2025 Chinese Chess League Division A (Knockout Stage,Home and Away Format) Round 1-2
KnockoutStandard
25 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 16 Oct 2025 to 18 Oct 2025 in Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai,Jiangsu, China. 21 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2534, and top seed was Yangyi Yu (🇨🇳 CHN, GM, 2720).
Shiqun Ni (🇨🇳 CHN, WGM, 2338) won with 1.5/2, ahead of Hongsen Chen (1.5) and Qi Guo (1.0). Ni won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇨🇳Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai,Jiangsu, China
Dates
16 Oct 2025 → 18 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Knockout · 2 rounds
Titled players · 21
GM×7
IM×8
WGM×4
WIM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇨🇳China×25
Top 3
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ni, ShiqunWGM | 2338 | CHN | =3N | +22B | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 2500 | +4.2 |
| 2 | Chen, HongsenIM | 2351 | CHN | =18N | +18B | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 2632 | +7.4 |
| 3 | Guo, QiIM | 2387 | CHN | =1B | =12B | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 2305 | -2.3 |
| 4 | Xu, JunGM | 2440 | CHN | =7B | =7N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2461 | +0.6 |
| 5 | Wang, YueGM | 2621 | CHN | =9N | =9B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2618 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Chen, Qi bIM | 2476 | CHN | =10N | =10B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2467 | -0.2 |
| 7 | Meng, YihanIM | 2461 | CHN | =4N | =4B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2440 | -0.6 |
| 8 | Xiao, YiyiWGM | 2357 | CHN | =11B | =11N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2189 | -8.8 |
| 9 | Li, Chao bGM | 2618 | CHN | =5B | =5N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2621 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Xu, YiGM | 2467 | CHN | =6B | =6N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2476 | +0.2 |
| 11 | Wang, Yu A.IM | 2189 | CHN | =8N | =8B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2357 | +4.4 |
| 12 | Zhang, XiaowenWGM | 2270 | CHN | =19B | =3N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2387 | +3.2 |
| 13 | Zhang, Di | 2460 | CHN | +14N | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 3356 | +6.3 |
| 14 | Dai, ChangrenGM | 2556 | CHN | −13B | +24N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 2490 | -1.8 |
| 15 | Wang, Shixu BIM | 2402 | CHN | =20N | =21B | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 2542 | +3.2 |
| 16 | Zhao, ShengxinWFM | 2199 | CHN | F | +25B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2751 | +3.8 |
| 17 | Tian, TianWGM | 2068 | CHN | +23N | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2653 | +4.4 |
| 18 | Lou, YipingIM | 2439 | CHN | =2B | −2N | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 2158 | -7.4 |
| 19 | Shen, YangIM | 2387 | CHN | =12N | F | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 2271 | -1.6 |
| 20 | Yu, YangyiGM | 2720 | CHN | =15B | F | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 2402 | -3.7 |
| 21 | Peng, Hongchi | 2363 | CHN | F | =15N | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 2402 | +0.5 |
| 22 | Gao, MuziyanWIM | 2226 | CHN | F | −1N | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1538 | -7.0 |
| 23 | Guo, Weibao | 1855 | CHN | −17B | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1269 | -4.4 |
| 24 | Xiu, DeshunGM | 2519 | CHN | F | −14B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1756 | -4.5 |
| 25 | Xue, Shixuan | 1950 | CHN | F | −16N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1399 | -3.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Chen, HongsenIMCHN+7.41.5 pts · #2
- 2Zhang, DiCHN+6.31.0 pts · #8
- 3Tian, TianWGMCHN+4.41.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Xiao, YiyiWGMCHN-8.81.0 pts · #11
- 2Lou, YipingIMCHN-7.40.5 pts · #18
- 3Gao, MuziyanWIMCHN-7.00.0 pts · #25