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Cheng, Chao Xin
WFM🇦🇺FIDE 3232468· Female· Australia· Born in 2007
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Chao Xin Cheng, a 19-year-old Australian Woman FIDE Master, is rated 1993 — just 18 short of her peak of 2011 (Nov 2025, age 18). She is on a steady climb with +62 Elo over the past 12 months. 79 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Sydney International Open - Championships, 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Premier, and 2026 Ballarat Begonia Open. Also played 2 rapid (including 27th Asian Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Rapid G18) and 3 blitz events (including 2026 MCC Blitz Championship) recently. She took a 12-month break between Jan 2024 and Feb 2025.
Competes as a woman since 2019. Awarded WFM in 2025 (age 18) and WCM in 2023 (age 16). Earned WIM norms at 2025 Oceania Zonal 3.6 Womens and 2025 Oceania Youth Championship U20-U18 Girls. At junior level, she reached #9, #6, #7, #5, #17 and #25 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1993
Standard
Rpd1940·Blz1814
All-time high
2011
−18 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 18
Nov 2025 · age 18
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
75 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#28,617
#28,617 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2026
9th Australian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1993
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 2000
at age 18
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2011
at age 18 · −18 from today
Nov 2025
6th Australian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1986
Feb 2025
WFM title awardedWFM
at age 18
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+40
1953 → 1993
Tournaments
12
73 games
Score
40/ 7354.8%
28W24D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #25 | 2024 | +21.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #22 | 2103 | +40.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/7 | #55 | 1928 | +0.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #51 | 1587 | -18.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/3 | #18 | 2648 | +3.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 2070 | +28.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/8 | #28 | 1793 | -93.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/11 | #17 | 2082 | +94.4 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #41 | 1708 | -20.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/2 | #21 | 2164 | +31.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJesse ZafirakosCM
🇦🇺AUS·2124
+1 −6 =3
10 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsTejas DatarFM
🇦🇺AUS·2124
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsRheyansh Reddy AnnapureddyFM
🇦🇺AUS·2201
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJohn NemethFM
🇦🇺AUS·2166
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met May 2025
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vsDaniel Poberezovsky
🇦🇺AUS·1951
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
/
Australia
#141
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,551
in continent
World
#28,617
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Australia
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