CHESS PLAYER

Bu Xiangzhi

1985 - Today

Bu Xiangzhi

Bu Xiangzhi (Chinese: 卜祥志; pinyin: Bǔ Xiángzhì; born December 10, 1985) is a Chinese chess player. In 1999, he became the 10th grandmaster from China at the age of 13 years, 10 months and 13 days, at the time the youngest in history. In April 2008, Bu and Ni Hua became the second and third Chinese players to pass the 2700 Elo rating line, after Wang Yue. Bu was Chinese champion in 2004. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Bu Xiangzhi is the 422nd most popular chess player (down from 390th in 2024), the 1,521st most popular biography from China (down from 1,433rd in 2019) and the 16th most popular Chinese Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Bu Xiangzhi ranks 423 out of 461. Before him are Baadur Jobava, Sarasadat Khademalsharieh, Valentina Gunina, Bartosz Soćko, Alina Kashlinskaya, Yury Shulman, and Ferenc Berkes. After him are Marie Sebag, Hannes Stefánsson, Tatiana Kosintseva, Lê Quang Liêm, and Ernesto Inarkiev.

Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia

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Baadur Jobava
1983 - Present
HPI: 39.44
Rank: 416
Sarasadat Khademalsharieh
1997 - Present
HPI: 39.25
Rank: 417
Valentina Gunina
1989 - Present
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 418
Bartosz Soćko
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.14
Rank: 419
Alina Kashlinskaya
1993 - Present
HPI: 39.10
Rank: 420
Yury Shulman
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.04
Rank: 421
Ferenc Berkes
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.01
Rank: 422
Bu Xiangzhi
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.01
Rank: 423
Marie Sebag
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.88
Rank: 424
Hannes Stefánsson
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.85
Rank: 425
Tatiana Kosintseva
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.85
Rank: 426
Lê Quang Liêm
1991 - Present
HPI: 38.74
Rank: 427
Ernesto Inarkiev
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.73
Rank: 428

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Bu Xiangzhi ranks 1,160. Before him are Leandro Montera da Silva, Yevgeny Lukyanenko, Shirley Cruz, Fabienne Suter, Rodrigo Tiuí, and Ferenc Berkes. After him are Vladimir Kanaykin, Zhu Guo, Gustavo Colman, Kaito Yamamoto, Michael Langer, and Juhamatti Aaltonen.

Others Born in 1985

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Leandro Montera da Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.03
Rank: 1,154
Yevgeny Lukyanenko
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.03
Rank: 1,155
Shirley Cruz
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.02
Rank: 1,156
Fabienne Suter
SKIER
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.02
Rank: 1,157
Rodrigo Tiuí
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.01
Rank: 1,158
Ferenc Berkes
CHESS PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.01
Rank: 1,159
Bu Xiangzhi
CHESS PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.01
Rank: 1,160
Vladimir Kanaykin
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.00
Rank: 1,161
Zhu Guo
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.00
Rank: 1,162
Gustavo Colman
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.98
Rank: 1,163
Kaito Yamamoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.98
Rank: 1,164
Michael Langer
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.97
Rank: 1,165
Juhamatti Aaltonen
HOCKEY PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.96
Rank: 1,166