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Zhang, Junyi
CM🇬🇧FIDE 494437· Male· England· Born in 2014
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Junyi Zhang, a 12-year-old English Candidate Master, is rated 2192 — just 30 short of his peak of 2222 (May 2026, age 12) and ranked 34th among players worldwide under 12, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +109 Elo over the past 12 months. 77 rated games in the past year (≈69/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca 2026, X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 7-8. Also played 4 rapid events (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay) recently.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 11). At junior level, he reached World #20 in U12, World #15 in U10 and World #96 in U8.
Current rating
2192
Standard
Rpd2037·Blz1965
All-time high
2222
−30 pts below
May 2026 · age 12
May 2026 · age 12
Activity
91
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
74 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#34
#34 · players worldwide under 12 · of 14,529
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Crossed 2200
at age 12
May 2026
All-time peak 2222
at age 12 · −30 from today
May 2026
20th U12 player worldwide
at age 12 · rated 2171
Jan 2026
2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 11
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 11
Nov 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 11
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+109
2083 → 2192
Tournaments
12
76 games
Score
43/ 7656.6%
33W22D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/7 | #233 | 2314 | +50.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #159 | 2169 | -0.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #35 | 2084 | -9.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/4 | #2 | 2457 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #113 | 2263 | +65.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #61 | 2074 | -10.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/8 | #59 | 2120 | -39.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #74 | 1822 | -31.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/9 | #19 | 2239 | +85.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7.5/11 | #9 | 2172 | +58.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDildarav Lishoy Gengis ParatazhamCM
🇬🇧ENG·2233
+1 −5 =3
9 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsGeorge ZhaoCM
🇬🇧ENG·1998
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsHarvey Li
🇬🇧ENG·1941
+4 −3 =0
7 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsMaksym Kryshtafor
🇺🇦UKR·1732
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsJulian D Llewellyn
🇬🇧ENG·1832
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Jul 2024
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Rankings
/
England
#131
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#6,065
in continent
World
#8,624
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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