What is Yang, Liwei's FIDE rating?

Yang, Liwei's current standard FIDE rating is 1726.

What is Yang, Liwei's world ranking?

Yang, Liwei is currently ranked #100,650 in the world (standard rating).

What is Yang, Liwei's ranking in China?

Yang, Liwei is currently ranked #594 in China.

What is Yang, Liwei's continental ranking?

Yang, Liwei is currently ranked #13,230 in their continent.

What is Yang, Liwei's ranking in the 20-35 category?

Yang, Liwei is ranked #188 in China in the 20-35 age group.

What is Yang, Liwei's all-time highest FIDE rating?

Yang, Liwei's all-time peak standard rating is 1726.

When did Yang, Liwei receive their first FIDE rating?

Yang, Liwei first appeared in the FIDE rating list in 2014.

Which federation does Yang, Liwei represent?

Yang, Liwei represents China (CHN).

How old is Yang, Liwei?

Yang, Liwei was born in 2004 and is 22 years old.

When did Yang, Liwei reach their peak rating?

Yang, Liwei reached their peak standard rating of 1726 in 2026, at age 22.

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Yang, Liwei

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FIDE 8613540· Female· China· Born in 2004

Liwei Yang, a 22-year-old Chinese player, is rated 1726 — her current career high. She is on a steady climb with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearances: 17th Annual Golden State Open - U2100 and 15th Annual Central California Open - U2100. She had 2 career breaks: 32 months (2014–2017) and 69 months (2018–2024, COVID-19 included).

At junior level, she reached #63, #70, #90, #33 and #24 nationally in U20, U16, U14, U12 and U10.

Current rating

1726

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1726

at best
Feb 2026 · age 22

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#100,651

#100,651 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries

2026

All-time peak 1726

at age 22

Feb 2026

2025

K-factor lowered to 20

at age 21

Jan 2025

2024

63rd Chinese U20 player

at age 20 · rated 1701

Jun 2024

Best 12-month gain (+218 Elo)

1483 → 1701

Jun 2024

Crossed 1600

at age 20

Mar 2024

Crossed 1500

at age 20

Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result

17th Annual Golden State Open - U2100

perf 1890 (+164) · 5/7 · #2

Top opponent

vs Aaron Gindi 1,999

17th Annual Golden State Open - U2100 · Jan 2026 · +16.6 Elo

Best comeback

17th Annual Golden State Open - U2100

finished #2 (seeded #50 of 50)

Evolution

+25

1701 → 1726

Tournaments

2

10 games

Score

6/ 1060.0%

4W4D2L

Top 3 wins

1.[W]vsAaron Gindi1,999·17th Annual Golden State Open - U2100·R5·+16.6

2.[W]vsOlivia Xu1,608·17th Annual Golden State Open - U2100·R6·+6.7

3.[W]vsSandesh Aher1,570·17th Annual Golden State Open - U2100·R2·+5.8

Top 2 losses

1.[L]vsRishan Kayal1,662·15th Annual Central California Open - U2100·R1·-10.7

2.[L]vsRudy Jr. Tia1,798·17th Annual Golden State Open - U2100·R1·-8.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events

Event	Date	Score	Rank	Perf	Δ Elo
17th Annual Golden State Open - U2100 Open Swiss	Jan 2026	5/7	#2	1890	+36.8	▸
15th Annual Central California Open - U2100 Open Swiss	Aug 2025	1/3	#37	1538	-11.8	▸

Rankings

/

China

#594

out of 1,857 players

Asia-Pacific

#13,230

in continent

World

#100,650

out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe

World

China

1	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
2	🇨🇳Ding, Liren	2,738
3	🇨🇳Yu, Yangyi	2,714
4	🇨🇳Wang, Hao	2,684
5	🇨🇳Bu, Xiangzhi	2,661
6	🇨🇳Lu, Shanglei	2,635
7	🇨🇳Li, Chao b	2,625
8	🇨🇳Wang, Yue	2,623
9	🇨🇳Xu, Xiangyu	2,611
9	🇨🇳Ma, Qun	2,611
...
594	🇨🇳Yang, Liwei	1,726

Asia-Pacific

1	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,780
2	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,776
3	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
4	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,751
5	🇮🇳Anand, Viswanathan	2,739
6	🇨🇳Ding, Liren	2,738
7	🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa R	2,733
8	🇮🇳Gukesh D	2,732
9	🇻🇳Le, Quang Liem	2,731
10	🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, Ian	2,729
...
13230	🇨🇳Yang, Liwei	1,726

World

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,840
2	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
3	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,788
4	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,780
5	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,776
6	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,767
7	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,759
7	🇫🇷Firouzja, Alireza	2,759
9	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,754
10	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
...
100650	🇨🇳Yang, Liwei	1,726