Ding Liren
The 17th world champion. Ding won the title in 2023, beating Ian Nepomniachtchi in rapid tiebreaks, and lost it to Gukesh Dommaraju in Singapore in 2024, 7½–6½.
He was the first Chinese player to reach the Candidates and remains the only one to pass 2800, with a peak of 2816 in 2018. That year he completed a 100-game unbeaten run in classical chess, and he won Olympiad gold with China in 2014 and 2018.
In December 2025 he won the Shenzhen Nanshan Masters, his first tournament win since becoming world champion, and in June 2026 he took double gold at the World Rapid and Blitz Team Championships with team Dragon Chilling.
Career highlights
- 17th World Champion (2023–2024)
- The only Chinese player to pass 2800
- Olympiad gold with China in 2014 and 2018
- 100-game unbeaten run in classical chess (2017–2018)
- Won the 2025 Shenzhen Nanshan Masters
Titles
- World Chess Championship: 2023
- Grand Chess Tour: 2019
- London Chess Classic: 2019
- Sinquefield Cup: 2019
From the winners lists on our event pages.
Ding Liren in The Chess Herald
- Sindarov's Seconds: Abdusattorov, Vidonyak and Likely Madaminov
- Weekly Recap: The U.S. Championship Tightens in Saint Louis While Youth Records and Upsets Pile Up
- Yu Yangyi Beats Ding Liren in Armageddon to Win Shenzhen
- Uzbekistan Crowned as Samarkand Olympiad Closes in Fireworks
- Uzbekistan's Lead Holds as Ding Liren Blunders in Round 10
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- Germany Ends Uzbekistan's 7/7 Run in Samarkand
- Uzbekistan Pulls Two Matches Clear as Praggnanandhaa Delivers a Mating Net
- A Rest Day Built on 900 Years of Samarkand's Layers
- Yakubboev's Knight Fork Sends Uzbekistan Into Sole Lead
- Argentina's 28th Seed Shocks Ukraine at Samarkand
- Liang's Shock Loss and Montenegro's Draw Rattle Samarkand
- Geneva's Return to World Title Chess, 22 Years On
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Profile last reviewed September 29, 2026. Ratings update monthly from FIDE.