- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhou, J | 2580 | Ding, L | 2395 | ½-½ | 71 | E88 | 2008 | TCh-CHN Torch Real Estate Cup | |
| E882008TCh-CHN Torch Real Estate Cup | |||||||||
| Zhou, J | 2580 | Ding, L | 2395 | ½-½ | 71 | E88 | 2008 | TCh-CHN Torch Real Estate Cup | |
| E882008TCh-CHN Torch Real Estate Cup | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2395 | Liang Chong, | 2484 | ½-½ | 28 | E11 | 2008 | TCh-CHN Torch Real Estate Cup | |
| E112008TCh-CHN Torch Real Estate Cup | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2395 | Liang Chong, | 2484 | ½-½ | 28 | E11 | 2008 | TCh-CHN Torch Real Estate Cup | |
| E112008TCh-CHN Torch Real Estate Cup | |||||||||
| Lin, C | 2406 | Ding, L | 2395 | ½-½ | 36 | E62 | 2008 | TCh-CHN Torch Real Estate Cup | |
| E622008TCh-CHN Torch Real Estate Cup | |||||||||
| Lin, C | 2406 | Ding, L | 2395 | ½-½ | 36 | E62 | 2008 | TCh-CHN Torch Real Estate Cup | |
| E622008TCh-CHN Torch Real Estate Cup | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2395 | Ji Dan, | 2286 | 1-0 | 47 | D37 | 2008 | TCh-CHN Torch Real Estate Cup | |
| D372008TCh-CHN Torch Real Estate Cup | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2395 | Ji Dan, | 2286 | 1-0 | 47 | D37 | 2008 | TCh-CHN Torch Real Estate Cup | |
| D372008TCh-CHN Torch Real Estate Cup | |||||||||
| Motylev, A | 2666 | Ding, L | 2395 | 1-0 | 46 | C10 | 2008 | TCh-CHN Torch Real Estate Cup | |
| C102008TCh-CHN Torch Real Estate Cup | |||||||||
| Motylev, A | 2666 | Ding, L | 2395 | 1-0 | 46 | C10 | 2008 | TCh-CHN Torch Real Estate Cup | |
| C102008TCh-CHN Torch Real Estate Cup | |||||||||
| Pilnick, C | 2129 | Ding, L | 2289 | 1-0 | 46 | C18 | 2007 | Los Angeles Southern California op 29th | |
| C182007Los Angeles Southern California op 29th | |||||||||
| Taylor, T | 2337 | Ding, L | 2289 | 1-0 | 27 | D02 | 2007 | Los Angeles Southern California op 29th | |
| D022007Los Angeles Southern California op 29th | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2289 | Bu, X | 2656 | ½-½ | 22 | D70 | 2007 | Shandong zt 3.5 | |
| D702007Shandong zt 3.5 | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2289 | Xiu, D | 2289 | 1-0 | 36 | D12 | 2007 | Shandong zt 3.5 | |
| D122007Shandong zt 3.5 | |||||||||
| Wu Wenjin, | 2498 | Ding, L | 2289 | 0-1 | 27 | E61 | 2007 | Shandong zt 3.5 | |
| E612007Shandong zt 3.5 | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2289 | Wang Rui, | 2482 | 1-0 | 23 | D12 | 2007 | Shandong zt 3.5 | |
| D122007Shandong zt 3.5 | |||||||||
| Ju, W | 2345 | Ding, L | 2289 | ½-½ | 44 | E97 | 2007 | Shandong zt 3.5 | |
| E972007Shandong zt 3.5 | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2289 | Gu, X | 2351 | 1-0 | 63 | E61 | 2007 | Shandong zt 3.5 | |
| E612007Shandong zt 3.5 | |||||||||
| Jia, H | 2198 | Ding, L | 2289 | 0-1 | 44 | E62 | 2007 | Shandong zt 3.5 | |
| E622007Shandong zt 3.5 | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2289 | Zhang Pengxiang, | 2657 | 0-1 | 24 | D45 | 2007 | Shandong zt 3.5 | |
| D452007Shandong zt 3.5 | |||||||||
| Zhou, J | 2572 | Ding, L | 2289 | ½-½ | 55 | E81 | 2007 | Shandong zt 3.5 | |
| E812007Shandong zt 3.5 | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2231 | Caruana, F | 2196 | 1-0 | 37 | D78 | 2004 | Wch U12 | |
| D782004Wch U12 | |||||||||
| Safarli, E | 2306 | Ding, L | 2231 | 0-1 | 46 | C11 | 2004 | Wch U12 | |
| C112004Wch U12 | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2231 | Alonso Roselli, A | 2112 | 1-0 | 40 | A26 | 2004 | Wch U12 | |
| A262004Wch U12 | |||||||||
| Negi, P | 2267 | Ding, L | 2231 | ½-½ | 23 | C06 | 2004 | Wch U12 | |
| C062004Wch U12 | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2231 | Sjugirov, S | 2279 | 1-0 | 70 | A16 | 2004 | Wch U12 | |
| A162004Wch U12 | |||||||||
| Jorczik, J | 2037 | Ding, L | 2231 | 1-0 | 56 | E73 | 2004 | Wch U12 | |
| E732004Wch U12 | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2231 | So, W | 1-0 | 23 | A04 | 2004 | Wch U12 | ||
| A042004Wch U12 | |||||||||
| Nahed, Y | Ding, L | 2231 | 0-1 | 35 | C06 | 2004 | Wch U12 | ||
| C062004Wch U12 | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2231 | Anakidze, G | 1901 | 1-0 | 44 | A07 | 2004 | Wch U12 | |
| A072004Wch U12 | |||||||||
| Illingworth, M | Ding, L | 2231 | 0-1 | 40 | E89 | 2004 | Wch U12 | ||
| E892004Wch U12 | |||||||||
| Ding, L | Pap, G | 2233 | 1-0 | 34 | A08 | 2003 | Wch U12 | ||
| A082003Wch U12 | |||||||||
| Ding, L | Pap, G | 2233 | 1-0 | 34 | A08 | 2003 | Wch U12 | ||
| A082003Wch U12 | |||||||||
| Ding, L | Wei Chenpeng, | 2253 | 0-1 | 32 | E65 | 2003 | Wch U12 | ||
| E652003Wch U12 | |||||||||
| Ding, L | Wei Chenpeng, | 2253 | 0-1 | 32 | E65 | 2003 | Wch U12 | ||
| E652003Wch U12 | |||||||||
| Iskos, A | 2027 | Ding, L | 0-1 | 50 | C11 | 2003 | Wch U12 | ||
| C112003Wch U12 | |||||||||
| Iskos, A | 2027 | Ding, L | 0-1 | 50 | C11 | 2003 | Wch U12 | ||
| C112003Wch U12 | |||||||||
| Tvarijonas, P | 2119 | Ding, L | 0-1 | 56 | C11 | 2003 | Wch U12 | ||
| C112003Wch U12 | |||||||||
| Tvarijonas, P | 2119 | Ding, L | 0-1 | 56 | C11 | 2003 | Wch U12 | ||
| C112003Wch U12 | |||||||||
| Ding, L | Safarli, E | 2246 | ½-½ | 39 | A05 | 2003 | Wch U12 | ||
| A052003Wch U12 | |||||||||