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CHN · 32 yrs · K=10 · Peak 2812 (Sep 2019)

Best performance: 2910 at 2019 Saint Louis Blitz(Best of 2019)

World #14 live#14 publishedChina #2Asia #7among active players

Blitz rating

2722

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 2706 to 2722 over the last 12 months; peak 2812 in September 2019.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20262705, +1, 4 games2679, +12, 11 games2722, 0, 0 games
Oct 20262704, -6, 9 games2667, 0, 0 games2722, 0, 0 games
Sep 20262710, 0, 0 games2667, 0, 0 games2722, 0, 0 games
Aug 20262710, +4, 4 games2667, -1, 8 games2722, 0, 0 games
Jul 20262706, -8, 9 games2668, +8, 12 games2722, +15, 17 games
Jun 20262714, 0, 0 games2660, 0, 0 games2707, 0, 0 games
May 20262714, -3, 6 games2660, -11, 9 games2707, 0, 0 games
Apr 20262717, 0, 0 games2671, 0, 0 games2707, 0, 0 games
Mar 20262717, 0, 0 games2671, 0, 0 games2707, 0, 0 games
Feb 20262717, 0, 0 games2671, 0, 0 games2707, 0, 0 games
Jan 20262717, 0, 0 games2671, -9, 13 games2707, +3, 19 games
Dec 20252717, -9, 6 games2680, -16, 8 games2704, -2, 2 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 6 games (4 wins, 2 draws), since Jun 21. Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 7 games, Jun 20.

From 445 blitz games on record, the latest on Jun 21.

Blitz games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
FIDE World Team Blitz Chess Championship 2026 - Stage 2Jun 20 – Jun 21TPR 28257/9

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

Best wins · Blitz

From 445 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2012–2026

#OpponentRating
1, GM Magnus Carlsen, 3 wins, Dec 2017 · World Blitz Championship 2017. Open., 2986
2, GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Aug 2019 · 2019 Saint Louis Blitz, 2939
3, GM Levon Aronian, Jul 2019 · FIDE Grand Prix Series Riga- 2019 Blitz Tie-breaks., 2848

Openings · Blitz

From the moves of 154 of 445 blitz games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 47 of 76 games, 1.d4 in 19, 1.Nf3 in 7.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...e5, and 1.d4 with 1...Nf6.

All openings (8 as White, 11 as Black)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1850%
Ruy Lopez1365%
Queen's Gambit Declined692%
Caro-Kann Defense570%
Nimzo-Indian Defense580%

19 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Blitz

41 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
2026181524712744
2025281925942727
20242414½24482520
2023543126442694
20222112½26322704
2019744127462782
2018402626012711
20177747½26572744
2016301926182713
201512627562756
20143421½25952690
201364½25712764
2012272025752759

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

Rated near Yangyi Yu · Blitz

World

  1. #12GM Vladimir Fedoseev2726.0
  2. #13GM Javokhir Sindarov2725.0
  3. #14GM Yangyi Yu2722.0
  4. #15GM Nihal Sarin2721.0
  5. #16GM Xiangzhi Bu2717.0

China

  1. #1GM Liren Ding2736.0
  2. #2GM Yangyi Yu2722.0
  3. #3GM Xiangzhi Bu2717.0
  4. #4GM Shanglei Lu2710.0
  5. #5GM Yi Wei2709.0

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