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Yu, Zachary
CM🇳🇿FIDE 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 is progressing steadily with +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 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
Jan 2026 · age 19
Activity
79
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
71 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#23
#23 · NZL players · of 451
Career timeline
16 entries2026
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+96
1961 → 2057
Tournaments
9
55 games
Score
36/ 5565.5%
32W8D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 2506 | +2.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #10 | 2069 | +10.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #29 | 1954 | -3.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2387 | +1.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4/8 | #6 | 1974 | -20.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #10 | 2016 | -12.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #8 | 2129 | +58.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/8 | #3 | 1940 | -24.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/8 | #3 | 2154 | +84.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJustin Zhide WangCM
🇳🇿NZL·2072
+10 −7 =2
19 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsWilliam Rui LiuCM
🇳🇿NZL·2157
+6 −8 =4
18 games·last met May 2025
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vsEmily Cathay GanWFM
🇳🇿NZL·1860
+11 −2 =0
13 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsDavid Junyang Zhu
🇳🇿NZL·1812
+6 −4 =2
12 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsDaqi MaoFM
🇳🇿NZL·2232
+1 −9 =1
11 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
New Zealand
#23
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,637
in continent
World
#19,924
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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