Shen, Zhiyuan

Zhiyuan Shen, a 27-year-old Australian Woman FIDE Master, is rated 2097 — just 6 short of her peak of 2103 (May 2025, age 26) and sitting in the top 4% of Australian players, and in the top 7% worldwide. She has fluctuated between 1968 and 2103 over the past 2 years. 54 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 51 Abierto Internacional Ciudad de Sevilla 2026, 22e Bois-Colombes Chess Master - Open A, and 2025 Byron Capital Darling Downs Open - Premier Division. She had 3 career breaks: 55 months (2012–2017), 16 months (2017–2019) and 23 months (2021–2023). She reached Australian #61 in May 2025.

Competes for Australia since Jun 2023. Awarded WFM in 2024 (age 25). At junior level, she reached #12, #14, #6 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U14 and U12.