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FZ
Fang, Zelin
🇺🇸FIDE 39906698· Male· United States of America· Born in 2013
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Zelin Fang, a 13-year-old American player, is rated 1859. He is on a breakout run, having gained +137 Elo over the past 12 months. 45 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 13th Annual Reno Larry Evans Memorial Open, 33rd annual Western Class Championship - Expert, and 17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Expert. His peak of 1944 was reached at age 13 (Mar 2026).
At junior level, he reached #65, #83 and #58 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1859
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1645
All-time high
1944
−85 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 13
Mar 2026 · age 13
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#58,893
#58,893 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
65th American U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1944
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1944
at age 13 · −85 from today
Mar 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 13
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 12
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+353 Elo)
1389 → 1742
Nov 2024
83rd American U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1587
Feb 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
8th Annual Queen City of the Prairie Open and Fort Worth Championshipperf 2069 (+256) · 3.5/5 · #6
Evolution
+137
1722 → 1859
Tournaments
8
47 games
Score
23.5/ 4750.0%
17W13D17L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsMohit Bayyarapu1,947·8th Annual Queen City of the Prairie Open and Fort Worth Championship·R1·+27.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/6 | #41 | 1776 | -42.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #22 | 1733 | -42.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/7 | #6 | 2024 | +46.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #5 | 1985 | +33.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/8 | #35 | 2044 | +98.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/5 | #39 | 1720 | -17.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/5 | #27 | 1842 | -29.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/5 | #6 | 2069 | +91.2 |
Rankings
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United States of America
#1,628
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#6,577
in continent
World
#58,892
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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