Xu Xiangyu

World rank: No. 94 (October 2026)
Rating: 2628 (−3 this month)
Peak rating: 2636 (May 2024)
Title: Grandmaster (2017)
Federation: China
Born: September 19, 1999, Taiyuan, China (age 27)
FIDE ID: 8608288

A Chinese grandmaster who captains the national team and works as Wei Yi’s second. In 2026 he won the Rilton Cup, the first event of the 2026–27 FIDE Circuit, by a full point, and then the Chinese championship, both unbeaten.

At the 2019 World Cup he knocked out his higher-rated compatriot Bu Xiangzhi.

Career highlights

2026 Chinese Champion, unbeaten
Won the 2026 Rilton Cup by a full point
Captain of China's national team
Second to Wei Yi

Titles

Rilton Cup: 2025

From the winners lists on our event pages.

Xu Xiangyu in The Chess Herald

Oct 13, 2026Yu Yangyi Beats Ding Liren in Armageddon to Win Shenzhen
Sep 22, 2026Yakubboev's Knight Fork Sends Uzbekistan Into Sole Lead

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Profile last reviewed September 29, 2026. Ratings update monthly from FIDE.