What is Xu, Zhihan (samuel)'s FIDE rating?

Xu, Zhihan (samuel)'s current standard FIDE rating is 2025.

What is Xu, Zhihan (samuel)'s rapid rating?

Xu, Zhihan (samuel)'s current FIDE rapid rating is 2024.

What is Xu, Zhihan (samuel)'s blitz rating?

Xu, Zhihan (samuel)'s current FIDE blitz rating is 1738.

What is Xu, Zhihan (samuel)'s world ranking?

Xu, Zhihan (samuel) is currently ranked #23,899 in the world (standard rating).

What is Xu, Zhihan (samuel)'s ranking in Canada?

Xu, Zhihan (samuel) is currently ranked #175 in Canada.

What is Xu, Zhihan (samuel)'s continental ranking?

Xu, Zhihan (samuel) is currently ranked #2,500 in their continent.

What is Xu, Zhihan (samuel)'s ranking in the U10 category?

Xu, Zhihan (samuel) is ranked #1 in Canada in the U10 age group.

What is Xu, Zhihan (samuel)'s all-time highest FIDE rating?

Xu, Zhihan (samuel)'s all-time peak standard rating is 2146.

When did Xu, Zhihan (samuel) receive their first FIDE rating?

Xu, Zhihan (samuel) first appeared in the FIDE rating list in 2024.

What is Xu, Zhihan (samuel)'s chess title?

Xu, Zhihan (samuel) holds the FIDE title of CM.

Which federation does Xu, Zhihan (samuel) represent?

Xu, Zhihan (samuel) represents Canada (CAN).

How old is Xu, Zhihan (samuel)?

Xu, Zhihan (samuel) was born in 2016 and is 10 years old.

When did Xu, Zhihan (samuel) reach their peak rating?

Xu, Zhihan (samuel) reached their peak standard rating of 2146 in 2026, at age 10.

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Xu, Zhihan (samuel)

CM🇨🇦

FIDE 2654261· Male· Canada· Born in 2016

Zhihan (samuel) Xu, a 10-year-old Canadian Candidate Master, is rated 2025 and ranked 18th among players worldwide under 10. He has fluctuated between 1672 and 2146 over the past 2 years. 209 rated games in the past year (≈164/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XV Campeonato Panamericano U7 - U17 de Ajedrez 2026 U13 Absoluto, 2026 May Marshall Premier FIDE - Open, and 31st Space Coast Open - Master and Expert. Also played 1 rapid (including CCC Wednesday Action Quads 137 - B) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 SPICE Cup Blitz Championship) recently. His peak of 2146 was reached at age 10 (Feb 2026, Canadian #90 at the time).

Awarded CM in 2025 (age 9). At junior level, he reached World #4 in U10 and World #8 in U8.

Current rating

2025

Standard

Rpd2024·Blz1738

All-time high

2146

−121 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 10

Activity

159

games / yr avg. · ≈13/mo

196 past 12 mo · ≈16/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#18

#18 · players worldwide under 10 · of 6,705

Career timeline

12 entries

2026

Re-crossed 2000

at age 10

Jun 2026

Peak Canadian rank: #90

at age 10 · rated 2146

Feb 2026

Crossed 2100

at age 10

Feb 2026

All-time peak 2146

at age 10 · −121 from today

Feb 2026

4th U10 player worldwide

at age 10 · rated 2074

Jan 2026

2025

Re-crossed 2000

at age 9

Nov 2025

Standard rating history

Peak

FIDE title

Threshold

First rated

FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result

2026 April 954Chess FIDE Forum - 1900 and Over

perf 2118 (+140) · 3/5 · #6

Top opponent

vs Karolis JukstaIM 2,406

2026 Spring CCC IM Norm Invitational (37) - B · Mar 2026 · +18.1 Elo

Evolution

-18

2043 → 2025

Tournaments

32

187 games

Score

85/ 18745.5%

61W48D78L

Top 3 wins

1.[W]vsAugusto Cesar Campos JimenezIM2,298·35th Annual Chicago Open·R1·+33.1

2.[W]vsArjun C Krishnamachari2,207·19th Annual SPICE Cup Open·R9·+30.5

3.[W]vsVedansh Kumbharathi2,126·12th Annual Washington International - Championship·R2·+30.0

Top 3 losses

1.[L]vsAarush Ajith1,806·2026 Chess4win February Markham Open O1900·R3·-32.3

2.[L]vsAshvath Reddy Pittala1,769·2025 Chicago Fall Open - Major·R1·-31.8

3.[L]vsHanxi (Hancy) JiangWFM1,874·2026 Chess4win February Markham Open O1900·R4·-29.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

19 events

Event	Date	Score	Rank	Perf	Δ Elo
35th Annual Chicago Open Open Swiss	May 2026	3.5/9	#87	2114	+40.9	▸
XV Campeonato Panamericano U7 - U17 de Ajedrez 2026 U13 Absoluto Swiss	May 2026	5.5/9	#8	1996	+9.6	▸
2026 May Marshall Premier FIDE - Open Open Swiss	May 2026	2/4	#34	1970	-3.1	▸
31st Space Coast Open - Master and Expert Open Swiss	Apr 2026	1.5/5	#32	1885	-10.1	▸
2026 April 954Chess FIDE Forum - 1900 and Over Swiss	Apr 2026	3/5	#6	2118	+51.1	▸
The Atlantic City Open Open Swiss	Apr 2026	3.5/9	#67	2030	+55.4	▸
2026 Spring CCC IM Norm Invitational (37) - B Round-Robin	Mar 2026	1/9	#10	1896	-50.2	▸
2026 March Marshall Premier FIDE - Open Open Swiss	Mar 2026	2/5	#31	1983	-25.1	▸
2026 Ottawa March Open Swiss	Feb 2026	0.5/4	#26	1596	-96.9	▸
2026 Chess4win February Markham Open O1900 Open Swiss	Feb 2026	1.5/4	#23	1732	-78.8	▸

Worst Elo result: 2026 Ottawa March Open (-96.9 Elo, finished #26).

Rankings

/

Canada

#175

out of 1,900 players

Americas

#2,500

in continent

World

#23,899

out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe

World

Canada

1	🇨🇦Rodrigue-Lemieux, Shawn	2,533
2	🇨🇦Charbonneau, Pascal	2,513
3	🇨🇦Preotu, Razvan	2,485
4	🇨🇦Atanasov, Anthony	2,470
5	🇨🇦Noritsyn, Nikolay	2,459
6	🇨🇦Lesiege, Alexandre	2,454
6	🇨🇦Sai Krishna G V	2,454
8	🇨🇦Krnan, Tomas	2,427
9	🇨🇦Sambuev, Bator	2,419
10	🇨🇦Spraggett, Kevin	2,414
...
175	🇨🇦Xu, Zhihan (samuel)	2,025

Americas

1	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
1	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,792
3	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,753
4	🇺🇸Niemann, Hans Moke	2,742
5	🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, Leinier	2,732
6	🇺🇸Aronian, Levon	2,724
7	🇺🇸Liang, Awonder	2,696
7	🇺🇸Sevian, Samuel	2,696
9	🇺🇸Xiong, Jeffery	2,656
10	🇺🇸Robson, Ray	2,653
...
2500	🇨🇦Xu, Zhihan (samuel)	2,025

World

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,841
2	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
2	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,792
4	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,777
4	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,777
6	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,767
7	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,764
8	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,761
9	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,753
9	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
...
23899	🇨🇦Xu, Zhihan (samuel)	2,025