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Nie, Xinyang
IM🇨🇳FIDE 8607222· Male· China· Born in 2000
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Xinyang Nie, a 26-year-old Chinese International Master, is rated 2386 and sitting in the top 4% of Chinese players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 6 months. 79 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Hong Kong International Open 2025, RUDAR XXV - GM ROUND ROBIN, and RUDAR XXIV - GM ROUND ROBIN. Also played 4 blitz events (including Warsaw Chess Festival - Jan Macieja Memorial - group A) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 21 months (2010–2012), 13 months (2012–2013) and 14 months (2021–2022). His peak of 2439 was reached at age 25 (Sep 2025); he also reached Chinese #48 in Apr 2022.
Awarded IM in 2023 (age 23). At junior level, he reached World #50 in U10 and #8, #6, #4, #26 and #5 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2386
Standard
Rpd2340·Blz2356
All-time high
2439
−53 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 25
Sep 2025 · age 25
Activity
58
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
79 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#71 · Chinese players · of 1,641
Career timeline
26 entries2025
All-time peak 2439
at age 25 · −53 from today
Sep 2025
500 career games
at age 25
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 2400
at age 25
Aug 2025
2023
IM title awardedIM
at age 23 · 2023 3rd FIDE Council
Dec 2023
Crossed 2400
at age 23
Aug 2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 23
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
Warsaw Chess Festival - XXIV Miguel Najdorf Memorial -group Aperf 2495 (+89) · 7.5/9 · #1
Top opponent
Evolution
+5
2381 → 2386
Tournaments
10
90 games
Score
45/ 9050.0%
35W31D24L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsWojciech BorowikCM2,115·Warsaw Chess Festival - XXIV Miguel Najdorf Memorial -group A·R1·-8.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #31 | 2322 | -4.7 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 3/9 | #9 | 2275 | -19.3 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 2.5/9 | #10 | 2247 | -22.3 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/3 | #60 | 2451 | +0.6 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 0.5/3 | #67 | 2207 | -6.7 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #7 | 2519 | +16.3 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7.5/10 | #7 | 2469 | +11.1 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2322 | +5.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #69 | 2487 | +13.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2495 | +11.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsXiongjian PengGM
🇨🇳CHN·2518
+4 −7 =5
16 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsShixu B WangIM
🇨🇳CHN·2420
+1 −3 =5
9 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsChangren DaiGM
🇨🇳CHN·2552
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsJinshi BaiGM
🇨🇳CHN·2599
+0 −2 =5
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsYinglun XuGM
🇨🇳CHN·2504
+0 −4 =3
7 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
/
China
#71
out of 1,857 players
Asia-Pacific
#411
in continent
World
#1,926
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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