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Zheng, Tony
CM🇦🇺FIDE 3221342· Male· Australia· Born in 1997
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Tony Zheng, a 29-year-old Australian Candidate Master, is rated 2042 — his current career high and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 51 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Sydney International Open - Championships, 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Premier, and 2026 NSWCA Australia Day Weekender. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2026 City of Sydney Rapid) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 47 months (2014–2018), 38 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included) and 25 months (2021–2023). He reached Australian #96 in Feb 2026.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 28). At junior level, he reached #12 and #10 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
2042
Standard
Rpd1962·Blz1920
All-time high
2042
at best
May 2026 · age 29
May 2026 · age 29
Activity
59
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
51 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 10%
#21,735 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
All-time peak 2042
at age 29
May 2026
Peak Australian rank: #96
at age 29 · rated 2038
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 28
Sep 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 28
Feb 2025
Best 12-month gain (+110 Elo)
1911 → 2021
Feb 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 28
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+40
2002 → 2042
Tournaments
10
51 games
Score
29/ 5156.9%
23W12D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #13 | 2103 | +13.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/8 | #53 | 1999 | -9.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/3 | #45 | 2871 | +3.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #4 | 2694 | +13.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/4 | #4 | 2192 | +13.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/3 | #17 | 1973 | -2.2 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 1/1 | #5 | 2943 | +14.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #17 | 1972 | -6.6 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 1/3 | #8 | 1998 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/6 | #52 | 1919 | -13.8 |
Rankings
/
Australia
#107
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,824
in continent
World
#21,735
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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