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Gong, Daniel Hanwen
FM🇳🇿FIDE 4303962· Male· New Zealand· Born in 2003
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Daniel Hanwen Gong, a 23-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2248 and ranked 5th among NZL players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Bob Wade Memorial Masters 2026. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2026 Sydney International Open - Blitz) recently. His peak of 2335 was reached at age 20 (Feb 2023); he also reached #3 nationally in Sep 2022 and spent 12 months in top 3.
Awarded FM in 2017 (age 14) and CM in 2015 (age 12). At junior level, he reached World #91 in U16, World #25 in U14, World #65 in U12, World #29 in U10 and #1 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2248
Standard
Rpd2245·Blz2127
All-time high
2335
−87 pts below
Feb 2023 · age 20
Feb 2023 · age 20
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#5
#5 · NZL players · of 459
12 months in National top 3 (2022–2024)
12 months in National top 3 (2022–2024)
Career timeline
24 entries2026
500 career games
at age 23
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 22
Feb 2025
2024
12 months in national top 3
since Sep 2022
Jan 2024
2023
1st U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 2335
Mar 2023
All-time peak 2335
at age 20 · −87 from today
Feb 2023
2022
Peak national rank: #3
at age 19 · rated 2327
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+2
2246 → 2248
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
2.5/ 927.8%
1W3D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2.5/9 | #10 | 2270 | +2.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlphaeus Wei Ern AngFM
🇳🇿NZL·2367
+7 −15 =12
34 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsBen HagueFM
🇳🇿NZL·2336
+4 −15 =8
27 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsPaul Anthony GarbettIM
🇳🇿NZL·2168
+5 −9 =7
21 games·last met May 2021
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vsMichael V R SteadmanFM
🇳🇿NZL·1982
+6 −8 =3
17 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsAllen Chi Zhou FanFM
🇳🇿NZL·2131
+10 −5 =2
17 games·last met May 2021
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Rankings
/
New Zealand
#5
out of 649 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,033
in continent
World
#5,899
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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