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Qian, Linda (Zhiling)
WCM🇦🇺FIDE 8639590· Female· Australia· Born in 2010
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Linda (Zhiling) Qian, a 16-year-old Australian Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1843 — her current career high. She is progressing steadily with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 74 rated games in the past year (≈59/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Norths 2026 Club Championship T2 Rounds 8-9, 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Major, and 2026 Norths 2026 Club Championship T2 Rounds 5-7. Also played 1 rapid (including 2026 Norths Allegro) and 2 blitz events recently.
Competes for Australia since Oct 2024. Awarded WCM in 2025 (age 15). At junior level, she reached #41, #37 and #41 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1843
Standard
Rpd1678·Blz1851
All-time high
1843
at best
May 2026 · age 16
May 2026 · age 16
Activity
65
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
71 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#63,391
#63,391 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
41st Australian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1843
May 2026
All-time peak 1843
at age 16
May 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 16
Mar 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Jun 2025
WCM title awardedWCM
at age 15
Apr 2025
Best 12-month gain (+436 Elo)
1322 → 1758
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+135
1708 → 1843
Tournaments
13
70 games
Score
34/ 7048.6%
28W12D30L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #2 | 1983 | +22.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/7 | #38 | 1846 | +16.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #10 | 1718 | -10.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #5 | 1983 | +44.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/6 | #6 | 2026 | +36.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/11 | #45 | 1780 | +52.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/9 | #18 | 1585 | -90.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #22 | 1662 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/11 | #75 | 1809 | +36.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #46 | 1871 | +6.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDaniel (yulin) Ding
🇦🇺AUS·1708
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsVicky QianWCM
🇦🇺AUS·1810
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsJustin Dingley
🇦🇺AUS·1683
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsChelsea HueyWCM
🇦🇺AUS·1732
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2025
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Australia
#355
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,575
in continent
World
#63,390
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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