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Xu Yi
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Xu Yi

ChinaBorn 1998 (age 28)FIDE ID 8605564

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2459
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FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2456
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Luft classical rating

Not ranked yet: the Luft classical rating needs at least 10 classical games in top events over the last year.

Openings

Their most-played, from 23 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Italian Game450%
Sicilian Defense350%
Ruy Lopez150%
Petrov's Defense150%
Scotch Game150%

Italian Game

With White: 4 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation250%
Two Knights Defense150%
Giuoco Pianissimo150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 3 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation150%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%
Hyperaccelerated Dragon150%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense150%

Petrov's Defense

With White: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Nimzowitsch Attack150%

Scotch Game

With White: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation150%

Petrov's Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 1 · 40%

VariationGamesScore
Karklins-Martinovsky Variation150%
Nimzowitsch Attack150%
Classical Attack150%
Modern Attack150%
Kaufmann Attack10%

English Opening

With Black: 2 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Mikenas-Carls Variation150%
King's English Variation150%

King's Indian Attack, with e6

With Black: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Main line225%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 0, drew 0, lost 2 · 0%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation10%
Classical Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense1100%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
2026 Chinese Chess League Division A31 Oct 20266/11+6+5
2026 Chinese Team Chess Championship27 Apr 2026=8th+12+13
2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛26 Oct 20256/14+3+5
Menorca Open 202316 Apr 20231½/4−2−2

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMDai Changren26 Jun 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2539
IMHong Mingren29 Jun 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2352
Xie Jiaxiang26 Apr 2026 · 2026 Chinese Team Chess Championship2333

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMLiu YanLast 21 Apr 2026 · 2026 Chinese Team Chess Championship4040
IMChen QiLast 25 Jun 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A3030
GMXiao TongLast 29 Oct 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2011
GMBai JinshiLast 24 Jun 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2020
GMZhao JunLast 31 Oct 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2020

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