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Zhao, Isaac
CM🇦🇺FIDE 3226751· Male· Australia· Born in 2001
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Isaac Zhao, a 25-year-old Australian Candidate Master, is rated 1965 — just 10 short of his peak of 1975 (Dec 2017, age 16). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 26 months (2018–2020), 30 months (2021–2024) and 27 months (2024–2026). Also played 1 rapid (including 2nd Spy's Mate Rapid - 1800 and Over) and 2 blitz events (including 2026 Spring Splash Blitz - 1800 and Over) recently.
Awarded CM in 2017 (age 16). At junior level, he reached #10, #19, #10 and #31 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1965
Standard
Rpd1971·Blz1937
All-time high
1975
−10 pts below
Dec 2017 · age 16
Dec 2017 · age 16
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#33,644
#33,644 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2024
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1931 → returned at 1965
Feb 2024
2022
39th Australian 20-35 player
at age 21 · rated 1967
Apr 2022
2021
10th Australian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1967
Dec 2021
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1967 → returned at 1931
Jul 2021
2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2020
2019
19th Australian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1899
Jan 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+6
1959 → 1965
Tournaments
2
7 games
Score
6/ 785.7%
5W2D0L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsIsaac S Mays-Smith1,753·3rd Silman Memorial Tuesday Night Marathon - 1600-1999 Round 1-3·R2·+4.6
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/3 | #3 | 1934 | +2.4 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/4 | #1 | 1990 | +4.0 |
Rankings
/
Australia
#169
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,073
in continent
World
#33,643
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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