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Xu, Minghui
IM🇨🇳FIDE 8606790· Male· China· Born in 1999
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Minghui Xu, a 27-year-old Chinese International Master, is rated 2431 — just 28 short of his peak of 2459 (Feb 2025, age 26) and sitting in the top 3% of Chinese players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 9 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Chinese Chess Team Championship (men), 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A(Relegation Playoffs Finals), and 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A(Regular) 7-11. He reached Chinese #43 in Apr 2022.
Awarded IM in 2024 (age 25). At junior level, he reached World #55 in U14, World #67 in U12 and #11, #7 and #8 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2431
Standard
Rpd2335·Blz2253
All-time high
2459
−28 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 26
Feb 2025 · age 26
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#53 · Chinese players · of 1,640
Career timeline
24 entries2025
All-time peak 2459
at age 26 · −28 from today
Feb 2025
500 career games
at age 26
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 25
Nov 2024
IM title awardedIM
at age 25 · 2024 1st FIDE Council
Apr 2024
2022
Peak Chinese rank: #43
at age 23 · rated 2408
Apr 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2400
at age 22
Nov 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open (Bengbu, Anhui)Group A · Aug 2025 · +2.3 Elo
Evolution
-23
2454 → 2431
Tournaments
5
30 games
Score
14/ 3046.7%
4W20D6L
Top 3 wins
3.[D]vsXiangyu XuGM2,612·2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open (Bengbu, Anhui)Group A·R2·+2.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMariam MkrtchyanWGM2,316·2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open (Bengbu, Anhui)Group A·R6·-6.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/8 | #36 | 2382 | -4.0 |
Knockout | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | QF | 2531 | +5.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/5 | #58 | 2375 | -4.3 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 1.5/5 | #54 | 2342 | -7.5 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/8 | #33 | 2308 | -12.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChangren DaiGM
🇨🇳CHN·2539
+1 −7 =9
17 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsJinshi BaiGM
🇨🇳CHN·2600
+1 −8 =6
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsGuanchu LiuIM
🇨🇳CHN·2413
+0 −6 =9
15 games·last met May 2021
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vsDi LiGM
🇨🇳CHN·2557
+1 −3 =10
14 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsYi XuGM
🇨🇳CHN·2465
+0 −5 =8
13 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
/
China
#53
out of 1,872 players
Asia-Pacific
#278
in continent
World
#1,219
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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