Format
ZW
Zheng, William
🇺🇸FIDE 39950530· Male· United States of America· Born in 2017
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William Zheng, a 9-year-old American player, is rated 1610 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +76 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: XV Campeonato Panamericano U7 - U17 de Ajedrez 2026 U09 Absoluto and XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 - U 08 Absoluto. Also played 1 rapid (including XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 Rapido - U 08 Absoluto) and 1 blitz events (including XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 Blitz - U 08 Absoluto) recently.
At junior level, he reached #79 and #16 nationally in U10 and U8.
Current rating
1610
Standard
Rpd1539·Blz1620
All-time high
1610
at best
Jun 2026 · age 9
Jun 2026 · age 9
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#143,163
#143,163 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
79th American U10 player
at age 9 · rated 1610
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+76 Elo)
1534 → 1610
Jun 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 9
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1610
at age 9
Jun 2026
2025
16th American U8 player
at age 8 · rated 1534
Sep 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 8
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
XV Campeonato Panamericano U7 - U17 de Ajedrez 2026 U09 Absolutoperf 2322 (+712) · 6/5 · #10
Top opponent
Evolution
+76
1534 → 1610
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
12/ 1866.7%
12W0D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJoaquin Cantor Pardo1,423·XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 - U 08 Absoluto·R4·-26.2
2.[L]vsDavid Luis Holguin Segovia1,495·XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 - U 08 Absoluto·R2·-22.2
3.[L]vsHarrison Cai1,526·XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 - U 08 Absoluto·R9·-20.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 6/5 | #10 | 2322 | +49.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/6 | #11 | 1482 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#4,245
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#17,640
in continent
World
#143,153
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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