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Li, Yiheng
CM🇭🇰FIDE 6006760· Male· Hong Kong China· Born in 2012
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Yiheng Li, a 14-year-old Hong Kong Candidate Master, is rated 2034 — just 1 short of his peak of 2035 (Jun 2025, age 13) and ranked 10th among Hong Kong players. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 7 months. 46 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Samarkand Olympiad Selection 2026 - Men Knockout 2, Samarkand Olympiad Selection 2026 - Men Knockout 1, and Samarkand Olympiad Selection 2026 - Men. Also played 2 rapid (including 23rd ASEAN AGE GROUP RAPID CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (U14 Open)) and 1 blitz events (including 9th Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championships 2025 Blitz-U14) recently. He reached Hong Kong #8 in Feb 2025 and has been in Hong Kong top 10 for 13 months and counting.
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 12). At junior level, he reached World #31 in U10 and #1 and #1 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
2034
Standard
Rpd1942·Blz1829
All-time high
2035
−1 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 13
Jun 2025 · age 13
Activity
55
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
46 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#10
#10 · Hong Kong players · of 236
National top 10 since Jan 2026
National top 10 since Jan 2026
Career timeline
13 entries2026
13 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
since Oct 2024
Jun 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 13
Dec 2025
All-time peak 2035
at age 13 · −1 from today
Jun 2025
Peak Hong Kong rank: #8
at age 13 · rated 2024
Feb 2025
1st Hong Kong U14 player
at age 13 · rated 2024
Feb 2025
Best 12-month gain (+163 Elo)
1861 → 2024
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2034 → 2034
Tournaments
7
38 games
Score
22.5/ 3859.2%
16W13D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knockout | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | F | 1936 | -7.2 |
Knockout | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | R16 | 2685 | +12.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/6 | #3 | 2012 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/9 | #84 | 2100 | +21.2 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | R256 | 2458 | +13.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #14 | 2038 | +40.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/8 | #11 | 1955 | -61.6 |
Worst Elo result: 9th Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championships 2025 Standard-U14 (-61.6 Elo, finished #11).
Most-Played Opponents
vsWang Ip Boris ChanCM
🇭🇰HKG·1923
+6 −1 =3
10 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsJamison Edrich KaoCM
🇺🇸USA·2242
+4 −4 =0
8 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsChun Yung Samuel LamFM
🇭🇰HKG·2078
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsPui Yin Brandon ChanCM
🇭🇰HKG·2001
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met Jun 2024
View head-to-head →
vsDaniel King Wai LamFM
🇭🇰HKG·1986
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
/
Hong Kong China
#10
out of 370 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,928
in continent
World
#22,725
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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