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Zhang, Cynthia

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FIDEFIDE 4320360· Female· New Zealand· Born in 2014

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Cynthia Zhang, a 12-year-old player, is rated 1512 — just 27 short of her peak of 1539 (May 2026, age 12). She is on a breakout run, having gained +109 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open, 2026 North Shore Summer Cup Rounds 6-7, and 2025 New Zealand Women's Championship. Also played 9 rapid (including 2026 North Shore Rapid 1st Leg Rounds 1-2) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 North Shore Lightning Championship) recently.

At junior level, she reached #18 nationally in U12.

Current rating

1512

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1456

All-time high

1539

−27 pts below
May 2026 · age 12

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#181,073

#181,073 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
18th U12 player nationally
at age 12 · rated 1539
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+136 Elo)
1403 → 1539
May 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 12
May 2026
All-time peak 1539
at age 12 · −27 from today
May 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Mar 2026
2025
Crossed 1400
at age 11
Dec 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Kisara Hettiarachchi 1,641
Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open · Apr 2026 · +25.7 Elo
Evolution
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Tournaments
4
27 games
Score
6/ 2722.2%
10W0D17L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsVidhur Kannan1,481·48th Trusts Chess Open C·R4·-21.8
2.[L]vsLeon Wang1,486·48th Trusts Chess Open C·R5·-21.5
3.[L]vsVera Jintian Xu1,456·2026 North Shore Summer Cup Rounds 6-7·R7·-19.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 North Shore Autumn Tournament Rounds 2-5
Open Swiss
Apr 20260/2#49860-27.2
Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20263/8#12414670.0
2026 North Shore Summer Cup Rounds 6-7
Swiss
Mar 20260/2#477010.0
2025 New Zealand Women's Championship
Open Swiss
Oct 20253/4#2214260.0
Worst Elo result: 2026 North Shore Autumn Tournament Rounds 2-5 (-27.2 Elo, finished #49).

Rankings

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New Zealand
#375
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#35,553
in continent
World
#181,028
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
New Zealand
1
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2,389
2
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2,367
3
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2,344
4
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2,333
5
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2,248
6
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2,237
7
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2,232
8
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2,202
9
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2,180
10
🇳🇿Ker, Anthony FFollow Anthony F KerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,177
...
375🇳🇿Zhang, Cynthia1,512
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
1
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
3
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
4
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
8
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,733
9
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
10
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
...
35553🇳🇿Zhang, Cynthia1,512
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
181028🇳🇿Zhang, Cynthia1,512