CHESS PLAYER

Ding Liren

1992 - Today

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Ding Liren (born 24 October 1992) is a Chinese chess grandmaster who was the 17th World Chess Champion from 2023–24. He is a three-time Chinese Chess Champion and was part of the Chinese teams that won the Chess Olympiads in 2014 and 2018. Ding is the first Chinese player ever to play in a Candidates Tournament and first Chinese player to pass the 2800 Elo mark on the FIDE world rankings. In July 2016, with a blitz rating of 2875, he was the highest-rated Blitz player in the world. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2024). Ding Liren is the 229th most popular chess player (down from 173rd in 2024), the 1,013th most popular biography from China (down from 970th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Chinese Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Ding Liren ranks 229 out of 461. Before him are Xie Jun, Viktor Kupreichik, Tony Miles, Anna Ushenina, Pentala Harikrishna, and Zhu Chen. After him are Julio Bolbochán, Yasser Seirawan, Rustam Kasimdzhanov, Igors Rausis, Smbat Lputian, and Fabiano Caruana.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1992, Ding Liren ranks 112. Before him are Bernd Leno, Ryu Miyamoto, Anna-Maria Sieklucka, Alexander Ludwig, Peter Prevc, and Jessie T. Usher. After him are Koen Casteels, Kyrie Irving, Joshua King, Stefan Ortega, Mattia De Sciglio, and Shawn Johnson East.

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In China

Among people born in China, Ding Liren ranks 1,013 out of 1,610. Before him are Sun Wen (1973), Zheng Qinwen (2002), Bai Yang (1920), Lee Yuan-tsu (1923), Chai Ling (1966), and Zhu Chen (1976). After him are Chen Guangcheng (1971), Liu Qi (1942), Li Tie (1977), Zheng Zhi (1980), Duan Yongping (1961), and Guo Jinlong (1947).

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  • Photo of Sun Wen

    Sun Wen

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1973 - Present

    HPI: 51.67

    Rank: 1,007

  • Photo of Zheng Qinwen

    Zheng Qinwen

    TENNIS PLAYER

    2002 - Present

    HPI: 51.64

    Rank: 1,008

  • Photo of Bai Yang

    Bai Yang

    ACTOR

    1920 - 1996

    HPI: 51.61

    Rank: 1,009

  • Photo of Lee Yuan-tsu

    Lee Yuan-tsu

    POLITICIAN

    1923 - 2017

    HPI: 51.59

    Rank: 1,010

  • Photo of Chai Ling

    Chai Ling

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1966 - Present

    HPI: 51.56

    Rank: 1,011

  • Photo of Zhu Chen

    Zhu Chen

    CHESS PLAYER

    1976 - Present

    HPI: 51.56

    Rank: 1,012

  • Photo of Ding Liren

    Ding Liren

    CHESS PLAYER

    1992 - Present

    HPI: 51.41

    Rank: 1,013

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    Chen Guangcheng

    SOCIAL ACTIVIST

    1971 - Present

    HPI: 51.40

    Rank: 1,014

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    Liu Qi

    POLITICIAN

    1942 - Present

    HPI: 51.37

    Rank: 1,015

  • Photo of Li Tie

    Li Tie

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1977 - Present

    HPI: 51.35

    Rank: 1,016

  • Photo of Zheng Zhi

    Zheng Zhi

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1980 - Present

    HPI: 51.33

    Rank: 1,017

  • Photo of Duan Yongping

    Duan Yongping

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1961 - Present

    HPI: 51.26

    Rank: 1,018

  • Photo of Guo Jinlong

    Guo Jinlong

    POLITICIAN

    1947 - Present

    HPI: 51.26

    Rank: 1,019

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In China

Among chess players born in China, Ding Liren ranks 3. Before him are Xie Jun (1970), and Zhu Chen (1976). After him are Xu Yuhua (1976), Ju Wenjun (1991), Hou Yifan (1994), Ye Jiangchuan (1960), Wang Yue (1987), Qin Kanying (1974), Peng Zhaoqin (1968), Tan Zhongyi (1991), and Zhang Zhong (1978).

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