Yaoyao Zhu

ENG Born 1984 Female
FIDE ID
8601330

About Yaoyao Zhu

Yaoyao Zhu combines competitive chess with teaching and tournament organisation in Yorkshire. Her coaching work includes schools, clubs, children's training groups and online lessons. Show more

Yaoyao Zhu combines competitive chess with teaching and tournament organisation in Yorkshire. Her coaching work includes schools, clubs, children's training groups and online lessons. She qualified as an English Chess Federation arbiter and managed Mortise & Tenon's teams in the 2025-26 Junior Four Nations Chess League.

FIDE ratings

Classical

1964

Published FIDE

Rapid

1921

Published FIDE

Blitz

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Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#34079
National rank · ENG
#547
Women’s world rank
#1844

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating
2010 Jun 2024
Recorded years
2011–2026
Archived games
116

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

Rating history

ECF ratings

English rankings

ECF code 269274A · 4NCL 3Cs · Latest available list 2026-11-01

2055Standard
1921Rapid
—Blitz

ECF rating history

Revised published ratings. Pre-July 2020 grades use a separate scale.

Published lists
DateTypeScaleOriginalRevised
2026-11-01rapidrating19211921
2026-11-01standardrating20552055
2026-10-01rapidrating19211921
2026-10-01standardrating20372037
2026-09-01rapidrating19211921
2026-09-01standardrating20582058
2026-08-01rapidrating19211921
2026-08-01standardrating20582058
2026-07-01rapidrating19211921
2026-07-01standardrating20582058
2026-06-01rapidrating19211921
2026-06-01standardrating20682091
2026-05-01rapidrating19211921
2026-05-01standardrating20792079
2026-04-01rapidrating19211921
2026-04-01standardrating21092109
2026-03-01rapidrating19211921
2026-03-01standardrating21062106
2026-02-01rapidrating19211921
2026-02-01standardrating21012101
2026-01-01rapidrating19211921
2026-01-01standardrating20722072
2025-12-01rapidrating19211921
2025-12-01standardrating20722072
2025-11-01rapidrating19211921
2025-11-01standardrating20802080
2025-10-01rapidrating19211921
2025-10-01standardrating20802080
2025-09-01rapidrating19211921
2025-09-01standardrating21022102
2025-08-01rapidrating19211921
2025-08-01standardrating21192119
2025-07-01rapidrating19211921
2025-07-01standardrating21042101
2025-06-01rapidrating19211921
2025-06-01standardrating20812081
2025-05-01rapidrating19211921
2025-05-01standardrating20502050
2025-04-01rapidrating19211921
2025-04-01standardrating20502050
2025-03-01rapidrating19211921
2025-03-01standardrating20502050
2025-02-01rapidrating19211921
2025-02-01standardrating20302030
2025-01-01rapidrating19211921
2025-01-01standardrating20912073
2024-12-01rapidrating19091909
2024-12-01standardrating20912093
2024-11-01rapidrating19091909
2024-11-01standardrating20912093

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
101 2019-09-01 ch-ENG Women 2019 Hull ENG 4.8 Thisumi Jayawarna Yaoyao Zhu Won: 0-1 27 Open
102 2019-08-31 ch-ENG Women 2019 Hull ENG 3.6 Yaoyao Zhu Agnieszka Milewska Draw: 1/2-1/2 27 Open
103 2019-08-31 ch-ENG Women 2019 Hull ENG 2.1 Katarzyna Toma Yaoyao Zhu Lost: 1-0 31 Open
104 2019-08-30 ch-ENG Women 2019 Hull ENG 1.8 Yaoyao Zhu Tashika Arora Won: 1-0 58 Open
105 2019-05-27 2nd 4NCL Spring Bank 2019 Basingstoke ENG 7.17 Yaoyao Zhu Colin Purdon Draw: 1/2-1/2 20 Open
106 2019-05-27 2nd 4NCL Spring Bank 2019 Basingstoke ENG 6.15 Gerald Moore Yaoyao Zhu Lost: 1-0 48 Open
107 2019-05-26 2nd 4NCL Spring Bank 2019 Basingstoke ENG 5.23 James I Chilton Yaoyao Zhu Won: 0-1 45 Open
108 2019-05-26 2nd 4NCL Spring Bank 2019 Basingstoke ENG 4.21 Yaoyao Zhu Robert Akeya-Price Lost: 0-1 27 Open
109 2019-05-25 2nd 4NCL Spring Bank 2019 Basingstoke ENG 3.14 Kevin P Goater Yaoyao Zhu Lost: 1-0 33 Open
110 2019-05-25 2nd 4NCL Spring Bank 2019 Basingstoke ENG 2.17 Yaoyao Zhu Jasper Tambini Draw: 1/2-1/2 55 Open
111 2018-09-02 ch-ENG Women 2018 Solihull ENG 5.7 Yaoyao Zhu Imogen Dicen Won: 1-0 39 Open
112 2018-09-02 ch-ENG Women 2018 Solihull ENG 4.6 Nadia Jaufarally Yaoyao Zhu Lost: 1-0 40 Open
113 2018-09-01 ch-ENG Women 2018 Solihull ENG 3.8 Yaoyao Zhu Unidentified player Won: 1-0 60 Open
114 2018-09-01 ch-ENG Women 2018 Solihull ENG 2.3 Sheila Jackson Yaoyao Zhu Lost: 1-0 75 Open
115 2018-08-31 ch-ENG Women 2018 Solihull ENG 1.1 Yaoyao Zhu Unidentified player Won: 1-0 21 Open
116 2014-05-04 4NCL 2013-14 Hinckley ENG 10.158 Yaoyao Zhu Sabrina L Chevannes Lost: 0-1 24 Open
  1. vs Thisumi JayawarnaWon · 0-1Black · 2019-09-01 · Round 4.8ch-ENG Women 2019
  2. vs Agnieszka MilewskaDraw · ½–½White · 2019-08-31 · Round 3.6ch-ENG Women 2019
  3. vs Katarzyna TomaLost · 1-0Black · 2019-08-31 · Round 2.1ch-ENG Women 2019
  4. vs Tashika AroraWon · 1-0White · 2019-08-30 · Round 1.8ch-ENG Women 2019
  5. vs Colin PurdonDraw · ½–½White · 2019-05-27 · Round 7.172nd 4NCL Spring Bank 2019
  6. vs Gerald MooreLost · 1-0Black · 2019-05-27 · Round 6.152nd 4NCL Spring Bank 2019
  7. vs James I ChiltonWon · 0-1Black · 2019-05-26 · Round 5.232nd 4NCL Spring Bank 2019
  8. vs Robert Akeya-PriceLost · 0-1White · 2019-05-26 · Round 4.212nd 4NCL Spring Bank 2019
  9. vs Kevin P GoaterLost · 1-0Black · 2019-05-25 · Round 3.142nd 4NCL Spring Bank 2019
  10. vs Jasper TambiniDraw · ½–½White · 2019-05-25 · Round 2.172nd 4NCL Spring Bank 2019
  11. vs Imogen DicenWon · 1-0White · 2018-09-02 · Round 5.7ch-ENG Women 2018
  12. vs Nadia JaufarallyLost · 1-0Black · 2018-09-02 · Round 4.6ch-ENG Women 2018
  13. vs Unidentified playerWon · 1-0White · 2018-09-01 · Round 3.8ch-ENG Women 2018
  14. vs Sheila JacksonLost · 1-0Black · 2018-09-01 · Round 2.3ch-ENG Women 2018
  15. vs Unidentified playerWon · 1-0White · 2018-08-31 · Round 1.1ch-ENG Women 2018
  16. vs Sabrina L ChevannesLost · 0-1White · 2014-05-04 · Round 10.1584NCL 2013-14

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