Yilin Li
- FIDE ID
- 8610410
About Yilin Li
Yilin Li began learning chess as a young child and won three Canadian youth titles. One was the girls' under-sixteen championship in 2015, after which she also played in the North American Girls' Junior Championship. Show more
Yilin Li began learning chess as a young child and won three Canadian youth titles. One was the girls' under-sixteen championship in 2015, after which she also played in the North American Girls' Junior Championship. She represented Canada at World Youth Championships and competed in other international tournaments. In 2016, she helped Collège Notre-Dame win Quebec's school team championship for grades seven through eleven, alongside Linda Shi, Christine Gao and Sabina Tinica. She later taught both children and adults, offering individual online lessons through Tour de la Réussite. Her teaching languages include Mandarin, French and English.
FIDE ratings
Rapid
1917Published FIDE
Blitz
1857Published FIDE
Official classical ranks
- World rank
- #41720
- National rank · CAN
- #317
- Women’s world rank
- #2281
Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ
Rating milestones
- Highest recorded rating
- 1993 Oct 2018
- Recorded years
- 2014–2026
- Archived games
- 504
Based on available monthly lists and saved games.
Rating history
CFC ratings
Canadian rankingsCFC ID 156858 · LaSalle QC
CFC rating history
Official CFC ratings after each rated event.
Rated events
| Date | Event | Type | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | Montreal Open 2026 U2200 | Regular | 2059 |
| 2026-08-28 | Blitz Bliss Open August 2026 | Quick | 1928 |
| 2026-08-16 | Lakeshore Women’s Open Championship | Quick | 1920 |
| 2026-08-13 | Championnat du Quebec Rotation | Regular | 2075 |
| 2026-07-26 | Quebec Open Championship Open U2200 | Regular | 2068 |
| 2026-07-17 | Blitz Bliss Rapid July 17 | Quick | 1912 |
| 2026-07-17 | 2026 Canadian Open O2100 | Regular | 2096 |
| 2026-06-28 | Championnat Ouvert de Laval A 2026 | Regular | 2074 |
| 2026-05-24 | Le Grand Open de Granby - Section A | Regular | 2046 |
| 2026-04-07 | Championnat féminin du Canada | Regular | 2033 |
| 2025-09-28 | 2025 Ottawa Fall Open | Regular | 2001 |
| 2025-09-07 | Montréal Open Major Classical | Regular | 2015 |
| 2025-09-06 | 2025 Montreal Open Blitz | Quick | 1888 |
| 2025-09-01 | 2025 Toronto Open U2200 | Regular | 2001 |
| 2025-08-21 | 2025 North American Youth Blitz | Quick | 1888 |
| 2025-01-26 | 2025 Canadian University Team Crown | Regular | 2005 |
| 2024-12-08 | 2024 Ottawa December Open | Regular | 2044 |
| 2024-11-03 | 2024 National Capital Open | Regular | 2049 |
| 2024-10-20 | Championnat des Laurentides 2024 | Regular | 2058 |
| 2024-09-29 | 2024 Ottawa Fall Open | Regular | 2045 |
| 2024-09-15 | Championnat ouvert de Montréal | Regular | 2049 |
| 2024-07-18 | Canadian Open 2024 Section A | Regular | 2058 |
| 2024-06-23 | Championnat ouvert de Laval 2024 A | Regular | 2068 |
| 2024-06-02 | Maplewood Professional Cup Open | Regular | 2090 |
| 2024-04-16 | FIDE Candidates Rapid 2024 | Quick | 1981 |
| 2024-04-08 | 2024 Candidates Blitz | Quick | 2013 |
| 2024-04-02 | 2024 Canadian Women Zonal | Regular | 2094 |
| 2024-03-17 | Maplewood Amateur Cup Open | Regular | 1887 |
| 2024-02-25 | Carnaval De Quebec 2024 | Regular | 1960 |
| 2024-01-28 | Canadian University Championship | Regular | 1981 |
| 2023-12-30 | 2023 Tournoi du Pere Noel A | Regular | 1997 |
| 2023-10-24 | 2023-2024 Laval GP1 A | Regular | 2024 |
| 2023-10-08 | 8ème Ch Ouvert du Pion Fringant A | Regular | 2069 |
| 2023-06-05 | UIN Sports TriCity Open Rapid | Quick | 1997 |
| 2023-05-20 | Geza Fuster Memorial Round Robin | Quick | 2048 |
| 2023-01-29 | CUCC - Championship Section | Regular | 2108 |
| 2019-03-31 | Choc des générations 2019 | Regular | 2116 |
| 2019-01-06 | Montreal Winter Classic Open | Regular | 2157 |
| 2018-11-25 | Tournoi Ouvert de Granby (OUVERTE) | Regular | 2086 |
| 2018-07-05 | 2018 CYCC U16U18 Girls | Regular | 1979 |
| 2018-02-11 | Polgar Qualifier QC 2018 | Regular | 1932 |
| 2017-03-05 | Québec Youth Ch U18 | Regular | 1925 |
| 2017-02-12 | Quebec Girls Ch Polgar Qualifier | Regular | 1930 |
| 2016-05-01 | Championnat Ouvert de McGill 2016 | Regular | 1918 |
| 2015-09-13 | 2015 Montreal Open Championship | Regular | 1911 |
| 2015-07-30 | 2015 North American Junior Girls | Regular | 1945 |
| 2015-07-25 | 2015 Championnats Francophonie Open | Regular | 1927 |
| 2015-07-20 | 2015 Francophonie Blitz Open | Quick | 2020 |
| 2015-07-09 | CYCC2015 U16 Girls | Regular | 1986 |
| 2015-06-21 | Championnat Ouvert de Laval 2015 | Regular | 1986 |
FIDE rating history
Published rating lists through Nov 2026.
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Games
Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451 | 2025-06-24 | Titled Tue 24th Jun Late | chess.com INT | 11 | Dejan Jakovljevic | Yilin Li | Won: 0-1 | 38 | Open |
| 452 | 2025-06-24 | Titled Tue 24th Jun Early | chess.com INT | 11 | Konstantin Begunov | Yilin Li | Lost: 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 453 | 2025-06-24 | Titled Tue 24th Jun Early | chess.com INT | 10 | Yilin Li | Martha Mateus | Won: 1-0 | 37 | Open |
| 454 | 2025-06-24 | Titled Tue 24th Jun Late | chess.com INT | 10 | Yilin Li | Joy Romany | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 79 | Open |
| 455 | 2024-09-03 | Titled Tue 3rd Sep Early | chess.com INT | 4 | Yilin Li | Swara Lakshmi S Nair | Lost: 0-1 | 46 | Open |
| 456 | 2024-09-03 | Titled Tue 3rd Sep Early | chess.com INT | 3 | Dragan Popadic | Yilin Li | Lost: 1-0 | 17 | Open |
| 457 | 2024-09-03 | Titled Tue 3rd Sep Early | chess.com INT | 2 | Lazar Matyassy | Yilin Li | Lost: 1-0 | 27 | Open |
| 458 | 2024-08-27 | Titled Tue 27th Aug Late | chess.com INT | 3 | Lucas Pereira Mendes Da Silva | Yilin Li | Lost: 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 459 | 2024-08-27 | Titled Tue 27th Aug Late | chess.com INT | 2 | Yilin Li | Juan Pablo Demaria | Lost: 0-1 | 27 | Open |
| 460 | 2024-08-27 | Titled Tue 27th Aug Late | chess.com INT | 1 | Yilin Li | Cristian Silva Lucena | Lost: 0-1 | 36 | Open |
| 461 | 2024-08-20 | Titled Tue 20th Aug Late | chess.com INT | 6 | Yilin Li | Simon Thorhallsson | Lost: 0-1 | 47 | Open |
| 462 | 2024-08-20 | Titled Tue 20th Aug Late | chess.com INT | 5 | Bram Van der Velden | Yilin Li | Lost: 1-0 | 30 | Open |
| 463 | 2024-08-20 | Titled Tue 20th Aug Late | chess.com INT | 4 | Juan Pablo Demaria | Yilin Li | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 51 | Open |
| 464 | 2024-08-20 | Titled Tue 20th Aug Late | chess.com INT | 3 | Yilin Li | Peter T Roberson | Lost: 0-1 | 36 | Open |
| 465 | 2024-08-20 | Titled Tue 20th Aug Late | chess.com INT | 2 | Yilin Li | Ante Leon Starcevic | Won: 1-0 | 45 | Open |
| 466 | 2024-08-15 | WSCC Speed Play-In 3 2024 | chess.com INT | 9 | Jinela de Cari Rodriguez Rivero | Yilin Li | Lost: 1-0 | 48 | Open |
| 467 | 2024-08-15 | WSCC Speed Play-In 3 2024 | chess.com INT | 8 | Arina Kiseleva | Yilin Li | Won: 0-1 | 50 | Open |
| 468 | 2024-08-15 | WSCC Speed Play-In 3 2024 | chess.com INT | 7 | Yilin Li | Georgia Grapsa | Won: 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 469 | 2024-08-15 | WSCC Speed Play-In 3 2024 | chess.com INT | 5 | Yilin Li | Nancy Flores Mirabal | Lost: 0-1 | 44 | Open |
| 470 | 2024-08-15 | WSCC Speed Play-In 3 2024 | chess.com INT | 4 | Ernestina Adam | Yilin Li | Lost: 1-0 | 31 | Open |
| 471 | 2024-08-15 | WSCC Speed Play-In 3 2024 | chess.com INT | 3 | Chelsie Monica Ignesias Sihite | Yilin Li | Lost: 1-0 | 56 | Open |
| 472 | 2024-08-15 | WSCC Speed Play-In 3 2024 | chess.com INT | 2 | Yilin Li | Sivanesan Nithyalakshmi | Won: 1-0 | 71 | Open |
| 473 | 2024-08-15 | WSCC Speed Play-In 3 2024 | chess.com INT | 1 | Yilin Li | Bodhana Sivanandan | Lost: 0-1 | 36 | Open |
| 474 | 2024-08-15 | WSCC Speed Play-In 3 2024 | chess.com INT | 11 | Andjela Dimitrijevic | Yilin Li | Lost: 1-0 | 34 | Open |
| 475 | 2024-08-15 | WSCC Speed Play-In 3 2024 | chess.com INT | 10 | Yilin Li | Regita Desyari Putri | Lost: 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 476 | 2024-08-13 | Titled Tue 13th Aug Early | chess.com INT | 5 | Yilin Li | Marisa Zuriel | Lost: 0-1 | 33 | Open |
| 477 | 2024-08-13 | Titled Tue 13th Aug Early | chess.com INT | 4 | Konstantin Vshivkov | Yilin Li | Lost: 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 478 | 2024-08-13 | Titled Tue 13th Aug Early | chess.com INT | 3 | Yilin Li | Frank Buchenau | Lost: 0-1 | 26 | Open |
| 479 | 2024-08-13 | Titled Tue 13th Aug Early | chess.com INT | 2 | Kacper Ugorek | Yilin Li | Lost: 1-0 | 69 | Open |
| 480 | 2024-08-13 | Titled Tue 13th Aug Early | chess.com INT | 1 | Yilin Li | Utku Cengiz Acar | Lost: 0-1 | 33 | Open |
| 481 | 2024-08-06 | Titled Tue 6th Aug Late | chess.com INT | 9 | Miguel Medina Paz | Yilin Li | Won: 0-1 | 46 | Open |
| 482 | 2024-08-06 | Titled Tue 6th Aug Late | chess.com INT | 8 | Yilin Li | Daniel Herman | Lost: 0-1 | 67 | Open |
| 483 | 2024-08-06 | Titled Tue 6th Aug Late | chess.com INT | 7 | Yilin Li | Gabriel Lenoir Ibacache | Won: 1-0 | 61 | Open |
| 484 | 2024-08-06 | Titled Tue 6th Aug Early | chess.com INT | 6 | Frank Buchenau | Yilin Li | Lost: 1-0 | 38 | Open |
| 485 | 2024-08-06 | Titled Tue 6th Aug Late | chess.com INT | 6 | Jan Petr | Yilin Li | Lost: 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 486 | 2024-08-06 | Titled Tue 6th Aug Early | chess.com INT | 5 | Yilin Li | Wiktoria Smietanska | Won: 1-0 | 20 | Open |
| 487 | 2024-08-06 | Titled Tue 6th Aug Late | chess.com INT | 5 | Ruslan Pahomov | Yilin Li | Won: 0-1 | 37 | Open |
| 488 | 2024-08-06 | Titled Tue 6th Aug Late | chess.com INT | 4 | Yilin Li | Anastasia Grozdanovic | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 95 | Open |
| 489 | 2024-08-06 | Titled Tue 6th Aug Early | chess.com INT | 3 | Yilin Li | Andrey Kirillov | Won: 1-0 | 21 | Open |
| 490 | 2024-08-06 | Titled Tue 6th Aug Late | chess.com INT | 3 | Vladimir Mikhalsky | Yilin Li | Lost: 1-0 | 37 | Open |
| 491 | 2024-08-06 | Titled Tue 6th Aug Late | chess.com INT | 2 | Yilin Li | Vladimir Bochnicka | Lost: 0-1 | 24 | Open |
| 492 | 2024-08-06 | Titled Tue 6th Aug Early | chess.com INT | 2 | Yurii N. Khodko | Yilin Li | Lost: 1-0 | 36 | Open |
| 493 | 2024-08-06 | Titled Tue 6th Aug Late | chess.com INT | 1 | Yilin Li | Emanuel Vaglio Mattey | Lost: 0-1 | 32 | Open |
| 494 | 2024-08-06 | Titled Tue 6th Aug Early | chess.com INT | 1 | Yilin Li | Tatev Abrahamyan | Lost: 0-1 | 31 | Open |
| 495 | 2024-08-06 | Titled Tue 6th Aug Late | chess.com INT | 11 | Logan C Shafer | Yilin Li | Lost: 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 496 | 2024-08-06 | Titled Tue 6th Aug Late | chess.com INT | 10 | Yilin Li | Frank Buchenau | Lost: 0-1 | 64 | Open |
| 497 | 2024-07-30 | Titled Tue 30th Jul Late | chess.com INT | 9 | Nicolas Cogan | Yilin Li | Lost: 1-0 | 34 | Open |
| 498 | 2024-07-30 | Titled Tue 30th Jul Late | chess.com INT | 8 | Artem Padalka | Yilin Li | Lost: 1-0 | 21 | Open |
| 499 | 2024-07-30 | Titled Tue 30th Jul Late | chess.com INT | 7 | Yilin Li | Giovanni B Tavares Da Silva | Won: 1-0 | 24 | Open |
| 500 | 2024-07-30 | Titled Tue 30th Jul Late | chess.com INT | 6 | David W L Howell | Yilin Li | Lost: 1-0 | 17 | Open |
- vs Dejan JakovljevicWon · 0-1Black · 2025-06-24 · Round 11Titled Tue 24th Jun Late
- vs Konstantin BegunovLost · 1-0Black · 2025-06-24 · Round 11Titled Tue 24th Jun Early
- vs Martha MateusWon · 1-0White · 2025-06-24 · Round 10Titled Tue 24th Jun Early
- vs Joy RomanyDraw · ½–½White · 2025-06-24 · Round 10Titled Tue 24th Jun Late
- vs Swara Lakshmi S NairLost · 0-1White · 2024-09-03 · Round 4Titled Tue 3rd Sep Early
- vs Dragan PopadicLost · 1-0Black · 2024-09-03 · Round 3Titled Tue 3rd Sep Early
- vs Lazar MatyassyLost · 1-0Black · 2024-09-03 · Round 2Titled Tue 3rd Sep Early
- vs Lucas Pereira Mendes Da SilvaLost · 1-0Black · 2024-08-27 · Round 3Titled Tue 27th Aug Late
- vs Juan Pablo DemariaLost · 0-1White · 2024-08-27 · Round 2Titled Tue 27th Aug Late
- vs Cristian Silva LucenaLost · 0-1White · 2024-08-27 · Round 1Titled Tue 27th Aug Late
- vs Simon ThorhallssonLost · 0-1White · 2024-08-20 · Round 6Titled Tue 20th Aug Late
- vs Bram Van der VeldenLost · 1-0Black · 2024-08-20 · Round 5Titled Tue 20th Aug Late
- vs Juan Pablo DemariaDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-08-20 · Round 4Titled Tue 20th Aug Late
- vs Peter T RobersonLost · 0-1White · 2024-08-20 · Round 3Titled Tue 20th Aug Late
- vs Ante Leon StarcevicWon · 1-0White · 2024-08-20 · Round 2Titled Tue 20th Aug Late
- vs Jinela de Cari Rodriguez RiveroLost · 1-0Black · 2024-08-15 · Round 9WSCC Speed Play-In 3 2024
- vs Arina KiselevaWon · 0-1Black · 2024-08-15 · Round 8WSCC Speed Play-In 3 2024
- vs Georgia GrapsaWon · 1-0White · 2024-08-15 · Round 7WSCC Speed Play-In 3 2024
- vs Nancy Flores MirabalLost · 0-1White · 2024-08-15 · Round 5WSCC Speed Play-In 3 2024
- vs Ernestina AdamLost · 1-0Black · 2024-08-15 · Round 4WSCC Speed Play-In 3 2024
- vs Chelsie Monica Ignesias SihiteLost · 1-0Black · 2024-08-15 · Round 3WSCC Speed Play-In 3 2024
- vs Sivanesan NithyalakshmiWon · 1-0White · 2024-08-15 · Round 2WSCC Speed Play-In 3 2024
- vs Bodhana SivanandanLost · 0-1White · 2024-08-15 · Round 1WSCC Speed Play-In 3 2024
- vs Andjela DimitrijevicLost · 1-0Black · 2024-08-15 · Round 11WSCC Speed Play-In 3 2024
- vs Regita Desyari PutriLost · 0-1White · 2024-08-15 · Round 10WSCC Speed Play-In 3 2024
- vs Marisa ZurielLost · 0-1White · 2024-08-13 · Round 5Titled Tue 13th Aug Early
- vs Konstantin VshivkovLost · 1-0Black · 2024-08-13 · Round 4Titled Tue 13th Aug Early
- vs Frank BuchenauLost · 0-1White · 2024-08-13 · Round 3Titled Tue 13th Aug Early
- vs Kacper UgorekLost · 1-0Black · 2024-08-13 · Round 2Titled Tue 13th Aug Early
- vs Utku Cengiz AcarLost · 0-1White · 2024-08-13 · Round 1Titled Tue 13th Aug Early
- vs Miguel Medina PazWon · 0-1Black · 2024-08-06 · Round 9Titled Tue 6th Aug Late
- vs Daniel HermanLost · 0-1White · 2024-08-06 · Round 8Titled Tue 6th Aug Late
- vs Gabriel Lenoir IbacacheWon · 1-0White · 2024-08-06 · Round 7Titled Tue 6th Aug Late
- vs Frank BuchenauLost · 1-0Black · 2024-08-06 · Round 6Titled Tue 6th Aug Early
- vs Jan PetrLost · 1-0Black · 2024-08-06 · Round 6Titled Tue 6th Aug Late
- vs Wiktoria SmietanskaWon · 1-0White · 2024-08-06 · Round 5Titled Tue 6th Aug Early
- vs Ruslan PahomovWon · 0-1Black · 2024-08-06 · Round 5Titled Tue 6th Aug Late
- vs Anastasia GrozdanovicDraw · ½–½White · 2024-08-06 · Round 4Titled Tue 6th Aug Late
- vs Andrey KirillovWon · 1-0White · 2024-08-06 · Round 3Titled Tue 6th Aug Early
- vs Vladimir MikhalskyLost · 1-0Black · 2024-08-06 · Round 3Titled Tue 6th Aug Late
- vs Vladimir BochnickaLost · 0-1White · 2024-08-06 · Round 2Titled Tue 6th Aug Late
- vs Yurii N. KhodkoLost · 1-0Black · 2024-08-06 · Round 2Titled Tue 6th Aug Early
- vs Emanuel Vaglio MatteyLost · 0-1White · 2024-08-06 · Round 1Titled Tue 6th Aug Late
- vs Tatev AbrahamyanLost · 0-1White · 2024-08-06 · Round 1Titled Tue 6th Aug Early
- vs Logan C ShaferLost · 1-0Black · 2024-08-06 · Round 11Titled Tue 6th Aug Late
- vs Frank BuchenauLost · 0-1White · 2024-08-06 · Round 10Titled Tue 6th Aug Late
- vs Nicolas CoganLost · 1-0Black · 2024-07-30 · Round 9Titled Tue 30th Jul Late
- vs Artem PadalkaLost · 1-0Black · 2024-07-30 · Round 8Titled Tue 30th Jul Late
- vs Giovanni B Tavares Da SilvaWon · 1-0White · 2024-07-30 · Round 7Titled Tue 30th Jul Late
- vs David W L HowellLost · 1-0Black · 2024-07-30 · Round 6Titled Tue 30th Jul Late