- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xue, H | 2553 | Ding, L | 2738 | ½-½ | 59 | A13 | 2026 | 4th China Chess King Stg3 | |
| A1320264th China Chess King Stg3 | |||||||||
| Li, G | 2342 | Ding, L | 2738 | ½-½ | 30 | A45 | 2026 | CHN League Division A Pt1 | |
| A452026CHN League Division A Pt1 | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2738 | Peng, X | 2519 | 1-0 | 28 | B94 | 2026 | CHN League Division A Pt1 | |
| B942026CHN League Division A Pt1 | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2738 | Wei, Y | 2753 | ½-½ | 35 | D38 | 2026 | CHN League Division A Pt1 | |
| D382026CHN League Division A Pt1 | |||||||||
| Rapport, R | 2729 | Ding, L | 2738 | ½-½ | 47 | C47 | 2026 | CHN League Division A Pt1 | |
| C472026CHN League Division A Pt1 | |||||||||
| Meng, Y | 2478 | Ding, L | 2738 | ½-½ | 33 | B33 | 2026 | CHN League Division A Pt1 | |
| B332026CHN League Division A Pt1 | |||||||||
| Artemiev, V | 2641 | Ding, L | 2738 | ½-½ | 18 | E32 | 2026 | FIDE World Blitz Team Final | |
| E322026FIDE World Blitz Team Final | |||||||||
| Artemiev, V | 2641 | Ding, L | 2738 | ½-½ | 40 | E06 | 2026 | FIDE World Blitz Team Final | |
| E062026FIDE World Blitz Team Final | |||||||||
| Abdusattorov, N | 2777 | Ding, L | 2738 | 1-0 | 33 | C02 | 2026 | FIDE World Blitz Team Final | |
| C022026FIDE World Blitz Team Final | |||||||||
| Niemann, H | 2742 | Ding, L | 2738 | 0-1 | 41 | C55 | 2026 | FIDE World Blitz Team Final | |
| C552026FIDE World Blitz Team Final | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2738 | Artemiev, V | 2641 | ½-½ | 57 | C55 | 2026 | FIDE World Blitz Team Final | |
| C552026FIDE World Blitz Team Final | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2738 | Abdusattorov, N | 2777 | ½-½ | 59 | E17 | 2026 | FIDE World Blitz Team Final | |
| E172026FIDE World Blitz Team Final | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2738 | Abdusattorov, N | 2777 | ½-½ | 26 | D43 | 2026 | FIDE World Blitz Team Final | |
| D432026FIDE World Blitz Team Final | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2738 | Niemann, H | 2742 | ½-½ | 51 | D38 | 2026 | FIDE World Blitz Team Final | |
| D382026FIDE World Blitz Team Final | |||||||||
| Andreikin, D | 2710 | Ding, L | 2738 | ½-½ | 36 | D02 | 2026 | FIDE World Blitz Team Final | |
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| Ding, L | 2738 | Andreikin, D | 2710 | ½-½ | 57 | E15 | 2026 | FIDE World Blitz Team Final | |
| E152026FIDE World Blitz Team Final | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2734 | Wang, Y | 2625 | ½-½ | 24 | E20 | 2026 | CHN Team Men 2026 | |
| E202026CHN Team Men 2026 | |||||||||
| Bu, X | 2666 | Ding, L | 2734 | ½-½ | 31 | D38 | 2026 | CHN Team Men 2026 | |
| D382026CHN Team Men 2026 | |||||||||
| Huang, R | 2516 | Ding, L | 2734 | 0-1 | 44 | C47 | 2026 | CHN Team Men 2026 | |
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| Ding, L | 2734 | Meng, Y | 2483 | 1-0 | 39 | D33 | 2026 | CHN Team Men 2026 | |
| D332026CHN Team Men 2026 | |||||||||
| Chen, Q | 2484 | Ding, L | 2734 | 0-1 | 25 | B12 | 2026 | CHN Team Men 2026 | |
| B122026CHN Team Men 2026 | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2734 | Artemiev, V | 2641 | ½-½ | 26 | D43 | 2026 | 8th SCO Int Team Final | |
| D4320268th SCO Int Team Final | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2734 | Artemiev, V | 2641 | ½-½ | 33 | A09 | 2026 | 8th SCO Int Team Final | |
| A0920268th SCO Int Team Final | |||||||||
| Artemiev, V | 2641 | Ding, L | 2734 | 0-1 | 28 | C01 | 2026 | 8th SCO Int Team Final | |
| C0120268th SCO Int Team Final | |||||||||
| Artemiev, V | 2641 | Ding, L | 2734 | ½-½ | 34 | E32 | 2026 | 8th SCO Int Team Final | |
| E3220268th SCO Int Team Final | |||||||||
| Artemiev, V | 2641 | Ding, L | 2734 | ½-½ | 33 | E06 | 2026 | 8th SCO Int Team Final | |
| E0620268th SCO Int Team Final | |||||||||
| Tsaruk, M | 2483 | Ding, L | 2734 | ½-½ | 19 | C48 | 2026 | 8th SCO Int Team Final | |
| C4820268th SCO Int Team Final | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2734 | Tsaruk, M | 2483 | ½-½ | 56 | E17 | 2026 | 8th SCO Int Team Final | |
| E1720268th SCO Int Team Final | |||||||||
| Wang, H | 2687 | Ding, L | 2734 | ½-½ | 72 | C53 | 2025 | Shenzhen Nanshan 2025 | |
| C532025Shenzhen Nanshan 2025 | |||||||||
| Wang, H | 2687 | Ding, L | 2734 | ½-½ | 91 | A07 | 2025 | Shenzhen Nanshan 2025 | |
| A072025Shenzhen Nanshan 2025 | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2734 | Wang, H | 2687 | ½-½ | 14 | D37 | 2025 | Shenzhen Nanshan 2025 | |
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| Ding, L | 2734 | Wang, H | 2687 | 1-0 | 26 | D37 | 2025 | Shenzhen Nanshan 2025 | |
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| Ding, L | 2734 | Jiang, H | 2459 | 1-0 | 62 | D37 | 2025 | Shenzhen Nanshan 2025 | |
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| Jiang, H | 2459 | Ding, L | 2734 | 0-1 | 55 | C67 | 2025 | Shenzhen Nanshan 2025 | |
| C672025Shenzhen Nanshan 2025 | |||||||||
| Jiang, H | 2459 | Ding, L | 2734 | 0-1 | 90 | C65 | 2025 | Shenzhen Nanshan 2025 | |
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| Ding, L | 2734 | Jiang, H | 2459 | 0-1 | 34 | D37 | 2025 | Shenzhen Nanshan 2025 | |
| D372025Shenzhen Nanshan 2025 | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2734 | Bu, X | 2665 | ½-½ | 34 | A15 | 2025 | Shenzhen Nanshan 2025 | |
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| Bu, X | 2665 | Ding, L | 2734 | ½-½ | 43 | A45 | 2025 | Shenzhen Nanshan 2025 | |
| A452025Shenzhen Nanshan 2025 | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2734 | Bu, X | 2665 | 1-0 | 37 | A15 | 2025 | Shenzhen Nanshan 2025 | |
| A152025Shenzhen Nanshan 2025 | |||||||||
| Bu, X | 2665 | Ding, L | 2734 | ½-½ | 29 | D02 | 2025 | Shenzhen Nanshan 2025 | |
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