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Zhu, Alex

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FIDEFIDE 45167613· Male· France· Born in 2004

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Alex Zhu, a 22-year-old French player, is rated 2052 — his current career high and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +70 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9, Team 2026 - Coupe de France 16e Finale, and Team 2026 - Coupe de France 32e Finale. Also played 2 rapid (including 4e Bois-Colombes Rapide Chess Master) and 1 blitz events (including 18eme Blitz FIDE de Noisiel) recently. He took a 19-month break between Mar 2024 and Nov 2025.

At junior level, he reached #71, #78 and #54 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2052

Standard

Rpd1997·Blz1993

All-time high

2052

at best
Apr 2026 · age 22

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 9%

#20,507 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
All-time peak 2052
at age 22
Apr 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 22
Jan 2026
2024
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1982 → returned at 1989
Mar 2024
2023
71st French U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1970
Dec 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2023
2022
78th French U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1923
Mar 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Moawia Ahmed Holi AliCM 2,060
Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9 · Mar 2026 · +10.2 Elo
Evolution
+70
1982 → 2052
Tournaments
8
11 games
Score
9/ 1181.8%
9W0D2L
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsDaniel Yastrebov2,106·Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r2·R1·-6.6
2.[L]vsSohan BelkaidFM2,349·Team 2026 - Coupe de France 16e Finale·R1·-2.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9
Team
Mar 20262/2#2522833+20.0
Team 2026 - Coupe de France 16e Finale
Team
Feb 20260/1#881549-2.6
Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r6
Team
Feb 20262/2#42693+13.6
Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r5
Team
Jan 20261/1#3802843+11.2
Team 2026 - Coupe de France 32e Finale
Team
Jan 20261/1#342733+8.2

Rankings

/
France
#1,075
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#15,058
in continent
World
#20,507
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
France
1
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2
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2,717
3
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2,626
4
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2,618
5
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2,613
6
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2,610
6
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2,610
8
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2,596
9
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2,557
10
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2,556
...
1075🇫🇷Zhu, Alex2,052
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
15058🇫🇷Zhu, Alex2,052
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
...
20507🇫🇷Zhu, Alex2,052