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Xu, Yi

Xu, Yi

GM🇨🇳

FIDEFIDE 8605564· Male· China· Born in 1998

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Yi Xu, a 28-year-old Chinese Grandmaster, is rated 2465 and ranked 39th among Chinese players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 2 years. 61 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Chinese Chess Team Championship (men), 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A (Knockout Stage,Home and Away Format) Round 3-4, and 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A (Knockout Stage,Home and Away Format) Round 1-2. Also played 2 rapid (including 4th Chinese Chess Rapid Tournament) and 1 blitz events (including 4th Chinese Chess Blitz Tournament) recently. He took a 21-month break between Sep 2012 and Jul 2014. His peak of 2546 was reached at age 21 (May 2019, World #459 at the time).

Awarded GM in 2019 (age 21), IM in 2016 (age 18), FM in 2014 (age 16), and CM in 2009 (age 11). At junior level, he reached World #23 in U20, World #64 in U18, World #48 in U16, World #27 in U14 and World #33 in U12.

Current rating

2465

Standard

Rpd2402·Blz2458

All-time high

2546

−81 pts below
May 2019 · age 21

Activity

47

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#39

#39 · Chinese players · of 1,640

Career timeline

23 entries
2023
Re-crossed 2500
at age 25
Aug 2023
2019
GM title awardedGM
at age 21 · 2nd quarter PB 2019
Jul 2019
All-time peak 2546
at age 21 · −66 from today
May 2019
Peak Chinese rank: #18
at age 21 · rated 2545
Apr 2019
Peak World rank: #459
at age 21 · rated 2545
Apr 2019
500 career games
at age 21
Feb 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
2026 Chinese Chess Team Championship (men)
perf 2570 (+90) · 5/9 · #9
Top opponent
vs Yangyi YuGM 2,717
2026 Chinese Chess Team Championship (men) · Apr 2026 · +3.0 Elo
Evolution
-3
2468 → 2465
Tournaments
7
45 games
Score
24.5/ 4554.4%
9W31D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 China chess championship (Men)
Open Swiss
May 20266.5/11#122348-15.0
2026 Chinese Chess Team Championship (men)
Open Swiss
Apr 20265/9#92570+12.4
2025 Chinese Chess League Division A (Knockout Stage,Home and Away Format) Round 3-4
Knockout
Oct 20251/2R162538+2.0
2025 Chinese Chess League Division A (Knockout Stage,Home and Away Format) Round 1-2
Knockout
Oct 20251/2R162476+0.2
2025 Chinese Chess League Division A(Regular) 7-11
Team
Oct 20251.5/4#552456-0.9
2025 Chinese Chess League Division A(Regular) round 1-6
Team
Aug 20252.5/6#392494+1.7
2025 China chess championship (Men)
Open Swiss
Jun 20257/11#62409-3.2
Worst Elo result: 2026 China chess championship (Men) (-15.0 Elo, finished #12).

Most-Played Opponents

vsDi LiGM
🇨🇳CHN·2557
+4 −4 =14
22 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJinshi BaiGM
🇨🇳CHN·2600
+0 −2 =15
17 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsYan LiuGM
🇨🇳CHN·2516
+2 −1 =14
17 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsQi b ChenIM
🇨🇳CHN·2466
+5 −1 =10
16 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsXiangyu XuGM
🇨🇳CHN·2623
+1 −5 =10
16 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings

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China
#39
out of 1,872 players
Asia-Pacific
#205
in continent
World
#870
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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