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ZL
Zhang, Liam
🇳🇿FIDE 4328426· Male· New Zealand· Born in 2012
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Liam Zhang, a 14-year-old player, is rated 1497 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open and Arie Nijman Memorial 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including South Island Rapid Championship 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #54 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1497
Standard
Rpd1774·Blz—
All-time high
1497
at best
May 2026 · age 14
May 2026 · age 14
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#185,874
#185,874 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
5 entries2026
54th U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1497
May 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 14
May 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 14
May 2026
All-time peak 1497
at age 14
May 2026
First FIDE rating
1497 · at age 14
May 2026
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
4.5/ 1530.0%
4W1D10L
Top 2 wins
2.[W]vsTonutonu Donald1,495·Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open·R3·+19.9
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsAleksey Koulanov1,525·Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open·R8·-18.4
3.[L]vsShihiran Samarawickrama1,575·Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open·R4·-15.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/7 | #115 | 1413 | 0.0 |
Swiss | May 2025 | 1/3 | #38 | 868 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
New Zealand
#389
out of 649 players
Asia-Pacific
#37,783
in continent
World
#185,808
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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