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Yu Yangyi
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Yu Yangyi

ChinaBorn 1994 (age 32)FIDE ID 8603820

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2684
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2705
Luft

Flair

Yu Yangyi's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Lightning#15 at speed chess (blitz 2723, rapid 2716)
  • TitanLuft classical rating averaging 2800+ over the last 4 years
  • Serial WinnerWon 2+ elite events in the last 12 months
  • UnderdogRegularly beats players rated 50+ higher
  • Fortress25+ games in a row without a loss
  • Black BeltDoes better with black than with white
  • IronmanPlayed 50+ games over the last 12 months
  • RisingAged 18 or under, Luft rating up 40+ over the last 12 months
  • Endgame SpecialistEndgame 90+: converting, saving and not throwing endgames
  • TacticianTactics 90+: sharp, tactical games they made sharp
  • Hot StreakAt least 6 points from 7 straight games against strong opposition
  • SignatureSticks to one defence with black far more than most
  • ChameleonPlays a wide range of defences with black
  • WildcardBrilliant one event, off the next: hard to predict
  • ReliableConsistent across all top events
  • FighterRarely draws, and wins far more than they lose
  • AdaptableTactics and Positional both 90+
  • PositionalPositional 90+: slow, quiet games they steered
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events
  • Lightning

Trophy cabinet

Yu Yangyi's classical titles

4 classical titles, newest first

  • Chinese Championship 20211st
  • Chinese Championship 20201st
  • Asian Championship 20141st
  • Chinese Championship 20141st
  • Chinese Championship×3
  • Asian Championship 

Attributes

Tactics 86Positional 82Endgame 82Openings 87Composure 90Defence 85Speed 89Consistency 94

Luft classical rating

2684No. 40

From 18 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2658 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2658 level, blended with their FIDE rating−14
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−4
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+1
Activity18 classical games in top events−4

Openings

Their most-played, from 69 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined1065%
English Opening779%
Sicilian Defense570%
Semi-Slav Defense475%
Slav Defense275%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 10 games, won 3, drew 7, lost 0 · 65%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation667%
Ragozin Defense250%
Queen's Knight Variation1100%
Charousek Variation150%

English Opening

With White: 7 games, won 4, drew 3, lost 0 · 79%

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense383%
King's English Variation2100%
Symmetrical Variation150%
Anglo-Indian Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 5 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 0 · 70%

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation1100%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack1100%
Accelerated Dragon150%
Taimanov Variation150%
French Variation150%

Semi-Slav Defense

With White: 4 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%
Normal Variation1100%
Accelerated Meran Variation150%
Noteboom Variation150%

Slav Defense

With White: 2 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Czech Variation1100%
Quiet Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 6 games, won 1, drew 5, lost 0 · 58%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense367%
Closed350%

Petrov's Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 2 · 40%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Attack275%
Modern Attack225%
Nimzowitsch Attack10%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Kan Variation275%
French Variation1100%
Najdorf Variation150%

English Opening

With Black: 3 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 0 · 83%

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation1100%
King's English Variation1100%
Anglo-Indian Defense150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 3 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 0 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense250%
Main line1100%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
2026 Chinese Chess League Division A30 Oct 20264½/7+2+3
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20263/4+1+2
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20265½/9−6−8
Asian Individual Chess Championship 20266 Jun 2026=5th−8−9
2026 Chinese Team Chess Championship27 Apr 2026=16th−3−4

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMP. Harikrishna23 Oct 2025 · European Chess Club Cup 20252697
GMJ. Sindarov21 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242677
GMK. Shevchenko19 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242673
GMBu Xiangzhi5 Oct 2025 · 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛2672
GMG. Sargissian14 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242646

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMM. MaurizziLast 25 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20263120
GMJ. SindarovLast 12 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20253120
GMT. KuybokarovLast 3 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232110
GME. BacrotLast 6 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232020
GMN. TheodorouLast 12 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252020

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How attributes are calculated

From their games in top events over the last 12 months, each judged against the opponent's rating

  • TacticsHow well they score in sharp games they chose to make sharp.
  • PositionalHow well they score in quiet, manoeuvring games they steered.
  • EndgameHow they do in endgames against what the position promised when it began: converting a winning one earns a little, saving a losing one earns a lot, and throwing a winning one costs a lot.
  • OpeningsThe engine's verdict on their position around moves 15 to 20, against what's normal for that colour, as the score it points to. Over the last 4 years, with older games counting less.
  • ComposureHow well they score under pressure: the game straight after a loss, and the last 3 games of an event while they can still win it. Over the last 4 years.
  • DefenceHow they do in games where they were 0.8 pawns or more worse after move 18, against what that position usually scores: holding the draw earns, turning it around earns more, and losing costs a little.
  • SpeedTheir Luft rapid and blitz ratings. With neither, an estimate a little below their classical level.
  • ConsistencyTheir Luft rating, less their off days: tournaments (5+ games each) over the last 4 years where they played 50+ below it. Anything better never counts against them.

  • "How well they score" is a performance rating: the opponent's rating, plus 400 for a win and minus 400 for a loss, averaged. So it's always judged against who they played.

    The score out of 100: 80 is a 2600 level, and each 13 rating points adds one, so 2860 and up is 100.

    Fair to everyone: with only a few games of a kind, the result leans towards their overall Luft rating. Strengths and weaknesses are measured against their overall level and compared with the top 100, so a specialist's best side stands out. A little recent form is added to all but Speed.