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Zhai, Mo
WGM🇨🇳FIDE 8600201· Female· China· Born in 1996
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Mo Zhai, a 30-year-old Chinese Woman Grandmaster, is rated 2330 and ranked 16th among Chinese women, and in the top 1% worldwide. She has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 2 years. 52 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Chinese Chess Team Championship (women), FIDE World Women`s Team Championship 2025, and 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A (Knockout Stage,Home and Away Format) Round 3-4. Also played 1 rapid (including 2026 China Women's Chess Open (Rapid)) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 China Women's Chess Open (Blitz)) recently. Her peak of 2406 was reached at age 19 (Aug 2015, Chinese #46 at the time).
Awarded WGM in 2016 (age 20), WIM in 2013 (age 17), and WFM in 2009 (age 13). At junior level, she reached World #75 in U20, World #61 in U16, World #69 in U14, World #31 in U12 and #4 nationally in U18.
Current rating
2330
Standard
Rpd2355·Blz2296
All-time high
2406
−76 pts below
Aug 2015 · age 19
Aug 2015 · age 19
Activity
56
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
55 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#16
#16 · Chinese women · of 434
Career timeline
24 entries2026
1,000 career games
at age 30
May 2026
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2366 → returned at 2363
Feb 2020
2016
WGM title awardedWGM
at age 20 · 4th quarter Presidential Board 2015
Feb 2016
500 career games
at age 20
Jan 2016
2015
Peak Chinese rank: #46
at age 19 · rated 2406
Aug 2015
75th U20 player worldwide
at age 19 · rated 2406
Aug 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-49
2379 → 2330
Tournaments
7
57 games
Score
27.5/ 5748.2%
21W23D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsTian TianWGM2,068·2025 Chinese Chess League Division A (Knockout Stage,Home and Away Format) Round 3-4·R1·-8.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/11 | #21 | 2079 | -35.0 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 4/8 | #25 | 2298 | -7.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 4.5/8 | #14 | 2392 | +1.1 |
Knockout | Oct 2025 | 0.5/2 | R32 | 1877 | -12.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 3.5/5 | #7 | 2352 | -0.5 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/11 | #33 | 2396 | +2.8 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 4/6 | #8 | 2397 | +2.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsQi GuoIM
🇨🇳CHN·2375
+10 −8 =17
35 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsXueyi LiWGM
🇨🇳CHN·2180
+20 −4 =10
34 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsShiqun NiWGM
🇨🇳CHN·2332
+8 −6 =19
33 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsYiyi XiaoWGM
🇨🇳CHN·2372
+10 −8 =11
29 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJue WangWGM
🇨🇳CHN·2426
+8 −14 =7
29 games·last met Oct 2018
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Rankings
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China
#94
out of 1,872 players
Asia-Pacific
#636
in continent
World
#3,186
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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