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Zhang, Daniel
🇳🇿FIDE 4317912· Male· New Zealand· Born in 2010
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Daniel Zhang, a 16-year-old player, is rated 1470 — just 30 short of his peak of 1500 (Feb 2025, age 15). He returned to competition in February 2025. Recent appearance: Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open. Also played 2 rapid events (including 2026 North Shore Rapid 1st Leg Rounds 3-6) recently. He took a 28-month break between Sep 2022 and Feb 2025.
At junior level, he reached #37 and #25 nationally in U16 and U12.
Current rating
1470
Standard
Rpd1470·Blz1494
All-time high
1500
−30 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 15
Feb 2025 · age 15
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#195,772
#195,772 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2025
37th U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1500
Feb 2025
Best 12-month gain (+491 Elo)
1009 → 1500
Feb 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Feb 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Feb 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 15
Feb 2025
All-time peak 1500
at age 15 · −30 from today
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-24
1494 → 1470
Tournaments
1
11 games
Score
3.5/ 1131.8%
4W3D4L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAleksei Korolev1,645·Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open·R4·-10.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/3 | #161 | 2542 | -24.8 |
Worst Elo result: Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open (-24.8 Elo, finished #161).
Rankings
/
New Zealand
#421
out of 649 players
Asia-Pacific
#42,223
in continent
World
#195,665
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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