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GMYi Wei

CHN Born 1999 (Age ≈27) Male
FIDE ID
8603405

About Yi Wei

Wei Yi was born in Yancheng in 1999 and won both Asian and world under-twelve titles in 2010. At thirteen he became a grandmaster, completing his final norm in Reykjavík. His 2013 World Cup debut included victories over Ian Nepomniachtchi and Alexei Shirov.

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He helped China win Olympiad gold in 2014, then won three consecutive Chinese championships from 2015 to 2017. His 2018 Asian Championship victory added another major title. That year he also enrolled at Tsinghua University's School of Economics and Management, combining education with a reduced tournament schedule. His return to the highest level culminated in victory at the 2024 Tata Steel Masters, where he beat Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Gukesh in tiebreaks. A runner-up finish in the 2025 World Cup earned his first Candidates appearance. He finished fourth in the 2026 Candidates Tournament.

FIDE ratings

2761.0

Classical

Published FIDE

2704

Rapid

Published FIDE

2709

Blitz

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#8
National rank · CHN
#1

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

FIDE rating history

Highest recorded rating
2763 Oct 2024
Recorded years
2009–2026
Archived games
494

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

Live rankings

FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Nov 2026.

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FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-1741st European Chess Club Cup - OPENClassical6

All tournament results

Available Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-08 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
301 2020-02-12 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 6 Dragan Solak Yi Wei 0-1 53 Open
302 2020-02-12 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 6 Yi Wei Mustafa Yilmaz 1/2-1/2 56 Open
303 2020-02-12 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 6 Yi Wei Muhammed Batuhan Dastan 1-0 55 Open
304 2020-02-12 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 6 Emre Can Yi Wei 0-1 35 Open
305 2020-02-05 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 5 Yi Wei Pentala Harikrishna 1/2-1/2 22 Open
306 2020-02-05 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 5 Yi Wei Surya Shekhar Ganguly 1-0 33 Open
307 2020-02-05 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 5 Narayanan S L Yi Wei 0-1 46 Open
308 2020-02-05 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 5 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Yi Wei 0-1 53 Open
309 2020-01-29 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 4 Yi Wei Tamas Banusz 1/2-1/2 42 Open
310 2020-01-29 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 4 Yi Wei Viktor Erdos 1/2-1/2 23 Open
311 2020-01-29 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 4 Gabor Papp Yi Wei 0-1 35 Open
312 2020-01-29 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 4 Benjamin Gledura Yi Wei 0-1 54 Open
313 2020-01-23 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 3 Yi Wei Sergei Movsesian 1-0 48 Open
314 2020-01-23 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 3 Yi Wei Daniel Fridman 1-0 26 Open
315 2020-01-23 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 3 Maxim Rodshtein Yi Wei 0-1 37 Open
316 2020-01-23 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 3 Nitzan Steinberg Yi Wei 0-1 51 Open
317 2020-01-15 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 2 Yi Wei Maksim Chigaev 0-1 40 Open
318 2020-01-15 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 2 Yi Wei Tigran L. Petrosian 1-0 25 Open
319 2020-01-15 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 2 Raunak Sadhwani Yi Wei 1-0 72 Open
320 2020-01-15 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 2 Zaven Andriasian Yi Wei 1-0 33 Open
321 2020-01-08 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 1 Yi Wei Mikhail Demidov 1-0 38 Open
322 2020-01-08 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 1 Yi Wei Evgeny Tomashevsky 1/2-1/2 44 Open
323 2020-01-08 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 1 Vladimir Dobrov Yi Wei 1-0 27 Open
324 2020-01-08 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 1 Pavel Anisimov Yi Wei 0-1 35 Open
325 2019-09-03 chess.com Speed 2019 chess.com INT 1.9 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Yi Wei 1-0 46 Open
326 2019-09-03 chess.com Speed 2019 chess.com INT 1.8 Yi Wei Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 0-1 44 Open
327 2019-09-03 chess.com Speed 2019 chess.com INT 1.7 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Yi Wei 0-1 32 Open
328 2019-09-03 chess.com Speed 2019 chess.com INT 1.6 Yi Wei Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 1-0 29 Open
329 2019-09-03 chess.com Speed 2019 chess.com INT 1.5 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Yi Wei 0-1 35 Open
330 2019-09-03 chess.com Speed 2019 chess.com INT 1.4 Yi Wei Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 1-0 36 Open
331 2019-09-03 chess.com Speed 2019 chess.com INT 1.3 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Yi Wei 0-1 20 Open
332 2019-09-03 chess.com Speed 2019 chess.com INT 1.31 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Yi Wei 1-0 37 Open
333 2019-09-03 chess.com Speed 2019 chess.com INT 1.3 Yi Wei Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 0-1 20 Open
334 2019-09-03 chess.com Speed 2019 chess.com INT 1.2 Yi Wei Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 0-1 35 Open
335 2019-09-03 chess.com Speed 2019 chess.com INT 1.29 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Yi Wei 1/2-1/2 41 Open
336 2019-09-03 chess.com Speed 2019 chess.com INT 1.28 Yi Wei Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 1-0 22 Open
337 2019-09-03 chess.com Speed 2019 chess.com INT 1.27 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Yi Wei 1-0 27 Open
338 2019-09-03 chess.com Speed 2019 chess.com INT 1.26 Yi Wei Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 0-1 13 Open
339 2019-09-03 chess.com Speed 2019 chess.com INT 1.25 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Yi Wei 1-0 44 Open
340 2019-09-03 chess.com Speed 2019 chess.com INT 1.24 Yi Wei Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 0-1 33 Open
341 2019-09-03 chess.com Speed 2019 chess.com INT 1.23 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Yi Wei 1-0 49 Open
342 2019-09-03 chess.com Speed 2019 chess.com INT 1.22 Yi Wei Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 1-0 48 Open
343 2019-09-03 chess.com Speed 2019 chess.com INT 1.21 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Yi Wei 1-0 19 Open
344 2019-09-03 chess.com Speed 2019 chess.com INT 1.2 Yi Wei Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 1/2-1/2 46 Open
345 2019-09-03 chess.com Speed 2019 chess.com INT 1.1 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Yi Wei 1/2-1/2 63 Open
346 2019-09-03 chess.com Speed 2019 chess.com INT 1.19 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Yi Wei 1-0 28 Open
347 2019-09-03 chess.com Speed 2019 chess.com INT 1.18 Yi Wei Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 1/2-1/2 53 Open
348 2019-09-03 chess.com Speed 2019 chess.com INT 1.17 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Yi Wei 1-0 30 Open
349 2019-09-03 chess.com Speed 2019 chess.com INT 1.16 Yi Wei Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 1/2-1/2 31 Open
350 2019-09-03 chess.com Speed 2019 chess.com INT 1.15 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Yi Wei 1/2-1/2 51 Open

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