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ZP
Zhu, Pengxiao
🇬🇧FIDE 499307· Male· England· Born in 2011
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Pengxiao Zhu, a 15-year-old English player, is rated 2126 — his current career high and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide under 16, and in the top 6% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +188 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈47/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 English Youth Championships Under 16 Open, XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Group A, and 2025 British Championship: Under 14. Also played 4 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 8 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool B) recently.
At junior level, he reached #14, #4 and #5 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2126
Standard
Rpd2015·Blz2071
All-time high
2126
at best
Jun 2026 · age 15
Jun 2026 · age 15
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#542 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,363
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Crossed 2100
at age 15
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2126
at age 15
Jun 2026
14th English U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2090
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 14
Sep 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 13
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+546 Elo)
1487 → 2033
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+188
1938 → 2126
Tournaments
5
35 games
Score
24/ 3568.6%
20W8D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/6 | #6 | 2197 | +36.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/4 | #1 | — | +83.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #152 | 2019 | -2.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/7 | #3 | 2103 | +59.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/8 | #29 | 1960 | +10.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRock YuCM
🇬🇧ENG·2095
+3 −2 =4
9 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsLuke Chapman
🇬🇧ENG·1856
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsLion LebedevCM
🇬🇧ENG·2160
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsJan MurawskiCM
🇬🇧ENG·2251
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsTheo KhouryFM
🇬🇧ENG·2172
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
England
#213
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#9,487
in continent
World
#13,132
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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