What is Xue Zhao's FIDE rating?

Xue Zhao's FIDE rating is 2439 standard, 2411 rapid, 2383 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Xue Zhao's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Xue Zhao played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 2,004 over-the-board games by Xue Zhao (1,537 classical, 206 rapid, 283 blitz), with 49% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Xue Zhao's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Xue Zhao?

Open Xue Zhao's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Xue Zhao's style, before facing them.

Xue Zhao

Chinaborn 1985FIDE ID 8601283

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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2450 · Sep 2023

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2439Classical

2411Rapid

2383Blitz

2579peak, Sep 2013

2,004games

974wins, 49%

515draws, 26%

515losses, 26%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2579 · Sep 2013

Play style

before facing themWhat you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 92.4% average

Very consistent (90%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.Nf3 as

(70% in 127 games)

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Based on

2,004 games

Based on 2,004 games

Openings

2,004 gamesBased on 2,004 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Catalan1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 e6 3.g312 games, last played 3 years ago83.3%wins

Bogo-Indian1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 e6 3.♞f3 ♝b4+18 games, last played 3 months ago77.8%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 126 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 126 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.0%

Middlegame

92.5%

Endgame

94.1%

Clutch factor

+5%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

94%49g

EqualEqual position

94%39g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

89%38g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

25%

37 err

23%

34 err

19%

29 err

14%

21 err

13%

19 err

11 err

Critical moment

Move 37 avg

1-15

22%

16-25

33%

26-35

11%

36-45

33%

46+

33% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

54Errors mapped

e4 / d5Hotspot zone

Critical squares

88 err

77 err

66 err

55 err

e4/d5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors · Stockfish

#40

♝e6?? vs Jiang

Endgame · OTB · 2025

#62

♞c3?? vs Hou

Endgame · OTB · 2025

#31

♛f4?? vs Shen

Endgame · OTB · 2025

#53

♜d7?? vs Hu

Endgame · OTB · 2025

#31

♜db4?? vs Mammadova

Endgame · Blitz · 2024

#23

♜h8?? vs Paehtz

Middlegame · Blitz · 2024

Recent games

2,004 games

Bai, Xue(2177)

CHN League Division A Pt1 · 29 Jun 2026

1–0

Chen, Yining(2298)

CHN League Division A Pt1 · 28 Jun 2026

½–½

Zhu, Zile(1942)

CHN League Division A Pt1 · 27 Jun 2026

1–0

Zhao, Yunqing(2169)

CHN League Division A Pt1 · 26 Jun 2026

½–½

Xiao, Yiyi(2372)

CHN League Division A Pt1 · 25 Jun 2026

1–0

Guo, Qi(2375)

CHN League Division A Pt1 · 24 Jun 2026

1–0

Endgame statistics

103 endgames (56.9%) · force Rook + Bishop Pair (17%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

56.9%

103 / 181

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

Weak in Rook + Bishop Pair: only 17% win rate (12 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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2,004 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

995 games53%W24%D23%L

995games in this linewon 53%, drew 24%, lost 23%

Move

1. d4

6163m

54%26%20%

67%

1. c4

1885m

46%26%28%

59%

1. ♞f3

1273m

62%1523%

70%

1. e4

579m

49%18%33%

58%

1. b3

51y

20%60%20%

50%

1. f3

16y

100%

1. f4

114y

100%

Scouting report: Xue Zhao (GM, CHN)

Xue Zhao

Rating & statistics

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Openings

Weaknesses

Strengths

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Critical blunders

Recent games

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