Xie, Jason Zihan

Jason Zihan Xie, a 13-year-old player, is rated 1524. He has slipped back 190 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Oceania Youth Championship U14 Open, 2025 Byron Capital Darling Downs Open - Major Division, and 2025 Gold Coast Open Major Division. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2026 Strategic Minds March Rapid) recently. He took a 18-month break between Nov 2023 and Jun 2025. His peak of 1714 was reached at age 12 (Jun 2025).

At junior level, he reached #39, #6 and #18 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.