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XK
Xie, Kaifan
IM🇨🇳FIDE 8619107· Male· China· Born in 2008
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Kaifan Xie, a 18-year-old Chinese International Master, is rated 2472 — his current career high and ranked 32nd among players worldwide under 18, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 103 rated games in the past year (≈47/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Chinese Chess Team Championship (men), V Open Chess Menorca 2026, and X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A. Also played 3 rapid (including 4th Chinese Chess Rapid Tournament) and 2 blitz events (including 4th Chinese Chess Blitz Tournament) recently. He took a 13-month break between Nov 2021 and Jan 2023. He reached Chinese #39 in Apr 2026.
Awarded IM in 2025 (age 17) and CM in 2017 (age 9). At junior level, he reached World #32 in U18, World #32 in U16, World #75 in U14, World #51 in U12 and World #50 in U10.
Current rating
2472
Standard
Rpd2263·Blz2306
All-time high
2472
at best
May 2026 · age 18
May 2026 · age 18
Activity
81
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
103 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#32
#32 · players worldwide under 18 · of 15,644
Career timeline
18 entries2026
32nd U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2472
May 2026
All-time peak 2472
at age 18
May 2026
Peak Chinese rank: #39
at age 18 · rated 2460
Apr 2026
2025
IM title awardedIM
at age 17 · 2025 2nd FIDE Council
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 2400
at age 17
Mar 2025
2024
32nd U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2393
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+26
2446 → 2472
Tournaments
12
105 games
Score
57/ 10554.3%
37W51D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/7 | #22 | 2501 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #17 | 2493 | +5.3 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #19 | 2455 | +1.2 |
Knockout | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | R32 | 2452 | +0.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/8 | #45 | 2555 | +14.7 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7.5/10 | #8 | 2558 | +18.5 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2/5 | #33 | 2467 | +2.1 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 2.5/6 | #32 | 2473 | +2.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #22 | 2321 | -9.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #16 | 2337 | -8.0 |
Hot streak: 8 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsRenjie Huang
🇨🇳CHN·2515
+3 −4 =6
13 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsTong(QD) XiaoGM
🇨🇳CHN·2586
+3 −3 =5
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsHaochen JiangIM
🇨🇳CHN·2459
+3 −5 =2
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsYueheng JinIM
🇨🇳CHN·2409
+2 −2 =4
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsYihan MengIM
🇨🇳CHN·2493
+1 −1 =5
7 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
China
#39
out of 1,857 players
Asia-Pacific
#198
in continent
World
#812
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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