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Chen, Zhi
🇨🇳FIDE 8619549· Male· China· Born in 2007
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Zhi Chen, a 19-year-old Chinese player, is rated 2205 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide under 20, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +59 Elo over the past 12 months. 79 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Chinese Chess Team Championship (men), Chinese National Youth Chess Championship 2026(B20), and 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A(Regular) 7-11. Also played 1 rapid (including Biel Chess Festival 2025 - RAP) and 1 blitz events (including Biel Chess Festival 2025 - BTZ) recently. He took a 15-month break between Nov 2021 and Mar 2023. His peak of 2246 was reached at age 18 (Jul 2025).
At junior level, he reached World #38 in U10 and #7, #6, #9, #12 and #20 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2205
Standard
Rpd2092·Blz2112
All-time high
2246
−41 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 18
Jul 2025 · age 18
Activity
70
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
79 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#465 · players worldwide under 20 · of 10,048
Career timeline
18 entries2026
7th Chinese U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2223
Mar 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 18
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 18
Jul 2025
All-time peak 2246
at age 18 · −41 from today
Jul 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 18
May 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+28
2177 → 2205
Tournaments
9
85 games
Score
36/ 8542.4%
21W40D24L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsYevhenii YelisieievIM2,394·34th OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT OF KAVALA VASILIS THEODORIDIS A·R4·+30.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/5 | #58 | 2159 | -8.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/7 | #4 | 2514 | -9.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/5 | #63 | 2272 | 0.0 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 1.5/6 | #58 | 2313 | +24.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/9 | #51 | 2102 | -42.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #46 | 2363 | +55.9 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/10 | #29 | 2203 | -15.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/11 | #39 | 2042 | -44.9 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/9 | #9 | 2326 | +69.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsYuan Chen
🇨🇳CHN·2382
+1 −3 =4
8 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsYixing WuIM
🇨🇳CHN·2383
+1 −2 =4
7 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsShixu B WangIM
🇨🇳CHN·2420
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsHengyi Zhu
🇨🇳CHN·2405
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsHongsen ChenIM
🇨🇳CHN·2313
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
China
#141
out of 1,857 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,274
in continent
World
#7,882
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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