George Li

USA · 26 yrs · K=10 · Peak 2433 (Feb 2020)

Best performance: 2763 at 2017 Thanksgiving Open(Best of 2017)

NOV26 Rating

2382

Live Rating

2382.0

Change

0.0

Games Played

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Official classical rating by month

List	Rating	Change
Nov 2026	2382	0
Oct 2026	2382	0
Sep 2026	2382	0
Aug 2026	2382	0
Jul 2026	2382	0
Jun 2026	2382	0
May 2026	2382	0
Apr 2026	2382	0
Mar 2026	2382	0
Feb 2026	2382	0
Jan 2026	2382	0
Dec 2025	2382	0

Working toward the Grandmaster title1 tracked norm · 9/27 gamesrating 2433 of 2500composition opendetails ↓

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

From 464 classical games on record, the latest on Dec 30, 2023.

Classical games since the November list

No rated standard games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

	Last played	Score	TPR
	33rd annual North American Open - OpenDec 26, 2023 – Dec 30, 2023TPR 2296	4½/9	2296

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Title Progress

GM title progress

Working toward the Grandmaster title

Tracked norms: 1 · 9 of 27 games credit

Rating: peak 2433, needs 2500

Composition: next norm must come from an event played at one round a day for at least 3 days

projectedPNWCC FIDE Open WoW Xiong - Mt. Rainier Dec 20196/9Rp 2617

Based on events we cover plus the FIDE norm registers of all federations. Norms filed elsewhere may not show up here yet.

Best wins · Classical

From 406 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2009–2023

#	Opponent	Rating
1,	GM Vasif Durarbayli, 2017 Thanksgiving Open, Nov 2017	, 2630
2,	GM Francesco Rambaldi, 2017 Thanksgiving Open, Nov 2017	, 2574
3,	GM Ruifeng Li, 26th Annual North American Open, Dec 2016	, 2569
4,	GM Sergey Erenburg, 2023 US Masters, Nov 2023	, 2547
5,	GM Sergei Matsenko, Clark Street Capital Grandmaster Invitational #1, Apr 2017	, 2533
6,	GM Joel Benjamin, 2019 U.S. Masters Championship, Aug 2019	, 2523
7,	GM Andrey Gorovets, PNWCC FIDE Open WoW Xiong - Mt. Rainier, Dec 2019	, 2522
8,	GM Julio Becerra Rivero, 28th Annual North American Open, Dec 2018	, 2520
9,	GM Steven Zierk, 28th Annual North American Open, Dec 2018	, 2510
10,	GM Bilel Bellahcene, 2023 US Masters, Nov 2023	, 2502

#	Opponent	Score	Rating
1,	GM Jeffery Xiong, PNWCC FIDE Open WoW Xiong - Mt. Rainier, Dec 2019	, ½/1	, 2712
2,	GM Ilia Smirin, Clark Street Capital Grandmaster Invitational #1, Apr 2017	, 0/1	, 2671
3,	GM Dariusz Swiercz, 28th Annual Chicago Open, May 2019	, ½/1	, 2667
4,	GM Aleksandr Shimanov, 2017 Thanksgiving Open, Nov 2017	, ½/1	, 2640
5,	GM Yaroslav Zherebukh, 2019 U.S. Masters Championship, Aug 2019	, 0/1	, 2631
6,	GM Vasif Durarbayli, 2017 Thanksgiving Open, Nov 2017	, 1/1	, 2630
7,	GM Jianchao Zhou, PNWCC FIDE Open WoW Xiong - Mt. Rainier, Dec 2019	, ½/2	, 2623
8,	GM Illya Nyzhnyk, 6th Annual Washington International - Masters, Aug 2017	, ½/2	, 2621
9,	GM Aleksandr Lenderman, 44th Annual World Open, Jul 2016	, 0/2	, 2614
10,	GM Dmitry Gordievsky, 6th Annual Washington International - Masters, Aug 2017	, ½/1	, 2613

Openings · Classical

Moves are on record for 4 of 464 classical games. Openings show once one has been played 3 times.

Event timeline · Classical

50 of 88 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

Year	Games	Score	Avg opp	TPR
2023	39	24	2204	2291
2021	8	4½	2081	2124
2019	61	38	2308	2395
2018	61	44½	2138	2313
2017	87	59½	2238	2371
2016	66	42	2205	2307
2015	19	14½	1942	2144
2013	4	½	1973	1651
2012	11	6	2071	2107
2011	4	2½	1820	1915
2009	4	1½	1934	1847

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

33rd annual North American Open - Open2296
Dec 2023Swissfederation source
#4 in 2023Score 4½/9Opp avg 2296Start 2398
2023 SPICE Cup Open2308
Dec 2023Swissfederation source
#2 in 2023Score 4½/8Opp avg 2265Start 2398
2023 US Masters2449
Nov 2023Swissfederation source
Best of 2023Score 6/9Opp avg 2324Start 2388
2023 Illinois Open State Championship - Open section2232
Sep 2023Swissfederation source
#6 in 2023Score 1½/3Opp avg 2232Start 2394
2023 Chicago Summer Open - Major2308
Jun 2023Swissfederation source
#2 in 2023Score 3/4Opp avg 2115Start 2395
2023 Haymarket Memorial - Open1860
Apr 2023Swissfederation source
#7 in 2023Score 2/3Opp avg 1735Start 2404
Tim Just Winter Open XXXIX - Major Section2243
Jan 2023Swissfederation source
#5 in 2023Score 2½/3Opp avg 1970Start 2406
Chicago Chess Center 5th Jane Addams Memorial2281
Dec 2022Swissfederation source
#4 in 2022Score 3½/5Opp avg 2132Start 2414
6th Annual Sevan Memorial Tournament - Premier2182
Nov 2022Swissfederation source
#5 in 2022Score 2/3Opp avg 2057Start 2414
30th annual Midwest Class Championships - Premier2369
Oct 2022Swissfederation source
#2 in 2022Score 2/3Opp avg 2244Start 2412
2022 Illinois Open Championship - Open2421
Sep 2022Swissfederation source
Best of 2022Score 2½/3Opp avg 2148Start 2409
2022 Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Championship2342
Jan 2022Teamfederation source
#3 in 2022Score 4½/6Opp avg 2149Start 2433
31st Annual North American Open - Open2124
Dec 2021Swissfederation source
Best of 2021Score 4½/8Opp avg 2081Start 2433
Chicago Chess Center 3rd Jane Addams Memorial—(1)
Jan 2020Swissfederation source
Score ½/1Opp avg 1716Start 2413
Tim Just Winter Open XXXVII2432
Jan 2020Swissfederation source
Best of 2020Score 4½/5Opp avg 2096Start 2413
PNWCC FIDE Open WoW Xiong - Mt. RainierGM norm2595
Dec 2019Swissfederation source
Best of 2019Score 6/9Opp avg 2470Start 2421
4th Annual Sevan Muradian Memorial1962
Nov – Dec 2019Swissfederation source
#8 in 2019Score 2/3Opp avg 1837Start 2421
85th Annual Southwest Open2312
Aug – Sep 2019Swissfederation source
#5 in 2019Score 5½/9Opp avg 2232Start 2388
2019 U.S. Masters Championship2538
Aug 2019Swissfederation source
#2 in 2019Score 6/9Opp avg 2413Start 2388
8th Annual Washington International2521
Jul 2019Swissfederation source
#3 in 2019Score 6½/9Opp avg 2355Start 2395
12th Annual Chicago Class2175
Jul 2019Swissfederation source
#7 in 2019Score 3½/5Opp avg 2026Start 2395
28th Annual Chicago Open2300
May 2019Swissfederation source
#6 in 2019Score 3½/8Opp avg 2343Start 2406
Bay Area International2393
Jan 2019Swissfederation source
#4 in 2019Score 5/9Opp avg 2350Start 2395
28th Annual North American Open2480
Dec 2018Swissfederation source
#2 in 2018Score 7/9Opp avg 2260Start 2399
2018 Saint Louis Chess Club Championship2272
Dec 2018Swissfederation source
#6 in 2018Score 3/4Opp avg 2079Start 2399

Live ratings projected from the NOV26 published list · Not affiliated with FIDE