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Zhu, Pengxiao

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

50

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#542 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,363

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
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

Best result
2025 British Championship: Under 14
perf 2103 (+95) · 5.5/7 · #3
Top opponent
vs James P JacksonIM 2,377
56th Cotswold Chess Congress - Open · May 2026 · +12.4 Elo
Evolution
+188
19382126
Tournaments
5
35 games
Score
24/ 3568.6%
20W8D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Swiss
May 20264/6#62197+36.0
Swiss
Mar 20265/4#1+83.6
Open Swiss
Dec 20254.5/9#1522019-2.4
Swiss
Aug 20255.5/7#32103+59.2
Open Swiss
Aug 20255/8#291960+10.8

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

/
England
#213
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#9,487
in continent
World
#13,132
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
England
1
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2,666
2
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2,665
3
🇬🇧Maroroa Jones, Gawain C BFollow Gawain C B Maroroa JonesTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,639
4
🇬🇧Adams, MichaelFollow Michael AdamsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,622
5
🇬🇧McShane, Luke JFollow Luke J McShaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
6
🇬🇧Short, Nigel DFollow Nigel D ShortTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,594
7
🇬🇧Fernandez, Daniel HowardFollow Daniel Howard FernandezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,539
8
🇬🇧Wadsworth, Matthew JFollow Matthew J WadsworthTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,516
9
🇬🇧Nunn, John D MFollow John D M NunnTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,512
10
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2,506
...
213🇬🇧Zhu, Pengxiao2,126
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
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9487🇬🇧Zhu, Pengxiao2,126
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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13132🇬🇧Zhu, Pengxiao2,126