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Zhang Xiao
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Zhang Xiao

ChinaBorn 2003 (age 23)FIDE ID 8610894

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2212

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Luft classical rating

Not ranked yet: the Luft classical rating needs at least 10 classical games in top events over the last year.

Openings

Their most-played, from 6 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Pawn Game20%
English Defense150%
Nimzo-Indian Defense10%

Queen's Pawn Game

With White: 2 games, won 0, drew 0, lost 2 · 0%

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation10%
London System10%

English Defense

With White: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With White: 1 game, won 0, drew 0, lost 1 · 0%

VariationGamesScore
Kmoch Variation10%

Caro-Kann Defense

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Panov Attack150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 0, lost 1 · 0%

VariationGamesScore
St. Petersburg Variation10%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
2026 Chinese Chess League Division A29 Jun 20261½/4−1−1
Asian Individual Chess Championship 20266 Jun 2026=19th−7−8
2026 Chinese Individual Chess Championship17 May 2026½/3−17−17
Reykjavik Open 202625 Mar 2026=74th−2−2
2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛5 Oct 20252/8−20−20

Best wins

OpponentRating
WIMYan Tianqi26 Jun 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2378
IMLi Ruofan2 Oct 2025 · 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛2310

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
WGMNi ShiqunLast 25 Jun 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2011
WIMYan TianqiLast 26 Jun 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2110
Bai XueLast 27 Aug 2025 · 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛1001
GMLei TingjieLast 29 Aug 2025 · 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛1001
WIMSun FanghuiLast 30 Aug 2025 · 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛1010

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