- 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 | 2734 | Van Foreest, J | 2693 | 0-1 | 24 | C50 | 2025 | 16th Hainan Danzhou GM KO | |
| C50202516th Hainan Danzhou GM KO | |||||||||
| Van Foreest, J | 2693 | Ding, L | 2734 | ½-½ | 55 | B90 | 2025 | 16th Hainan Danzhou GM KO | |
| B90202516th Hainan Danzhou GM KO | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2734 | Indjic, A | 2635 | 0-1 | 64 | E90 | 2025 | 16th Hainan Danzhou GM KO | |
| E90202516th Hainan Danzhou GM KO | |||||||||
| Indjic, A | 2635 | Ding, L | 2734 | ½-½ | 41 | E13 | 2025 | 16th Hainan Danzhou GM KO | |
| E13202516th Hainan Danzhou GM KO | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2734 | Lu, S | 2643 | ½-½ | 32 | D37 | 2025 | 16th Hainan Danzhou GM B | |
| D37202516th Hainan Danzhou GM B | |||||||||
| Andreikin, D | 2710 | Ding, L | 2734 | ½-½ | 65 | E15 | 2025 | 16th Hainan Danzhou GM B | |
| E15202516th Hainan Danzhou GM B | |||||||||
| Li, C | 2621 | Ding, L | 2734 | 0-1 | 30 | C47 | 2025 | 16th Hainan Danzhou GM B | |
| C47202516th Hainan Danzhou GM B | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2734 | Xu, Y | 2508 | 1-0 | 29 | D40 | 2025 | 15th Nat PRC KO Men | |
| D40202515th Nat PRC KO Men | |||||||||
| Xu, Y | 2508 | Ding, L | 2734 | ½-½ | 53 | A15 | 2025 | 15th Nat PRC KO Men | |
| A15202515th Nat PRC KO Men | |||||||||
| Xu, X | 2615 | Ding, L | 2734 | ½-½ | 81 | A28 | 2025 | 15th Nat PRC KO Men | |
| A28202515th Nat PRC KO Men | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2734 | Xu, X | 2615 | ½-½ | 102 | A28 | 2025 | 15th Nat PRC KO Men | |
| A28202515th Nat PRC KO Men | |||||||||
| Xu, X | 2615 | Ding, L | 2734 | 1-0 | 45 | A13 | 2025 | 15th Nat PRC KO Men | |
| A13202515th Nat PRC KO Men | |||||||||
| Zhao, J | 2532 | Ding, L | 2734 | ½-½ | 32 | C48 | 2025 | 15th Nat PRC RR Men | |
| C48202515th Nat PRC RR Men | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2734 | Wang, H | 2698 | ½-½ | 18 | D38 | 2025 | 15th Nat PRC RR Men | |
| D38202515th Nat PRC RR Men | |||||||||
| Chan, W | 1950 | Ding, L | 2734 | ½-½ | 49 | C50 | 2025 | 15th Nat PRC RR Men | |
| C50202515th Nat PRC RR Men | |||||||||
| Xu, X | 2615 | Ding, L | 2734 | ½-½ | 19 | D38 | 2025 | 15th Nat PRC RR Men | |
| D38202515th Nat PRC RR Men | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2734 | Yang, Z | 2372 | ½-½ | 33 | D38 | 2025 | 15th Nat PRC RR Men | |
| D38202515th Nat PRC RR Men | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2734 | Wang, S | 2407 | ½-½ | 33 | A17 | 2025 | 15th Nat PRC RR Men | |
| A17202515th Nat PRC RR Men | |||||||||
| Li, D | 2548 | Ding, L | 2734 | 0-1 | 44 | C50 | 2025 | 15th Nat PRC RR Men | |
| C50202515th Nat PRC RR Men | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2734 | Yu, Y | 2714 | 1-0 | 64 | D38 | 2025 | 15th Nat PRC RR Men | |
| D38202515th Nat PRC RR Men | |||||||||
| Xu, Y | 2508 | Ding, L | 2734 | ½-½ | 40 | E15 | 2025 | 15th Nat PRC RR Men | |
| E15202515th Nat PRC RR Men | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2734 | Lu, S | 2647 | ½-½ | 31 | D37 | 2025 | 15th Nat PRC RR Men | |
| D37202515th Nat PRC RR Men | |||||||||
| Huang, R | 2487 | Ding, L | 2734 | ½-½ | 37 | C48 | 2025 | 15th Nat PRC RR Men | |
| C48202515th Nat PRC RR Men | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2734 | Lu, S | 2647 | ½-½ | 50 | A13 | 2025 | 3rd China Chess King 2025 | |
| A1320253rd China Chess King 2025 | |||||||||
| Lu, S | 2647 | Ding, L | 2734 | ½-½ | 20 | C45 | 2025 | 3rd China Chess King 2025 | |
| C4520253rd China Chess King 2025 | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2734 | Lu, S | 2647 | ½-½ | 43 | A13 | 2025 | 3rd China Chess King 2025 | |
| A1320253rd China Chess King 2025 | |||||||||
| Lu, S | 2647 | Ding, L | 2734 | 1-0 | 54 | C58 | 2025 | 3rd China Chess King 2025 | |
| C5820253rd China Chess King 2025 | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2728 | Gukesh D, | 2783 | 0-1 | 58 | A08 | 2024 | FIDE World Championship 2024 | |
| A082024FIDE World Championship 2024 | |||||||||
| Gukesh D, | 2783 | Ding, L | 2728 | ½-½ | 68 | C11 | 2024 | FIDE World Championship 2024 | |
| C112024FIDE World Championship 2024 | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2728 | Gukesh D, | 2783 | 1-0 | 39 | A13 | 2024 | FIDE World Championship 2024 | |
| A132024FIDE World Championship 2024 | |||||||||
| Gukesh D, | 2783 | Ding, L | 2728 | 1-0 | 29 | A09 | 2024 | FIDE World Championship 2024 | |
| A092024FIDE World Championship 2024 | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2728 | Gukesh D, | 2783 | ½-½ | 36 | D02 | 2024 | FIDE World Championship 2024 | |
| D022024FIDE World Championship 2024 | |||||||||
| Gukesh D, | 2783 | Ding, L | 2728 | ½-½ | 54 | E00 | 2024 | FIDE World Championship 2024 | |
| E002024FIDE World Championship 2024 | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2728 | Gukesh D, | 2783 | ½-½ | 51 | A21 | 2024 | FIDE World Championship 2024 | |
| A212024FIDE World Championship 2024 | |||||||||
| Gukesh D, | 2783 | Ding, L | 2728 | ½-½ | 72 | D78 | 2024 | FIDE World Championship 2024 | |
| D782024FIDE World Championship 2024 | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2728 | Gukesh D, | 2783 | ½-½ | 46 | A45 | 2024 | FIDE World Championship 2024 | |
| A452024FIDE World Championship 2024 | |||||||||
| Gukesh D, | 2783 | Ding, L | 2728 | ½-½ | 40 | C01 | 2024 | FIDE World Championship 2024 | |
| C012024FIDE World Championship 2024 | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2728 | Gukesh D, | 2783 | ½-½ | 42 | A06 | 2024 | FIDE World Championship 2024 | |
| A062024FIDE World Championship 2024 | |||||||||
| Gukesh D, | 2783 | Ding, L | 2728 | 1-0 | 37 | D02 | 2024 | FIDE World Championship 2024 | |
| D022024FIDE World Championship 2024 | |||||||||
| Ding, L | 2728 | Gukesh D, | 2783 | ½-½ | 23 | C50 | 2024 | FIDE World Championship 2024 | |
| C502024FIDE World Championship 2024 | |||||||||