Yangyi Yu

🇨🇳 China

Age 31•Grandmaster

Yangyi Yu is a Grandmaster from China with a current classical FIDE rating of 2717. Yangyi Yu achieved a peak FIDE rating of 2765 in Sep 2018 (Age 24). Yangyi Yu is currently ranked #25 in the world and #2 in China. Yangyi's most popular opening is the Queen's Gambit Declined.

FIDE RATING

2717

Classical

2717

Rapid

2671

Blitz

2707

Career Statistics

World Rank#25

Country Rank#2

Peak Rating2765 - Sep 2018 (Age 24)

Total Games2173

Wins877 (40%)

Draws993 (46%)

Losses303 (14%)

Active Years2004 - 2026

Similar Players

Rank

Name

Rating

#23Maxime Vachier-Lagrave2720

#24Awonder Liang2719

#25Yangyi Yu2717

#26Nihal Sarin2716

#27Dmitry Andreikin2710

Top Openings

Opening

Games

Queen's Gambit DeclinedD38

Petrov's DefenseC42

Caro-Kann DefenseB12

Ruy LopezC65

Sicilian DefenseB90

Last updated on March 02, 2026