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Lin, Ziyang

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FIDEFIDE 5604982· Male· Malta· Born in 2009

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Ziyang Lin, a 17-year-old player, is rated 1711 — just 9 short of his peak of 1720 (Sep 2025, age 16). He is on a steady climb with +51 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Swieqi Chess Club League 2025 - Division 2B Final Rounds, Swieqi Chess Club League 2025 - Division 2B Rds 10-12, and Swieqi Chess Club League 2025 - Division 2B Rds 6-7. Also played 1 rapid (including Juniors U18 Rapid - August 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Swieqi Chess Club Open Blitz June 2025) recently. He reached #41 nationally in Nov 2025.

At junior level, he reached #1, #2 and #4 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

1711

Standard

Rpd1618·Blz1672

All-time high

1720

−9 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 16

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#105,933

#105,933 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
1st U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1711
Jan 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #41
at age 16 · rated 1700
Nov 2025
2nd U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1720
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1720
at age 16 · −9 from today
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+392 Elo)
1242 → 1634
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Nov 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Conrad ThakeCM 1,873
Candidates 2025 · Jul 2025 · +8.3 Elo
Evolution
+45
1666 → 1711
Tournaments
6
22 games
Score
14.5/ 2265.9%
12W5D5L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRon SammutCM1,636·Swieqi Chess Club League 2025 - Division 2B Rds 6-7·R5·-23.6
2.[L]vsJacob Zammit1,788·Candidates 2025·R4·-16.1
3.[L]vsSam Sacco1,839·Candidates 2025·R2·-13.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Swieqi Chess Club League 2025 - Division 2B Final Rounds
Round-Robin
Dec 20251.5/2#11722+2.0
Swieqi Chess Club League 2025 - Division 2B Rds 10-12
Round-Robin
Nov 20252/1#42293+9.2
Swieqi Chess Club League 2025 - Division 2B Rds 6-7
Round-Robin
Sep 20254/2#42365-19.2
Candidates 2025
Swiss
Jul 20253.5/7#111723+22.4
Swieqi Chess Club League 2025 - Division 2B Rounds 3-4
Round-Robin
Jul 20251/1#12261+9.6
Weekend Classics - July Open 2025
Swiss
Jul 20252.5/4#51794+21.2
Worst Elo result: Swieqi Chess Club League 2025 - Division 2B Rds 6-7 (-19.2 Elo, finished #4).

Most-Played Opponents

vsIsaac Grima Bongailas
🇲🇹MLT·1762
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsJohn Refalo
🇲🇹MLT·1754
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsAndre Gauci
🇲🇹MLT·1555
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2024
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Rankings

/
Malta
#44
out of 129 players
Europe
#74,709
in continent
World
#105,930
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Malta
1
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2,226
2
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2,216
3
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2,178
4
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2,144
5
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2,138
6
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2,127
7
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2,103
8
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2,076
9
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2,061
10
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2,037
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44🇲🇹Lin, Ziyang1,711
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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74709🇲🇹Lin, Ziyang1,711
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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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
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2,753
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105930🇲🇹Lin, Ziyang1,711