Format
ZF
Zhou, Francis
🇺🇸FIDE 39955567· Male· United States of America· Born in 2019
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Francis Zhou, a 7-year-old American player, is rated 1561 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: 2025 Marshall Chess Club Amateur Championship - Jerry Simon Memorial and 2025 North American Youth Chess Ch. - Open U08. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 North American Youth Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #7 nationally in U8.
Current rating
1561
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1567
All-time high
1561
at best
May 2026 · age 7
May 2026 · age 7
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#162,024
#162,024 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
All-time peak 1561
at age 7
May 2026
7th American U8 player
at age 7 · rated 1558
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 6
Dec 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 6
Dec 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 6
Dec 2025
First FIDE rating
1558 · at age 6
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
—
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
7/ 1546.7%
8W2D5L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsSamuel M Curran1,677·2025 Marshall Chess Club Amateur Championship - Jerry Simon Memorial·R3·-13.4
2.[L]vsJose De Villa1,741·2025 Marshall Chess Club Amateur Championship - Jerry Simon Memorial·R2·-10.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #91 | 909 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/3 | #6 | 1547 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#4,581
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#19,853
in continent
World
#162,007
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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