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Zhang, Kendrick Botong

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FIDEFIDE 4307704· Male· New Zealand· Born in 2009

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Kendrick Botong Zhang, a 17-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2153 — his current career high and ranked 13th among NZL players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +162 Elo over the past 12 months. 47 rated games in the past year (≈62/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open, 2025 Oceania Youth Championship U16 Open, and South Island Chess Championship 2025. Also played 5 rapid (including FIDE World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Torneo Mundialista de Blitz 2025) recently. He reached #13 nationally in May 2026.

Awarded FM in 2026 (age 17) and CM in 2022 (age 13). Earned a IM norm at 2025 Oceania Youth Championship U16 Open. At junior level, he reached #3, #4, #3, #1, #2 and #2 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.

Current rating

2153

Standard

Rpd1959·Blz2010

All-time high

2153

at best
May 2026 · age 17

Activity

75

games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo

45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#13

#13 · NZL players · of 451

Career timeline

19 entries
2026
Peak national rank: #13
at age 17 · rated 2153
May 2026
3rd U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 2153
May 2026
All-time peak 2153
at age 17
May 2026
FM title awardedFM
at age 17
Feb 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 17
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 16
Sep 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
South Island Chess Championship 2025
perf 2176 (+146) · 6/7 · #8
Evolution
+172
19812153
Tournaments
6
41 games
Score
27.5/ 4167.1%
20W15D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Apr 20266.5/9#152168+36.8
Swiss
Dec 20257.5/9#12240+87.2
Open Swiss
Sep 20256/7#82176+7.6
Open Swiss
Aug 20252.5/8#1822106+39.6
Open Swiss
Jun 20251/1#442499+6.0
Open Swiss
Jun 20254/6#371948-11.2
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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New Zealand
#13
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,637
in continent
World
#11,051
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
New Zealand
1
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2,389
2
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2,367
3
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2,344
4
🇳🇿Renjith, SravanFollow Sravan RenjithTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,333
5
🇳🇿Gong, Daniel HanwenFollow Daniel Hanwen GongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,248
6
🇳🇿McKenzie, Peter DFollow Peter D McKenzieTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,237
7
🇳🇿Mao, DaqiFollow Daqi MaoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,232
8
🇳🇿Freeman, Michael RoyFollow Michael Roy FreemanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,202
9
🇳🇿Croad, NicolasFollow Nicolas CroadTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,180
10
🇳🇿Ker, Anthony FFollow Anthony F KerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,177
...
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Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
1
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
3
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
4
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
5
🇮🇳Anand, ViswanathanFollow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇨🇳Ding, LirenFollow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,738
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
8
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,733
9
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
10
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
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World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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