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Chen, Zhongkai
🇨🇳FIDE 8633398· Male· China· Born in 2012
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Zhongkai Chen, a 14-year-old Chinese player, is rated 1985 — just 3 short of his peak of 1988 (Apr 2026, age 14) and ranked 15th among Chinese players under 14. He is on a breakout run, having gained +143 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Chinese National Youth Chess Championship 2026(B18), 2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open (Bengbu, Anhui)Group B, and "Boyi Cup"China Youth Chess International Open Tournament 2025(Group B). Also played 2 rapid events (including 2025 National Amateur Chess Master Tournament Panjin Station) recently.
At junior level, he reached #13 and #5 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1985
Standard
Rpd1971·Blz—
All-time high
1988
−3 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 14
Apr 2026 · age 14
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#15
#15 · Chinese players under 14 · of 328
Career timeline
6 entries2026
13th Chinese U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1988
Apr 2026
Best 12-month gain (+146 Elo)
1842 → 1988
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1988
at age 14 · −3 from today
Apr 2026
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 12
Mar 2024
5th Chinese U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1747
Jan 2024
2023
First FIDE rating
1747 · at age 11
Sep 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+143
1842 → 1985
Tournaments
3
29 games
Score
21/ 2972.4%
17W8D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsZekai Wang1,556·"Boyi Cup"China Youth Chess International Open Tournament 2025(Group B)·R4·-34.8
3.[L]vsBokai Yang1,943·2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open (Bengbu, Anhui)Group B·R6·-16.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7.5/9 | #8 | 2234 | +95.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/8 | #14 | 2018 | +27.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7/8 | #6 | 2031 | +19.2 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
China
#248
out of 1,872 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,698
in continent
World
#29,962
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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