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Zhao, Chenxi
GM🇨🇳FIDE 8611513· Male· China· Born in 2002
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Chenxi Zhao, a 24-year-old Chinese Grandmaster, is rated 2514 — his current career high and ranked 29th among Chinese players, and 487th worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +49 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Chinese Chess Team Championship (men), 2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open(Aksu, Xinjiang)Group A, and 2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open (Bengbu, Anhui)Group A. Also played 1 rapid (including Asian Mind Sports Festival Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including Asian Mind Sports Festival Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 19 months (2013–2014) and 15 months (2021–2023). He reached World #498 in May 2026.
Awarded GM in 2025 (age 23) and IM in 2024 (age 22). At junior level, he reached World #79 in U20, World #67 in U18, World #89 in U16, World #43 in U14, World #24 in U12 and World #17 in U10.
Current rating
2514
Standard
Rpd2333·Blz2377
All-time high
2514
at best
May 2026 · age 24
May 2026 · age 24
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#29
#29 · Chinese players · of 1,640
Career timeline
22 entries2026
Peak Chinese rank: #29
at age 24 · rated 2514
May 2026
Peak World rank: #498
at age 24 · rated 2514
May 2026
All-time peak 2514
at age 24
May 2026
2025
GM title awardedGM
at age 23 · 2025 4th FIDE Council
Dec 2025
Crossed 2500
at age 23
Sep 2025
2024
IM title awardedIM
at age 22 · 2024 1st FIDE Council
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open(Aksu, Xinjiang)Group Aperf 2643 (+142) · 7/9 · #1
Top opponent
2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open (Bengbu, Anhui)Group A · Aug 2025 · +1.5 Elo
Evolution
+49
2465 → 2514
Tournaments
3
25 games
Score
18/ 2572.0%
12W12D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsJinshi BaiGM2,571·2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open (Bengbu, Anhui)Group A·R6·-4.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/8 | #7 | 2619 | +12.9 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/9 | #1 | 2643 | +20.9 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/8 | #20 | 2590 | +15.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsJinshi BaiGM
🇨🇳CHN·2600
+1 −6 =4
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsYinglun XuGM
🇨🇳CHN·2516
+1 −6 =4
11 games·last met May 2024
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vsChangren DaiGM
🇨🇳CHN·2539
+3 −2 =4
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsXiangyu XuGM
🇨🇳CHN·2623
+1 −4 =4
9 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsShanglei LuGM
🇨🇳CHN·2635
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met May 2024
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Rankings
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China
#29
out of 1,872 players
Asia-Pacific
#127
in continent
World
#487
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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