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Ni, Shiqun
WGM🇨🇳FIDE 8608466· Female· China· Born in 1997
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Shiqun Ni, a 29-year-old Chinese Woman Grandmaster, is rated 2332 and ranked 15th among Chinese women, and in the top 1% worldwide. She has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Chinese Chess Team Championship (women), 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A (Knockout Stage,Home and Away Format) Round 1-2, and 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A(Regular) 7-11. Also played 2 rapid (including The 8th SCO International Team Chess Tournament 2026) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 China Women's Chess Open (Blitz)) recently. Her peak of 2450 was reached at age 20 (Apr 2017, Chinese #41 at the time).
Awarded WGM in 2015 (age 18) and WIM in 2013 (age 16). At junior level, she reached World #54 in U20, World #74 in U18, World #72 in U16 and World #92 in U14.
Current rating
2332
Standard
Rpd2321·Blz2245
All-time high
2450
−118 pts below
Apr 2017 · age 20
Apr 2017 · age 20
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#15
#15 · Chinese women · of 434
Career timeline
20 entries2020
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2389 → returned at 2371
Jan 2020
2018
500 career games
at age 21
Nov 2018
2017
Peak Chinese rank: #41
at age 20 · rated 2450
Apr 2017
54th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2450
Apr 2017
Crossed 2400
at age 20
Apr 2017
All-time peak 2450
at age 20 · −102 from today
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
2342 → 2332
Tournaments
6
40 games
Score
25.5/ 4063.7%
15W21D4L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsMuziyan GaoWIM2,226·2025 Chinese Chess League Division A (Knockout Stage,Home and Away Format) Round 1-2·R2·+3.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/11 | #8 | 2218 | -15.6 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #11 | 2337 | +2.7 |
Knockout | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | F | 2498 | +4.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2.5/4 | #28 | 2377 | +2.4 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 1/3 | #66 | 2338 | -0.7 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 8/11 | #2 | 2269 | -3.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMo ZhaiWGM
🇨🇳CHN·2330
+6 −8 =19
33 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsQi GuoIM
🇨🇳CHN·2375
+3 −8 =18
29 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsYiyi XiaoWGM
🇨🇳CHN·2372
+4 −8 =12
24 games·last met May 2026
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vsXueyi LiWGM
🇨🇳CHN·2180
+9 −1 =14
24 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsJue WangWGM
🇨🇳CHN·2426
+4 −3 =15
22 games·last met Aug 2018
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Rankings
/
China
#92
out of 1,872 players
Asia-Pacific
#631
in continent
World
#3,141
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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