2025 The Third China Chess King Competition
KnockoutRapid
12 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 23 Aug 2025 to 24 Aug 2025 in Chengdu, China. 12 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2629, and top seed was Liren Ding (🇨🇳 CHN, GM, 2770).
Xiangyu Xu (🇨🇳 CHN, GM, 2588) won with 5.0/8, ahead of Yangyi Yu (4.0) and Xiangzhi Bu (4.0). Xu won solo starting round 2.
Location
🇨🇳Chengdu, China
Dates
23 Aug 2025 → 24 Aug 2025
Time control
Rapid: 15 minutes for game with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Knockout · 8 rounds
Titled players · 12
GM×12
Federations · 1 represented
🇨🇳China×12
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsGM Xiangyu Xu led from R2; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R2–R8 · LEAD HELD
GM Xiangyu Xu never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND · 2 games
GM Xiangyu Xu 0.5–1.5 against GM Yangyi Yu (R5 0-1, R6 ½-½) — decisive in 1/2.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMXiangyu Xu | * | 0 ½ | — | ½ ½ |
| 2GMYangyi Yu | 1 ½ | * | ½ ½ | — |
| 3GMXiangzhi Bu | — | ½ ½ | * | 1 1 |
| 4GMShanglei Lu | ½ ½ | — | 0 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xu, XiangyuGM | 2588 | CHN | +11N | =11B | +12N | +12B | −2N | =2B | =4N | =4B | 5.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.75 | 2749 | +17.0 |
| 2 | Yu, YangyiGM | 2694 | CHN | F | F | +6B | =6N | +1B | =1N | =3N | =3B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 13.75 | 2720 | +2.0 |
| 3 | Bu, XiangzhiGM | 2583 | CHN | F | F | =5B | =5N | +4N | +4B | =2B | =2N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 12.00 | 2710 | +10.2 |
| 4 | Lu, ShangleiGM | 2611 | CHN | +8N | −8B | =7N | =7B | −3B | −3N | =1B | =1N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 7.00 | 2547 | -7.6 |
| 5 | Xiao, Tong(QD)GM | 2450 | CHN | +9B | −9N | =3N | =3B | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 2507 | +3.0 |
| 6 | Ma, QunGM | 2614 | CHN | =10B | =10N | −2N | =2B | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 2524 | -5.2 |
| 7 | Ding, LirenGM | 2770 | CHN | F | F | =4B | =4N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 2611 | -4.2 |
| 8 | Li, Chao bGM | 2594 | CHN | −4B | +4N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 2611 | +0.4 |
| 9 | Li, DiGM | 2431 | CHN | −5N | +5B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 2450 | +0.6 |
| 10 | Ju, WenjunGM | 2528 | CHN | =6N | =6B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 2614 | +2.4 |
| 11 | Wang, YueGM | 2634 | CHN | −1B | =1N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 2395 | -6.2 |
| 12 | Wang, HaoGM | 2675 | CHN | F | F | −1B | −1N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1788 | -12.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Xu, XiangyuGMCHN+17.05.0 pts · #1
- 2Bu, XiangzhiGMCHN+10.24.0 pts · #3
- 3Xiao, Tong(QD)GMCHN+3.02.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Wang, HaoGMCHN-12.40.0 pts · #12
- 2Lu, ShangleiGMCHN-7.63.0 pts · #4
- 3Wang, YueGMCHN-6.20.5 pts · #11