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Zhao, George
CM🇬🇧FIDE 494607· Male· England· Born in 2013
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George Zhao, a 13-year-old English Candidate Master, is rated 2004 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide under 14. He has slipped back 120 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 5-6, 2025 London Christmas Congress Open, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 1-2. Also played 6 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 3 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool A) recently. His peak of 2233 was reached at age 11 (Oct 2024).
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 11). At junior level, he reached World #15 in U12, World #74 in U10, World #30 in U8 and #7 nationally in U14.
Current rating
2004
Standard
Rpd1954·Blz2095
All-time high
2233
−229 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 11
Oct 2024 · age 11
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#496 · players worldwide under 14 · of 19,615
Career timeline
12 entries2026
7th English U14 player
at age 13 · rated 2097
Jan 2026
2024
15th U12 player worldwide
at age 11 · rated 2220
Dec 2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 11
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+582 Elo)
1651 → 2233
Oct 2024
Crossed 2200
at age 11
Oct 2024
Crossed 2100
at age 11
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-120
2124 → 2004
Tournaments
4
15 games
Score
5.5/ 1536.7%
5W1D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #92 | 1452 | -19.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/6 | #7 | 1840 | -73.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #92 | 1391 | -15.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/5 | #65 | 2082 | -10.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAdvait Keerthi Kumar
🇬🇧ENG·2035
+5 −2 =3
10 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAdithya VaidyanathanFM
🇬🇧ENG·2334
+5 −4 =0
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsJunyi ZhangCM
🇬🇧ENG·2222
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsKai HanacheFM
🇬🇧ENG·2246
+3 −5 =0
8 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsSupratit BanerjeeFM
🇬🇧ENG·2313
+5 −0 =2
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
England
#431
out of 3,843 players
Europe
#19,849
in continent
World
#26,868
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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