Yi Xu vs Qi b Chen
Yi Xu (28, GM, CHN) and Qi b Chen (26, IM, CHN) have met 16 times in classical OTB. Xu leads with 5 wins to 1, with 10 draws — a 62% draw rate. Their last meeting at 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A (Knockout Stage,Home and Away Format) Round 1-2 drew. With current classical ratings of 2480 and 2471, the Elo model gives Xu a 43% chance of winning a classical game with white.
Head-to-Head Score
If they played today · Classical
Based on current Elo: 2480 vs 2471 (Δ +9)
With Yi Xu as white
43% Yi27% draw30% Qi
With Qi b Chen as white
32% Yi28% draw40% Qi
Estimate from Elo only · doesn't account for recent form, opening prep, or context.
Career Compare
| Yi Xu | Qi b Chen | |
|---|---|---|
| Current rating (STD) | 2480+12 | 2471-13 |
| Peak rating | 2546 · May 2019 | 2496 · Feb 2023 |
| Peak age | 21 | 23 |
| World rank now | #738 | #824 |
| World rank peak | #459 | #635 |
| Federation rank now | #37 | #40 |
| Games (career, STD) | 926 | 812 |
| Months active | 182 | 141 |
| % white wins | 38% | 41% |
| % black wins | 32% | 29% |
| TPR last 12m (STD) | 2451 | 2458 |
| Activity 12m (games) | 63 | 90 |
Best Win
Yi Xu
Qi b Chen
Highest-rated opponent ever beaten · STD primary, rapid/blitz for context
All Meetings (16)
Common Opponents
Tournaments Both Played
Cohort Position
Each player compared to active peers (same federation, ±75 Elo, played in last 12 months).
Yi Xu
Qi b Chen