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
Titled players · 16
GM×6
IM×5
WGM×1
WIM×4
Federations · 1 represented
🇨🇳China×22
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsGM Jiner Zhu led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhu, JinerGM | 2579 | CHN | =17N | +17B | +16B | +16N | 3.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.75 | 2548 | -1.0 |
| 2 | Ding, YixinWGM | 2396 | CHN | +22B | +21N | =8N | =8B | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 2342 | -1.1 |
| 3 | Lu, ShangleiGM | 2643 | CHN | +19B | =19N | =6N | =6B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 2.75 | 2621 | -1.2 |
| 4 | Xu, MinghuiIM | 2429 | CHN | =18B | +18N | =7N | =7B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 2.75 | 2537 | +5.6 |
| 5 | Li, DiGM | 2554 | CHN | =11B | =11N | =9N | +9B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.25 | 2571 | +0.8 |
| 6 | Xu, XiangyuGM | 2606 | CHN | =12N | =12B | =3B | =3N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 2578 | -1.6 |
| 7 | Zhao, YuanheIM | 2468 | CHN | =13N | =13B | =4B | =4N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 2430 | -2.0 |
| 8 | Zhang, LanlinWIM | 2291 | CHN | =20N | −15B | =2B | =2N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 2207 | -9.8 |
| 9 | Chen, Yuan | 2414 | CHN | =14N | =14B | =5B | −5N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 2.25 | 2384 | -2.0 |
| 10 | Zhao, XueGM | 2436 | CHN | +16N | =16B | F | F | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 2254 | -3.2 |
| 11 | Liu, QingnanGM | 2537 | CHN | =5N | =5B | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 2554 | +0.4 |
| 12 | Huang, Renjie | 2513 | CHN | =6B | =6N | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 2606 | +2.6 |
| 13 | Wang, YanbinIM | 2430 | CHN | =7B | =7N | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 2468 | +1.0 |
| 14 | Jin, YuehengIM | 2387 | CHN | =9B | =9N | F | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 2414 | +0.8 |
| 15 | Jiang, Tianyu | 2224 | CHN | F | +8N | F | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 3091 | +23.6 |
| 16 | Chu, RuotongWIM | 2061 | CHN | −10B | =10N | −1N | −1B | 0.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 0.75 | 2127 | +3.2 |
| 17 | Wang, QinxuanyiWIM | 2245 | CHN | =1B | −1N | F | F | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.75 | 2386 | +10.4 |
| 18 | Zhu, Hengyi | 2415 | CHN | =4N | −4B | F | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.25 | 2236 | -4.6 |
| 19 | Xie, KaifanIM | 2445 | CHN | −3N | =3B | F | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.25 | 2450 | +0.2 |
| 20 | Zhang, XiaoWIM | 2160 | CHN | =8B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2291 | +3.6 |
| 21 | Ha,Yihan | 1962 | CHN | F | −2B | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1561 | -1.6 |
| 22 | Du, Yuxin | 2017 | CHN | −2N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1596 | -1.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Jiang, TianyuCHN+23.61.0 pts · #13
- 2Wang, QinxuanyiWIMCHN+10.40.5 pts · #17
- 3Xu, MinghuiIMCHN+5.62.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Zhang, LanlinWIMCHN-9.81.5 pts · #10
- 2Zhu, HengyiCHN-4.60.5 pts · #19
- 3Zhao, XueGMCHN-3.21.5 pts · #9