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Yu, Kaifeng
FM🇨🇳FIDE 8609667· Male· China· Born in 2003
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Kaifeng Yu, a 23-year-old Chinese FIDE Master, is rated 2279 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2012–2013), 38 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 26 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A(Regular) 7-11. His peak of 2389 was reached at age 14 (Aug 2017, Chinese #58 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2012 (age 9). At junior level, he reached World #100 in U18, World #28 in U16, World #8 in U14, World #10 in U12, World #10 in U10 and #3 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2279
Standard
Rpd2244·Blz2244
All-time high
2389
−110 pts below
Aug 2017 · age 14
Aug 2017 · age 14
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 2%
#4,786 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2023
3rd Chinese U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2312
Oct 2023
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2312 → returned at 2297
Mar 2023
2021
100th U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2344
Feb 2021
2019
Inactive for 38 months
paused at 2344 → returned at 2312
Dec 2019
28th U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2385
Jan 2019
2017
Peak Chinese rank: #58
at age 14 · rated 2389
Sep 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-18
2297 → 2279
Tournaments
1
2 games
Score
0/ 20.0%
0W0D2L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/2 | #75 | 1515 | -18.4 |
Rankings
/
China
#112
out of 1,872 players
Asia-Pacific
#880
in continent
World
#4,786
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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