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Zheng, Yanchen
🇨🇳FIDE 8662622· Male· China· Born in 2005
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Yanchen Zheng, a 21-year-old Chinese player, is rated 1986 — just 22 short of his peak of 2008 (Apr 2026, age 21). He is climbing fast, having gained +109 Elo over the past 12 months. 73 rated games in the past year (≈71/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Edmonton Easter Chess Festival - Classical, Alberta Open Premier, and 2026 Canadian University Chess Championship Crown. Also played 1 rapid (including 2026 Calgary CC Spring Rapid) and 3 blitz events (including 2025 Edmonton Summer Blitz Championship) recently.
At junior level, he reached #17 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1986
Standard
Rpd2001·Blz1765
All-time high
2008
−22 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 21
Apr 2026 · age 21
Activity
68
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
67 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#29,808
#29,808 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Crossed 2000
at age 21
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2008
at age 21 · −22 from today
Apr 2026
100 career games
at age 21
Apr 2026
Best 12-month gain (+298 Elo)
1687 → 1985
Mar 2026
2025
17th Chinese U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1952
Dec 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 20
May 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+109
1877 → 1986
Tournaments
15
68 games
Score
38.5/ 6856.6%
33W11D24L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/4 | #4 | 2044 | -14.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #30 | 1798 | -8.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #17 | — | -13.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/5 | #76 | — | -17.8 |
Knockout | Jan 2026 | 3.5/6 | SF | 2115 | +20.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #24 | 2447 | +2.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/5 | #6 | 2054 | -4.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/5 | #6 | 2585 | +30.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #2 | 2147 | +28.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #2 | 2208 | +38.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAmir Mohammad Bahmani
🇨🇦CAN·2298
+2 −6 =0
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsTymur KeleberdaIM
🇨🇦CAN·2358
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsLester Soco
🇨🇦CAN·1765
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsYash DarvekarCM
🇨🇦CAN·2093
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
China
#247
out of 1,872 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,683
in continent
World
#29,807
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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