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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 2571 — just 10 short of his peak of 2581 (Jun 2021, age 22) and ranked 15th among Chinese players, and 237th worldwide. He is currently in the 2550–2575 range. 83 rated games in the past year (≈56/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
2571
Standard
Rpd2432·Blz2440
All-time high
2581
−10 pts below
Jun 2021 · age 22
Jun 2021 · age 22
Activity
81
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
83 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#15
#15 · Chinese players · of 1,641
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
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+23
2548 → 2571
Tournaments
10
87 games
Score
53/ 8760.9%
41W37D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 3/5 | #13 | 2611 | +4.9 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 3/6 | #26 | 2503 | -3.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsYi XuGM
🇨🇳CHN·2480
+4 −4 =14
22 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsXiangyu XuGM
🇨🇳CHN·2611
+0 −3 =17
20 games·last met May 2026
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vsJinshi BaiGM
🇨🇳CHN·2599
+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·2552
+5 −5 =8
18 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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China
#15
out of 1,857 players
Asia-Pacific
#65
in continent
World
#237
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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