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Yu, Zachary

CM🇳🇿

FIDEFIDE 4311930· Male· New Zealand· Born in 2007

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Zachary Yu, a 19-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2057 — just 24 short of his peak of 2081 (Jan 2026, age 19) and ranked 23rd among NZL players, and in the top 9% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 1941 and 2081 over the past 2 years. 75 rated games in the past year (≈62/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open, 2026 North Shore Summer Cup Rounds 2-5, and 2026 North Shore Summer Cup Round 1. Also played 2 rapid (including South Island Rapid Championship 2025) and 3 blitz events (including 2026 New Zealand Lightning Chess Championships) recently. He reached #22 nationally in Jan 2025.

Awarded CM in 2024 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #1, #3, #4 and #8 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

2057

Standard

Rpd1916·Blz1851

All-time high

2081

24 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 19

Activity

82

games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo

75 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#23

#23 · NZL players · of 459

Career timeline

16 entries
2026
1st U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 2081
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2081
at age 19 · −24 from today
Jan 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 18
Aug 2025
Peak national rank: #22
at age 18 · rated 2040
Jan 2025
3rd U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 2040
Jan 2025

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
North Island Chess Championships 2025
perf 2154 (+108) · 6/8 · #3
Top opponent
vs Daqi MaoFM 2,217
Evolution
+22
20352057
Tournaments
11
71 games
Score
45/ 7163.4%
37W16D18L
Top 3 wins

Last 12 months — tournaments

11 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Apr 20266.5/9#102069+10.4
Swiss
Feb 20261.5/2#291954-3.0
Swiss
Jan 20261/1#52387+1.6
Round-Robin
Jan 20264/8#61974-20.6
Swiss
Jan 20265/9#102016-12.4
Swiss
Dec 20255.5/9#82129+58.8
Open Swiss
Sep 20255.5/8#31940-24.4
Open Swiss
Jul 20256/8#32154+84.0
Open Swiss
Jun 20253/5#171965-13.6
Open Swiss
Jun 20254/6#311979-14.8
Worst Elo result: 47th Trusts Open A (-45.6 Elo, finished #19).

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Rankings

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New Zealand
#23
out of 649 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,652
in continent
World
#19,909
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
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2,339
5
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2,248
6
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2,237
7
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2,232
8
🇳🇿Freeman, Michael RoyFollow Michael Roy FreemanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,202
9
🇳🇿Ker, Anthony FFollow Anthony F KerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,180
10
🇳🇿Croad, NicolasFollow Nicolas CroadTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,168
...
23🇳🇿Yu, Zachary2,057
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
2
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
3
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2,753
4
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2,751
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.
2,733
8
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
9
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
10
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
...
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World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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19909🇳🇿Yu, Zachary2,057