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Zhao, Yuanhe
IM🇨🇳FIDE 8609497· Male· China· Born in 2000
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Yuanhe Zhao, a 26-year-old Chinese International Master, is rated 2454 and ranked 45th among Chinese players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 21 months. 71 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Chinese Chess Team Championship (men), 52 Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez de La Roda 2026, and Basel Spring Open 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including 4th Chinese Chess Rapid Tournament) and 1 blitz events (including 4th Chinese Chess Blitz Tournament) recently. His peak of 2501 was reached at age 24 (Aug 2024); he also reached Chinese #32 in Aug 2025.
Awarded IM in 2021 (age 21). Earned a GM norm at PILSEN OPEN 2025 A - GM round robin tournament. At junior level, he reached World #53 in U20, World #78 in U18, World #71 in U16, World #78 in U14 and World #64 in U12.
Current rating
2454
Standard
Rpd2352·Blz2356
All-time high
2501
−47 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 24
Aug 2024 · age 24
Activity
82
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
71 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#45
#45 · Chinese players · of 1,641
Career timeline
20 entries2025
Peak Chinese rank: #32
at age 25 · rated 2489
Aug 2025
2024
Crossed 2500
at age 24
Aug 2024
All-time peak 2501
at age 24 · −47 from today
Aug 2024
500 career games
at age 24
Apr 2024
2021
IM title awardedIM
at age 21 · 2021 1st FIDE Council
May 2021
2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2459 → returned at 2446
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-35
2489 → 2454
Tournaments
8
66 games
Score
33.5/ 6650.8%
22W35D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/8 | #12 | 2365 | -3.1 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #12 | 2431 | -0.3 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #7 | 2138 | -9.5 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 2480 | +5.7 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #53 | 2396 | -5.4 |
Knockout | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | QF | 2430 | -2.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/5 | #59 | 2239 | -15.2 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 3/6 | #28 | 2411 | -5.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsXiongjian PengGM
🇨🇳CHN·2518
+5 −3 =7
15 games·last met May 2026
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vsQi b ChenIM
🇨🇳CHN·2471
+4 −4 =7
15 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsZeyu XiangIM
🇨🇳CHN·2482
+5 −1 =8
14 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsHongchi Peng
🇨🇳CHN·2365
+4 −1 =7
12 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsChangren DaiGM
🇨🇳CHN·2552
+3 −2 =7
12 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
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China
#45
out of 1,857 players
Asia-Pacific
#229
in continent
World
#970
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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