GMYu Yangyi
ChinaBorn 1994FIDE ID 8603820
Yu Yangyi is a grandmaster from China. On FIDE's November 2026 list Yu Yangyi is ranked #29 in the world in classical chess with a rating of 2705.
Classical
2705
World #29 +1
Rapid
2679
World #25 +12
Blitz
2722
World #14 0
#3 in China2726 12-month high (November 2025)FIDE list: November 2026
Rating history
ClassicalRapidBlitz
Results in broadcast events
Games 30Score 65%Performance 2702Avg. opponent 2595White +9 =7 −0Black +3 =8 −3Classical +6 =8 −2Rapid +6 =7 −1
DDDWWLWWLW
| Result | Opponent | Rtg |
|---|---|---|
| D | GMWei Yi | 2758 |
| D | GMDing Liren | 2723 |
| D | Huang Renjie | 2508 |
| W | FMJan Zienkiewicz | 2346 |
| W | GMEvgeny Romanov | 2560 |
| L | GMPentala Harikrishna | 2648 |
| W | GMIlia Smirin | 2560 |
| W | GMDing Liren | 2693 |
| L | GMDing Liren | 2693 |
| W | GMDing Liren | 2693 |
| D | GMDing Liren | 2693 |
| W | GMWang Hao | 2649 |
Openings as White
- Queen's Gambit Declined5 games, 70%
- Nimzo-Indian Defense3 games, 50%
- King's Indian Defense2 games, 100%
- Ruy Lopez2 games, 100%
Openings as Black
- Ruy Lopez4 games, 50%
- Queen's Gambit Declined3 games, 50%
- Petrov's Defense2 games, 50%
- Queen's Gambit Accepted1 game, 50%
Results come from tournaments broadcast on ChessTerra events, not a full career record.
Match odds
Yu Yangyi videos
Nodirbek Yakubboev vs Yu Yangyi || Uzbekistan vs China || 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026
All the World’s a Stage || Nodirbek Abdusattorov vs Yu Yangyi || UzChess Cup (2024)
Magnus Carlsen Beats Yu Yangyi | World Blitz 2023
Watch Hikaru v Yu Yangyi | Speed Chess Championship 2023 Presented by Coinbase Rd 1 (Part II)
Watch Hikaru v Yu Yangyi | Speed Chess Championship 2023 Presented by Coinbase Rd 1 (Part I)
Yu Yangyi and Amin Tabatabaei after R5 of the FIDE Grand Prix 2022 in Berlin
Stockfish 14 Shows That Yu Yangyi’s Attack Is Perfect
Carlsen Vs Yu Yangyi | Nakamura Vs Mamedov | World Blitz Chess Championship 2019 Round 21
Ratings and ranks from FIDE's official November 2026 list, updated on the 1st of each month.