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Zhong, Kangmin

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FIDEFIDE 8618887· Male· China· Born in 2004

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Kangmin Zhong, a 22-year-old Chinese FIDE Master, is rated 2321 — just 27 short of his peak of 2348 (Mar 2026, age 22) and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 93 rated games in the past year (≈31/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 4 rapid (including 21st Memorial Rapid Tournament "Uros Dinic") and 3 blitz events (including Ganja Open - 2025, Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 22 months (2016–2018) and 19 months (2021–2023). He reached Chinese #88 in Mar 2026.

Awarded FM in 2025 (age 21). At junior level, he reached #7, #12, #30, #25 and #14 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

2321

Standard

Rpd2202·Blz2181

All-time high

2348

−27 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 22

Activity

69

games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo

93 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 2%

#3,438 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
Peak Chinese rank: #88
at age 22 · rated 2348
Mar 2026
Crossed 2300
at age 22
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2348
at age 22 · −27 from today
Mar 2026
2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 21
Aug 2025
Best 12-month gain (+289 Elo)
2010 → 2299
May 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 21
May 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
IM3 RR 102 Putnik
perf 2425 (+77) · 6.5/9 · #3
Top opponent
vs Alexei ShirovGM 2,604
V Open Chess Menorca 2026 · Apr 2026 · +6.7 Elo
Evolution
+22
2299 → 2321
Tournaments
11
93 games
Score
53/ 9357.0%
29W48D16L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsHazrat Orujov1,934·Shirvan Open - 2025, Group A·R2·-17.3
2.[L]vsShumeng Zhou2,051·Ganja Open - 2025, Group A·R7·-15.4
3.[L]vsMiraziz MatyakubovCM2,095·Ganja Open - 2025, Group A·R5·-14.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

11 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Chinese Chess Team Championship (men)
Open Swiss
Apr 20264/8#352204-20.8
V Open Chess Menorca 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20264/8#2422279-14.4
X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A
Open Swiss
Apr 20265.5/9#922368+8.0
IM3 RR 102 Putnik
Round-Robin
Jan 20266.5/9#32425+40.0
IM1 RR 99 Putnik
Round-Robin
Jan 20265.5/9#52315+14.0
GM Mix 13 Fantastico 17-22. jan 2026 SENTA
Open Swiss
Jan 20264.5/8#242353+20.2
GM Mix 12 Fantastico 10-15. jan 2026 SENTA
Open Swiss
Jan 20264/8#442328+13.8
Shirvan Open - 2025, Group A
Open Swiss
Nov 20256.5/9#52300+8.2
Ganja Open - 2025, Group A
Open Swiss
Nov 20253/7#572107-31.2
SERBIA OPEN 2025 - MASTERS
Open Swiss
Jul 20254.5/9#842209-21.2
Worst Elo result: Ganja Open - 2025, Group A (-31.2 Elo, finished #57).

Rankings

/
China
#97
out of 1,872 players
Asia-Pacific
#670
in continent
World
#3,438
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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8
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10
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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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2
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