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Zeng, Yimin
🇨🇳FIDE 8645914· Male· China· Born in 2011
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Yimin Zeng, a 15-year-old Chinese player, is rated 1846 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +242 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Chinese National Youth Chess Championship 2026(B16), 2025 Chinese Chess League Division B, and 9th Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championships 2025 Standard-U14. Also played 1 rapid (including 9th Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championships 2025 Rapid-U14) and 1 blitz events (including 9th Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championships 2025 Blitz-U14) recently. He took a 17-month break between Sep 2023 and Mar 2025.
At junior level, he reached #38 and #58 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1846
Standard
Rpd1676·Blz1600
All-time high
1846
at best
May 2026 · age 15
May 2026 · age 15
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#62,566
#62,566 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+243 Elo)
1603 → 1846
May 2026
All-time peak 1846
at age 15
May 2026
38th Chinese U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1845
Apr 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Apr 2026
2025
58th Chinese U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1785
Sep 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+243
1603 → 1846
Tournaments
3
29 games
Score
17.5/ 2960.3%
15W5D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7/10 | #13 | 2012 | +60.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/7 | #64 | 1890 | +52.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7/7 | #12 | 2600 | +130.4 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
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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