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2025 Chinese Chess League Division A(Relegation Playoffs Finals)

KnockoutStandard

22 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 26 Jan 2026 to 29 Jan 2026 in Shaoxing, China. 16 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2521, and top seed was Shanglei Lu (🇨🇳 CHN, GM, 2643).

Jiner Zhu (🇨🇳 CHN, GM, 2579) won with 3.5/4, ahead of Yixin Ding (3.0) and Shanglei Lu (2.5). Zhu broke clear in the final round.

Location
🇨🇳Shaoxing, China
Dates
26 Jan 2026 → 29 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Knockout · 4 rounds
Top seed
🇨🇳GMShanglei Lu2643
Avg top 10
2,521
Participants
22
Titled players · 16
GM×6
IM×5
WGM×1
WIM×4
Federations · 1 represented
🇨🇳China×22
Top 3
  • 🥇
    🇨🇳CHN·2579
    3.5pts·2548perf-1.0
  • 🥈
    🇨🇳CHN·2396
    3.0pts·2342perf-1.1
  • 🥉
    🇨🇳CHN·2643
    2.5pts·2621perf-1.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 4 rounds

GM Jiner Zhu led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
3
1
2
1
1234R1R2R3R4Zhu takes lead
Zhu3.5Ding3Lu2.5Li2.5Xu2.5Xu2
R4 · LEADER CHANGE29 Jan

GM Jiner Zhu takes the sole lead (3.5/4).

R2–R4 · WIN STREAK

GM Jiner Zhu won 3 in a row (R2–R4).

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Zhu, JinerGM2579CHN=17N+17B+16B+16N3.51.52.01.752548-1.0
2Ding, YixinWGM2396CHN+22B+21N=8N=8B3.03.03.01.502342-1.1
3Lu, ShangleiGM2643CHN+19B=19N=6N=6B2.54.55.02.752621-1.2
4Xu, MinghuiIM2429CHN=18B+18N=7N=7B2.54.55.02.752537+5.6
5Li, DiGM2554CHN=11B=11N=9N+9B2.54.05.03.252571+0.8
6Xu, XiangyuGM2606CHN=12N=12B=3B=3N2.06.07.03.502578-1.6
7Zhao, YuanheIM2468CHN=13N=13B=4B=4N2.06.07.03.502430-2.0
8Zhang, LanlinWIM2291CHN=20N15B=2B=2N1.57.07.53.252207-9.8
9Chen, Yuan2414CHN=14N=14B=5B5N1.56.07.02.252384-2.0
10Zhao, XueGM2436CHN+16N=16BFF1.51.01.00.752254-3.2
11Liu, QingnanGM2537CHN=5N=5BFF1.05.05.02.502554+0.4
12Huang, Renjie2513CHN=6B=6NFF1.04.04.02.002606+2.6
13Wang, YanbinIM2430CHN=7B=7NFF1.04.04.02.002468+1.0
14Jin, YuehengIM2387CHN=9B=9NFF1.03.03.01.502414+0.8
15Jiang, Tianyu2224CHNF+8NFF1.01.51.51.503091+23.6
16Chu, RuotongWIM2061CHN10B=10N1N1B0.58.510.00.752127+3.2
17Wang, QinxuanyiWIM2245CHN=1B1NFF0.57.07.01.752386+10.4
18Zhu, Hengyi2415CHN=4N4BFF0.55.05.01.252236-4.6
19Xie, KaifanIM2445CHN3N=3BFF0.55.05.01.252450+0.2
20Zhang, XiaoWIM2160CHN=8BFFF0.51.51.50.752291+3.6
21Ha,Yihan1962CHNF2BFF0.03.03.00.001561-1.6
22Du, Yuxin2017CHN2NFFF0.03.03.00.001596-1.8

Key insights

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