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Zhou, Martin
🇳🇿FIDE 4315006· Male· New Zealand· Born in 2014
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Martin Zhou, a 12-year-old player, is rated 1742. He is on a breakout run, having gained +91 Elo over the past 12 months. 71 rated games in the past year (≈92/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 New Zealand Junior and Age Group Chess Championships, 2026 New Zealand Major Open, and 2025 Oceania Youth Championship U12 Open. Also played 10 rapid (including 2026 New Zealand Rapid Chess Championships) and 2 blitz events (including 2026 New Zealand Lightning Chess Championships) recently. His peak of 1786 was reached at age 12 (Jan 2026).
At junior level, he reached #5 and #1 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1742
Standard
Rpd1740·Blz1804
All-time high
1786
−44 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 12
Jan 2026 · age 12
Activity
97
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
56 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#95,328
#95,328 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1786
at age 12 · −44 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 11
Aug 2025
5th U12 player nationally
at age 11 · rated 1764
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+619 Elo)
1156 → 1775
Oct 2024
1st U10 player nationally
at age 10 · rated 1765
Aug 2024
100 career games
at age 10
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+148
1594 → 1742
Tournaments
12
65 games
Score
33.5/ 6551.5%
33W6D26L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/3 | #13 | 2577 | -20.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #6 | 1730 | -21.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/8 | #4 | 1979 | +57.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #57 | 1212 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2118 | +107.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0/1 | #46 | 1044 | -8.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/5 | #13 | 1682 | +12.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/2 | #25 | 1689 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/7 | #13 | 1828 | +39.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1/4 | #44 | 1596 | -14.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsButhsara Hettiarachchi
🇳🇿NZL·1881
+2 −7 =3
12 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsRichard Jingjie Liu
🇳🇿NZL·1917
+3 −4 =4
11 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsKisara Hettiarachchi
🇳🇿NZL·1674
+9 −1 =1
11 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsLuna Yuexiu XuWCM
🇳🇿NZL·1900
+2 −6 =2
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsWilliam Rui LiuCM
🇳🇿NZL·2157
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
New Zealand
#164
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#12,259
in continent
World
#95,326
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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