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Chess · China

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 11th youngest in history (fourth at the time). He was the youngest player ever to reach a rating of 2700, accomplishing this feat at age 15 (Although this was surpassed by Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş in April 2026, who broke 2700 at 14 years and 10 months).

Profile details

Born
2 Jun 1999
Birthplace
Yancheng
Country
China
Sport
Chess
Discipline
Mind
Category
Men
Status
Active

District, height, weight, playing style, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.

Honours & Awards

  • No recorded honours or awards.

Competition Appearances

3 recorded appearances, most significant first.

  • ·41st Chess Olympiad
  • ·42nd Chess Olympiad
  • ·43rd Chess Olympiad

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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 11th youngest in history (fourth at the time). He was the youngest player ever to reach a rating of 2700, accomplishing this feat at age 15 (Although this was surpassed by Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş in April 2026, who broke 2700 at 14 years and 10 months).

Biography adapted from Wei Yi on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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