WCM

Elena Zhang

USA · 17 yrs · K=40 · Peak 2009 (Mar 2023)

Best performance: 2061 at New Year Challengers - III(Best of 2024)

NOV26 Rating

1870

Live Rating

1870.0

Change

0.0

Games Played

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Official classical rating by month

List	Rating	Change
Nov 2026	1870	0
Oct 2026	1870	0
Sep 2026	1870	0
Aug 2026	1870	0
Jul 2026	1870	0
Jun 2026	1870	0
May 2026	1870	0
Apr 2026	1870	0
Mar 2026	1870	0
Feb 2026	1870	0
Jan 2026	1870	0
Dec 2025	1870	0

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

From 120 classical games on record, the latest on Dec 23, 2024.

Classical games since the November list

No rated standard games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

	Last played	Score	TPR
	2024 North American Youth Championship - U18 GirlsDec 18, 2024 – Dec 23, 2024TPR 1778	3½/9	1778

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Classical

From 91 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2018–2024

#	Opponent	Rating
1,	Andrej Stankovic, New Year Challengers - III, Jan 2024	, 2002
2,	WFM Ananya Ananth, 2024 North American Youth Championship - U18 Girls, Dec 2024	, 1822
3,	WCM Sofia Isavelina Tec Rodas, 2024 North American Youth Championship - U18 Girls, Dec 2024	, 1819
4,	Buddy Thompson, 29th Annual Western Class Championships - Class A, Mar 2022	, 1758
5,	Ljubisa Jovanovski, LA January Hybrid 2, Jan 2023	, 1694
5,	Ljubisa Jovanovski, LA January Hybrid 2, Jan 2023	, 1694
5,	Ljubisa Jovanovski, Los Angeles - Belgrade New year's Hybrid, Jan 2023	, 1694
5,	Ljubisa Jovanovski, Los Angeles - Belgrade New year's Hybrid, Jan 2023	, 1694
5,	Ljubisa Jovanovski, Los Angeles - Belgrade New year's Hybrid, Dec 2022	, 1694
10,	Ivica Mihajlovic, Los Angeles - Belgrade New year's Hybrid, Jan 2023	, 1690

#	Opponent	Score	Rating
1,	FM Jasmine Zhixin Su, 2024 North American Youth Championship - U18 Girls, Dec 2024	, 0/1	, 2162
2,	Sinisa Cucancic, New Year Challengers - VI, Jan 2024	, ½/4	, 2099
3,	IM Andjelko Dragojlovic, New Year Challengers - V, Jan 2024	, ½/2	, 2096
4,	FM Damir Kljako, New Year Challengers - VI, Jan 2024	, 1½/4	, 2046
5,	Andrej Stankovic, New Year Challengers - II, Dec 2023	, 2½/4	, 2024
6,	WFM Norovsambuu Badamkhand, 2019 U.S. Women's Open, Jun 2019	, 0/1	, 1978
7,	WIM Sahana Aravindakshan, 2023 North American Junior (U20) Girls, Dec 2023	, 0/1	, 1964
8,	WIM Laurie Qiu, 2024 North American Youth Championship - U18 Girls, Dec 2024	, 0/1	, 1909
9,	Norbert Jennewein, 2022 Las Vegas Open - U2100, Aug 2022	, ½/1	, 1863
9,	WCM Sheena Zeng, 2018 U.S. Women's Open, Jun 2018	, 0/1	, 1863

Openings · Classical

From the moves of 15 of 120 classical games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.d4 in 8 of 8 games.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...c5, and 1.d4 with 1...d5.

All openings (1 as Black)

Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 4.

Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 3.

Openings in Black games	Games	Score
Sicilian Defense	4	75%

3 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Classical

21 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

Year	Games	Score	Avg opp	TPR
2022	24	11½	1582	1568
2021	4	3	1532	1725
2019	12	3	1444	1251
2018	8	2½	1415	1274

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

2024 North American Youth Championship - U18 Girls1778
Dec 2024Swissfederation source
#3 in 2024Score 3½/9Opp avg 1858Start 1958
New Year Challengers - VI2049
Jan 2024Individualfederation source
#2 in 2024Score 1½/3Opp avg 2049Start 1925
New Year Challengers - V1739
Jan 2024Individualfederation source
#4 in 2024Score ½/4Opp avg 2061Start 1925
New Year Challengers - III2061
Jan 2024Individualfederation source
Best of 2024Score 2/4Opp avg 2061Start 1925
New Year Challengers - II1931
Dec 2023Individualfederation source
#2 in 2023Score 2/4Opp avg 2056Start 2009
2023 North American Junior (U20) Girls1627
Dec 2023Swisschess-results.com
#3 in 2023Score 3/9Opp avg 1627Start 2009
LA January Hybrid 22480
Jan 2023Individualfederation source
Score 4/4Opp avg 1680Start 1397
LA January Hybrid 12476
Jan 2023Individualfederation source
Score 4/4Opp avg 1676Start 1397
Los Angeles - Belgrade New year's Hybrid2019
Dec 2022 – Jan 2023Individualfederation source
Best of 2023Score 10½/12Opp avg 1683Start 1397
ICEA 2022 September OTB Chess Tournament—(2)
Sep 2022Swissfederation source
Score 0/2Opp avg 1589Start 1419
2022 Las Vegas Open - U2100—(2)
Aug 2022Swissfederation source
Score 3/5Opp avg 1704Start 1357
2022 NAYCC U14 Girls1408
Aug 2022Swissfederation source
#2 in 2022Score 4½/9Opp avg 1408Start 1357
2022 National Open - Under 2100845
Jun 2022Swissfederation source
Score 1½/6Opp avg 1645Start 1388
29th Annual Western Class Championships - Class A1618
Mar 2022Swissfederation source
Best of 2022Score 1½/5Opp avg 1618Start 1351
16th Annual Los Angeles Open - Under 2050—(2)
Nov 2021Swissfederation source
Score 2½/4Opp avg 1505Start 1290
2021 US Women's Open—(2)
Jun 2021Swissfederation source
Score 3/5Opp avg 1559Start 1268
World Cadet Chess Championships 2019(G10)1294
Aug – Sep 2019Swissfederation source
Best of 2019Score 5/11Opp avg 1366Start 1281
16th Annual Susan Polgar Foundation Girls' Invitational1255
Jun 2019Swissfederation source
#2 in 2019Score 2/6Opp avg 1448Start 1339
2019 U.S. Women's Open770
Jun 2019Swissfederation source
Score 2/5Opp avg 1570Start 1339
North American Chess Festival for Youth and Childhood (Absolute and Female) "Baja California 2018" Under 10 Female1339
Nov – Dec 2018Swissfederation source
Best of 2018Score 4½/7Opp avg 1339
2018 U.S. Women's Open741
Jun 2018Swissfederation source
Score 1/5Opp avg 1541

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