2026 China chess championship (Women)
38 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 08 May 2026 to 18 May 2026 in Xinghua, Jiangsu, China. 16 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2293, and top seed was Yiyi Xiao (🇨🇳 CHN, WGM, 2389).
Tianqi Yan (🇨🇳 CHN, WIM, 2360) won with 8.5/11, ahead of Yining Chen (8.0) and Qinxuanyi Wang (7.5). Yan shared the lead from round 7 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Yi(BJ) Wang (1877) beat Xiao Zhang (WIM, 2258), a +381-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 11 roundsWIM Tianqi Yan led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
WIM Tianqi Yan held the sole lead from R5 through R11 without losing it.
WIM Tianqi Yan lost to FM Yining Chen (White).
WIM Tianqi Yan 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Yining Chen 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yan, TianqiWIM | 2360 | CHN | +26B | +7N | +3B | =17N | +5B | −2B | +4N | =9N | +6B | =12N | +8B | 8.5 | 68.5 | 73.5 | 56.50 | 2416 | +18.0 |
| 2 | Chen, YiningFM | 2270 | CHN | +36N | +20B | −17N | +25B | +18B | +1N | =9B | =3B | +4N | =8B | =5N | 8.0 | 65.0 | 68.0 | 48.75 | 2356 | +27.8 |
| 3 | Wang, QinxuanyiWIM | 2159 | CHN | +30N | +4B | −1N | =8B | +24N | =6B | +5B | =2N | =9B | =7N | +10B | 7.5 | 69.5 | 74.0 | 48.00 | 2311 | +95.2 |
| 4 | Xiao, YiyiWGM | 2389 | CHN | +21B | −3N | +26B | +10N | =17B | +8N | −1B | +13N | −2B | +24N | +9B | 7.5 | 65.5 | 70.5 | 43.75 | 2298 | -17.2 |
| 5 | Bai, Xue | 2141 | CHN | +28B | =18N | +35B | +6B | −1N | =12B | −3N | =10N | +11B | +9N | =2B | 7.0 | 67.0 | 70.5 | 41.50 | 2260 | +36.4 |
| 6 | Gao, MuziyanWIM | 2284 | CHN | +11B | =10N | +19B | −5N | +15B | =3N | =17N | =8B | −1N | +13B | +23N | 7.0 | 65.5 | 71.0 | 42.50 | 2231 | -12.6 |
| 7 | Yang, YijingWCM | 2133 | CHN | +31N | −1B | −24N | +32B | =19N | +30N | +18B | +17B | −8N | =3B | +12B | 7.0 | 59.0 | 63.5 | 37.00 | 2173 | +15.6 |
| 8 | Zhang, LanlinWIM | 2268 | CHN | +37B | =19N | =10B | =3N | +35B | −4B | +14N | =6N | +7B | =2N | −1N | 6.5 | 67.0 | 69.5 | 36.25 | 2219 | -9.8 |
| 9 | Ni, ShiqunWGM | 2348 | CHN | =22N | =23B | +21N | +20B | +12N | +17B | =2N | =1B | =3N | −5B | −4N | 6.5 | 66.5 | 72.0 | 40.00 | 2219 | -15.6 |
| 10 | Jiang, Tianyu | 2101 | CHN | +24N | =6B | =8N | −4B | +25N | =13B | =12N | =5B | +14N | +17B | −3N | 6.5 | 64.0 | 69.0 | 37.75 | 2209 | +66.0 |
| 11 | Shi, Yige | 1960 | CHN | −6N | =31B | +38N | =14B | −20N | +23B | =16N | +25B | −5N | +19B | +17N | 6.5 | 57.5 | 59.5 | 31.75 | 2077 | +70.4 |
| 12 | Wang, ChuqiaoWIM | 2226 | CHN | +25B | =35N | +15B | =18N | −9B | =5N | =10B | +19B | =13N | =1B | −7N | 6.0 | 63.5 | 67.0 | 35.00 | 2173 | -12.2 |
| 13 | Zhang, XiaoWIM | 2258 | CHN | +29N | −17B | −25N | +26B | +27B | =10N | +20N | −4B | =12B | −6N | +24B | 6.0 | 58.0 | 62.5 | 31.25 | 2095 | -39.6 |
| 14 | Zhou, Shumeng | 2107 | CHN | −35B | =28N | +31B | =11N | =30B | +27N | −8B | +16N | −10B | =26N | +18B | 6.0 | 55.0 | 58.5 | 31.50 | 2019 | -46.4 |
| 15 | Ha,Yihan | 2031 | CHN | =38N | +22B | −12N | +16B | −6N | =24B | =19N | =29B | =21N | =25B | +26B | 6.0 | 55.0 | 57.0 | 30.25 | 2025 | -1.2 |
| 16 | Wu, Shuang(HLJ)WFM | 2013 | CHN | −18B | =27N | +28B | −15N | =22B | +36N | =11B | −14B | =29N | +32B | +25N | 6.0 | 53.5 | 56.5 | 28.25 | 2002 | -9.6 |
| 17 | Wang, Xiaoyan | 2055 | CHN | +33B | +13N | +2B | =1B | =4N | −9N | =6B | −7N | +18B | −10N | −11B | 5.5 | 69.0 | 73.0 | 35.00 | 2198 | +38.4 |
| 18 | Zhai, MoWGM | 2365 | CHN | +16N | =5B | +23N | =12B | −2N | =20B | −7N | +24B | −17N | +21B | −14N | 5.5 | 62.0 | 67.0 | 31.25 | 2092 | -35.0 |
| 19 | Liu, ManliWIM | 2072 | CHN | +32N | =8B | −6N | =24B | =7B | +35N | =15B | −12N | =26B | −11N | +30B | 5.5 | 58.0 | 61.5 | 27.25 | 2014 | -15.4 |
| 20 | Mu, WangxueyaoWFM | 2075 | CHN | +27B | −2N | +33B | −9N | +11B | =18N | −13B | =26N | −24B | =22N | +29B | 5.5 | 57.5 | 61.5 | 28.00 | 2038 | -19.6 |
| 21 | Xue, TianhaoWIM | 2014 | CHN | −4N | +38B | −9B | −30N | =29N | +31B | =28B | +22N | =15B | −18N | +34N | 5.5 | 53.5 | 55.5 | 23.75 | 1988 | -17.6 |
| 22 | Tong, Yiyi | 1986 | CHN | =9B | −15N | +34B | −27N | =16N | +32B | −24N | −21B | +36N | =20B | +31N | 5.5 | 52.5 | 55.5 | 25.00 | 1935 | -28.8 |
| 23 | Du, Yuxin | 2015 | CHN | +34B | =9N | −18B | −35N | =28B | −11N | +36B | =30N | +33B | +29N | −6B | 5.5 | 51.0 | 54.0 | 23.50 | 1972 | -13.0 |
| 24 | Xia, Miaoyan | 1816 | CHN | −10B | +37N | +7B | =19N | −3B | =15N | +22B | −18N | +20N | −4B | −13N | 5.0 | 62.5 | 65.0 | 26.25 | 2069 | +126.0 |
| 25 | Wang, Yi(BJ) | 1877 | CHN | −12N | +32B | +13B | −2N | −10B | =26N | +27B | −11N | +28B | =15N | −16B | 5.0 | 60.0 | 64.5 | 26.00 | 1987 | +27.0 |
| 26 | Pi, Aiying | 1986 | CHN | −1N | +30B | −4N | −13N | +33B | =25B | +35N | =20B | =19N | =14B | −15N | 5.0 | 58.5 | 62.0 | 23.00 | 2013 | +8.4 |
| 27 | Pian, Junyao | 1789 | CHN | −20N | =16B | +29N | +22B | −13N | −14B | −25N | =31B | =35N | =36B | +38N | 5.0 | 49.5 | 51.5 | 20.50 | 1913 | +64.4 |
| 28 | Peng, Jingyi(GD) | 1842 | CHN | −5N | =14B | −16N | +38B | =23N | =29B | =21N | =32B | −25N | =37B | +36N | 5.0 | 49.5 | 51.5 | 19.25 | 1914 | +40.8 |
| 29 | He, ZiyuWCM | 1935 | CHN | −13B | =34N | −27B | +33N | =21B | =28N | +30B | =15N | =16B | −23B | −20N | 4.5 | 53.0 | 57.0 | 21.75 | 1865 | -42.8 |
| 30 | Guo, Weibao | 1848 | CHN | −3B | −26N | +36N | +21B | =14N | −7B | −29N | =23B | =37N | +35B | −19N | 4.5 | 53.0 | 55.5 | 19.00 | 1947 | +25.8 |
| 31 | Huang, Zixin | 1827 | CHN | −7B | =11N | −14N | =34B | −32N | −21N | +37B | =27N | +38B | +33N | −22B | 4.5 | 50.5 | 52.5 | 16.25 | 1819 | -10.0 |
| 32 | Zhang, Jiemin | 1781 | CHN | −19B | −25N | +37B | −7N | +31B | −22N | +38B | =28N | =34B | −16N | =33B | 4.5 | 49.0 | 51.0 | 15.50 | 1817 | +13.2 |
| 33 | Zhi, Jingyi | 1705 | CHN | −17N | +36B | −20N | −29B | −26N | +38B | =34N | +37B | −23N | −31B | =32N | 4.0 | 44.5 | 46.5 | 11.75 | 1796 | +40.0 |
| 34 | Ding, Xingyi | 1637 | CHN | −23N | =29B | −22N | =31N | −36B | +37N | =33B | =35B | =32N | =38N | −21B | 4.0 | 43.0 | 45.0 | 14.00 | 1775 | +63.6 |
| 35 | Liang, Hanzhe | 1819 | CHN | +14N | =12B | −5N | +23B | −8N | −19B | −26B | =34N | =27B | −30N | −37N | 3.5 | 55.0 | 57.5 | 19.00 | 1865 | +10.4 |
| 36 | Shao, Qiyu | 1950 | CHN | −2B | −33N | −30B | +37N | +34N | −16B | −23N | =38N | −22B | =27N | −28B | 3.0 | 50.0 | 52.0 | 10.00 | 1708 | -68.0 |
| 37 | Xue, Shixuan | 1947 | CHN | −8N | −24B | −32N | −36B | =38N | −34B | −31N | −33N | =30B | =28N | +35B | 2.5 | 44.5 | 46.5 | 9.25 | 1622 | -92.8 |
| 38 | Zhao, Yuetong | 1665 | CHN | =15B | −21N | −11B | −28N | =37B | −33N | −32N | =36B | −31N | =34B | −27B | 2.0 | 48.0 | 50.5 | 7.75 | 1600 | -17.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Xia, MiaoyanCHN+126.05.0 pts · #25
- 2Wang, QinxuanyiWIMCHN+95.27.5 pts · #4
- 3Shi, YigeCHN+70.46.5 pts · #11
- 1Xue, ShixuanCHN-92.82.5 pts · #37
- 2Shao, QiyuCHN-68.03.0 pts · #36
- 3Zhou, ShumengCHN-46.46.0 pts · #15
- R3+381 Elo gap
- R3+317 Elo gap
- R9+310 Elo gap