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Zhang, Jilin

WGM🇦🇺

FIDEFIDE 8602867· Female· Australia· Born in 1986

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Jilin Zhang, a 40-year-old Australian Woman Grandmaster, is rated 2162 and ranked 46th among Australian players, and in the top 5% worldwide. She has fluctuated between 2134 and 2184 over the past 2 years. 27 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Ballarat Begonia Open, 2026 Australian Championship, and 2025 CTCA International Chess Open-Open U19GU19U17GU17. She had 4 career breaks: 18 months (2011–2012), 39 months (2012–2016), 23 months (2016–2018) and 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). Her peak of 2361 was reached at age 22 (Apr 2008); she also reached Australian #11 in Jan 2009.

Competes for Australia since Aug 2017. Competes as a woman since 2012. Awarded WGM in 2007 (age 21) and WIM in 2005 (age 19). At junior level, she reached World #99 in U16 and #3 and #2 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

2162

Standard

Rpd2246·Blz

All-time high

2361

199 pts below
Apr 2008 · age 22

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#46

#46 · Australian players · of 1,854

Career timeline

22 entries
2022
500 career games
at age 36
May 2022
2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2245 → returned at 2212
Feb 2020
2017
Switched federation: CHN → AUS
at age 31
Aug 2017
2016
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2267 → returned at 2225
Feb 2016
2012
Inactive for 39 months
paused at 2250 → returned at 2267
Oct 2012
Competes as female
at age 26
Sep 2012

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
2026 Ballarat Begonia Open
perf 2296 (+135) · 4.5/6 · #35
Top opponent
vs Zong-Yuan ZhaoGM 2,435
2026 Ballarat Begonia Open · Mar 2026 · +16.6 Elo
Evolution
-22
21842162
Tournaments
4
27 games
Score
14.5/ 2753.7%
10W9D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Mar 20264.5/6#352296+26.8
Swiss
Jan 20263.5/10#282007-47.4
Open Swiss
Jul 20256/9#82120-1.2
Knockout
Jul 20250.5/2R1282181-0.4
Worst Elo result: 2026 Australian Championship (-47.4 Elo, finished #28).

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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Australia
#46
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,570
in continent
World
#10,418
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Australia
1
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2,571
2
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2,534
3
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2,510
4
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2,496
5
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2,476
6
🇦🇺Morris, JamesFollow James MorrisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,423
7
🇦🇺Zhao, Zong-YuanFollow Zong-Yuan ZhaoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,415
8
🇦🇺Liu, YiFollow Yi LiuTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,401
9
🇦🇺McClymont, BrodieFollow Brodie McClymontTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,389
10
🇦🇺Bjelobrk, IgorFollow Igor BjelobrkTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,380
...
46🇦🇺Zhang, Jilin2,162
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
2
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
3
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,751
5
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2,739
6
🇨🇳Ding, LirenFollow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,738
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,733
8
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
9
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
10
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
...
1570🇦🇺Zhang, Jilin2,162
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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10418🇦🇺Zhang, Jilin2,162