2026 China chess championship (Men)

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66 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 08 May 2026 to 18 May 2026 in Xinghua, Jiangsu, China. 31 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2539, and top seed was Xiangyu Xu (🇨🇳 CHN, GM, 2611).

Xiangyu Xu (🇨🇳 CHN, GM, 2611) won with 8.5/11, ahead of Xiangrui Kong (8.0) and Yinglun Xu (8.0). Xu shared the lead from round 9 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Yi Gu (1753) beat Haoming Qu (2181), a +428-point gap.

Location

🇨🇳Xinghua, Jiangsu, China

Dates

08 May 2026 → 18 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 11 rounds

Top seed

🇨🇳GMXiangyu Xu2611

Avg top 10

2,539

Participants

Titled players · 31

GM×9

IM×17

FM×4

CM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇨🇳China×66

Top 3

🥇
GMXiangyu Xu
🇨🇳CHN·2611
8.5pts·2697perf+11.9
🥈
IMXiangrui Kong
🇨🇳CHN·2497
8.0pts·2604perf+15.7
🥉
GMYinglun Xu
🇨🇳CHN·2504
8.0pts·2587perf+11.9

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 11 rounds

GM Xiangyu Xu led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Xu8.5Kong8Xu8Bai7.5Wang7.5Lou7

R8 · LEADER CHANGE15 May

IM Xiangrui Kong takes the sole lead (6.5/8).

R10 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Xiangyu Xu drew with IM Xiangrui Kong (Black).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

GM Xiangyu Xu won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMXiangyu Xu	*	½	½	½
2IMXiangrui Kong	½	*	½	½
3GMYinglun Xu	½	½	*	½
4GMJinshi Bai	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	Xu, XiangyuGM	2611	CHN	+27N	+7B	+25N	=4B	=14N	+10B	=3B	=5N	+13B	=2N	+11B	8.5	70.0	75.5	56.75	2697	+11.9
2	Kong, XiangruiIM	2497	CHN	=58N	+46B	+23N	=10B	+12N	+6B	=4B	+8N	=3B	=1B	=7N	8.0	69.0	73.0	52.25	2604	+15.7
3	Xu, YinglunGM	2504	CHN	+32B	=26N	+24B	=9N	+42B	+20B	=1N	=4B	=2N	=12B	+17N	8.0	66.5	71.5	50.25	2587	+11.9
4	Bai, JinshiGM	2599	CHN	+34B	=20N	+30B	=1N	+15B	+9B	=2N	=3N	=5B	=11N	=6B	7.5	70.0	75.5	49.75	2594	+0.6
5	Wang, Shixu BIM	2420	CHN	=59N	=44B	=29N	+46B	+24N	+14B	=6N	=1B	=4N	=7B	+12N	7.5	64.5	68.5	46.25	2525	+16.5
6	Peng, XiongjianGM	2518	CHN	+31B	−9N	+8B	+16N	+22B	−2N	=5B	=20N	=21B	+33N	=4N	7.0	66.5	72.0	44.00	2518	+0.5
7	Lou, YipingIM	2416	CHN	+40B	−1N	+32B	−42N	+28B	=13N	+26B	=11N	+20B	=5N	=2B	7.0	65.0	70.0	42.25	2496	+12.3
8	Xie, Jiaxiang	2331	CHN	+49N	=12B	−6N	+55B	+23N	=29B	+10N	−2B	=16N	=15N	+20B	7.0	63.5	68.0	40.50	2444	+33.2
9	Li, ShilongGM	2365	CHN	+61N	+6B	=14N	=3B	+25B	−4N	+21B	−13N	−11B	=18N	+34B	6.5	66.0	70.0	39.00	2526	+24.5
10	Zhang, Di	2446	CHN	+41B	+47N	=21B	=2N	+18B	−1N	−8B	=28N	+32B	=13N	=15B	6.5	65.5	70.5	38.75	2439	+1.3
11	Li, DiGM	2571	CHN	+17N	=16B	−20N	=34B	+54N	=22B	+29N	=7B	+9N	=4B	−1N	6.5	65.5	70.0	39.25	2451	-14.4
12	Jiang, HaochenIM	2459	CHN	+51B	=8N	+35B	=21N	−2B	+42N	=20B	+30N	=33B	=3N	−5B	6.5	64.0	69.0	37.25	2426	-2.7
13	Liu, YanGM	2527	CHN	=46N	+58B	=16N	=20B	=26N	=7B	+23N	+9B	−1N	=10B	=19N	6.5	64.0	68.0	38.00	2444	-10.5
14	Dai, ChangrenGM	2552	CHN	+28B	+56N	=9B	=15N	=1B	−5N	−30B	=26N	+31B	=16N	+33B	6.5	63.0	67.0	37.25	2452	-12.9
15	Chen, Qi bIM	2471	CHN	+54N	=37B	+19N	=14B	−4N	=26B	=27N	=17B	+29N	=8B	=10N	6.5	62.5	67.0	38.00	2428	-5.0
16	Wu, YixingIM	2383	CHN	+65B	=11N	=13B	−6B	=34N	=31N	+49B	=32N	=8B	=14B	+27N	6.5	60.5	63.5	35.00	2401	+2.9
17	Zhou, Runyi	2292	CHN	−11B	=65N	=45B	+47N	−36B	+35N	+42B	=15N	+30B	+21N	−3B	6.5	58.5	61.5	34.25	2381	+27.6
18	Xu, YiGM	2480	CHN	=44N	+59B	=26N	+37B	−10N	=27B	=24N	=33N	=28B	=9B	+38N	6.5	57.0	61.0	34.75	2359	-15.0
19	Xie, JianjunFM	2344	CHN	+66B	=22N	−15B	=35N	=57B	−30N	=45B	+50N	+56B	+43N	=13B	6.5	53.0	53.0	27.50	2299	-2.1
20	Gong, SunleIM	2411	CHN	+45N	=4B	+11B	=13N	+21B	−3N	=12N	=6B	−7N	+24B	−8N	6.0	68.0	73.0	37.25	2481	+10.6
21	Huang, Renjie	2515	CHN	+29N	+33B	=10N	=12B	−20N	+43B	−9N	+27B	=6N	−17B	=23N	6.0	61.5	66.5	34.50	2414	-14.7
22	Zhao, YuanheIM	2454	CHN	+39N	=19B	=37N	+27B	−6N	=11N	=28B	=29B	=24N	=23B	=25N	6.0	60.0	65.5	34.75	2395	-8.1
23	Cao, QingfengIM	2365	CHN	=35B	+52N	−2B	+51N	−8B	+45N	−13B	=42N	+36B	=22N	=21B	6.0	59.5	64.5	31.75	2357	+0.1
24	Hong, Mingren	2363	CHN	=57N	+60B	−3N	+44B	−5B	+50N	=18B	=31N	=22B	−20N	+28B	6.0	59.0	63.0	30.50	2310	-11.2
25	Meng, YihanIM	2493	CHN	+62B	+42N	−1B	=26B	−9N	+34N	−33B	=43N	+52B	=28N	=22B	6.0	58.0	62.0	30.50	2387	-14.8
26	Zhang, ZijiIM	2365	CHN	+38N	=3B	=18B	=25N	=13B	=15N	−7N	=14B	=48N	=29B	=39N	5.5	63.5	68.5	33.50	2380	+3.4
27	Shen, Fuyan	2321	CHN	−1B	+40N	+47B	−22N	+35B	=18N	=15B	−21N	=43B	+41N	−16B	5.5	61.5	66.5	30.50	2324	+2.4
28	Zhang, Zhi	2267	CHN	−14N	+53B	=39N	+36B	−7N	+48B	=22N	=10B	=18N	=25B	−24N	5.5	60.5	65.0	30.25	2386	+33.4
29	Jiang, Liu	2235	CHN	−21B	+63N	=5B	+30N	+56B	=8N	−11B	=22N	−15B	=26N	=36B	5.5	60.0	64.0	29.25	2393	+88.4
30	Nie, XinyangIM	2386	CHN	=60N	+57B	−4N	−29B	+39N	+19B	+14N	−12B	−17N	=31B	=40N	5.5	59.5	63.5	30.00	2272	-14.5
31	Jin, HongtaoFM	2238	CHN	−6N	+61B	=36N	=43B	=33N	=16B	+37N	=24B	−14N	=30N	=32B	5.5	58.5	62.5	29.25	2363	+35.0
32	Li, BoIM	2225	CHN	−3N	+38B	−7N	=53B	+55N	+56N	=43B	=16B	−10N	=37B	=31N	5.5	58.5	62.5	27.50	2266	+7.0
33	Dong, Hongfu	2365	CHN	+63B	−21N	=51B	=50N	=31B	+57N	+25N	=18B	=12N	−6B	−14N	5.5	58.0	62.0	28.25	2302	-12.0
34	Chen, HongsenIM	2313	CHN	−4N	=45B	+59N	=11N	=16B	−25B	=47N	+53B	=38N	+48B	−9N	5.5	58.0	62.0	27.75	2281	-3.7
35	Yang, Lanqin	1985	CHN	=23N	+43B	−12N	=19B	−27N	−17B	+54N	=44B	=39N	+59B	=37N	5.5	56.5	60.5	27.75	2276	+146.0
36	Xie, KaifanIM	2472	CHN	=52B	=50N	=31B	−28N	+17N	=37B	=38N	=48B	−23N	+51B	=29N	5.5	55.0	60.0	30.00	2238	-30.6
37	Xi, Qi	2352	CHN	+64B	=15N	=22B	−18N	=50B	=36N	−31B	=60N	+45B	=32N	=35B	5.5	55.0	58.5	27.50	2222	-31.4
38	Yu, Zhe	1968	CHN	−26B	−32N	+66B	+58B	−43N	+51N	=36B	=56N	=34B	+42N	−18B	5.5	51.5	51.5	21.50	2239	+132.8
39	Zhou, YuxuCM	2123	CHN	−22B	+66N	=28B	−56N	−30B	=60N	=64B	+49N	=35B	+52N	=26B	5.5	49.5	49.5	22.00	2137	+5.6
40	Wang, Yinuo(LN)	2096	CHN	−7N	−27B	−49N	=64N	+63B	+58B	−48N	+61B	=44N	+56N	=30B	5.5	49.0	52.5	23.00	2256	+77.6
41	Yuan, Shunzhe	2113	CHN	−10N	=48B	−43N	=61B	+65N	=53B	=57N	=47B	+60N	−27B	+56N	5.5	47.5	50.5	22.25	2191	+38.4
42	Yang, ZilongFM	2347	CHN	+55N	−25B	+54N	+7B	−3N	−12B	−17N	=23B	+47N	−38B	=44N	5.0	60.0	64.5	26.50	2227	-29.6
43	Chen, Yuan	2382	CHN	=50B	−35N	+41B	=31N	+38B	−21N	=32N	=25B	=27N	−19B	=46N	5.0	56.5	61.5	27.25	2189	-24.5
44	Chen, Zhi	2205	CHN	=18B	=5N	=56B	−24N	=49B	=47N	=50B	=35N	=40B	=45N	=42B	5.0	56.0	60.0	27.00	2189	-5.6
45	Yu,Shi	2093	CHN	−20B	=34N	=17N	=48B	+46N	−23B	=19N	+57B	−37N	=44B	=47N	5.0	56.0	60.0	25.75	2234	+75.2
46	Jin, Ruijun	2253	CHN	=13B	−2N	+60B	−5N	−45B	−52N	=51B	+63N	+53B	=49N	=43B	5.0	55.5	59.5	23.25	2192	-16.6
47	Chen, lvheng	2078	CHN	+48N	−10B	−27N	−17B	+61N	=44B	=34B	=41N	−42B	+58N	=45B	5.0	53.5	57.5	23.50	2214	+35.6
48	Jin, YuehengIM	2409	CHN	−47B	=41N	=50B	=45N	+51B	−28N	+40B	=36N	=26B	−34N	=49B	5.0	53.0	58.0	26.25	2158	-30.0
49	Zhu, Diwen	0	CHN	−8B	−51N	+40B	=62N	=44N	+54B	−16N	−39B	+65N	=46B	=48N	5.0	53.0	56.0	22.50	2178	0.0
50	Cheng, Gongpu	2005	CHN	=43N	=36B	=48N	=33B	=37N	−24B	=44N	−19B	=59N	=54B	+57N	5.0	52.5	56.5	24.00	2239	+113.6
51	Zhang, Yinzhe	2131	CHN	−12N	+49B	=33N	−23B	−48N	−38B	=46N	+58B	+57N	−36N	+62B	5.0	52.0	56.0	22.25	2194	+11.8
52	Qu, Haoming	2181	CHN	=36N	−23B	−55N	−57B	+66N	+46B	=53N	+59B	−25N	−39B	+60N	5.0	49.0	49.0	18.00	2092	-45.6
53	Xia, Jinnan	2034	CHN	−56B	−28N	+63B	=32N	=62B	=41N	=52B	−34N	−46N	+64B	=54N	4.5	48.5	52.0	19.75	2115	+40.0
54	Xu, Chang(CQ)	2161	CHN	−15B	+64N	−42B	+65N	−11B	−49N	−35B	+66N	=62B	=50N	=53B	4.5	48.5	48.5	13.25	2098	-35.6
55	Gu,Yi	1753	CHN	−42B	=62N	+52B	−8N	−32B	=63N	−60B	+64N	−58B	=61N	+66B	4.5	46.0	46.0	14.50	1970	+94.8
56	Lin, WeiguoIM	2382	CHN	+53N	−14B	=44N	+39B	−29N	−32B	+59N	=38B	−19N	−40B	−41B	4.0	55.5	59.5	19.25	2081	-41.1
57	Wang, Jiyan	1944	CHN	=24B	−30N	=62B	+52N	=19N	−33B	=41B	−45N	−51B	+66N	−50B	4.0	53.0	53.0	16.00	2048	+44.8
58	Cong, DingzhouFM	2213	CHN	=2B	−13N	=65B	−38N	=60B	−40N	+63B	−51N	+55N	−47B	=59N	4.0	52.0	55.0	18.00	2014	-57.2
59	Yang, Siyuan	2102	CHN	=5B	−18N	−34B	=60N	+64B	+62N	−56B	−52N	=50B	−35N	=58B	4.0	51.0	54.5	17.75	2096	-11.2
60	Zhong, Taoyu	2065	CHN	=30B	−24N	−46N	=59B	=58N	=39B	+55N	=37B	−41B	=62N	−52B	4.0	50.5	54.5	18.75	2084	+7.6
61	Xie, Chujun	1996	CHN	−9B	−31N	=64B	=41N	−47B	+66N	=62B	−40N	−63B	=55B	+65N	4.0	47.0	47.0	11.75	1932	-37.2
62	Gu, Xianghan	2209	CHN	−25N	=55B	=57N	=49B	=53N	−59B	=61N	=65B	=54N	=60B	−51N	4.0	45.5	48.5	16.75	1968	-62.6
63	Liu, Huaqi	1954	CHN	−33N	−29B	−53N	+66B	−40N	=55B	−58N	−46B	+61N	+65B	=64N	4.0	45.0	45.0	11.00	1940	-12.0
64	Feng, Kuixiu	1922	CHN	−37N	−54B	=61N	=40B	−59N	=65B	=39N	−55B	+66B	−53N	=63B	3.5	45.0	45.0	11.00	1877	-29.2
65	Zhou, Guoyu	2049	CHN	−16N	=17B	=58N	−54B	−41B	=64N	+66B	=62N	−49B	−63N	−61B	3.0	47.5	47.5	9.00	1940	-57.6
66	Pei, Dongfang	1525	CHN	−19N	−39B	−38N	−63N	−52B	−61B	−65N	−54B	−64N	−57B	−55N	0.0	47.0	50.0	0.00	1109	-40.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Yang, LanqinCHN
+146.0
5.5 pts · #40
2Yu, ZheCHN
+132.8
5.5 pts · #36
3Cheng, GongpuCHN
+113.6
5.0 pts · #42

Top rating losers

1Gu, XianghanCHN
-62.6
4.0 pts · #63
2Zhou, GuoyuCHN
-57.6
3.0 pts · #65
3Cong, DingzhouFMCHN
-57.2
4.0 pts · #62

Biggest upsets

R3+428 Elo gap
Gu,Yi1753 beat Qu, Haoming2181
R2+397 Elo gap
Yang, Lanqin1985 beat Chen, Yuan2382
R10+379 Elo gap
Yu, Zhe1968 beat FMYang, Zilong2347