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Welling, Zac
🇬🇧FIDE 343414729· Male· England· Born in 2010
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Zac Welling, a 16-year-old English player, is rated 2004 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +38 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 5-6, 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 3-4, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rouinds 1-2.
At junior level, he reached #25 and #16 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
2004
Standard
Rpd1624·Blz—
All-time high
2004
at best
Mar 2026 · age 16
Mar 2026 · age 16
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#26,875
#26,875 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Crossed 2000
at age 16
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2004
at age 16
Mar 2026
25th English U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1999
Feb 2026
2024
16th English U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1968
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+330 Elo)
1615 → 1945
Nov 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 14
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+38
1966 → 2004
Tournaments
7
28 games
Score
17/ 2860.7%
11W12D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #26 | 2038 | +4.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/1 | #39 | 2845 | +24.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/1 | #43 | 2865 | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #35 | 1962 | -2.4 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 4/4 | #7 | 2583 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/7 | #69 | 1950 | -11.2 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 1/1 | #2 | 2684 | +15.6 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
England
#432
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#19,853
in continent
World
#26,875
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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England
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