| Wei Yi | |
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 Wei Yi in 2024 | |
| Country | China |
| Born | 2 June 1999 Yancheng, Jiangsu, China[1] |
| Title | Grandmaster (2013) |
| FIDE rating | 2753 (November 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2763 (October 2024) |
| Ranking | No. 9 (November 2024) |
| Peak ranking | No. 8 (August 2024) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 韋奕 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 韦奕 | ||||||||
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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 9th youngest in history.[2][3] He is the youngest player ever to reach a rating of 2700, accomplishing this feat at age 15.[4][5] 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.[6] He won the Tata Steel Masters in 2024.[7]
- ^ "Yancheng player wins championship at Corus Chess Tournament". Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ "Wei Yi has become the youngest GM in the world". ChessBase. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ^ "Certificate of Title Result (Reykjavik 2013)" (PDF). FIDE. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ "March 2015 ratings: After 26 years, Yifan no.1". ChessBase. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "Wei Yi Wins in Danzhou, Climbs to World #14". 18 July 2017.
- ^ Chinese Chess League: Wei Yi OlimpBase
- ^ "Wei Yi wins 2024 Tata Steel Masters". FIDE. 28 January 2024. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.