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Zhou, Zihan Brendon
🇺🇸FIDE 39985717· Male· United States of America· Born in 2016
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Zihan Brendon Zhou, a 10-year-old American player, is rated 1761 — his current career high and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide under 10. He is on a steady climb with +35 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 April Marshall Premier FIDE - U2000, 2025 November Super Sunday FIDE Tournament #2, and 147th Annual New York State Championship America's Oldest Annual Tournament - U2100. Also played 1 blitz event (including Marshall FIDE Blitz 63) recently.
At junior level, he reached #19 nationally in U10.
Current rating
1761
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1738
All-time high
1761
at best
May 2026 · age 10
May 2026 · age 10
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#273 · players worldwide under 10 · of 6,705
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+35 Elo)
1726 → 1761
May 2026
All-time peak 1761
at age 10
May 2026
19th American U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1740
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 9
Oct 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 9
Oct 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 9
Oct 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
147th Annual New York State Championship America's Oldest Annual Tournament - U2100perf 1838 (+112) · 3/5 · #24
Top opponent
Evolution
+35
1726 → 1761
Tournaments
4
18 games
Score
9.5/ 1852.8%
5W9D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #3 | 1830 | +20.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #3 | 1818 | +14.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/5 | #24 | 1838 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/3 | #40 | 1459 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
United States of America
#2,618
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#10,401
in continent
World
#88,840
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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