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Chu, Weichao

Chu, Weichao

IM🇨🇳

FIDEFIDE 8605661· Male· China· Born in 1996

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Weichao Chu, a 30-year-old Chinese International Master, is rated 2390 and sitting in the top 4% of Chinese players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 10 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Chinese Chess Team Championship (men), 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A(Regular) round 1-6, and 2025 China chess championship (Men). He had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2009–2010) and 15 months (2021–2023). His peak of 2431 was reached at age 25 (Nov 2021); he also reached Chinese #40 in Apr 2022.

Awarded IM in 2014 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #99 in U20, World #35 in U18, World #98 in U14 and #8 nationally in U16.

Current rating

2390

Standard

Rpd2259·Blz2323

All-time high

2431

−41 pts below
Nov 2021 · age 25

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#66 · Chinese players · of 1,640

Career timeline

21 entries
2025
500 career games
at age 29
Aug 2025
2022
Peak Chinese rank: #40
at age 26 · rated 2431
Apr 2022
2021
All-time peak 2431
at age 25 · −41 from today
Nov 2021
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2431 → returned at 2423
Nov 2021
2019
Re-crossed 2400
at age 23
Jul 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2400
at age 22
May 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Yuanhe ZhaoIM 2,457
2026 Chinese Chess Team Championship (men) · Apr 2026 · +1.0 Elo
Evolution
-16
2406 → 2390
Tournaments
2
5 games
Score
2/ 540.0%
1W2D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Chinese Chess Team Championship (men)
Open Swiss
Apr 20262/4#572279-5.3
2025 Chinese Chess League Division A(Regular) round 1-6
Team
Aug 20250/1#741914-1.3

Most-Played Opponents

vsYi LinIM
🇨🇳CHN·2393
+2 −1 =5
8 games·last met May 2019
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vsYinglun XuGM
🇨🇳CHN·2516
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met Jun 2018
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vsZilun Lan
🇨🇳CHN·2298
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsQi b ChenIM
🇨🇳CHN·2466
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsChen WangIM
🇨🇳CHN·2486
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met May 2023
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Rankings

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China
#66
out of 1,872 players
Asia-Pacific
#383
in continent
World
#1,845
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
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China
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6
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7
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Asia-Pacific
1
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1
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,733
9
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10
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World
1
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2
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