Top 10 Chess Players in China (May 2026)

Here you will find the official list of the Top 10 open-category chess players from China, ranked using the most recent FIDE classical ratings .

This leaderboard highlights the strongest active players representing China in the international chess arena. Rankings are updated automatically every month once FIDE publishes its new rating list.

How This Ranking Is Calculated

The ranking is based exclusively on FIDE classical (standard) ratings. In case two players have the same rating, the following tie-break criteria are considered:

• Recent tournament participation and performance
• Rating progression over the last 12 months
• Head-to-head results against other top players

#	Name	Country	Standard	Rapid	Blitz
1	Yi Wei	CHN	2753	2726	2698
2	Liren Ding	CHN	2738	2716	2757
3	Yangyi Yu	CHN	2714	2660	2707
4	Hao Wang	CHN	2684	2667	2639
5	Xiangzhi Bu	CHN	2661	2583	2719
6	Shanglei Lu	CHN	2635	2601	2688
7	Chao b Li	CHN	2625	2579	2684
8	Yue Wang	CHN	2623	2615	2641
9	Qun Ma	CHN	2611	2604	2598
10	Xiangyu Xu	CHN	2611	2605	2543