Xu Yi (Chinese: 徐译; born May 28, 1998) is a Chinese chess grandmaster.

Xu Yi
CountryChina
Born (1998-05-28) May 28, 1998 (age 26)[1]
Shanghai, China
TitleGrandmaster (2019)[1]
FIDE rating2496 (November 2024)
Peak rating2546 (May 2019)

Chess career

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In March 2017, Xu won the Shanghai Haiwan Cup, a national youth tournament, ahead of Liu Yan, Peng Xiongjian, and Wang Tongsen.[2]

In November 2022, Xu played for the Toledo City Trojans in the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) Third Conference.[3]

In July 2023, Xu won the Thailand International Chess Open Masters ahead of Diptayan Ghosh, and was undefeated during the event.[4] In that same month, he served as a FIDE commentator for the Women's World Chess Championship 2023 alongside Alik Gershon.

Personal life

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Xu studied at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  2. ^ Liang, Ziming (April 12, 2017). "Shanghai Haiwan Cup - Chinese junior chess on the rise".
  3. ^ "Trojans set to face tough Kingsmen, Eagles in PCAP tourney". November 14, 2022.
  4. ^ Ahmed, Shahid (July 17, 2023). "Yi Xu wins Thailand Open 2023 Masters, Diptayan Ghosh second".
  5. ^ Bernardino, Marlon (June 1, 2018). "PHL Bags Two Bronze Medals in Asian Universities Chess Championships".
  6. ^ "Asian Universities Chess Championships 2018 MEN - BLITZ". June 1, 2018.