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KX
Kong, Xiangrui
IM🇨🇳FIDE 8632200· Male· China· Born in 2009
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Xiangrui Kong, a 17-year-old Chinese International Master, is rated 2513 — just 5 short of his peak of 2518 (Feb 2026, age 17) and ranked 12th among players worldwide under 18, and 492nd worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 108 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Chinese Chess Team Championship (men), Tashkent GM Round Robin, and 19th international chess tournament "In Memory of Georgy Agzamov" Open-A. Also played 3 rapid (including 4th Chinese Chess Rapid Tournament) and 1 blitz events (including 4th Chinese Chess Blitz Tournament) recently. He took a 15-month break between Nov 2021 and Mar 2023. He reached World #473 in Mar 2026.
Awarded IM in 2025 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #11 in U18, World #10 in U16, World #14 in U14, World #51 in U12 and World #27 in U10.
Current rating
2513
Standard
Rpd2398·Blz2469
All-time high
2518
−5 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 17
Feb 2026 · age 17
Activity
62
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
84 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#12
#12 · players worldwide under 18 · of 15,441
Career timeline
17 entries2026
Peak World rank: #473
at age 17 · rated 2518
Mar 2026
Peak Chinese rank: #28
at age 17 · rated 2518
Feb 2026
11th U18 player worldwide
at age 17 · rated 2518
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2518
at age 17 · −21 from today
Feb 2026
2025
10th U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2511
Nov 2025
IM title awardedIM
at age 16 · 2025 2nd FIDE Council
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+43
2470 → 2513
Tournaments
10
87 games
Score
51/ 8758.6%
35W38D14L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsZhongyi TanGM2,539·2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open (Bengbu, Anhui)Group A·R5·+5.6
3.[W]vsAbhijeet GuptaGM2,535·2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open(Aksu, Xinjiang)Group A·R9·+5.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsUlugbek TillyaevIM2,227·19th international chess tournament "In Memory of Georgy Agzamov" Open-A·R6·-8.3
2.[L]vsNikita KhoroshevIM2,345·19th international chess tournament "In Memory of Georgy Agzamov" Open-A·R3·-7.1
3.[L]vsArtem BardykFM2,390·19th international chess tournament "In Memory of Georgy Agzamov" Open-A·R8·-6.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2715 | +25.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 8/11 | #2 | 2599 | +15.7 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #16 | 2477 | +1.6 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 5/8 | #5 | 2481 | -3.1 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/10 | #36 | 2366 | -19.1 |
Knockout | Jan 2026 | 2.5/6 | R16 | 2608 | +7.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 3/5 | #11 | 2579 | +5.3 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 3.5/6 | #25 | 2624 | +11.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #11 | 2504 | +3.9 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2534 | +10.6 |
Worst Elo result: 19th international chess tournament "In Memory of Georgy Agzamov" Open-A (-19.1 Elo, finished #36).
Most-Played Opponents
vsTong(QD) XiaoGM
🇨🇳CHN·2586
+2 −4 =8
14 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsDi Zhang
🇨🇳CHN·2447
+8 −4 =1
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsRenjie Huang
🇨🇳CHN·2500
+5 −4 =3
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsYihan MengIM
🇨🇳CHN·2478
+5 −4 =1
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsHaochen JiangIM
🇨🇳CHN·2456
+2 −3 =4
9 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
China
#30
out of 1,872 players
Asia-Pacific
#128
in continent
World
#492
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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