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Zhang, Daniel
🇦🇺FIDE 3261263· Male· Australia· Born in 2008
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Daniel Zhang, a 18-year-old Australian player, is rated 1737 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Melbourne International Open - Amateurs, 2026 Felix Wyss Memorial Weekender, and 2025 Canterbury Summer Swiss. Also played 3 rapid (including 2026 Melbourne International Open - Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 Victorian Blitz Championship) recently.
At junior level, he reached #46 and #37 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1737
Standard
Rpd1767·Blz1893
All-time high
1737
at best
May 2026 · age 18
May 2026 · age 18
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#97,069
#97,069 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1737
at age 18
May 2026
2025
46th Australian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1717
Sep 2025
100 career games
at age 17
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+249 Elo)
1409 → 1658
Aug 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Mar 2024
37th Australian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1526
Feb 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+56
1681 → 1737
Tournaments
8
37 games
Score
20.5/ 3755.4%
20W1D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/8 | #32 | 1929 | +70.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #59 | 1778 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/3 | #80 | 2470 | -24.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/8 | #39 | 1803 | -8.8 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 0.5/2 | #33 | 1457 | -14.8 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 1/3 | #35 | 1715 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/3 | #6 | 1881 | +29.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/1 | #3 | 2216 | +7.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsWilbur Hong
🇦🇺AUS·1955
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsLeo KalinaCM
🇦🇺AUS·2088
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsRheyansh Reddy AnnapureddyFM
🇦🇺AUS·2201
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsArthur GaoCM
🇦🇺AUS·2147
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsAnh Kiet NguyenCM
🇦🇺AUS·1957
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Australia
#616
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#12,559
in continent
World
#97,067
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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