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Li, Yan
🇨🇳FIDE 8640998· Male· China· Born in 2013
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Yan Li, a 13-year-old Chinese player, is rated 1915 — his current career high and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide under 14. He is rising rapidly, having gained +105 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Chinese National Youth Chess Championship 2026(B14), Chinese National Youth Chess Team Championship 2025(B12), and 2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open (Bengbu, Anhui)Group B. Also played 4 rapid events (including 2025 National Amateur Chess Master Tournament Hangzhou Station) recently.
At junior level, he reached #24, #12 and #1 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1915
Standard
Rpd1919·Blz—
All-time high
1915
at best
Apr 2026 · age 13
Apr 2026 · age 13
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#995 · players worldwide under 14 · of 20,060
Career timeline
7 entries2026
24th Chinese U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1915
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1915
at age 13
Apr 2026
2025
12th Chinese U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1822
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+229 Elo)
1593 → 1822
Aug 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 11
Aug 2024
2023
1st Chinese U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1593
Mar 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+105
1810 → 1915
Tournaments
4
32 games
Score
21/ 3265.6%
15W12D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsYachen Cai1,723·2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open (Bengbu, Anhui)Group B·R6·-25.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 8/8 | #25 | 2777 | +93.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/6 | #16 | 2215 | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/8 | #22 | 1904 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/3 | #112 | 1957 | +17.2 |
Rankings
/
China
#290
out of 1,872 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,261
in continent
World
#44,460
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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