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Fang, Zelong
🇨🇳FIDE 8642680· Male· China· Born in 2012
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Zelong Fang, a 14-year-old Chinese player, is rated 1737 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +109 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Chinese National Youth Chess Championship 2026(B16), Chinese National Youth Chess Team Championship 2025(B14), and 2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open (Bengbu, Anhui)Group B. Also played 2 rapid events (including 2025 National Amateur Chess Master Tournament Hefei Station) recently.
At junior level, he reached #73 and #47 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1737
Standard
Rpd1821·Blz—
All-time high
1737
at best
Apr 2026 · age 14
Apr 2026 · age 14
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#97,069
#97,069 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1737
at age 14
Apr 2026
73rd Chinese U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1732
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+232 Elo)
1410 → 1642
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 12
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Mar 2024
47th Chinese U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1410
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+109
1628 → 1737
Tournaments
3
29 games
Score
18/ 2962.1%
11W14D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsZimin Liu1,751·2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open (Bengbu, Anhui)Group B·R4·-19.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #33 | 1944 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/6 | #23 | 2519 | +47.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/7 | #65 | 2010 | +56.4 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
China
#559
out of 1,872 players
Asia-Pacific
#12,559
in continent
World
#97,067
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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