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ZS
Zhao, Shannon
🇨🇦FIDE 2659654· Female· Canada· Born in 2013
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Shannon Zhao, a 13-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1720 — just 23 short of her peak of 1743 (Dec 2025, age 12). She is on a breakout run, having gained +250 Elo over the past 12 months. 143 rated games in the past year (≈81/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XV Campeonato Panamericano U7 - U17 de Ajedrez 2026 U13 Femenino, 2026 AFM1st Peel Region - Junior Chess Championship - Under 1800, and 2026 Chess4win North York FIDE Ladder Open U2000. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 North American Youth Blitz) recently.
At junior level, she reached #55 and #32 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1720
Standard
Rpd1521·Blz1582
All-time high
1743
−23 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 12
Dec 2025 · age 12
Activity
78
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
140 past 12 mo · ≈12/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#102,783
#102,783 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
55th Canadian U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1720
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 13
Feb 2026
100 career games
at age 13
Jan 2026
2025
32nd Canadian U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1743
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+256 Elo)
1487 → 1743
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1743
at age 12 · −23 from today
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+242
1478 → 1720
Tournaments
28
147 games
Score
77/ 14752.4%
59W36D52L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
20 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 5/8 | #13 | 1796 | +18.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/4 | #1 | 2321 | +50.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #12 | 1610 | -7.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/8 | #14 | 1776 | +17.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #10 | 1691 | +8.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #41 | — | -12.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/4 | #40 | 1466 | -40.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/4 | #22 | 1576 | -17.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/4 | #24 | 1674 | +6.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/6 | #8 | 1685 | +19.2 |
Rankings
/
Canada
#894
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#12,243
in continent
World
#102,781
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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