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Xiao, Yiyi

Xiao, Yiyi

WGM🇨🇳

FIDEFIDE 8606161· Female· China· Born in 1996

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Yiyi Xiao, a 30-year-old Chinese Woman Grandmaster, is rated 2372 — just 22 short of her peak of 2394 (May 2023, age 27) and ranked 13th among Chinese women, and in the top 1% worldwide. She is on a steady climb with +36 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Chinese Chess Team Championship (women), 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A(Final), and 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A (Knockout Stage,Home and Away Format) Round 3-4. Also played 1 rapid (including 2026 China Women's Chess Open (Rapid)) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 China Women's Chess Open (Blitz)) recently. She took a 12-month break between Nov 2021 and Dec 2022. She reached Chinese #53 in Jan 2023.

Awarded WGM in 2020 (age 24) and WFM in 2013 (age 17). At junior level, she reached #10, #8, #10 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

2372

Standard

Rpd2244·Blz2157

All-time high

2394

−22 pts below
May 2023 · age 27

Activity

36

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

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

Signature stat

#13

#13 · Chinese women · of 434

Career timeline

20 entries
2023
All-time peak 2394
at age 27 · −5 from today
May 2023
500 career games
at age 27
May 2023
Peak Chinese rank: #53
at age 27 · rated 2357
Jan 2023
2021
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2326 → returned at 2357
Nov 2021
2020
WGM title awardedWGM
at age 24 · 90th FIDE Congress 2019
Mar 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2300
at age 23
Jun 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 Chinese Chess League Division A(Final)
perf 2417 (+56) · 2/5 · #15
Top opponent
vs Yifan HouGM 2,609
2025 Chinese Chess League Division A(Regular) 7-11 · Oct 2025 · +6.3 Elo
Evolution
+18
2354 → 2372
Tournaments
7
42 games
Score
27/ 4264.3%
20W14D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 China chess championship (Women)
Swiss
May 20267.5/11#32281-17.2
2026 Chinese Chess Team Championship (women)
Round-Robin
Apr 20268.5/11#12436+28.0
2025 Chinese Chess League Division A(Final)
Knockout
Jan 20262/5R162417+8.2
2025 Chinese Chess League Division A (Knockout Stage,Home and Away Format) Round 3-4
Knockout
Oct 20251.5/2SF2385+1.2
2025 Chinese Chess League Division A (Knockout Stage,Home and Away Format) Round 1-2
Knockout
Oct 20251/2R162189-8.8
2025 Chinese Chess League Division A(Regular) 7-11
Team
Oct 20253/5#102372+3.8
2025 Chinese Chess League Division A(Regular) round 1-6
Team
Aug 20253.5/6#152367+3.2
Worst Elo result: 2026 China chess championship (Women) (-17.2 Elo, finished #3).

Most-Played Opponents

vsMo ZhaiWGM
🇨🇳CHN·2330
+8 −10 =11
29 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsShiqun NiWGM
🇨🇳CHN·2332
+8 −4 =12
24 games·last met May 2026
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vsTingjie LeiGM
🇨🇳CHN·2566
+5 −9 =6
20 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsXueyi LiWGM
🇨🇳CHN·2180
+9 −7 =4
20 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsZhongyi TanGM
🇨🇳CHN·2517
+2 −13 =4
19 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings

/
China
#74
out of 1,872 players
Asia-Pacific
#462
in continent
World
#2,192
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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