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Zhao, Zong-Yuan
GM🇦🇺FIDE 3202534· Male· Australia· Born in 1986
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Zong-Yuan Zhao, a 40-year-old Australian Grandmaster, is rated 2415 and ranked 7th among Australian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 44 Elo over the past 12 months. 52 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026, 2026 Ballarat Begonia Open, and Hong Kong International Open 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 Arianne Caoili Memorial Rapid) and 1 blitz events recently. He took a 20-month break between Jul 2002 and Apr 2004. His peak of 2592 was reached at age 24 (Mar 2010, World #227 at the time); he spent 90 months as Australian #1, with a longest streak of 7 consecutive years.
Awarded GM in 2008 (age 22), IM in 2001 (age 15), and FM in 2001 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #48 in U20, World #65 in U18 and World #25 in U16.
Current rating
2415
Standard
Rpd2507·Blz2553
All-time high
2592
−177 pts below
Mar 2010 · age 24
Mar 2010 · age 24
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
52 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#7
#7 · Australian players · of 1,854
90 months in #1 nationally (2008–2018)
90 months in #1 nationally (2008–2018)
Career timeline
18 entries2018
90 months in National #1
longest streak 87 months · since Jul 2008
Jul 2018
2015
500 career games
at age 29
Feb 2015
2010
Peak World rank: #227
at age 24 · rated 2592
Mar 2010
All-time peak 2592
at age 24 · −177 from today
Mar 2010
2009
6-month rising streak
+96 Elo
Apr 2009
Best 12-month gain (+90 Elo)
2487 → 2577
Jan 2009
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-45
2460 → 2415
Tournaments
5
52 games
Score
28.5/ 5254.8%
24W19D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #90 | 2249 | -16.9 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/7 | #5 | 2310 | -2.7 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #17 | 2329 | -7.1 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/9 | #9 | 2307 | -11.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 2340 | -6.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsYi LiuFM
🇦🇺AUS·2401
+9 −2 =3
14 games·last met May 2026
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vsGeorge Wendi XieIM
🇦🇺AUS·2314
+7 −2 =5
14 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsJunta IkedaIM
🇦🇺AUS·2366
+8 −2 =4
14 games·last met Mar 2022
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vsMax IllingworthGM
🇦🇺AUS·2493
+7 −1 =6
14 games·last met Jun 2017
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vsAnton SmirnovGM
🇦🇺AUS·2586
+2 −3 =6
11 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Australia
#7
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#315
in continent
World
#1,430
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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