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JZ
Jia, Zining (matthew)
🇦🇺FIDE 3271307· Male· Australia· Born in 2016
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Zining (matthew) Jia, a 10-year-old Australian player, is rated 1947 — his current career high and ranked 38th among players worldwide under 10. He is rising rapidly, having gained +269 Elo over the past 12 months. 61 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open, 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Major, and Hong Kong International Open 2025 Challengers. Also played 3 rapid (including 2025 Arianne Caoili Memorial Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including HKCCFL International Blitz Championship 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached World #23 in U10 and World #41 in U8.
Current rating
1947
Standard
Rpd1803·Blz1814
All-time high
1947
at best
Jun 2026 · age 10
Jun 2026 · age 10
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
55 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#38
#38 · players worldwide under 10 · of 6,705
Career timeline
6 entries2026
All-time peak 1947
at age 10
Jun 2026
23rd U10 player worldwide
at age 10 · rated 1939
Jan 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 10
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+353 Elo)
1300 → 1653
Dec 2024
41st U8 player worldwide
at age 8 · rated 1300
Jan 2024
2023
First FIDE rating
1300 · at age 7
Nov 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+268
1679 → 1947
Tournaments
8
57 games
Score
38/ 5766.7%
32W12D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPhuc Bao Tam Nguyen1,715·Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open·R5·-31.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/7 | #4 | 1950 | +9.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #17 | 1933 | +8.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/6 | #36 | 1899 | -10.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #125 | 2285 | +6.1 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/8 | #82 | 1943 | +68.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 8/9 | #1 | 2046 | +97.3 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/10 | #90 | 1871 | +70.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/4 | #72 | 2567 | +18.4 |
Rankings
/
Australia
#185
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,447
in continent
World
#37,253
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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