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Zhang, Di
🇨🇳FIDE 8616590· Male· China· Born in 2007
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Di Zhang, a 19-year-old Chinese player, is rated 2447 and ranked 43rd among Chinese players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +36 Elo over the past 12 months. 146 rated games in the past year (≈44/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Chinese Chess Team Championship (men), V Open Chess Menorca 2026, and X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025"Liaocheng Dongchangfu Cup" Rising Star International Chess Tournament knockout stage) and 1 blitz events (including Shirvan Open - 2025, Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2016–2017) and 31 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2481 was reached at age 19 (Jan 2026, Chinese #35 at the time).
At junior level, he reached World #29 in U20, World #27 in U18, World #77 in U16, World #82 in U14, World #64 in U12 and World #45 in U10.
Current rating
2447
Standard
Rpd2192·Blz2349
All-time high
2481
−34 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 19
Jan 2026 · age 19
Activity
87
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
139 past 12 mo · ≈12/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#43
#43 · Chinese players · of 1,640
Career timeline
19 entries2026
29th U20 player worldwide
at age 19 · rated 2481
Mar 2026
Peak Chinese rank: #35
at age 19 · rated 2481
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2481
at age 19 · −35 from today
Jan 2026
2025
6-month rising streak
+61 Elo
Sep 2025
27th U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2465
Aug 2025
2024
Crossed 2400
at age 17
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Best comeback
2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open (Bengbu, Anhui)Group Afinished #2 (seeded #13 of 50)
Evolution
-3
2450 → 2447
Tournaments
16
139 games
Score
81/ 13958.3%
58W54D27L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsArseniy NesterovGM2,604·2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open (Bengbu, Anhui)Group A·R9·+6.9
2.[W]vsChangren DaiGM2,556·2025 Chinese Chess League Division A (Knockout Stage,Home and Away Format) Round 1-2·R1·+6.3
3.[W]vsSergei LobanovGM2,537·2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open (Bengbu, Anhui)Group A·R4·+6.0
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsRaphael FelixFM2,301·X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A·R6·-7.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/11 | #8 | 2438 | +1.3 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/8 | #43 | 2396 | -5.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #9 | 2456 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #62 | 2355 | -9.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/9 | #13 | 2268 | -20.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7.5/10 | #6 | 2563 | +16.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/10 | #9 | 2602 | +19.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/9 | #7 | 2421 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #24 | 2343 | -12.2 |
Knockout | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | QF | 3356 | +6.3 |
Worst Elo result: Rebecca Cup The 6th China Chess Rising Stars Tournament 2026 (-20.8 Elo, finished #13).
Most-Played Opponents
vsHaochen JiangIM
🇨🇳CHN·2456
+5 −3 =6
14 games·last met May 2026
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vsXiangrui KongIM
🇨🇳CHN·2513
+3 −9 =1
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsSunle GongIM
🇨🇳CHN·2422
+6 −3 =3
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsRenjie Huang
🇨🇳CHN·2500
+3 −4 =5
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsYixing WuIM
🇨🇳CHN·2386
+6 −3 =2
11 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
China
#43
out of 1,872 players
Asia-Pacific
#239
in continent
World
#1,047
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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