 → 1992
Tournaments
10
58 games
Score
32/ 5855.2%
25W14D19L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsBrian Melaschenko-Bolger1,434·2025 Ottawa December Open·R3·-38.0
2.[L]vsAnais Chloe FisetWCM1,747·2026 Ottawa March Open·R1·-29.9
3.[L]vsAiden Hao-Ting Lu1,897·2026 Canadian Closed·R5·-24.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Ontario Open Crown
Swiss
May 20262/5#322028+11.2
2026 Canadian Closed
Swiss
Apr 20264.5/9#452040+46.4
2026 Ottawa March Open
Swiss
Feb 20263/5#91745+2.4
2026 Ottawa Winter Open
Swiss
Jan 20262.5/4#232130-10.8
2025 Ottawa December Open
Swiss
Dec 20252.5/5#111751-40.4
2025 National Capital Open
Swiss
Oct 20253.5/4#102290+32.4
Championnat d'echecs du Haut-Richelieu - Section Ouverte
Swiss
Oct 20253/5#82101+24.8
2025 Ottawa Fall Open
Swiss
Sep 20252/5#202017-14.0
2025 North American Youth Chess Ch. - Open U12
Open Swiss
Aug 20256.5/7#152422+82.8
2025 Eastern Ontario Open
Open Swiss
Jun 20252.5/4#29—+4.4
Worst Elo result: 2025 Ottawa December Open (-40.4 Elo, finished #11).

Rankings

/
Canada
#210
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#3,024
in continent
World
#28,784
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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6
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8
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9
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10
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1
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1
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4
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5
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6
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7
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7
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9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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7
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8
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2,761
9
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9
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