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Peng, Li Min
GM🇨🇭FIDE 14112620· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1997
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Li Min Peng, a 29-year-old Swiss Grandmaster, is rated 2541 and ranked 3rd among Swiss players, and 348th worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +44 Elo over the past 12 months. 179 rated games in the past year (≈94/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLA 2026 round 2, 11eme Open International d'Echecs de Noisiel 2026 - Open A (p2000 Elo), and V Open Chess Menorca 2026. Also played 7 rapid (including 1er Rapide International de Noisiel) and 2 blitz events (including Staufer Blitzkoenig 2026) recently. His peak of 2575 was reached at age 27 (Jan 2024, World #274 at the time); he has been in Swiss top 3 for 18 months and counting.
Competes for Switzerland since Mar 2024. Awarded GM in 2022 (age 25), IM in 2018 (age 21), and FM in 2016 (age 19). At junior level, he reached World #85 in U12 and #1, #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2541
Standard
Rpd2544·Blz2448
All-time high
2575
−34 pts below
Jan 2024 · age 27
Jan 2024 · age 27
Activity
192
games / yr avg. · ≈16/mo
146 past 12 mo · ≈12/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#3
#3 · Swiss players · of 3,316
National top 3 since Mar 2026
National top 3 since Mar 2026
Career timeline
26 entries2026
18 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
longest streak 12 months · since May 2023
Jun 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2500
at age 28
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2500
at age 28
Jul 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2500
at age 27
Nov 2024
Switched federation: UKR → SUI
at age 27
Mar 2024
Peak World rank: #274
at age 27 · rated 2575
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+32
2509 → 2541
Tournaments
32
150 games
Score
107.5/ 15071.7%
75W65D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jun 2026 | 3.5/9 | #6 | 2411 | -15.7 |
Team | May 2026 | 2/3 | #16 | 2595 | +2.7 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/1 | #38 | 2977 | +1.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/7 | #1 | 2596 | +7.7 |
Team | May 2026 | 5/8 | #10 | 2516 | -1.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #25 | 2452 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/8 | #8 | 2533 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/7 | #115 | 2500 | -2.1 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #10 | 2530 | +1.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #154 | 2477 | -1.5 |
Worst Elo result: The III International Chess Tournament UzChess Cup FUTURES (-15.7 Elo, finished #6).
Most-Played Opponents
vsMykola BortnykIM
🇺🇦UKR·2440
+6 −34 =13
53 games·last met Jun 2019
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vsVitaly SivukGM
🇸🇪SWE·2511
+5 −14 =29
48 games·last met Mar 2028
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vsEmil MirzoevGM
🇺🇦UKR·2475
+5 −9 =34
48 games·last met May 2021
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vsVladimir Bordovsky
🇺🇦UKR·2365
+12 −14 =20
46 games·last met Mar 2018
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vsEgor BogdanovGM
🇺🇦UKR·2498
+8 −11 =26
45 games·last met Feb 2025
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Rankings
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Switzerland
#3
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#202
in continent
World
#348
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Europe
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World
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