2025 China chess championship (Women)
SwissStandard
34 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 23 Jun 2025 to 03 Jul 2025 in Xinghua, Jiangsu, China. 12 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2214, and top seed was Shiqun Ni (🇨🇳 CHN, WGM, 2342).
Xueyi Li (🇨🇳 CHN, WGM, 2220) won with 8.5/11, ahead of Shiqun Ni (8.0) and Tianyu Jiang (8.0). Li clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Shiran Guo (1624) beat Yuxin Du (2021), a +397-point gap.
Location
🇨🇳Xinghua, Jiangsu, China
Dates
23 Jun 2025 → 03 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 11 rounds
Titled players · 12
WGM×2
WIM×6
WFM×2
WCM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇨🇳China×34
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 11 roundsWGM Xueyi Li led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE27 Jun
WIM Chuqiao Wang takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
R6–R8 · WIN STREAK
WGM Xueyi Li won 3 in a row (R6–R8).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WGMXueyi Li | * | ½ | ½ | ½ |
| 2WGMShiqun Ni | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Tianyu Jiang | ½ | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4WIMTianqi Yan | ½ | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Li, XueyiWGM | 2220 | CHN | =10N | =30B | +17B | +24N | =3B | +8N | +5B | +21N | =2B | =4N | +6B | 8.5 | 65.5 | 70.0 | 53.00 | 2265 | +21.4 |
| 2 | Ni, ShiqunWGM | 2342 | CHN | +12B | +13N | =7B | =3N | =5B | =9B | =4N | +22B | =1N | +10B | +11N | 8.0 | 68.0 | 73.0 | 51.00 | 2295 | -3.1 |
| 3 | Jiang, Tianyu | 2098 | CHN | +28N | +21B | =4N | =2B | =1N | +22B | +9N | =6B | +8N | +7B | −5N | 8.0 | 67.0 | 72.0 | 49.25 | 2282 | +95.9 |
| 4 | Yan, TianqiWIM | 2304 | CHN | +18B | =26N | =3B | =8N | +12B | =7N | =2B | +9N | +6B | =1B | =10N | 7.5 | 67.5 | 72.5 | 48.25 | 2218 | -14.2 |
| 5 | Gao, MuziyanWIM | 2315 | CHN | +22N | +23B | =11N | =9B | =2N | =6B | −1N | +16B | =10N | +21B | +3B | 7.5 | 64.5 | 69.5 | 44.75 | 2202 | -20.6 |
| 6 | Zhang, XiaoWIM | 2212 | CHN | +19B | =17N | =8B | +29N | =14B | =5N | +7B | =3N | −4N | +9B | −1N | 6.5 | 67.5 | 72.0 | 39.25 | 2143 | -11.4 |
| 7 | Wang, QinxuanyiWIM | 2242 | CHN | +20N | +16B | =2N | +11B | −9N | =4B | −6N | +13B | +21B | −3N | =15B | 6.5 | 65.0 | 70.0 | 38.75 | 2148 | -40.0 |
| 8 | Wang, Xiaoyan | 1921 | CHN | +34N | =9B | =6N | =4B | +11N | −1B | =16N | +29B | −3B | =12N | +19B | 6.5 | 64.0 | 65.0 | 32.75 | 2065 | +39.4 |
| 9 | Wang, ChuqiaoWIM | 2229 | CHN | +24B | =8N | +26B | =5N | +7B | =2N | −3B | −4B | +22N | −6N | =12B | 6.0 | 66.5 | 71.5 | 35.50 | 2126 | -24.2 |
| 10 | Shao, Qiyu | 1829 | CHN | =1B | −14N | −12B | =33N | +32B | +15N | +23N | +26B | =5B | −2N | =4B | 6.0 | 62.5 | 64.5 | 31.75 | 2047 | +53.6 |
| 11 | Yang, YijingWCM | 2066 | CHN | +25B | +27N | =5B | −7N | −8B | +12N | −21B | =14N | +16B | +13N | −2B | 6.0 | 62.0 | 67.0 | 34.25 | 2026 | -8.8 |
| 12 | Xue, Shixuan | 1885 | CHN | −2N | =25B | +10N | +30B | −4N | −11B | +27N | +28B | =13N | =8B | =9N | 6.0 | 61.0 | 65.5 | 32.25 | 2030 | +35.6 |
| 13 | Du, Yuxin | 2021 | CHN | +31B | −2B | −29N | +19N | +24B | =14N | +26B | −7N | =12B | −11B | +21N | 6.0 | 57.5 | 61.0 | 30.00 | 1966 | -13.0 |
| 14 | Liu, ManliWIM | 2086 | CHN | −21N | +10B | +20N | =16B | =6N | =13B | −22N | =11B | =23N | =18B | +24B | 6.0 | 56.0 | 61.0 | 33.75 | 1957 | -34.4 |
| 15 | Zhou, Shumeng | 2027 | CHN | −27N | +28B | −21N | +20B | −22N | −10B | +31B | +25N | =29N | +23B | =7N | 6.0 | 52.5 | 56.0 | 29.50 | 1852 | -89.2 |
| 16 | Shi, Yige | 1916 | CHN | +29B | −7N | +27B | =14N | +26B | −21N | =8B | −5N | −11N | +25B | =23N | 5.5 | 57.5 | 62.0 | 28.25 | 1937 | +7.2 |
| 17 | Chen, Jinyan | 1769 | CHN | +30N | =6B | −1N | −22B | =27N | −23B | +33N | =18N | =24B | =28B | +29N | 5.5 | 54.5 | 56.5 | 24.50 | 1883 | +47.5 |
| 18 | Guo, Weibao | 1863 | CHN | −4N | =32B | =25N | =27B | +23N | =24B | −29N | =17B | +28N | =14N | =20B | 5.5 | 54.0 | 57.0 | 27.50 | 1840 | -9.0 |
| 19 | Peng, Jingyi(GD) | 1797 | CHN | −6N | −29B | +34N | −13B | −28N | +20B | =32N | +27B | +30N | +22B | −8N | 5.5 | 51.5 | 52.5 | 22.50 | 1855 | +23.1 |
| 20 | Pian, Junyao | 1855 | CHN | −7B | +33N | −14B | −15N | −25B | −19N | +34N | +31B | +32N | +29B | =18N | 5.5 | 47.5 | 48.5 | 16.75 | 1819 | -22.4 |
| 21 | He, ZiyuWCM | 1743 | CHN | +14B | −3N | +15B | −26N | +29B | +16B | +11N | −1B | −7N | −5N | −13B | 5.0 | 65.0 | 69.5 | 28.00 | 1981 | +104.7 |
| 22 | Pi, Aiying | 1884 | CHN | −5B | =31N | +32B | +17N | +15B | −3N | +14B | −2N | −9B | −19N | =30B | 5.0 | 60.5 | 63.5 | 24.50 | 1966 | +31.9 |
| 23 | Mu, WangxueyaoWFM | 1931 | CHN | +33B | −5N | −24B | +25N | −18B | +17N | −10B | +30N | =14B | −15N | =16B | 5.0 | 56.5 | 58.5 | 22.75 | 1883 | -25.6 |
| 24 | Wang, Yi(BJ) | 1830 | CHN | −9N | +34B | +23N | −1B | −13N | =18N | −25B | +32B | =17N | +26B | −14N | 5.0 | 55.5 | 56.5 | 19.50 | 1884 | +11.2 |
| 25 | Wang, Hanchen | 1721 | CHN | −11N | =12N | =18B | −23B | +20N | =27B | +24N | −15B | =26N | −16N | +34B | 5.0 | 54.5 | 55.5 | 22.25 | 1845 | +67.2 |
| 26 | Wu, Shuang(HLJ)WFM | 1957 | CHN | +32N | =4B | −9N | +21B | −16N | +30B | −13N | −10N | =25B | −24N | +31B | 5.0 | 54.0 | 57.0 | 22.25 | 1875 | -46.0 |
| 27 | Tong, Yiyi | 1712 | CHN | +15B | −11B | −16N | =18N | =17B | =25N | −12B | −19N | +34B | =31N | +33B | 5.0 | 50.5 | 51.5 | 18.75 | 1785 | +35.3 |
| 28 | Ding, Shirui | 1770 | CHN | −3B | −15N | −33B | +34N | +19B | +31N | =30B | −12N | −18B | =17N | +32B | 5.0 | 49.5 | 50.5 | 18.00 | 1800 | +6.4 |
| 29 | Guo, Shiran | 1624 | CHN | −16N | +19N | +13B | −6B | −21N | +33N | +18B | −8N | =15B | −20N | −17B | 4.5 | 57.5 | 59.5 | 22.00 | 1806 | +87.2 |
| 30 | Ha,Yihan | 2093 | CHN | −17B | =1N | +31B | −12N | +33B | −26N | =28N | −23B | −19B | +34N | =22N | 4.5 | 51.0 | 52.0 | 15.75 | 1780 | -82.6 |
| 31 | Zhao, Yuetong | 1675 | CHN | −13N | =22B | −30N | =32N | +34B | −28B | −15N | −20N | +33B | =27B | −26N | 3.5 | 47.0 | 48.0 | 9.50 | 1710 | +3.0 |
| 32 | Shao, Yanrui | 1669 | CHN | −26B | =18N | −22N | =31B | −10N | +34B | =19B | −24N | −20B | =33N | −28N | 3.0 | 48.0 | 49.0 | 9.25 | 1622 | -28.4 |
| 33 | Meng, Wuyang | 1652 | CHN | −23N | −20B | +28N | =10B | −30N | −29B | −17B | −34N | −31N | =32B | −27N | 2.0 | 47.5 | 48.5 | 9.50 | 1515 | -76.0 |
| 34 | Niu, Shuo | 1639 | CHN | −8B | −24N | −19B | −28B | −31N | −32N | −20B | +33B | −27N | −30B | −25N | 1.0 | 48.5 | 50.5 | 2.00 | 1404 | -104.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1He, ZiyuWCMCHN+104.75.0 pts · #24
- 2Jiang, TianyuCHN+95.98.0 pts · #3
- 3Guo, ShiranCHN+87.24.5 pts · #29
Top rating losers
- 1Niu, ShuoCHN-104.41.0 pts · #34
- 2Zhou, ShumengCHN-89.26.0 pts · #14
- 3Ha,YihanCHN-82.64.5 pts · #30
Biggest upsets
- R3+397 Elo gap
- R1+343 Elo gap
- R1+324 Elo gap