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Zhou, Yafei
🇨🇳FIDE 8627185· Female· China· Born in 2009
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Yafei Zhou, a 17-year-old Chinese player, is rated 1846 — her current career high. She plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 42 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: 2025 "Baishanzu National Park Cup"National Championship for Chess Rising Stars (U20).
At junior level, she reached World #35 in U10 and #31, #23, #13 and #14 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1846
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1846
at best
Sep 2025 · age 16
Sep 2025 · age 16
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#62,566
#62,566 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
31st Chinese U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1846
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1846
at age 16
Sep 2025
2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1814 → returned at 1846
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+161 Elo)
1675 → 1836
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 15
Mar 2024
23rd Chinese U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1726
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
2025 "Baishanzu National Park Cup"National Championship for Chess Rising Stars (U20)perf 2339 (+525) · 5.5/6 · #9
Top opponent
2025 "Baishanzu National Park Cup"National Championship for Chess Rising Stars (U20) · Jul 2025 · +33.8 Elo
Evolution
+32
1814 → 1846
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
4W3D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/6 | #9 | 2339 | +31.6 |
Rankings
/
China
#373
out of 1,872 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,463
in continent
World
#62,565
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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