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Zhang, Alex
CM🇺🇸FIDE 30967988· Male· United States of America· Born in 2009
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Alex Zhang, a 17-year-old American Candidate Master, is rated 2116 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide under 18, and in the top 6% worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 9 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 - U 16 Absoluto, 2025 Kent Family Open, and 53rd Annual World Open. His peak of 2167 was reached at age 15 (Sep 2024).
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #97 in U14, World #53 in U12 and #48 and #30 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
2116
Standard
Rpd1982·Blz1978
All-time high
2167
−51 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 15
Sep 2024 · age 15
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#788 · players worldwide under 18 · of 15,644
Career timeline
15 entries2026
48th American U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2116
Jan 2026
2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 16
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 16
Sep 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 15
Dec 2024
30th American U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2167
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+254 Elo)
1913 → 2167
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 - U 16 Absolutoperf 2176 (+60) · 7/9 · #3
Evolution
+7
2109 → 2116
Tournaments
3
22 games
Score
13.5/ 2261.4%
12W3D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7/9 | #3 | 2176 | +35.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/4 | #9 | 2048 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/9 | #125 | 2082 | -21.2 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#432
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#1,458
in continent
World
#13,950
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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