- Name:
- Ding Liren
- Federation:
China- Sex:
- Male
- Born:
- 1992
- FIDE ID:
- 8603677 FIDE Profile
- Title:
- Grand Master
- ELO Classic:
- 2723
- ELO Rapid:
- 2689
- ELO Blitz:
- 2736
- Years:
- 2001 - 2026
- Total Games:
- 1877
- Wins:
- 591 (31.49 %)
- Draws:
- 967 (51.52 %)
- Losses:
- 319 (17 %)
- Score:
- 57.25 %
Ding Liren
Ding Liren (October 24th, 1992) is a chess Grandmaster from China and the current World Chess Champion after defeating Ian Nepomniachtchi in the match for the world title in April of 2023 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Ding Liren became the first World Chess Champion after Magnus Carlsen decided not to defend his title. Carlsen had been World Champion between 2013 and 2023.
Ding Liren is the highest-rated Chinese player in the history of that country. He has a peak rating of 2816 as of May 2023. He has won the following chess tournaments:
- World Chess Championship in 2023
- Chinese Championship (2009, 2011, and 2012)
- Chessable Masters 2022
- Grand Chess Tour 2019
- Sinquefield Cup 2019
- Moscow Grand Prix 2017
- Longgang Shenzhen Grandmaster Tournament 2017
Also, in 2016 Ding Liren became the #1 player in the blitz ranking with a rating of 2875. Ding remained unbeaten on the board for more than a year and exactly 100 games. This happened between August 2017 and November 2018 and it became a world record at the time. The record was broken by Magnus Carlsen in 2019.
Last tournaments played
| Tournament | Date | Elo Avg. | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHN League Division A Pt2 | 10/27/2026 | 2383 |
China |
| Shenzhen Nanshan 2026 | 10/09/2026 | 2565 |
China |
| 46th Olympiad 2026 | 09/16/2026 | 2075 | 
Uzbekistan |
| 4th China Chess King Stg3 | 07/25/2026 | 2638 |
China |
Most Played Openings as White
| ECO | Opening | Games |
|---|---|---|
| D37 | Queen's Gambit Declined, 4.Nf3 | 57 games |
| E60 | King's Indian defence | 56 games |
| D38 | Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin variation | 30 games |
| A20 | English opening | 30 games |
Most Played Openings as Black
| ECO | Opening | Games |
|---|---|---|
| C50 | King's pawn game | 38 games |
| C84 | Ruy Lopez, closed defence | 34 games |
| C11 | French defence | 29 games |
| C88 | Ruy Lopez, closed | 29 games |
Games played by Ding Liren
| White | Elo | Black | Elo | Result | Moves | ECO | Year | Tournament | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ding, L | 2530 | Tomashevsky, E | 2689 | 0-1 | 81 | E17 | 2009 | RUS-CHN Match Rapid | |
| E172009RUS-CHN Match Rapid | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2530 | Vitiugov, N | 2681 | ½-½ | 36 | A43 | 2009 | RUS-CHN Match Rapid | |
| A432009RUS-CHN Match Rapid | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2530 | Malakhov, V | 2707 | 1-0 | 53 | D15 | 2009 | RUS-CHN Match Rapid | |
| D152009RUS-CHN Match Rapid | |||||||||
| Tomashevsky, E | 2689 | Ding, L | 2530 | ½-½ | 35 | E87 | 2009 | RUS-CHN Match Rapid | |
| E872009RUS-CHN Match Rapid | |||||||||
| Vitiugov, N | 2681 | Ding, L | 2530 | 1-0 | 78 | C11 | 2009 | RUS-CHN Match Rapid | |
| C112009RUS-CHN Match Rapid | |||||||||
| Malakhov, V | 2707 | Ding, L | 2530 | ½-½ | 33 | A26 | 2009 | RUS-CHN Match Rapid | |
| A262009RUS-CHN Match Rapid | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2530 | Nepomniachtchi, I | 2632 | 0-1 | 54 | A57 | 2009 | RUS-CHN Match Rapid | |
| A572009RUS-CHN Match Rapid | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2530 | Timofeev, A | 2681 | ½-½ | 30 | A37 | 2009 | RUS-CHN Match Rapid | |
| A372009RUS-CHN Match Rapid | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2530 | Malakhov, V | 2707 | 0-1 | 37 | D15 | 2009 | RUS-CHN Match Standard | |
| D152009RUS-CHN Match Standard | |||||||||
| Timofeev, A | 2681 | Ding, L | 2530 | ½-½ | 40 | C10 | 2009 | RUS-CHN Match Standard | |
| C102009RUS-CHN Match Standard | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2530 | Vitiugov, N | 2681 | 1-0 | 41 | D45 | 2009 | RUS-CHN Match Standard | |
| D452009RUS-CHN Match Standard | |||||||||
| Nepomniachtchi, I | 2632 | Ding, L | 2530 | ½-½ | 32 | C10 | 2009 | RUS-CHN Match Standard | |
| C102009RUS-CHN Match Standard | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2530 | Tomashevsky, E | 2689 | ½-½ | 37 | E17 | 2009 | RUS-CHN Match Standard | |
| E172009RUS-CHN Match Standard | |||||||||
| Zhou, J | 2635 | Ding, L | 2458 | 0-1 | 2009 | ch-CHN | |||
| 2009ch-CHN | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2458 | Wang, H | 2696 | 1-0 | 49 | D45 | 2009 | ch-CHN | |
| D452009ch-CHN | |||||||||
| Li, C | 2643 | Ding, L | 2458 | ½-½ | 33 | C13 | 2009 | ch-CHN | |
| C132009ch-CHN | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2458 | Zhou, W | 2563 | ½-½ | 26 | D38 | 2009 | ch-CHN | |
| D382009ch-CHN | |||||||||
| Hou, Y | 2590 | Ding, L | 2458 | 0-1 | 66 | C11 | 2009 | ch-CHN | |
| C112009ch-CHN | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2458 | Ni, H | 2724 | 1-0 | 35 | D85 | 2009 | ch-CHN | |
| D852009ch-CHN | |||||||||
| Zhang Pengxiang, | 2638 | Ding, L | 2458 | 0-1 | 41 | C10 | 2009 | ch-CHN | |
| C102009ch-CHN | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2458 | Liang Chong, | 2511 | ½-½ | 60 | D37 | 2009 | ch-CHN | |
| D372009ch-CHN | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2458 | Li, S | 2557 | 1-0 | 39 | E94 | 2009 | ch-CHN | |
| E942009ch-CHN | |||||||||
| Ji Dan, | 2342 | Ding, L | 2458 | ½-½ | 30 | C01 | 2009 | ch-CHN | |
| C012009ch-CHN | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2458 | Bu, X | 2704 | ½-½ | 37 | D95 | 2009 | ch-CHN | |
| D952009ch-CHN | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2458 | Hassan, A | 2322 | 1-0 | 34 | E17 | 2009 | 8th Asian Continental Open | |
| E1720098th Asian Continental Open | |||||||||
| Nguyen, N | 2588 | Ding, L | 2458 | ½-½ | 65 | C07 | 2009 | 8th Asian Continental Open | |
| C0720098th Asian Continental Open | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2458 | Ghaem Maghami, E | 2593 | ½-½ | 73 | E15 | 2009 | 8th Asian Continental Open | |
| E1520098th Asian Continental Open | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2458 | Negi, P | 2592 | ½-½ | 30 | D85 | 2009 | 8th Asian Continental Open | |
| D8520098th Asian Continental Open | |||||||||
| Zhou, J | 2635 | Ding, L | 2458 | ½-½ | 66 | E87 | 2009 | 8th Asian Continental Open | |
| E8720098th Asian Continental Open | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2458 | Zhao, J | 2560 | ½-½ | 68 | D12 | 2009 | zt 3.5 Men | |
| D122009zt 3.5 Men | |||||||||
| Wang, H | 2696 | Ding, L | 2458 | 1-0 | 44 | C13 | 2009 | zt 3.5 Men | |
| C132009zt 3.5 Men | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2458 | Li, S | 2557 | ½-½ | 48 | E61 | 2009 | zt 3.5 Men | |
| E612009zt 3.5 Men | |||||||||
| Li, C | 2643 | Ding, L | 2458 | 1-0 | 42 | C11 | 2009 | zt 3.5 Men | |
| C112009zt 3.5 Men | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2458 | Zhou, J | 2635 | ½-½ | 29 | E11 | 2009 | zt 3.5 Men | |
| E112009zt 3.5 Men | |||||||||
| Xiu, D | 2422 | Ding, L | 2458 | 0-1 | 38 | E86 | 2009 | zt 3.5 Men | |
| E862009zt 3.5 Men | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2458 | Gao, R | 2500 | 0-1 | 69 | A61 | 2009 | zt 3.5 Men | |
| A612009zt 3.5 Men | |||||||||
| Zhou, W | 2563 | Ding, L | 2458 | 0-1 | 58 | C13 | 2009 | zt 3.5 Men | |
| C132009zt 3.5 Men | |||||||||
| Yu, Y | 2433 | Ding, L | 2458 | ½-½ | 48 | C13 | 2009 | zt 3.5 Men | |
| C132009zt 3.5 Men | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2458 | Xu, J | 2498 | 1-0 | 62 | E61 | 2009 | zt 3.5 Men | |
| E612009zt 3.5 Men | |||||||||
| Wen, Y | 2532 | Ding, L | 2458 | 1-0 | 35 | C11 | 2009 | zt 3.5 Men | |
| C112009zt 3.5 Men | |||||||||