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Zha, Leyao

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FIDEFIDE 3255573· Male· Australia· Born in 2002

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Leyao Zha, a 24-year-old Australian player, is rated 1874 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +132 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Major, 2026 UNSW Open Weekender, and 2026 NSWCA Australia Day Weekender. Also played 1 rapid (including 2026 City of Sydney Rapid) and 3 blitz events (including 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Blitz Open) recently.

Current rating

1874

Standard

Rpd1686·Blz1956

All-time high

1874

at best
May 2026 · age 24

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#54,766

#54,766 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

5 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+132 Elo)
1742 → 1874
May 2026
All-time peak 1874
at age 24
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 23
Nov 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 23
Apr 2025
First FIDE rating
1742 · at age 23
Apr 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
2026 UNSW Open Weekender
perf 2271 (+429) · 4.5/5 · #10
Top opponent
vs Yifei HuFM 2,240
2026 UNSW Open Weekender · Mar 2026 · +16.3 Elo
Evolution
+132
1742 → 1874
Tournaments
5
25 games
Score
16.5/ 2566.0%
12W9D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAiden Maleki1,914·2025 UNSW vs the World·R1·+23.7
2.[W]vsEdwin-Daniel Oezdemir1,819·2025 UNSW vs the World·R2·+18.3
3.[W]vsNathan He1,812·2026 UNSW Open Weekender·R5·+18.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAlex Devin1,852·2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Major·R5·-21.3
2.[L]vsShaurya Jain1,896·2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Major·R6·-18.7
3.[L]vsBrendan AndersonCM2,004·2025 NSWCA October Weekender·R7·-11.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Major
Open Swiss
Apr 20264.5/7#131919+32.0
2026 UNSW Open Weekender
Swiss
Mar 20264.5/5#102271+14.4
2026 NSWCA Australia Day Weekender
Open Swiss
Jan 20262.5/3#602172-22.4
2025 UNSW vs the World
Match
Oct 20252/2won2667+53.6
2025 NSWCA October Weekender
Open Swiss
Oct 20253/5#561962+54.0
Worst Elo result: 2026 NSWCA Australia Day Weekender (-22.4 Elo, finished #60).

Rankings

/
Australia
#297
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,483
in continent
World
#54,765
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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2,460
6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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297🇦🇺Zha, Leyao1,874
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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3
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4
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5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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8
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2,733
9
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10
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2,731
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6483🇦🇺Zha, Leyao1,874
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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7
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8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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54765🇦🇺Zha, Leyao1,874