Format
MD
Mao, Daqi
FM🇳🇿FIDE 4311370· Male· New Zealand· Born in 2012
Follow Daqi MaoTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Daqi Mao, a 14-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2232 — just 12 short of his peak of 2244 (Feb 2026, age 14) and ranked 7th among NZL players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +97 Elo over the past 12 months. 74 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open, Middle Game Chess Foundation Challengers 2026, and 2025 Oceania Youth Championship U18 Open. Also played 4 rapid (including 2026 Latvian Tournament A Grade) and 1 blitz events (including ACA Blitz Interclubs 2025) recently. He reached #7 nationally in Oct 2025.
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #51 in U14, World #38 in U12, World #7 in U10 and World #5 in U8.
Current rating
2232
Standard
Rpd2178·Blz2049
All-time high
2244
−12 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 14
Feb 2026 · age 14
Activity
45
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
74 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#7
#7 · NZL players · of 459
Career timeline
16 entries2026
51st U14 player worldwide
at age 14 · rated 2244
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2244
at age 14 · −12 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #7
at age 13 · rated 2219
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 13
Oct 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 13
Aug 2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 13
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+81
2151 → 2232
Tournaments
11
73 games
Score
56/ 7376.7%
46W20D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #9 | 2166 | -11.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 7.5/9 | #2 | 2247 | +22.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2218 | +5.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/6 | #3 | 2236 | +30.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/7 | #2 | 2256 | +36.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/3 | #34 | 1938 | -33.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/2 | #2 | 2497 | +6.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/8 | #1 | 2091 | -24.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/8 | #2 | 2249 | +58.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/6 | #1 | 2261 | +32.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsWilliam Rui LiuCM
🇳🇿NZL·2151
+11 −5 =6
22 games·last met Oct 2025
View head-to-head →
vsAlphaeus Wei Ern AngFM
🇳🇿NZL·2367
+0 −15 =5
20 games·last met Oct 2025
View head-to-head →
vsFelix XieIM
🇳🇿NZL·2389
+2 −15 =2
19 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
vsJustin Zhide WangCM
🇳🇿NZL·2020
+8 −2 =4
14 games·last met Mar 2026
View head-to-head →
vsTimothy Huy Minh Ha
🇳🇿NZL·1772
+8 −3 =1
12 games·last met Jan 2025
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
New Zealand
#7
out of 649 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,128
in continent
World
#6,602
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
New Zealand
| 1 | 🇳🇿Follow Felix XieTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,389 |
| 2 | 🇳🇿Follow Alphaeus Wei Ern AngTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,367 |
| 3 | 🇳🇿Follow Tom MiddelburgTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,344 |
| 4 | 🇳🇿Follow Sravan RenjithTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,339 |
| 5 | 🇳🇿Follow Daniel Hanwen GongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,248 |
| 6 | 🇳🇿Follow Peter D McKenzieTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,237 |
| 7 | 2,232 | |
| 8 | 🇳🇿Follow Michael Roy FreemanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,202 |
| 9 | 🇳🇿Follow Anthony F KerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,180 |
| 10 | 🇳🇿Follow Nicolas CroadTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,168 |
Asia-Pacific
| 1 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,780 |
| 2 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,776 |
| 3 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,751 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳Follow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇨🇳Follow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,738 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳Follow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,733 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,732 |
| 9 | 🇻🇳Follow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,731 |
| 10 | 🇷🇺Follow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| ... | ||
| 1128 | 2,232 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,840 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,788 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,780 |
| 5 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,776 |
| 6 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,754 |
| 10 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 6602 | 2,232 | |