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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 1561 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: 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 #77 and #16 nationally in U10 and U8.
Current rating
1561
Standard
Rpd1541·Blz1569
All-time high
1561
at best
May 2026 · age 9
May 2026 · age 9
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#161,173
#161,173 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
All-time peak 1561
at age 9
May 2026
77th American U10 player
at age 9 · rated 1559
Feb 2026
2025
16th American U8 player
at age 8 · rated 1534
Sep 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 8
Sep 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 8
Sep 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 8
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+27
1534 → 1561
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
6W0D3L
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
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/6 | #11 | 1482 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#4,508
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#19,809
in continent
World
#161,155
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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