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Wang, Puchen
IM🇳🇿INACTIVE · since April 2021FIDE 4300904· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1990
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Puchen Wang, a 36-year-old International Master, is rated 2455 — just 23 short of his peak of 2478 (Sep 2010, age 20) and ranked 1st among NZL players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays around 22 rated games per year and had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2012–2013) and 72 months (2015–2021). He reached #1 nationally in Jan 2010 and has been #1 for 76 months and counting.
Awarded IM in 2007 (age 17) and FM in 2006 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #47 in U20, World #46 in U18, World #95 in U16 and World #50 in U14.
Current rating
2455
Standard
Rpd2443·Blz2469
All-time high
2478
−23 pts below
Sep 2010 · age 20
Sep 2010 · age 20
Activity
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classical only
Signature stat
#1
#1 · NZL players · of 459
#1 nationally since Jan 2010
#1 nationally since Jan 2010
Career timeline
19 entries2026
76 months in National #1 (ongoing)
longest streak 76 months · since Jan 2010
May 2026
2021
Inactive for 61 months
paused at 2455 → still inactive
Apr 2021
2015
500 career games
at age 25
Mar 2015
Inactive for 72 months
paused at 2457 → returned at 2455
Mar 2015
2012
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2430 → returned at 2436
Sep 2012
2010
All-time peak 2478
at age 20 · −23 from today
Sep 2010
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2455 → 2455
Most-Played Opponents
vsZoltan VargaGM
🇭🇺HUN·2314
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Apr 2014
View head-to-head →
vsDavid C SmerdonGM
🇦🇺AUS·2476
+0 −2 =5
7 games·last met Aug 2009
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vsSalvijus BercysIM
🇺🇸USA·2447
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met Dec 2011
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vsMarko ZivanicIM
🇷🇸SRB·2479
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Oct 2010
View head-to-head →
vsPaul Anthony GarbettIM
🇳🇿NZL·2168
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2015
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Rankings
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New Zealand
#1
out of 649 players
Asia-Pacific
#10
in continent
World
#1,154
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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