Scouting report: Zhong Zhang (GM, CHN)

1,167 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (960 classical, 103 rapid, 123 blitz): 40% wins, 39% draws, 21% losses. FIDE rating 2561 standard, 2469 rapid, 2478 blitz. 70 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.03 blunders per game.

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Zhong Zhang

GM

Chinaborn 1978FIDE ID 8600694

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2440
2480
2520
2560
2600
2578 · Sep 2023
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2024
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2025
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2026
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Sep 2023Oct 2026
2561
2478
2469
2667peak, Jul 2001
1,167games
468wins, 40%
455draws, 39%
244losses, 21%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.1% average
Low resilience (27%): Doesn't save lost positions
Very consistent (91%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.d4 as ♔ (70% in 66 games)

Play against Zhang's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,167 games

Openings

1,167 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Caro-Kann: Advance1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e512 games, last played 9 months ago91.7%wins
Sicilian: e6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.f3 e651 games, last played 9 months ago56.9%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 70 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.7%
Middlegame
93.2%
Endgame
94.4%
Clutch factor
+4%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
96%
Losing (−2)
91%
Problematic pieces
23%
14 err
20%
12 err
18%
11 err
15%
9 err
15%
9 err
8%
5 err
Critical moment
Move 56 avg
0%
1-15
0%
16-25
50%
26-35
0%
36-45
50%
46+
50% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
5
4
Few
Many
c7
5
g4
4
c6
3
g3
3
h4
3
c7/g4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#17
g3?? vs Siddharth
Middlegame · Blitz · 2025
#45
c4?? vs Orozbaev
Endgame · Blitz · 2025
#41
d3+?? vs Sklokin
Endgame · Blitz · 2025
#32
f6+?? vs Rakotomaharo
Middlegame · Blitz · 2025
#50
a3?? vs Artemiev
Endgame · Blitz · 2025
#47
g1?? vs Al Hosani
Endgame · Blitz · 2025

Recent games

Siddharth, Jagadeesh(2489)

World Blitz 2025 · 30 Dec 2025

0–1
Ibrahimli, Murad(2438)

World Blitz 2025 · 30 Dec 2025

0–1
Sklokin, Sergey(2407)

World Blitz 2025 · 30 Dec 2025

0–1
Rakotomaharo, Fy Antenaina(2434)

World Blitz 2025 · 30 Dec 2025

1–0
Ezat, Mohamed(2294)

World Blitz 2025 · 30 Dec 2025

1–0
Orozbaev, Eldiyar(2348)

World Blitz 2025 · 30 Dec 2025

0–1

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
1,167 games in scope
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581 games44%W38%D18%L
Move
1. e4
4508m
42%38%20
61%
1. d4
663y
48%44%
71%
1. f3
453y
58%2418
70%
1. c4
1911y
47%42%
68%
1. g3
14y
100%
50%

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