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Liu, Zizheng
🇬🇧FIDE 343403115· Male· England· Born in 2003
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Zizheng Liu, a 23-year-old English player, is rated 1746 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 20-month break between Jul 2024 and Apr 2026. Recent appearances: 250e Open FIDE Interchess de 3 Rondes -1800 and The Rooky Monthly FIDE Rated March 2026 - Standard Open.
At junior level, he reached #32 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1746
Standard
Rpd1730·Blz1738
All-time high
1746
at best
May 2026 · age 23
May 2026 · age 23
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#93,904
#93,904 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1746
at age 23
May 2026
2024
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1733 → returned at 1729
Jul 2024
Best 12-month gain (+179 Elo)
1554 → 1733
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 21
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 20
Sep 2023
32nd English U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1645
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+13
1733 → 1746
Tournaments
2
7 games
Score
5.5/ 778.6%
5W1D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/2 | #4 | 2469 | +16.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/2 | #30 | 2445 | -4.0 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,505
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#66,997
in continent
World
#93,902
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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