Chinese Chess Championship

History

In 1956, chess officially became a competitive sport in China. The National Championship began the next year. Chess competitions were suspended during the Cultural Revolution. The first Women's Championship was held in 1979. The Chinese Chess Association was founded in 1986. Since 2009, the highest-level individual Group A competition has been held regularly in Xinghua, Jiangsu, known as the "Hometown of Chinese Chess".

2025 championship

The 2025 edition was held from June 26 to July 3 for the 17th consecutive year in Xinghua, Jiangsu, which happens to be the hometown of Hou Yifan. It was an 11-round Swiss tournament adopted an 11-round Swiss system format, with a total prize fund of 500,000 RMB - 120,000 RMB for the Open champion and 80,000 RMB to the Women's champion. The sections had 60 and 34 participants respectively. Notably,

GM Xiao Tong won the open event with a score of 8/11 two months off the back of his win in the China New Stars tournament. WGM Li Xueyi won the women's event.

Winners

:The following is a list of the winners of the Chinese Chess Championships: :{| class="sortable wikitable" ! Year !! Champion !! Women's Champion |- | 1957 || Zhang Fujiang || |- | 1958 || Xu Jialiang || |- | 1959 || Deng Wenxiang || |- | 1960 || Xu Tianli || |- | 1962 || Xu Tianli || |- | 1962 (2) || ?? || |- | 1964 || Jian Mingji || |- | 1965 || Huang Xinzhai || |- | 1966 || Zhang Donglu || |- | 1974 || Chen De || |- | 1975 || Qi Jingxuan || |- | 1977 || Chen De || |- | 1978 || Qi Jingxuan || |- | 1979 || Li Zunian || Liu Shilan |- | 1979(2) || -- || Liu Shilan |- | 1980 || Liu Wenzhe || Liu Shilan |- | 1980(2) || -- || Liu Shilan |- | 1981 || Ye Jiangchuan || Liu Shilan |- | 1982 || Liu Wenzhe || Zhao Lan |- | 1983 || Xu Jun || Liu Shilan |- | 1984 || Ye Jiangchuan || Liu Shilan |- | 1985 || Xu Jun || Liu Shilan |- | 1986 || Ye Jiangchuan || Liu Shilan |- | 1987 || Ye Jiangchuan || Peng Zhaoqin |- | 1988 || Wang Zili || Qin Kanying |- | 1989 || Ye Jiangchuan || Xie Jun |- | 1990 || Ye Rongguang || Peng Zhaoqin |- | 1991 || Lin Weiguo || Qin Kanying |- | 1992 || Lin Weiguo || Zhu Chen |- | 1993 || Tong Yuanming || Peng Zhaoqin |- | 1994 || Ye Jiangchuan || Zhu Chen |- | 1995 || Liang Jinrong || Qin Kanying |- | 1996 || Ye Jiangchuan || Zhu Chen |- | 1997 || Lin Weiguo || Wang Lei |- | 1998 || Peng Xiaomin || Wang Lei |- | 1999 || Wang Zili || Qin Kanying |- | 2000 || Liang Jinrong || Wang Lei |- | 2001 || Zhang Zhong || Wang Lei |- | 2002 || Zhang Pengxiang || Wang Pin |- | 2003 || Zhang Zhong || Xu Yuanyuan |- | 2004 || Bu Xiangzhi || Qin Kanying |- | 2005 || Wang Yue || Wang Yu |- | 2006 || Ni Hua || Li Ruofan |- | 2007 || Ni Hua || Hou Yifan |- | 2008 || Ni Hua || Hou Yifan |- | 2009 || Ding Liren || Shen Yang |- | 2010 || Wang Hao || Ju Wenjun |- | 2011 || Ding Liren || Zhang Xiaowen |- | 2012 || Ding Liren || Huang Qian |- | 2013 || Wang Yue || Ding Yixin |- | 2014 || Yu Yangyi || Ju Wenjun |- | 2015 || Wei Yi || Tan Zhongyi |- | 2016 || Wei Yi || Guo Qi |- | 2017 || Wei Yi || Lei Tingjie |- | 2018 || Wen Yang || Zhai Mo |- | 2019 || Lu Shanglei || Zhu Jiner |- | 2020 || Yu Yangyi || Tan Zhongyi |- | 2021 || Yu Yangyi || Tan Zhongyi |- | 2022 || Dai Changren || Tan Zhongyi |- | 2023 || Li Di || Guo Qi |- | 2024 || Wang Yue || Lu Miaoyi |- | 2025 || Xiao Tong || Li Xueyi |-

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Women's Crosstables

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ CHN-ch (Women) Xinghua Jiangsu 2012 ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 0 !! 1 !! 2 !! Points !! TB !! Perf. !! +/- |- | 1 || align=left|Huang Qian|| 2399 ||* || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ ||½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || ½ ||1 || 8 || 40.00 || 2487 || + 14 |- | 2 || align=left|Zhang Xiaowen || 2354 || ½ ||* || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 ||1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 8 || 39 || 2492 || +21 |- | 3 || align=left|Ju Wenjun || 2557 || 0 ||½ ||* || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 7 || || 2401 || -17 |- | 4 || align=left|Wang Yu || 2372 || ½ || ½ || ½ ||* ||½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 ||6½ || 31.50 || 2383 || +3 |- | 5 || align=left|Guo Qi || 2351 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ ||* || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 ||6½ || 31.50 || 2385 || +6 |- | 6 || align=left|Tan Zhongyi || 2438 || ½ || ½ || ½ ||½ || ½ ||* || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 6 || 32.00 || 2346 || -12 |- | 7 || align=left|Wang Jue || 2366 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || ½ ||* || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 ||1 ||6 || 26.00 || 2353 || -1 |- | 8 || align=left|Ding Yixin || 2350 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 ||* || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 5½ || || 2322 || -4 |- | 9 || align=left|Nie Xin || 2053 ||0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 ||½ || 0 || 0 ||* || ½ || ½ || 1 || 4 || 18.00 || 2251 || +22 |- | 10 || align=left|Gu Xiaobing ||2369 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ ||* || 1 || 1 || 4 || 16.75 || 2234 || -4 |- | 11 || align=left|Wang Xiaohui || 2209 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ ||0 ||* || ½ || 3 || || 2165 || -7 |- | 12 || align=left|Wang Doudou || 2186 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0|| 0 || ½ ||* || 1½ || || 2017 || -19 |}

Average Elo: 2324 Cat: 3

m = 6.60

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ CHN-ch (Women) Xinghua Jiangsu 2011 ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 0 !! 1 !! 2 !! Points !! TB !! Perf. !! +/- |- | 1 || align=left|Zhang Xiaowen||2344 ||* ||1 ||½ ||½ ||1 ||½ ||1 ||1 ||½ ||½ ||1 ||1 ||8½ || || 2598 || +36 |- | 2 || align=left|Zhao Xue ||2495 ||0 ||* ||½ ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||0 ||1 ||1 ||½ ||1 ||8 || || 2542 || +7 |- | 3 || align=left|Wang Jue ||2275 ||½ ||½ ||* ||½ ||0 ||0 ||1 ||½ ||1 ||1 ||½ ||1 ||6½ ||31.25||2456|| +27 |- | 4 || align=left|Wang Yu ||2398 ||½ ||0 ||½ ||* ||½ ||½ ||0 ||½ ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||6½ ||29.25|| 2444 || +8 |- | 5 || align=left|Tan Zhongyi ||2428 ||0 ||0 ||1 ||½ ||* ||0 ||1 ||½ ||½ ||1 ||1 ||1 ||6½ ||29.00|| 2442 || +3 |- | 6 || align=left|Ju Wenjun ||2519 ||½ ||0 ||1 ||½ ||1 ||* ||0 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||1 ||1 ||6 ||29.75 || 2402 || -16 |- | 7 || align=left|Guo Qi ||2331 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||1 ||0 ||1 ||* ||1 ||½ ||1 ||½ ||1 ||6 ||26.50 || 2418 || +13 |- | 8 || align=left|Huang Qian ||2394 ||0 ||1 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||0 ||* ||½ ||1 ||½ ||0 ||5 || || 2350 || -7 |- | 9 || align=left|Shen Yang ||2443 ||½ ||0 ||0 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||* ||0 ||1 || 1 ||4½ || || 2314 || -20 |- | 10 || align=left|Gu Xiaobing ||2369 ||½ ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||1 ||0 ||0||1||* ||½ ||1 ||4 || || 2287 || -13 |- | 11 || align=left|Ding Yixin ||2376 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||0 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||½ ||* ||1 ||3½ || || 2251 || -19 |- | 12 || align=left|Xu Tong ||2217 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||1 ||0||0 ||0 ||* ||1 || || 1998 || -20 |}

Average Elo: 2382 Cat: 6

m = 6.60

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ CHN-ch (Women) Xinghua 2010 ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 0 !! 1 !! 2 !! Points !! TB !! Perf. !! +/- |- | 1 || align=left|Ju Wenjun||2500 ||* ||½ ||0 ||½ ||1 ||½ ||1 ||1 ||½ ||1 ||1 ||1 ||8 || || 2531 || +6 |- | 2 || align=left|Huang Qian ||2437 ||½ ||* ||0 ||½ ||1 ||1 ||½ ||1 ||½||½ ||1 ||1 ||7½ || || 2499 || +10 |- | 3 || align=left|Tan Zhongyi ||2464 ||1 ||1 ||* ||0 ||0 ||½||1 ||0 ||1 ||½ ||1 ||1 ||7 ||||2462|| +1 |- | 4 || align=left|Wang Yu ||2337 ||½ ||½ ||1 ||* ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||1 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||6½ |||| 2439 || +16 |- | 5 || align=left|Ding Yixin ||2327 ||0 ||0 ||1 ||½ ||* ||0 ||0 ||1 ||½ ||1 ||1 ||1 ||6 |||| 2408 || +12 |- | 6 || align=left|Zhao Xue ||2493 ||½ ||0 ||½ ||½ ||1 ||* ||0 ||0 ||0 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||5½ |||| 2362 || -18 |- | 7 || align=left|Wang Jue ||2180 ||0 ||½ ||0 ||½||1 ||1 ||* ||1 ||½ ||0 ||0 ||1 ||5 ||27.25|| 2358 || +23 |- | 8 || align=left|Zhang Xiaowen ||2426 ||0 ||0 ||1 ||½ ||0 ||1 ||0 ||* ||0 ||1 ||1 ||½ ||5 ||25.25 || 2337 || -13 |- | 9 || align=left|Gu Xiaobing ||2361 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||0 ||½ ||1 ||½ ||1 ||* ||0 ||0 ||½ ||4½ ||25.25 || 2310 || -8 |- | 10 || align=left|Shen Yang ||2452 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||0 ||0 ||1 ||0||1||* ||½ ||½ ||4½ ||23.25 || 2302 || -22 |- | 11 || align=left|Wang Doudou ||2216 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||½ ||0 ||0 ||1 ||0 ||1 ||½ ||* ||½ ||3½ || || 2254 || +4 |- | 12 || align=left|Zhang Jilin ||2280 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||½||0 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½||½ ||½ ||* ||3 || || 2211 || -10 |}

Average Elo: 2372 Cat: 5

m = 7.04

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ CHN-ch (Women) Xinghua Jiangsu 2009 ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 0 !! 1 !! 2 !! Points !! TB !! Perf. !! +/- |- | 1 || align=left|Shen Yang||2420 ||* ||½ ||½ ||1 ||½ ||½ ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||9 || || 2600 || +23 |- | 2 || align=left|Zhao Xue ||2531 ||½ ||* ||1 ||1 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||1 ||1||1 ||1 ||1 ||8½ || || 2542 || +2 |- | 3 || align=left|Tan Zhongyi ||2436 ||½ ||0 ||* ||1 ||½ ||1||1 ||½ ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||8 ||||2508|| +11 |- | 4 || align=left|Zhang Xiaowen ||2340 ||0 ||0 ||½ ||* ||1||½ ||1 ||0 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||7 |||| 2444 || +16 |- | 5 || align=left|Wang Yu ||2364 ||½ ||1 ||0 ||0 ||* ||1 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||1 ||1 ||½ ||6½ ||32.00|| 2408 || +7 |- | 6 || align=left|Ju Wenjun ||2454 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||0 ||* ||½ ||½ ||½ ||1 ||1 ||1 ||6½ ||29.25|| 2401 || -7 |- | 7 || align=left|Gu Xiaobing ||2336 ||0 ||½ ||0 ||0||½ ||½ ||* ||1 ||1 ||½ ||1 ||1 ||6 |||| 2378 || +7 |- | 8 || align=left|Ding Yixin ||2281 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||1 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||* ||1 ||½ ||1 ||1 ||5½ |||| 2352 || +10 |- | 9 || align=left|Wang Xiaohui ||2265 ||0 ||0 ||½ ||0 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||0 ||* ||½ ||½ ||1 ||3½ |||| 2222 || -7 |- | 10 || align=left|Zhang Jilin ||2335 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||½ ||½||½||* ||½ ||½ ||2½ |||| 2135 || -28 |- | 11 || align=left|Xu Tong ||2231 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||* ||1 ||2 || || 2096 || -17 |- | 12 || align=left|Wang Jue ||2162 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0||½ ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0||½ ||0 ||* ||1 || || 1963 || -18 |}

Average Elo: 2346 Cat: 4

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ CHN-ch (Women) Beijing 2008 ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 0 !! 1 !! 2 !! Points !! TB !! Perf. !! +/- |- | 1 || align=left|Hou Yifan||2549 ||* ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||9 || || 2598 || +7 |- | 2 || align=left|Zhao Xue ||2523 ||½ ||* ||0 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||0 ||½ ||½||1 ||1 ||1 ||7½ || || 2473 || -5 |- | 3 || align=left|Shen Yang ||2439 ||½ ||1 ||* ||½ ||½ ||½||1 ||1 ||1 ||0 ||0 ||1 ||7 ||||2444|| +2 |- | 4 || align=left|Zhang Xiaowen ||2361 ||½ ||0 ||½ ||* ||½||1 ||0 ||0 ||1 ||1 ||½ ||1 ||6 |||| 2386 || +4 |- | 5 || align=left|Ju Wenjun ||2374 ||½ ||0 ||½ ||½ ||* ||0 ||½ ||1 ||½ ||½ ||1 ||½ ||5½ ||28.50|| 2354 || -3 |- | 6 || align=left|Gu Xiaobing ||2225 ||0 ||0 ||½ ||0 ||1 ||* ||1 ||1 ||0 ||1 ||½ ||½ ||5½ || 26.75 || 2367 || +20 |- | 7 || align=left|Zhang Jilin ||2361 ||0 ||1 ||0 ||1||½ ||0 ||* ||0 ||½ ||1 ||½ ||1 ||5½ ||26.25|| 2355 || -1 |- | 8 || align=left|Tan Zhongyi ||2353 ||0 ||½ ||0 ||1 ||0 ||0 ||1 ||* ||½ ||½ ||1 ||1 ||5½ ||25.25|| 2355 || 0 |- | 9 || align=left|Wang Yu ||2387 ||0 ||½ ||0 ||0 ||½ ||1 ||½ ||½ ||* ||½ ||½ ||1 ||5 |||| 2321 || -10 |- | 10 || align=left|Ding Yixin ||2292 ||0 ||0 ||1 ||0 ||½ ||0 ||0 ||½||½||* ||1 ||½ ||4 ||19.75|| 2264 || -5 |- | 11 || align=left|Xu Tong ||2188 ||0 ||0 ||1 ||½ ||0 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||½ ||0 ||* ||1 ||4 ||19.50 || 2273 || +10 |- | 12 || align=left|Wang Xiaohui ||2211 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0||½ ||½ ||0 ||0 ||0||½ ||0 ||* ||1½ || || 2048 || -18 |}

Average Elo: 2355 Cat: 5

m = 7.04

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ CHN-ch (Women) Wuxi 2006 ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 0 !! 1 !! 2 !! Points !! TB !! Perf. !! +/- |- | 1 || align=left|Li Ruofan ||2391 ||* ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||1 ||1 ||½ ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||8½ || || 2579 || +26 |- | 2 || align=left|Wang Pin ||2393 ||½ ||* ||½ ||1 ||½ ||1 ||½ ||½ ||½||½ ||1 ||1 ||7½ || || 2499 || +16 |- | 3 || align=left|Zhao Xue ||2423 ||½ ||½ ||* ||1 ||0 ||½||½ ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||0 ||7 || ||2461|| +6 |- | 4 || align=left|Hou Yifan||2298 ||½ ||0 ||0 ||* ||1||1 ||½ ||1 ||½ ||½ ||1 ||1 ||7 || || 2472 || +27 |- | 5 || align=left|Ruan Lufei ||2370 ||½ ||½||1 ||0 ||* ||0 ||½ ||½||½ ||½ ||½ ||1 ||5½ ||28.50|| 2369 || 0 |- | 6 || align=left|Gu Xiaobing ||2371 ||0 ||0 ||½ ||0 ||1 ||* ||1 || ||1 ||1 ||½ ||½ ||5½ ||26.75|| 2369 || 0 |- | 7 || align=left|Huang Qian ||2391 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½||½ ||0 ||* ||½||½ ||½ ||1 ||1 ||5½ ||26.25|| 2367 || -4 |- | 8 || align=left|Ju Wenjun ||2330 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||0 ||½ ||1 ||½ ||* ||0 ||½ ||½ ||1 ||5 ||25.25|| 2340 || +2 |- | 9 || align=left|Shen Yang ||2411 ||0 ||½ ||0 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||½ ||1 ||* ||½ ||½ ||1 ||5 |||| 2334 || -12 |- | 10 || align=left|Wang Yu ||2390 ||0 ||½ ||0 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||½ ||½||½||* ||½ ||½ ||4 ||19.75|| 2270 || -19 |- | 11 || align=left|Kuang Yinghui ||2303 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||* ||½ ||3 ||19.50|| 2205 || -14 |- | 12 || align=left|Gong Qianyun||2355 ||0 ||0 ||1 ||0||0 ||½ ||0 ||0 ||0||½ ||½ ||* ||2½ || || 2158 || -28 |}

Average Elo: 2368 Cat: 5

m = 7.04

References

• List of winners 1957-2004: https://web.archive.org/web/20081120052457/http://chesspawn.net/xwz/xm1w86.htm
• Details of the 2005 edition: http://sports.sina.com.cn/s/2005-08-04/0831630284s.shtml, http://sports.sina.com.cn/s/2005-08-04/1513630653s.shtml
• Details of the 2006 edition from TWIC: https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic609.html#6
• Details of the 2007 edition: http://www.cctv.com/program/sportsscene/20070619/102456.shtml
• Details of the 2008 edition: http://ccl.sports.cn/qrqs/2008-06-09/1494826.html
• Several biographies of Chinese champions from Chessbase: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1216
• 16-year-old Ding Liren wins Chinese championship http://www.chessninja.com/dailydirt/2009/06/16-year-old-ding-liren-wins-chinese-ch.htm
• 2011 Chinese Championship: Ding Liren and Zhang Xiaowen win!
• Chinese Championships 2011

References

1. "Chinese Championship 2025: Xiao Tong and Li Xueyi claim their first national titles – International Chess Federation".
2. "National Championships Men's Individual Rankings".