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Gu,Yi
🇨🇳FIDE 8642214· Male· China· Born in 2008
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Yi Gu, a 18-year-old Chinese player, is rated 1848 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +99 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Chinese National Youth Chess Championship 2026(B18), 2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open (Bengbu, Anhui)Group B, and 2025 China chess championship (Men). Also played 3 rapid events (including 2025 National Amateur Chess Master Tournament Yancheng Station) recently.
At junior level, he reached #35 and #24 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1848
Standard
Rpd1781·Blz—
All-time high
1848
at best
Jun 2026 · age 18
Jun 2026 · age 18
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#62,017
#62,017 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
35th Chinese U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1848
Jun 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 18
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1848
at age 18
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+113 Elo)
1643 → 1756
Sep 2024
2023
24th Chinese U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1669
May 2023
Crossed 1600
at age 15
May 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open (Bengbu, Anhui)Group Bperf 2099 (+305) · 6.5/7 · #25
Evolution
+99
1749 → 1848
Tournaments
4
41 games
Score
20.5/ 4150.0%
13W15D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/11 | #50 | 2024 | +94.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/7 | #30 | 2060 | -42.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/7 | #25 | 2099 | +10.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/10 | #57 | 1865 | +34.8 |
Rankings
/
China
#372
out of 1,872 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,405
in continent
World
#62,016
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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