CHESS PLAYER

Wei Yi

1999 - Today

Wei Yi

Wei Yi (Chinese: 韦奕; born 2 June 1999) is a Chinese chess grandmaster. Wei became a grandmaster at the age of 13 years, 8 months and 23 days, the 9th youngest in history. He is the youngest player ever to reach a rating of 2700, accomplishing this feat at age 15. Wei represents the Jiangsu club in the China Chess League and is a three-time Chinese Chess Champion as well as the 2018 Asian Chess Champion. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Wei Yi is the 389th most popular chess player (up from 396th in 2024), the 1,426th most popular biography from China (up from 1,444th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Chinese Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Wei Yi ranks 389 out of 461. Before him are Boris Avrukh, Yelena Dembo, Igor Miladinović, Gregory Serper, Alexander Areshchenko, and Sam Shankland. After him are Anish Giri, Péter Ács, Wang Hao, Vadim Zvjaginsev, Anna-Maria Botsari, and Eva Moser.

Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia

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Boris Avrukh
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 383
Yelena Dembo
1983 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 384
Igor Miladinović
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 385
Gregory Serper
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 386
Alexander Areshchenko
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.62
Rank: 387
Sam Shankland
1991 - Present
HPI: 40.57
Rank: 388
Wei Yi
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 389
Anish Giri
1994 - Present
HPI: 40.49
Rank: 390
Péter Ács
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 391
Wang Hao
1989 - Present
HPI: 40.42
Rank: 392
Vadim Zvjaginsev
1976 - Present
HPI: 40.39
Rank: 393
Anna-Maria Botsari
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.32
Rank: 394
Eva Moser
1982 - 2019
HPI: 40.32
Rank: 395

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1999, Wei Yi ranks 271. Before him are Hinata Miyazawa, Kim So-hye, Dakota Goyo, Adolfo Gaich, Camren Bicondova, and Diogo Leite. After him are Tomás Martín Etcheverry, Brec Bassinger, Robert Shwartzman, Josh Cavallo, Polina Guryeva, and Keyshawn Davis.

Others Born in 1999

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Hinata Miyazawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 265
Kim So-hye
ACTOR
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 266
Dakota Goyo
ACTOR
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 267
Adolfo Gaich
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 268
Camren Bicondova
ACTOR
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 269
Diogo Leite
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 270
Wei Yi
CHESS PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 271
Tomás Martín Etcheverry
TENNIS PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 272
Brec Bassinger
ACTOR
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.49
Rank: 273
Robert Shwartzman
RACING DRIVER
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.44
Rank: 274
Josh Cavallo
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.44
Rank: 275
Polina Guryeva
ATHLETE
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.40
Rank: 276
Keyshawn Davis
BOXER
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.29
Rank: 277