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Yang, Yijing
WCM🇨🇳FIDE 8608601· Female· China· Born in 2001
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Yijing Yang, a 25-year-old Chinese Woman Candidate Master, is rated 2133 — just 2 short of her peak of 2135 (Feb 2019, age 18) and sitting in the top 3% of women worldwide. She is on a steady climb with +48 Elo over the past 12 months. 56 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Chinese Chess Team Championship (women), 51 Abierto Internacional Ciudad de Sevilla 2026, and 22e Bois-Colombes Chess Master - Open A. Also played 1 rapid event (including II Torneo Internacional Femenino "Diputacion de Sevilla" 2026) recently. She reached Chinese #91 in Jan 2023.
Awarded WCM in 2013 (age 12). At junior level, she reached #15, #13, #17, #18 and #7 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2133
Standard
Rpd2019·Blz1952
All-time high
2135
−2 pts below
Feb 2019 · age 18
Feb 2019 · age 18
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
56 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#593 · women worldwide · of 22,864
Career timeline
20 entries2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 25
Feb 2026
2023
Peak Chinese rank: #91
at age 22 · rated 2026
Jan 2023
2021
15th Chinese U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2022
Dec 2021
2020
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2002 → returned at 2022
Feb 2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2020
2019
13th Chinese U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2135
Feb 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+67
2066 → 2133
Tournaments
5
60 games
Score
30.5/ 6050.8%
30W15D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 8/10 | #4 | 2262 | +19.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #88 | 2100 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #56 | 2243 | +44.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #7 | 2049 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/11 | #15 | 2023 | -8.8 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsXue Bai
🇨🇳CHN·2141
+3 −2 =8
13 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsTianqi YanWIM
🇨🇳CHN·2360
+0 −5 =7
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsXueyi LiWGM
🇨🇳CHN·2180
+2 −5 =2
9 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsWeibao Guo
🇨🇳CHN·1848
+5 −0 =3
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsManli LiuWIM
🇨🇳CHN·2072
+2 −1 =5
8 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
China
#164
out of 1,857 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,824
in continent
World
#12,574
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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