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Zheng, Matthew
🇦🇺FIDE 3267741· Male· Australia· Born in 2014
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Matthew Zheng, a 12-year-old Australian player, is rated 1721. He is climbing fast, having gained +111 Elo over the past 12 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 MCC ANZAC Day Weekender, 2026 Melbourne International Open - Amateurs, and 2026 Australian Junior Championship U12 Open. Also played 7 rapid (including 2026 Melbourne International Open - Rapid) and 4 blitz events (including 2025 Victorian Blitz Championship) recently. His peak of 1769 was reached at age 11 (Oct 2025).
At junior level, he reached #8 and #9 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1721
Standard
Rpd1635·Blz1874
All-time high
1769
−48 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 11
Oct 2025 · age 11
Activity
41
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#102,457
#102,457 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
8th Australian U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1750
Jan 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 11
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1769
at age 11 · −48 from today
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 11
Aug 2025
Best 12-month gain (+208 Elo)
1417 → 1625
Feb 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 11
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+128
1593 → 1721
Tournaments
11
57 games
Score
32.5/ 5757.0%
29W7D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/2 | #36 | 2418 | -12.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/4 | #18 | 2196 | +45.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #19 | 1645 | -28.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/5 | #30 | 2402 | -32.8 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 0.5/2 | #36 | 1566 | -19.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/7 | #9 | 1923 | +109.6 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 2.5/3 | #6 | 1988 | +52.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/2 | #46 | 1957 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 0/1 | #27 | 1246 | -3.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsArthur GaoCM
🇦🇺AUS·2147
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsDaniel Poberezovsky
🇦🇺AUS·1951
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAden Buhagiar
🇦🇺AUS·1745
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsPaul Rehill
🇦🇺AUS·1681
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsRheyansh Reddy AnnapureddyFM
🇦🇺AUS·2201
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Australia
#668
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#13,514
in continent
World
#102,455
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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