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Meng, Yihan
IM🇨🇳FIDE 8631891· Male· China· Born in 2009
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Yihan Meng, a 17-year-old Chinese International Master, is rated 2493 — just 9 short of his peak of 2502 (Feb 2026, age 17) and ranked 22nd among players worldwide under 18, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +50 Elo over the past 12 months. 97 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Chinese Chess Team Championship (men), Aeroflot Open 2026, and GM Mix 13 Fantastico 17-22. jan 2026 SENTA. Also played 4 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He took a 19-month break between Jul 2021 and Mar 2023. He reached Chinese #32 in Feb 2026.
Awarded IM in 2025 (age 16). Earned a GM norm at GM Mix 13 Fantastico 17-22. jan 2026 SENTA. At junior level, he reached World #16 in U18, World #23 in U16, World #59 in U10 and #3 and #4 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
2493
Standard
Rpd2478·Blz2467
All-time high
2502
−9 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 17
Feb 2026 · age 17
Activity
65
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
97 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#22
#22 · players worldwide under 18 · of 15,644
Career timeline
17 entries2026
16th U18 player worldwide
at age 17 · rated 2502
Mar 2026
Peak Chinese rank: #32
at age 17 · rated 2502
Feb 2026
Crossed 2500
at age 17
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2502
at age 17 · −9 from today
Feb 2026
2025
IM title awardedIM
at age 16 · 2025 2nd FIDE Council
Aug 2025
23rd U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2454
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
2025 Chinese Chess League Division A (Knockout Stage,Home and Away Format) Round 3-4 · Oct 2025 · +2.3 Elo
Evolution
+39
2454 → 2493
Tournaments
10
81 games
Score
43.5/ 8153.7%
28W43D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #11 | 2565 | +10.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #79 | 2344 | -18.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2698 | +25.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2586 | +15.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #6 | 2486 | +4.3 |
Knockout | Oct 2025 | 0.5/2 | R16 | 2481 | +0.4 |
Knockout | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | R16 | 2440 | -0.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/4 | #45 | 2383 | -4.7 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 4.5/6 | #4 | 2623 | +14.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/11 | #16 | 2368 | -6.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHaochen JiangIM
🇨🇳CHN·2459
+4 −4 =4
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsTong(QD) XiaoGM
🇨🇳CHN·2586
+0 −6 =5
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsXiangrui KongIM
🇨🇳CHN·2497
+4 −5 =1
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsDi Zhang
🇨🇳CHN·2446
+2 −4 =4
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsRenjie Huang
🇨🇳CHN·2515
+0 −3 =5
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
China
#35
out of 1,857 players
Asia-Pacific
#161
in continent
World
#634
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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