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Li, Ruofan

Li, Ruofan

IM🇨🇳

FIDEFIDE 8600643· Female· China· Born in 1978

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Ruofan Li, a 48-year-old Chinese International Master, is rated 2289 and ranked 18th among Chinese women, and in the top 2% worldwide. She has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 7 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Chinese Chess Team Championship (women), 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A(Regular) 7-11, and 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A(Regular) round 1-6. She had 3 career breaks: 26 months (2009–2011), 14 months (2011–2012) and 16 months (2013–2015). Her peak of 2433 was reached at age 25 (Jan 2003, Chinese #30 at the time).

Competes for China since Dec 2017. Awarded WGM in 2002 (age 24), IM in 2009 (age 31), WIM in 2001 (age 23), and WFM in 2001 (age 23).

Current rating

2289

Standard

Rpd2328·Blz2263

All-time high

2433

−144 pts below
Jan 2003 · age 25

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#18

#18 · Chinese women · of 434

Career timeline

24 entries
2024
4th Chinese 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2321
Jul 2024
2023
4th Chinese 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2317
Dec 2023
2017
Switched federation: SGP → CHN
at age 39
Dec 2017
2016
Switched federation: SIN → SGP
at age 38
Sep 2016
2013
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2394 → returned at 2374
Nov 2013
2012
Switched federation: SGP → SIN
at age 34
Sep 2012

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Xue ZhaoGM 2,433
2026 Chinese Chess Team Championship (women) · Apr 2026 · +2.0 Elo
Evolution
-27
2316 → 2289
Tournaments
3
20 games
Score
8/ 2040.0%
4W8D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Chinese Chess Team Championship (women)
Round-Robin
Apr 20264.5/10#202232-8.2
2025 Chinese Chess League Division A(Regular) 7-11
Team
Oct 20250.5/4#722035-12.8
2025 Chinese Chess League Division A(Regular) round 1-6
Team
Aug 20253/6#292242-5.7

Most-Played Opponents

vsIrina KrushGM
🇺🇸USA·2401
+2 −3 =4
9 games·last met Dec 2015
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vsMo ZhaiWGM
🇨🇳CHN·2330
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsXiaoyi RenWIM
🇨🇳CHN·2107
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsQi GuoIM
🇨🇳CHN·2375
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
vsShiqun NiWGM
🇨🇳CHN·2332
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings

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China
#107
out of 1,872 players
Asia-Pacific
#831
in continent
World
#4,448
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
China
1
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3
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4
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5
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6
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2,635
7
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2,625
8
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2,623
8
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10
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107🇨🇳Li, Ruofan2,289
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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2,777
3
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2,761
4
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2,753
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,735
8
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2,733
9
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2,732
10
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2,731
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831🇨🇳Li, Ruofan2,289
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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