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ZL
Zhao, Liming
🇨🇳FIDE 8649766· Male· China· Born in 2013
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Liming Zhao, a 13-year-old Chinese player, is rated 2051 — his current career high and ranked 10th among Chinese players under 14, and in the top 9% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +164 Elo over the past 12 months. 52 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Chinese Chess Team Championship (men), Chinese National Youth Chess Championship 2026(B14), and Hong Kong International Open 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including HKCCFL International Blitz Championship 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #7 and #2 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
2051
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1867
All-time high
2051
at best
May 2026 · age 13
May 2026 · age 13
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
52 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#10
#10 · Chinese players under 14 · of 328
Career timeline
7 entries2026
7th Chinese U14 player
at age 13 · rated 2051
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+164 Elo)
1887 → 2051
May 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 13
May 2026
All-time peak 2051
at age 13
May 2026
2024
2nd Chinese U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1865
Jan 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 11
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+164
1887 → 2051
Tournaments
6
55 games
Score
32/ 5558.2%
24W16D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDijia Liu1,685·2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open (Bengbu, Anhui)Group B·R6·-27.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/8 | #10 | 2198 | +78.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 8/10 | #6 | 2093 | +37.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #55 | 2104 | +109.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #5 | 1730 | -49.3 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/8 | #29 | 1854 | -35.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/8 | #73 | 2138 | +21.0 |
Worst Elo result: Chinese National Youth Chess Team Championship 2025(B12) (-49.3 Elo, finished #5).
Rankings
/
China
#213
out of 1,872 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,711
in continent
World
#20,658
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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