Question 1

How many FIDE-rated chess players are in China?

Accepted Answer

China has 2,384 active FIDE-rated chess players.

Question 2

How many Grandmasters are in China?

Accepted Answer

China has 57 FIDE Grandmasters (GM and WGM).

Question 3

How many International Masters are in China?

Accepted Answer

China has 66 FIDE International Masters (IM and WIM).

Question 4

How many FIDE Masters are in China?

Accepted Answer

China has 38 FIDE Masters (FM and WFM).

Question 5

How many titled players are in China?

Accepted Answer

China has 175 titled players in total (GMs, IMs, FMs and CMs).

Question 6

Who is the best chess player in China?

Accepted Answer

The highest-rated chess player from China is Wei, Yi (GM), with a standard rating of 2754.

Question 7

What is the highest FIDE rating in China?

Accepted Answer

The highest standard FIDE rating in China is 2754, held by Wei, Yi.

Question 8

What is the average rating of the top 10 chess players in China?

Accepted Answer

The average standard rating of the top 10 players in China is 2654.

Question 9

Where can I find China chess rankings?

Accepted Answer

Full China chess rankings, rating history and statistics are available on ChessStats at https://chessstats.app/federation/CHN.

#	Player	STD ↓	RPD	BLZ
1	Wei, YiGM27a· 0p	2 754	2 726	2 698
2	Yu, YangyiGM32a· 0p	2 717	2 671	2 707
3	Wang, HaoGM37a· 0p	2 684	2 667	2 639
4	Bu, XiangzhiGM41a· 0p	2 666	2 583	2 719
5	Lu, ShangleiGM31a· 0p	2 642	2 601	2 688
6	Wang, YueGM39a· 0p	2 625	2 615	2 641
7	Li, Chao bGM37a· 0p	2 621	2 579	2 684
8	Xu, XiangyuGM27a· 0p	2 619	2 605	2 543
9	Ma, QunGM35a· 0p	2 611	2 604	2 598
10	Bai, JinshiGM27a· 0p	2 604	2 560	2 553

China

Titled players — 175