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Patel, Zain
🇬🇧FIDE 469246· Male· England· Born in 2010
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Zain Patel, a 16-year-old English player, is rated 2082 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide under 16, and in the top 8% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +37 Elo over the past 12 months. 85 rated games in the past year (≈57/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Reykjavik Open 2026, 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 7-8, and 2026 Isle of Wight Masters. Also played 8 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 23 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool D) recently. His peak of 2113 was reached at age 15 (Jan 2025).
At junior level, he reached #12, #8, #9 and #20 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2082
Standard
Rpd2059·Blz2122
All-time high
2113
−31 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 15
Jan 2025 · age 15
Activity
100
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
79 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#717 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,363
Career timeline
12 entries2025
12th English U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2113
Jan 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 15
Jan 2025
All-time peak 2113
at age 15 · −31 from today
Jan 2025
2024
8th English U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2083
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 14
Aug 2024
2023
Crossed 2000
at age 13
Sep 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+37
2045 → 2082
Tournaments
16
84 games
Score
43/ 8451.2%
29W28D27L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 2.5/4 | #24 | 2065 | -2.0 |
Team | May 2026 | 1/2 | #74 | 2009 | -12.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/7 | #156 | 2250 | +40.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #61 | 1905 | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #40 | 2084 | +12.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #11 | 2103 | +7.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #21 | 2188 | +14.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/8 | #57 | 2005 | -21.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/10 | #122 | 2057 | -9.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #27 | 2274 | +24.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsStanley BadacsonyiFM
🇬🇧ENG·2325
+4 −14 =5
23 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsMohammad Hossein Mozaffari
🇮🇷IRI·1986
+12 −5 =0
17 games·last met Jul 2026
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vsLivio Cancedda-Dupuis
🇬🇧ENG·2250
+2 −8 =4
14 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsRaman Vashisht-Pigem
🇬🇧ENG·2063
+6 −2 =4
12 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsFrankie BadacsonyiFM
🇬🇧ENG·2241
+0 −7 =5
12 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
England
#275
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#12,496
in continent
World
#17,150
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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