CHESS PLAYER
Ye Jiangchuan
1960 - Today

Ye Jiangchuan
Ye Jiangchuan (Chinese: 葉江川; Pinyin; Yè Jiāngchuān; born November 20, 1960) is a Chinese chess grandmaster. He is the second Chinese player, after Ye Rongguang, to achieve the title of Grandmaster, which FIDE awarded him in 1993. On 1 January 2000, he became the first ever Chinese player to cross the 2600 elo rating mark. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ye Jiangchuan is the 315th most popular chess player (up from 316th in 2024), the 1,227th most popular biography from China (up from 1,262nd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Chinese Chess Player.
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Among CHESS PLAYERS
Among chess players, Ye Jiangchuan ranks 315 out of 461. Before him are Alexander Moiseenko, Alberto David, Vasil Spasov, Hans Niemann, Aleksej Aleksandrov, and Dmitry Jakovenko. After him are Sergei Shipov, Wang Yue, Natalia Zhukova, Vadim Milov, Alexander Onischuk, and Rustem Dautov.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlexander Moiseenko
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 309
Alberto David
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 310
Vasil Spasov
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 311
Hans Niemann
2003 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 312
Aleksej Aleksandrov
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 313
Dmitry Jakovenko
1983 - Present
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 314
Ye Jiangchuan
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 315
Sergei Shipov
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 316
Wang Yue
1987 - Present
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 317
Natalia Zhukova
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 318
Vadim Milov
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 319
Alexander Onischuk
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 320
Rustem Dautov
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.44
Rank: 321
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1960, Ye Jiangchuan ranks 764. Before him are Isabelle Boéri-Bégard, Jayne Brook, Siegfried Wentz, Fernando Arcega, Thom Tillis, and Osvaldo Golijov. After him are Jonathan Ross, Robert Glenister, Anu Malik, Felicitas Hoppe, Peter Holmberg, and Regina Taylor.
Others Born in 1960
Go to all RankingsIsabelle Boéri-Bégard
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 758
Jayne Brook
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 759
Siegfried Wentz
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 760
Fernando Arcega
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 761
Thom Tillis
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 762
Osvaldo Golijov
COMPOSER
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 763
Ye Jiangchuan
CHESS PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 764
Jonathan Ross
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 765
Robert Glenister
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.76
Rank: 766
Anu Malik
COMPOSER
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 767
Felicitas Hoppe
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 768
Peter Holmberg
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 769
Regina Taylor
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 770
In China
Among people born in China, Ye Jiangchuan ranks 1,227 out of 1,610. Before him are Liu Shiying (1993), Li Zhongyun (1967), Huang Shengyi (1983), Tong Wen (1983), Liu Shiwen (1991), and The8 (1997). After him are Chen Yanqing (1979), Gülnezer Bextiyar (1992), Zhou Chunxiu (1978), Wang Yue (1987), Zhou Dongyu (1992), and Liu Shishi (1987).
Others born in China
Go to all RankingsLiu Shiying
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 1,221
Li Zhongyun
WRESTLER
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 1,222
Huang Shengyi
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 1,223
Tong Wen
WRESTLER
1983 - Present
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 1,224
Liu Shiwen
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 1,225
The8
MUSICIAN
1997 - Present
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 1,226
Ye Jiangchuan
CHESS PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 1,227
Chen Yanqing
ATHLETE
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 1,228
Gülnezer Bextiyar
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 1,229
Zhou Chunxiu
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 1,230
Wang Yue
CHESS PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 1,231
Zhou Dongyu
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 1,232
Liu Shishi
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 1,233
Among CHESS PLAYERS In China
Among chess players born in China, Ye Jiangchuan ranks 7. Before him are Xie Jun (1970), Zhu Chen (1976), Ding Liren (1992), Xu Yuhua (1976), Ju Wenjun (1991), and Hou Yifan (1994). After him are Wang Yue (1987), Qin Kanying (1974), Peng Zhaoqin (1968), Tan Zhongyi (1991), Zhang Zhong (1978), and Li Chao (1989).
Xie Jun
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 1
Zhu Chen
1976 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 2
Ding Liren
1992 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 3
Xu Yuhua
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 4
Ju Wenjun
1991 - Present
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 5
Hou Yifan
1994 - Present
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 6
Ye Jiangchuan
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 7
Wang Yue
1987 - Present
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 8
Qin Kanying
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.82
Rank: 9
Peng Zhaoqin
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 10
Tan Zhongyi
1991 - Present
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 11
Zhang Zhong
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 12
Li Chao
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.38
Rank: 13














































