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Zhang, Ziji

Zhang, Ziji

IM🇨🇳

FIDEFIDE 8609470· Male· China· Born in 1996

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Ziji Zhang, a 30-year-old Chinese International Master, is rated 2368 and sitting in the top 5% of Chinese players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 3 years. 32 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Chinese Chess Team Championship (men), 2025 Chinese Chess League Division B, and 2025 China chess championship (Men). He had 2 career breaks: 15 months (2013–2014) and 36 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2439 was reached at age 24 (Feb 2020); he also reached Chinese #38 in Sep 2021.

Awarded IM in 2019 (age 23). At junior level, he reached #8, #10 and #13 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2368

Standard

Rpd2339·Blz2339

All-time high

2439

−71 pts below
Feb 2020 · age 24

Activity

26

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 5%

#77 · Chinese players · of 1,640

Career timeline

19 entries
2025
500 career games
at age 29
Jun 2025
2021
Peak Chinese rank: #38
at age 25 · rated 2439
Sep 2021
2020
All-time peak 2439
at age 24 · −74 from today
Feb 2020
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 2439 → returned at 2402
Feb 2020
2019
IM title awardedIM
at age 23 · 2nd quarter PB 2019
Jul 2019
Re-crossed 2400
at age 23
Feb 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Changren DaiGM 2,552
2026 China chess championship (Men) · May 2026 · +2.4 Elo
Evolution
+7
2361 → 2368
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
12.5/ 2452.1%
3W19D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 China chess championship (Men)
Open Swiss
May 20265.5/11#392380+3.4
2026 Chinese Chess Team Championship (men)
Open Swiss
Apr 20262.5/6#532392+2.0
2025 Chinese Chess League Division B
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/7#332244-3.4

Most-Played Opponents

vsChangren DaiGM
🇨🇳CHN·2539
+0 −8 =10
18 games·last met May 2026
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vsYinglun XuGM
🇨🇳CHN·2516
+0 −1 =8
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsZeyu XiangIM
🇨🇳CHN·2482
+2 −1 =6
9 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsGuanchu LiuIM
🇨🇳CHN·2413
+0 −1 =8
9 games·last met Aug 2018
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vsDi LiGM
🇨🇳CHN·2557
+1 −1 =6
8 games·last met Aug 2024
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Rankings

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China
#77
out of 1,872 players
Asia-Pacific
#482
in continent
World
#2,279
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
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6
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7
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Asia-Pacific
1
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5
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6
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7
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10
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1
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