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 different languages on Wikipedia. Wei Yi is the 372nd most popular chess player (up from 396th in 2019), the 1,360th most popular biography from China (up from 1,446th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Chinese Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Wei Yi ranks 372 out of 461. Before him are Lilit Mkrtchian, Alexandra Botez, Boris Avrukh, Yelena Dembo, Alexander Areshchenko, and Sam Shankland. After him are Anish Giri, Péter Ács, Wang Hao, Eva Moser, Zahar Efimenko, and Radosław Wojtaszek.

Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia

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Lilit Mkrtchian
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 366
Alexandra Botez
1995 - Present
HPI: 40.71
Rank: 367
Boris Avrukh
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 368
Yelena Dembo
1983 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 369
Alexander Areshchenko
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.62
Rank: 370
Sam Shankland
1991 - Present
HPI: 40.57
Rank: 371
Wei Yi
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 372
Anish Giri
1994 - Present
HPI: 40.49
Rank: 373
Péter Ács
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 374
Wang Hao
1989 - Present
HPI: 40.42
Rank: 375
Eva Moser
1982 - 2019
HPI: 40.32
Rank: 376
Zahar Efimenko
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.20
Rank: 377
Radosław Wojtaszek
1987 - Present
HPI: 40.06
Rank: 378

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1999, Wei Yi ranks 250. 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: 244
Kim So-hye
ACTOR
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 245
Dakota Goyo
ACTOR
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 246
Adolfo Gaich
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 247
Camren Bicondova
ACTOR
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 248
Diogo Leite
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 249
Wei Yi
CHESS PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 250
Tomás Martín Etcheverry
TENNIS PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 251
Brec Bassinger
ACTOR
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.49
Rank: 252
Robert Shwartzman
RACING DRIVER
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.44
Rank: 253
Josh Cavallo
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.44
Rank: 254
Polina Guryeva
ATHLETE
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.40
Rank: 255
Keyshawn Davis
BOXER
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.29
Rank: 256