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ZK
Zhang, Kaiwen
🇨🇳FIDE 8643016· Male· China· Born in 2009
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Kaiwen Zhang, a 17-year-old Chinese player, is rated 1780 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +80 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent appearances: Chinese National Youth Chess Championship 2026(B18) and Chinese National Youth Chess Team Championship 2025(B16).
At junior level, he reached #45, #49 and #41 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1780
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1780
at best
Sep 2025 · age 16
Sep 2025 · age 16
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#82,627
#82,627 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
45th Chinese U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1780
Jan 2026
2025
49th Chinese U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1780
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1780
at age 16
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+209 Elo)
1477 → 1686
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+80
1700 → 1780
Tournaments
2
21 games
Score
13/ 2161.9%
9W8D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/8 | #33 | 2043 | -0.4 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 1982 | +80.4 |
Rankings
/
China
#469
out of 1,872 players
Asia-Pacific
#10,226
in continent
World
#82,625
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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