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Zhang, Nicole
🇨🇦FIDE 2657422· Female· Canada· Born in 2011
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Nicole Zhang, a 15-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1741. She is on a breakout run, having gained +100 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 April TNT, 2026 March TNT, and 2026 Winnipeg Open - Premier. Also played 4 rapid events (including 2026 Manitoba Open Rapid Championship) recently. Her peak of 1804 was reached at age 15 (Feb 2026).
At junior level, she reached #45 and #45 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1741
Standard
Rpd1777·Blz1639
All-time high
1804
−63 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 15
Feb 2026 · age 15
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#95,687
#95,687 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
45th Canadian U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1804
Feb 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1804
at age 15 · −63 from today
Feb 2026
2025
45th Canadian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1782
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 14
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+240 Elo)
1426 → 1666
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+100
1641 → 1741
Tournaments
10
46 games
Score
24.5/ 4653.3%
21W7D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/4 | #9 | 1729 | -32.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/4 | #4 | 1906 | +31.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/4 | #24 | 1821 | -48.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #7 | — | -13.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #1 | — | +21.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #3 | — | +72.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/4 | #4 | — | +69.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/5 | #25 | 1720 | +15.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/4 | #17 | — | -22.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/3 | #13 | 2583 | +7.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsZelus Hui
🇨🇦CAN·1841
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsWill Bonness
🇨🇦CAN·1847
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsFrancis Trueman
🇨🇦CAN·1495
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKeith Gannon
🇨🇦CAN·1551
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJohn Klokow
🇨🇦CAN·1807
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Canada
#818
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#11,300
in continent
World
#95,685
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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