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ZK
Zhang, Kendrick Botong
FM🇳🇿FIDE 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
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
75
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#13
#13 · NZL players · of 451
Career timeline
19 entries2026
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
Top opponent
Evolution
+172
1981 → 2153
Tournaments
6
41 games
Score
27.5/ 4167.1%
20W15D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #15 | 2168 | +36.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2240 | +87.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/7 | #8 | 2176 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/8 | #182 | 2106 | +39.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1/1 | #44 | 2499 | +6.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/6 | #37 | 1948 | -11.2 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsFelix XieIM
🇳🇿NZL·2389
+0 −17 =1
18 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsIsabelle Yixuan NingCM
🇳🇿NZL·2114
+6 −8 =4
18 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsJustin Zhide WangCM
🇳🇿NZL·2072
+12 −3 =1
16 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsDavid Junyang Zhu
🇳🇿NZL·1812
+11 −0 =3
14 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAaron Ziwen Wang
🇳🇿NZL·1846
+2 −8 =3
13 games·last met Jan 2023
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Rankings
/
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
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