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CHN · 31 yrs · K=10 · Peak 2781 (May 2015)

Best performance: 2856 at Aeroflot Open 2015 Blitz(Best of 2015)

World #19 live, up 2#21 publishedChina #4Asia #10among active players

Blitz rating

2710

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Jul 2012 or earlier

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 2657 to 2710 over the last 12 months; peak 2781 in May 2015.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20262637, 0, 0 games2586, 0, 0 games2710, 0, 0 games
Oct 20262637, 0, 0 games2586, 0, 0 games2710, 0, 0 games
Sep 20262637, 0, 0 games2586, 0, 0 games2710, 0, 0 games
Aug 20262637, +2, 3 games2586, -6, 11 games2710, +5, 18 games
Jul 20262635, 0, 0 games2592, -9, 3 games2705, +17, 19 games
Jun 20262635, 0, 0 games2601, 0, 0 games2688, 0, 0 games
May 20262635, -7, 15 games2601, 0, 0 games2688, 0, 0 games
Apr 20262642, 0, 0 games2601, 0, 0 games2688, 0, 0 games
Mar 20262642, 0, 0 games2601, 0, 0 games2688, 0, 0 games
Feb 20262642, -1, 4 games2601, 0, 0 games2688, 0, 0 games
Jan 20262643, 0, 0 games2601, -15, 24 games2688, +31, 19 games
Dec 20252643, 0, 0 games2616, +13, 7 games2657, 0, 0 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 20 games (11 wins, 9 draws), since Jul 5. That is the longest unbeaten run of 2026.

From 395 blitz games on record, the latest on Jul 24.

Blitz games since the November list

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

Show gamesLast playedScore
4th China Chess King 2026 | Stage 1 (Round-Robin)Jul 24TPR 26506/8

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

Best wins · Blitz

From 383 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2012–2026

#OpponentRating
1, GM Sergey Karjakin, 3 wins, Jun 2014 · World Blitz Championships 2014, 2866
2, GM Magnus Carlsen, Jun 2014 · World Blitz Championships 2014, 2837
3, GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Jun 2014 · World Blitz Championships 2014, 2822

Openings · Blitz

From the moves of 114 of 395 blitz games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 57 of 58 games.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...c5, and 1.Nf3 with 1...Nf6 or 1...d6.

All openings (7 as White, 8 as Black)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
Sicilian Defense2481%
Scotch Game786%
Caro-Kann Defense650%
French Defense6100%
Bishop's Opening3100%

6 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Blitz

35 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

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
20264635½24872698
20252921½25252709
2024221625152690
202342½23812476
2019181324872653
20183318½25152558
2017231824572677
20168558½24862627
2015493625792754
2014291726412706
20122717½25222632

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

Rated near Shanglei Lu · Blitz

World

  1. #17GM Hans Moke Niemann2720.3
  2. #18GM Xiangzhi Bu2717.0
  3. #19GM Shanglei Lu2710.0
  4. #20GM Yi Wei2709.0
  5. #21GM Viswanathan Anand2706.0

China

  1. #2GM Yangyi Yu2722.0
  2. #3GM Xiangzhi Bu2717.0
  3. #4GM Shanglei Lu2710.0
  4. #5GM Yi Wei2709.0
  5. #6GM Hao Wang2649.0

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.