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Sarmad, Zane

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FIDEFIDE 4318846· Male· New Zealand· Born in 2009

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Zane Sarmad, a 17-year-old player, is rated 1679 — just 2 short of his peak of 1681 (Feb 2026, age 17). He is progressing steadily with +45 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearance: 2026 New Zealand Major Open. Also played 6 rapid (including 2026 New Zealand Rapid Chess Championships) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 New Zealand Lightning Chess Championships) recently.

At junior level, he reached #21 and #23 nationally in U18 and U16.

Current rating

1679

Standard

Rpd1570·Blz1741

All-time high

1681

−2 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 17

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#117,510

#117,510 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
21st U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1681
Feb 2026
Best 12-month gain (+47 Elo)
1634 → 1681
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1681
at age 17 · −2 from today
Feb 2026
2025
23rd U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1634
Jul 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Jul 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Jul 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Tyne Grant 1,746
2026 New Zealand Major Open · Jan 2026 · +23.7 Elo
Evolution
+45
1634 → 1679
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
8/ 1553.3%
6W4D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsTyne Grant1,746·2026 New Zealand Major Open·R1·+23.7
2.[W]vsJohn L Gibb1,736·2026 New Zealand Major Open·R2·+23.1
3.[W]vsRobert Hurndell1,723·2026 New Zealand Major Open·R5·+22.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMaksim Korolev1,574·48th Trusts Chess Open B·R5·-25.9
2.[L]vsTracy Tang1,647·2026 New Zealand Major Open·R4·-22.0
3.[L]vsGregory Familton1,725·2026 New Zealand Major Open·R3·-17.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
48th Trusts Chess Open B
Open Swiss
May 20263/6#251620-19.2
2026 New Zealand Major Open
Open Swiss
Jan 20265/9#81724+45.2
Worst Elo result: 48th Trusts Chess Open B (-19.2 Elo, finished #25).

Rankings

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New Zealand
#222
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#16,468
in continent
World
#117,505
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Asia-Pacific
1
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1
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3
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5
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2,739
6
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7
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8
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2,733
9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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9
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