CMGeorge Zhao
ENG Born 2013 Male
- FIDE ID
- 494607
About George Zhao
George Zhao was born in Westminster and took up chess shortly before his sixth birthday, inspired by his older brother, a school chess captain. Within a month he won a UK Chess Challenge Megafinal. He first represented England in 2020. Show more
George Zhao was born in Westminster and took up chess shortly before his sixth birthday, inspired by his older brother, a school chess captain. Within a month he won a UK Chess Challenge Megafinal. He first represented England in 2020. His junior successes include British under-eight, under-ten and under-twelve titles, as well as a UK Chess Challenge Terafinal victory. He became a Candidate Master in 2024. Away from the board, he earned a King's Scholarship at Westminster School.
FIDE ratings
Rapid
2055Published FIDE
Blitz
2125Published FIDE
Official classical ranks
- World rank
- #17555
- National rank · ENG
- #286
Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ
Rating milestones
- Highest recorded rating
- 2233 Oct 2024
- Recorded years
- 2021–2026
- Archived games
- 179
Based on available monthly lists and saved games.
Rating history
ECF ratings
English rankingsECF code 322912K · Barnet Knights · Latest available list 2026-11-01
2243Standard
2128Rapid
2070Blitz
ECF rating history
Revised published ratings. Pre-July 2020 grades use a separate scale.
Published lists
| Date | Type | Scale | Original | Revised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-01 | blitz | rating | 2070 | 2070 |
| 2026-11-01 | rapid | rating | 2128 | 2128 |
| 2026-11-01 | standard | rating | 2243 | 2243 |
| 2026-10-01 | blitz | rating | 2070 | 2070 |
| 2026-10-01 | rapid | rating | 2109 | 2109 |
| 2026-10-01 | standard | rating | 2183 | 2183 |
| 2026-09-01 | blitz | rating | 2084 | 2084 |
| 2026-09-01 | rapid | rating | 2065 | 2065 |
| 2026-09-01 | standard | rating | 2183 | 2183 |
| 2026-08-01 | blitz | rating | 1978 | 1978 |
| 2026-08-01 | rapid | rating | 2073 | 2073 |
| 2026-08-01 | standard | rating | 2223 | 2223 |
| 2026-07-01 | blitz | rating | 1971 | 1971 |
| 2026-07-01 | rapid | rating | 2080 | 2080 |
| 2026-07-01 | standard | rating | 2222 | 2222 |
| 2026-06-01 | blitz | rating | 1971 | 1971 |
| 2026-06-01 | rapid | rating | 2080 | 2080 |
| 2026-06-01 | standard | rating | 2195 | 2221 |
| 2026-05-01 | blitz | rating | 1971 | 1971 |
| 2026-05-01 | rapid | rating | 2100 | 2100 |
| 2026-05-01 | standard | rating | 2185 | 2185 |
| 2026-04-01 | blitz | rating | 1971 | 1971 |
| 2026-04-01 | rapid | rating | 2100 | 2100 |
| 2026-04-01 | standard | rating | 2185 | 2185 |
| 2026-03-01 | blitz | rating | 1971 | 1971 |
| 2026-03-01 | rapid | rating | 2100 | 2100 |
| 2026-03-01 | standard | rating | 2151 | 2151 |
| 2026-02-01 | blitz | rating | 1971 | 1971 |
| 2026-02-01 | rapid | rating | 2100 | 2100 |
| 2026-02-01 | standard | rating | 2170 | 2171 |
| 2026-01-01 | blitz | rating | 1971 | 1971 |
| 2026-01-01 | rapid | rating | 2084 | 2084 |
| 2026-01-01 | standard | rating | 2219 | 2176 |
| 2025-12-01 | blitz | rating | 1971 | 1971 |
| 2025-12-01 | rapid | rating | 2101 | 2101 |
| 2025-12-01 | standard | rating | 2228 | 2228 |
| 2025-11-01 | blitz | rating | 1971 | 1971 |
| 2025-11-01 | rapid | rating | 2090 | 2090 |
| 2025-11-01 | standard | rating | 2237 | 2237 |
| 2025-10-01 | blitz | rating | 1971 | 1971 |
| 2025-10-01 | rapid | rating | 2138 | 2138 |
| 2025-10-01 | standard | rating | 2237 | 2237 |
| 2025-09-01 | blitz | rating | 1971 | 1971 |
| 2025-09-01 | rapid | rating | 2138 | 2138 |
| 2025-09-01 | standard | rating | 2207 | 2207 |
| 2025-08-01 | blitz | rating | 1971 | 1971 |
| 2025-08-01 | rapid | rating | 2138 | 2138 |
| 2025-08-01 | standard | rating | 2207 | 2207 |
| 2025-07-01 | blitz | rating | 1993 | 1993 |
| 2025-07-01 | rapid | rating | 2140 | 2140 |
FIDE rating history
Published rating lists through Nov 2026.
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Games
Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (UTC).
Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).
| # | Date | Event | Site | Round | White | Black | Result | Moves | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-11-01 | English Blitz Open 2026 | Peterborough ENG | 13.5 | Zhao,George | Balaji,Aaravamudhan | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 118 | Open |
| 2 | 2026-11-01 | English Blitz Open 2026 | Peterborough ENG | 1.2 | Zhao,George | Peresenchuk,Danylo | Won: 1-0 | 30 | Open |
| 3 | 2026-11-01 | English Blitz Open 2026 | Peterborough ENG | 11.1 | Brett,A | Zhao,George | Won: 0-1 | 30 | Open |
| 4 | 2026-11-01 | English Blitz Open 2026 | Peterborough ENG | 5.13 | Zhao,George | Willson,Ollie | Won: 1-0 | 38 | Open |
| 5 | 2026-11-01 | English Blitz Open 2026 | Peterborough ENG | 10.5 | Zhao,George | Cancedda-Dupuis,Livio | Lost: 0-1 | 43 | Open |
| 6 | 2026-11-01 | English Blitz Open 2026 | Peterborough ENG | 4.16 | Pickard,C | Zhao,George | Won: 0-1 | 24 | Open |
| 7 | 2026-11-01 | English Blitz Open 2026 | Peterborough ENG | 14.7 | Badacsonyi,Stanley | Zhao,George | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 63 | Open |
| 8 | 2026-11-01 | English Blitz Open 2026 | Peterborough ENG | 15.7 | Zhao,George | Patel,Zain | Won: 1-0 | 29 | Open |
| 9 | 2026-11-01 | English Blitz Open 2026 | Peterborough ENG | 3.12 | Zhao,George | Salman,Haytham | Lost: 0-1 | 53 | Open |
| 10 | 2026-11-01 | English Blitz Open 2026 | Peterborough ENG | 12.8 | Boswell,Jacob Connor | Zhao,George | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 63 | Open |
| 11 | 2026-11-01 | English Blitz Open 2026 | Peterborough ENG | 2.5 | Harvey,Marcus R | Zhao,George | Lost: 1-0 | 42 | Open |
| 12 | 2026-11-01 | English Blitz Open 2026 | Peterborough ENG | 8.12 | Zhu,Richard | Zhao,George | Won: 0-1 | 20 | Open |
| 13 | 2026-11-01 | English Blitz Open 2026 | Peterborough ENG | 6.13 | Rughani,Mahin | Zhao,George | Won: 0-1 | 52 | Open |
| 14 | 2026-11-01 | English Blitz Open 2026 | Peterborough ENG | 9.9 | Zhao,George | Shearsby,Jude | Won: 1-0 | 47 | Open |
| 15 | 2026-11-01 | English Blitz Open 2026 | Peterborough ENG | 7.8 | Zhao,George | Roberson,P | Lost: 0-1 | 52 | Open |
| 16 | 2026-10-31 | English Open 2026 | Peterborough ENG | 9.15 | Zhao,George | Richardson,Joh | Won: 1-0 | 41 | Open |
| 17 | 2026-10-30 | English Chess Championships 2026 | Open | Classical | Peterborough, England | 9.15 | Zhao, George | Richardson, John R | Won: 1-0 | 41 | Open |
| 18 | 2026-10-30 | English Open 2026 | Peterborough ENG | 7.19 | Zhao,George | Vaidyanathan,Adithya | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 47 | Open |
| 19 | 2026-10-30 | English Open 2026 | Peterborough ENG | 8.14 | Pereslavtsev,Alexandr | Zhao,George | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 45 | Open |
| 20 | 2026-10-29 | English Chess Championships 2026 | Open | Classical | Peterborough, England | 7.19 | Zhao, George | Vaidyanathan, Adithya | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 47 | Open |
| 21 | 2026-10-29 | English Open 2026 | Peterborough ENG | 6.22 | Zhao,George | Bhaduri,Aviraj | Won: 1-0 | 27 | Open |
| 22 | 2026-10-28 | English Open 2026 | Peterborough ENG | 4.16 | Zhao,George | Cancedda-Dupuis,Livio | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 43 | Open |
| 23 | 2026-10-28 | English Open 2026 | Peterborough ENG | 5.15 | Kothari,Jai | Zhao,George | Lost: 1-0 | 33 | Open |
| 24 | 2026-10-27 | English Open 2026 | Peterborough ENG | 3.23 | Dasgupta,Avyukt | Zhao,George | Won: 0-1 | 54 | Open |
| 25 | 2026-10-27 | English Chess Championships 2026 | Open | Classical | Peterborough, England | 4.16 | Zhao, George | Cancedda-Dupuis, Livio | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 43 | Open |
| 26 | 2026-10-26 | English Chess Championships 2026 | Open | Classical | Peterborough, England | 1.12 | Badacsonyi, Stanley | Zhao, George | Lost: 1-0 | 53 | Open |
| 27 | 2026-10-26 | English Open 2026 | Peterborough ENG | 2.19 | Zhao,George | Jakhria,Kushal | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 48 | Open |
| 28 | 2026-10-25 | English Rapid Open 2026 | Peterborough ENG | 7.6 | Badacsonyi,Stanley | Zhao,George | Lost: 1-0 | 48 | Open |
| 29 | 2026-10-25 | English Rapid Open 2026 | Peterborough ENG | 11.13 | Gomez,Daniel | Zhao,George | Won: 0-1 | 42 | Open |
| 30 | 2026-10-25 | English Rapid Open 2026 | Peterborough ENG | 8.14 | Zhao,George | Calvert,George | Won: 1-0 | 44 | Open |
| 31 | 2026-10-25 | English Rapid Open 2026 | Peterborough ENG | 9.1 | Pereslavtsev,Alexandr | Zhao,George | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 36 | Open |
| 32 | 2026-10-25 | English Rapid Open 2026 | Peterborough ENG | 10.6 | Zhao,George | Bowcott-Terry,Finlay | Lost: 0-1 | 30 | Open |
| 33 | 2026-10-24 | English Rapid Open 2026 | Peterborough ENG | 1.22 | Zhao,George | Matten,Obie | Won: 1-0 | 44 | Open |
| 34 | 2026-10-24 | English Rapid Open 2026 | Peterborough ENG | 4.6 | Adams,Mi | Zhao,George | Lost: 1-0 | 50 | Open |
| 35 | 2026-10-24 | English Rapid Open 2026 | Peterborough ENG | 5.16 | Zhao,George | Pastukhov,Boris | Won: 1-0 | 44 | Open |
| 36 | 2026-10-24 | English Rapid Open 2026 | Peterborough ENG | 2.5 | Harvey,Marcus R | Zhao,George | Lost: 1-0 | 70 | Open |
| 37 | 2026-10-24 | English Rapid Open 2026 | Peterborough ENG | 6.13 | Nasiri,Fahim | Zhao,George | Won: 0-1 | 39 | Open |
| 38 | 2026-10-24 | English Rapid Open 2026 | Peterborough ENG | 3.18 | Zhao,George | Di Fruscia,Antonio | Won: 1-0 | 61 | Open |
| 39 | 2026-10-18 | 2026 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Under 14 | Blenheim Palace, England | 10.4 | Zhao, George | Kodukula, Sameera | Won: 1-0 | 41 | Open |
| 40 | 2026-10-18 | 2026 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Under 14 | Blenheim Palace, England | 9.3 | Hazell, Peter | Zhao, George | Won: 0-1 | 41 | Open |
| 41 | 2026-10-18 | 2026 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Under 14 | Blenheim Palace, England | 11.4 | Lebedev, Lion | Zhao, George | Won: 0-1 | 30 | Open |
| 42 | 2026-10-18 | 2026 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Under 14 | Blenheim Palace, England | 8.5 | Zhao, George | Gee, Olivia | Won: 1-0 | 16 | Open |
| 43 | 2026-10-18 | 2026 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Under 14 | Blenheim Palace, England | 7.2 | Patel, Diah | Zhao, George | Won: 0-1 | 33 | Open |
| 44 | 2026-10-17 | 2026 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Under 14 | Blenheim Palace, England | 1.3 | Zhao, George | Norris, Zack | Lost: 0-1 | 67 | Open |
| 45 | 2026-10-17 | 2026 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Under 14 | Blenheim Palace, England | 6.6 | Zhao, George | Sasikumar, Srivathsan | Lost: 0-1 | 70 | Open |
| 46 | 2026-10-17 | 2026 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Under 14 | Blenheim Palace, England | 5.1 | Zhao, George | Van Neerven, Yvon | Won: 1-0 | 28 | Open |
| 47 | 2026-10-17 | 2026 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Under 14 | Blenheim Palace, England | 3.2 | Zhao, George | Liu, Jacob | Lost: 0-1 | 26 | Open |
| 48 | 2026-10-17 | 2026 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Under 14 | Blenheim Palace, England | 2.5 | Lee, Yuk Hei | Zhao, George | Won: 0-1 | 47 | Open |
| 49 | 2026-10-17 | 2026 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Under 14 | Blenheim Palace, England | 4.6 | Steiners, Emils | Zhao, George | Lost: 1-0 | 46 | Open |
| 50 | 2026-08-29 | VI Mindsports Int Open | London ENG | 8.1 | Maycock Bates,David Henry | Zhao,George | Won: 0-1 | 27 | Open |
- vs Balaji,AaravamudhanDraw · ½–½White · 2026-11-01 · Round 13.5English Blitz Open 2026
- vs Peresenchuk,DanyloWon · 1-0White · 2026-11-01 · Round 1.2English Blitz Open 2026
- vs Brett,AWon · 0-1Black · 2026-11-01 · Round 11.1English Blitz Open 2026
- vs Willson,OllieWon · 1-0White · 2026-11-01 · Round 5.13English Blitz Open 2026
- vs Cancedda-Dupuis,LivioLost · 0-1White · 2026-11-01 · Round 10.5English Blitz Open 2026
- vs Pickard,CWon · 0-1Black · 2026-11-01 · Round 4.16English Blitz Open 2026
- vs Badacsonyi,StanleyDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-11-01 · Round 14.7English Blitz Open 2026
- vs Patel,ZainWon · 1-0White · 2026-11-01 · Round 15.7English Blitz Open 2026
- vs Salman,HaythamLost · 0-1White · 2026-11-01 · Round 3.12English Blitz Open 2026
- vs Boswell,Jacob ConnorDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-11-01 · Round 12.8English Blitz Open 2026
- vs Harvey,Marcus RLost · 1-0Black · 2026-11-01 · Round 2.5English Blitz Open 2026
- vs Zhu,RichardWon · 0-1Black · 2026-11-01 · Round 8.12English Blitz Open 2026
- vs Rughani,MahinWon · 0-1Black · 2026-11-01 · Round 6.13English Blitz Open 2026
- vs Shearsby,JudeWon · 1-0White · 2026-11-01 · Round 9.9English Blitz Open 2026
- vs Roberson,PLost · 0-1White · 2026-11-01 · Round 7.8English Blitz Open 2026
- vs Richardson,JohWon · 1-0White · 2026-10-31 · Round 9.15English Open 2026
- vs Richardson, John RWon · 1-0White · 2026-10-30 · Round 9.15English Chess Championships 2026 | Open | Classical
- vs Vaidyanathan,AdithyaDraw · ½–½White · 2026-10-30 · Round 7.19English Open 2026
- vs Pereslavtsev,AlexandrDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-10-30 · Round 8.14English Open 2026
- vs Vaidyanathan, AdithyaDraw · ½–½White · 2026-10-29 · Round 7.19English Chess Championships 2026 | Open | Classical
- vs Bhaduri,AvirajWon · 1-0White · 2026-10-29 · Round 6.22English Open 2026
- vs Cancedda-Dupuis,LivioDraw · ½–½White · 2026-10-28 · Round 4.16English Open 2026
- vs Kothari,JaiLost · 1-0Black · 2026-10-28 · Round 5.15English Open 2026
- vs Dasgupta,AvyuktWon · 0-1Black · 2026-10-27 · Round 3.23English Open 2026
- vs Cancedda-Dupuis, LivioDraw · ½–½White · 2026-10-27 · Round 4.16English Chess Championships 2026 | Open | Classical
- vs Badacsonyi, StanleyLost · 1-0Black · 2026-10-26 · Round 1.12English Chess Championships 2026 | Open | Classical
- vs Jakhria,KushalDraw · ½–½White · 2026-10-26 · Round 2.19English Open 2026
- vs Badacsonyi,StanleyLost · 1-0Black · 2026-10-25 · Round 7.6English Rapid Open 2026
- vs Gomez,DanielWon · 0-1Black · 2026-10-25 · Round 11.13English Rapid Open 2026
- vs Calvert,GeorgeWon · 1-0White · 2026-10-25 · Round 8.14English Rapid Open 2026
- vs Pereslavtsev,AlexandrDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-10-25 · Round 9.1English Rapid Open 2026
- vs Bowcott-Terry,FinlayLost · 0-1White · 2026-10-25 · Round 10.6English Rapid Open 2026
- vs Matten,ObieWon · 1-0White · 2026-10-24 · Round 1.22English Rapid Open 2026
- vs Adams,MiLost · 1-0Black · 2026-10-24 · Round 4.6English Rapid Open 2026
- vs Pastukhov,BorisWon · 1-0White · 2026-10-24 · Round 5.16English Rapid Open 2026
- vs Harvey,Marcus RLost · 1-0Black · 2026-10-24 · Round 2.5English Rapid Open 2026
- vs Nasiri,FahimWon · 0-1Black · 2026-10-24 · Round 6.13English Rapid Open 2026
- vs Di Fruscia,AntonioWon · 1-0White · 2026-10-24 · Round 3.18English Rapid Open 2026
- vs Kodukula, SameeraWon · 1-0White · 2026-10-18 · Round 10.42026 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Under 14
- vs Hazell, PeterWon · 0-1Black · 2026-10-18 · Round 9.32026 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Under 14
- vs Lebedev, LionWon · 0-1Black · 2026-10-18 · Round 11.42026 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Under 14
- vs Gee, OliviaWon · 1-0White · 2026-10-18 · Round 8.52026 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Under 14
- vs Patel, DiahWon · 0-1Black · 2026-10-18 · Round 7.22026 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Under 14
- vs Norris, ZackLost · 0-1White · 2026-10-17 · Round 1.32026 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Under 14
- vs Sasikumar, SrivathsanLost · 0-1White · 2026-10-17 · Round 6.62026 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Under 14
- vs Van Neerven, YvonWon · 1-0White · 2026-10-17 · Round 5.12026 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Under 14
- vs Liu, JacobLost · 0-1White · 2026-10-17 · Round 3.22026 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Under 14
- vs Lee, Yuk HeiWon · 0-1Black · 2026-10-17 · Round 2.52026 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Under 14
- vs Steiners, EmilsLost · 1-0Black · 2026-10-17 · Round 4.62026 UK Chess Challenge Terafinal Under 14
- vs Maycock Bates,David HenryWon · 0-1Black · 2026-08-29 · Round 8.1VI Mindsports Int Open
FIDE tournaments
| Date | Tournament | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-24 | 2026 English Rapidplay Championship | Rapid | 6½ |
| 2026-10-17 | 2026 UKCC Terafinal Under 14 | Rapid | 7 |
| 2026-09-13 | 2026 UK Open Blitz: London 2 (Hampton) Qualifier | Blitz | 5½ |
| 2026-09-06 | 2026 UK Open Blitz: London 1 (Harrow) Qualifier | Blitz | 9 |