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Li, Di
GM🇨🇳FIDE 8607508· Male· China· Born in 1999
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Di Li, a 27-year-old Chinese Grandmaster, is rated 2557 — just 24 short of his peak of 2581 (Jun 2021, age 22) and ranked 18th among Chinese players, and 273rd worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 107 rated games in the past year (≈57/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Chinese Chess Team Championship (men), V Open Chess Menorca 2026, and 52 Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez de La Roda 2026. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 The Third China Chess King Competition) and 1 blitz events (including 4th Chinese Chess Blitz Tournament) recently. He took a 12-month break between Oct 2012 and Nov 2013. He reached World #237 in May 2026.
Awarded GM in 2019 (age 20), IM in 2017 (age 18), and FM in 2014 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #22 in U20, World #24 in U18, World #44 in U16, World #99 in U14 and World #12 in U12.
Current rating
2557
Standard
Rpd2432·Blz2440
All-time high
2581
−24 pts below
Jun 2021 · age 22
Jun 2021 · age 22
Activity
76
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
87 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#18
#18 · Chinese players · of 1,640
Career timeline
20 entries2026
Peak World rank: #237
at age 27 · rated 2571
May 2026
2022
Peak Chinese rank: #14
at age 23 · rated 2579
Apr 2022
2021
All-time peak 2581
at age 22 · −10 from today
Jun 2021
2020
500 career games
at age 21
Jan 2020
2019
GM title awardedGM
at age 20 · 2nd quarter PB 2019
Jul 2019
22nd U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2536
May 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+9
2548 → 2557
Tournaments
12
96 games
Score
64.5/ 9667.2%
44W41D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/9 | #54 | 2463 | -12.5 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/11 | #16 | 2449 | -14.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/8 | #26 | 2392 | -11.1 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/7 | #23 | 2871 | +18.9 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7/9 | #3 | 2579 | +7.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 8/9 | #1 | 2729 | +16.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #26 | 2390 | -18.7 |
Knockout | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | SF | 2565 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/9 | #9 | 2571 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7/10 | #14 | 2565 | +5.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsYi XuGM
🇨🇳CHN·2465
+4 −4 =14
22 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsXiangyu XuGM
🇨🇳CHN·2623
+0 −3 =17
20 games·last met May 2026
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vsJinshi BaiGM
🇨🇳CHN·2600
+1 −2 =15
18 games·last met May 2026
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vsJun ZhaoGM
🇨🇳CHN·2538
+1 −9 =8
18 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsChangren DaiGM
🇨🇳CHN·2539
+5 −5 =8
18 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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China
#18
out of 1,872 players
Asia-Pacific
#71
in continent
World
#273
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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