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Norris, Zack
CM🇬🇧FIDE 343431216· Male· England· Born in 2013
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Zack Norris, a 13-year-old English Candidate Master, is rated 2244 — his current career high and ranked 75th among players worldwide under 14, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +242 Elo over the past 12 months. 89 rated games in the past year (≈49/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 6th 4NCL Easter Congress Open, 92nd Bristol Over 1799 Championship, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 7-8. Also played 6 rapid (including 2025 NYCA Champs - U18) and 8 blitz events (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Team Blitz) recently.
Awarded CM in 2026 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #74 in U12 and #6 and #8 nationally in U14 and U10.
Current rating
2244
Standard
Rpd2149·Blz2159
All-time high
2244
at best
Jun 2026 · age 13
Jun 2026 · age 13
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
80 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#75
#75 · players worldwide under 14 · of 20,060
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Peak English rank: #96
at age 13 · rated 2244
Jun 2026
CM title awardedCM
at age 13
Jun 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 13
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2244
at age 13
Jun 2026
6-month rising streak
+134 Elo
Jun 2026
6th English U14 player
at age 13 · rated 2184
May 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+211
2033 → 2244
Tournaments
16
80 games
Score
56/ 8070.0%
51W15D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/6 | #3 | 2262 | +24.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/4 | #1 | 2334 | +20.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/7 | #9 | — | +31.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/5 | #1 | 2249 | +26.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #48 | 2191 | +5.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #4 | 1989 | -25.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/5 | #2 | — | +25.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #4 | 2791 | +24.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #19 | 2043 | -42.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/1 | #28 | 3059 | +28.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChris R BeaumontIM
🇬🇧ENG·2112
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAdvait Keerthi Kumar
🇬🇧ENG·2035
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsNoah Bevis
🇬🇧ENG·1998
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsTom Shepherd
🇬🇧ENG·1988
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMahin Rughani
🇬🇧ENG·2054
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
England
#96
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#4,149
in continent
World
#6,080
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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