Wikipedia / Chinese Chess Championship
Wikipedia / Chinese Chess Championship
The Chinese Chess Championship is the annual individual national chess championship of China.
History
In 1956, chess officially became a competitive sport in China. The National Championship began the next year. Chess competitions were suspended during the Cultural Revolution. The first Women's Championship was held in 1979. The Chinese Chess Association was founded in 1986. Since 2009, the highest-level individual Group A competition has been held regularly in Xinghua, Jiangsu, known as the "Hometown of Chinese Chess".
2025 championship
The 2025 edition was held from June 26 to July 3 for the 17th consecutive year in Xinghua, Jiangsu, which happens to be the hometown of Hou Yifan. It was an 11-round Swiss tournament adopted an 11-round Swiss system format, with a total prize fund of 500,000 RMB - 120,000 RMB for the Open champion and 80,000 RMB to the Women's champion. The sections had 60 and 34 participants respectively. Notably, GM Xiao Tong won the open event with a score of 8/11 two months off the back of his win in the China New Stars tournament. WGM Li Xueyi won the women's event.
Winners
The following is a list of the winners of the Chinese Chess Championships:
{| class="sortable wikitable"
! Year !! Champion !! Women's Champion |- | 1957 || Zhang Fujiang || |- | 1958 || Xu Jialiang || |- | 1959 || Deng Wenxiang || |- | 1960 || Xu Tianli || |- | 1962 || Xu Tianli || |- | 1962 (2) || ?? || |- | 1964 || Jian Mingji || |- | 1965 || Huang Xinzhai || |- | 1966 || Zhang Donglu || |- | 1974 || Chen De || |- | 1975 || Qi Jingxuan || |- | 1977 || Chen De || |- | 1978 || Qi Jingxuan || |- | 1979 || Li Zunian || Liu Shilan |- | 1979(2) || -- || Liu Shilan |- | 1980 || Liu Wenzhe || Liu Shilan |- | 1980(2) || -- || Liu Shilan |- | 1981 || Ye Jiangchuan || Liu Shilan |- | 1982 || Liu Wenzhe || Zhao Lan |- | 1983 || Xu Jun || Liu Shilan |- | 1984 || Ye Jiangchuan || Liu Shilan |- | 1985 || Xu Jun || Liu Shilan |- | 1986 || Ye Jiangchuan || Liu Shilan |- | 1987 || Ye Jiangchuan || Peng Zhaoqin |- | 1988 || Wang Zili || Qin Kanying |- | 1989 || Ye Jiangchuan || Xie Jun |- | 1990 || Ye Rongguang || Peng Zhaoqin |- | 1991 || Lin Weiguo || Qin Kanying |- | 1992 || Lin Weiguo || Zhu Chen |- | 1993 || Tong Yuanming || Peng Zhaoqin |- | 1994 || Ye Jiangchuan || Zhu Chen |- | 1995 || Liang Jinrong || Qin Kanying |- | 1996 || Ye Jiangchuan || Zhu Chen |- | 1997 || Lin Weiguo || Wang Lei |- | 1998 || Peng Xiaomin || Wang Lei |- | 1999 || Wang Zili || Qin Kanying |- | 2000 || Liang Jinrong || Wang Lei |- | 2001 || Zhang Zhong || Wang Lei |- | 2002 || Zhang Pengxiang || Wang Pin |- | 2003 || Zhang Zhong || Xu Yuanyuan |- | 2004 || Bu Xiangzhi || Qin Kanying |- | 2005 || Wang Yue || Wang Yu |- | 2006 || Ni Hua || Li Ruofan |- | 2007 || Ni Hua || Hou Yifan |- | 2008 || Ni Hua || Hou Yifan |- | 2009 || Ding Liren || Shen Yang |- | 2010 || Wang Hao || Ju Wenjun |- | 2011 || Ding Liren || Zhang Xiaowen |- | 2012 || Ding Liren || Huang Qian |- | 2013 || Wang Yue || Ding Yixin |- | 2014 || Yu Yangyi || Ju Wenjun |- | 2015 || Wei Yi || Tan Zhongyi |- | 2016 || Wei Yi || Guo Qi |- | 2017 || Wei Yi || Lei Tingjie |- | 2018 || Wen Yang || Zhai Mo |- | 2019 || Lu Shanglei || Zhu Jiner |- | 2020 || Yu Yangyi || Tan Zhongyi |- | 2021 || Yu Yangyi || Tan Zhongyi |- | 2022 || Dai Changren || Tan Zhongyi |- | 2023 || Li Di || Guo Qi |- | 2024 || Wang Yue || Lu Miaoyi |- | 2025 || Xiao Tong || Li Xueyi |- | 2026 || Xu Xiangyu || Yan Tianqi |-
|}
Women's Crosstables
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ CHN-ch (Women) Xinghua Jiangsu 2012 ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 0 !! 1 !! 2 !! Points !! TB !! Perf. !! +/- |- | 1 || align=left||| 2399 ||* || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ ||½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || ½ ||1 || 8 || 40.00 || 2487 || + 14 |- | 2 || align=left| || 2354 || ½ ||* || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 ||1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 8 || 39 || 2492 || +21 |- | 3 || align=left| || 2557 || 0 ||½ ||* || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 7 || || 2401 || -17 |- | 4 || align=left| || 2372 || ½ || ½ || ½ ||* ||½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 ||6½ || 31.50 || 2383 || +3 |- | 5 || align=left| || 2351 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ ||* || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 ||6½ || 31.50 || 2385 || +6 |- | 6 || align=left| || 2438 || ½ || ½ || ½ ||½ || ½ ||* || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 6 || 32.00 || 2346 || -12 |- | 7 || align=left| || 2366 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || ½ ||* || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 ||1 ||6 || 26.00 || 2353 || -1 |- | 8 || align=left| || 2350 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 ||* || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 5½ || || 2322 || -4 |- | 9 || align=left| || 2053 ||0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 ||½ || 0 || 0 ||* || ½ || ½ || 1 || 4 || 18.00 || 2251 || +22 |- | 10 || align=left| ||2369 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ ||* || 1 || 1 || 4 || 16.75 || 2234 || -4 |- | 11 || align=left| || 2209 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ ||0 ||* || ½ || 3 || || 2165 || -7 |- | 12 || align=left| || 2186 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0|| 0 || ½ ||* || 1½ || || 2017 || -19 |}
Average Elo: 2324 <=> Cat: 3
m = 6.60
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ CHN-ch (Women) Xinghua Jiangsu 2011 ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 0 !! 1 !! 2 !! Points !! TB !! Perf. !! +/- |- | 1 || align=left|||2344 ||* ||1 ||½ ||½ ||1 ||½ ||1 ||1 ||½ ||½ ||1 ||1 ||8½ || || 2598 || +36 |- | 2 || align=left| ||2495 ||0 ||* ||½ ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||0 ||1 ||1 ||½ ||1 ||8 || || 2542 || +7 |- | 3 || align=left| ||2275 ||½ ||½ ||* ||½ ||0 ||0 ||1 ||½ ||1 ||1 ||½ ||1 ||6½ ||31.25||2456|| +27 |- | 4 || align=left| ||2398 ||½ ||0 ||½ ||* ||½ ||½ ||0 ||½ ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||6½ ||29.25|| 2444 || +8 |- | 5 || align=left| ||2428 ||0 ||0 ||1 ||½ ||* ||0 ||1 ||½ ||½ ||1 ||1 ||1 ||6½ ||29.00|| 2442 || +3 |- | 6 || align=left| ||2519 ||½ ||0 ||1 ||½ ||1 ||* ||0 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||1 ||1 ||6 ||29.75 || 2402 || -16 |- | 7 || align=left| ||2331 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||1 ||0 ||1 ||* ||1 ||½ ||1 ||½ ||1 ||6 ||26.50 || 2418 || +13 |- | 8 || align=left| ||2394 ||0 ||1 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||0 ||* ||½ ||1 ||½ ||0 ||5 || || 2350 || -7 |- | 9 || align=left| ||2443 ||½ ||0 ||0 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||* ||0 ||1 || 1 ||4½ || || 2314 || -20 |- | 10 || align=left| ||2369 ||½ ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||1 ||0 ||0||1||* ||½ ||1 ||4 || || 2287 || -13 |- | 11 || align=left| ||2376 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||0 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||½ ||* ||1 ||3½ || || 2251 || -19 |- | 12 || align=left| ||2217 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||1 ||0||0 ||0 ||* ||1 || || 1998 || -20 |}
Average Elo: 2382 <=> Cat: 6
m = 6.60
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ CHN-ch (Women) Xinghua 2010 ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 0 !! 1 !! 2 !! Points !! TB !! Perf. !! +/- |- | 1 || align=left|||2500 ||* ||½ ||0 ||½ ||1 ||½ ||1 ||1 ||½ ||1 ||1 ||1 ||8 || || 2531 || +6 |- | 2 || align=left| ||2437 ||½ ||* ||0 ||½ ||1 ||1 ||½ ||1 ||½||½ ||1 ||1 ||7½ || || 2499 || +10 |- | 3 || align=left| ||2464 ||1 ||1 ||* ||0 ||0 ||½||1 ||0 ||1 ||½ ||1 ||1 ||7 ||||2462|| +1 |- | 4 || align=left| ||2337 ||½ ||½ ||1 ||* ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||1 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||6½ |||| 2439 || +16 |- | 5 || align=left| ||2327 ||0 ||0 ||1 ||½ ||* ||0 ||0 ||1 ||½ ||1 ||1 ||1 ||6 |||| 2408 || +12 |- | 6 || align=left| ||2493 ||½ ||0 ||½ ||½ ||1 ||* ||0 ||0 ||0 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||5½ |||| 2362 || -18 |- | 7 || align=left| ||2180 ||0 ||½ ||0 ||½||1 ||1 ||* ||1 ||½ ||0 ||0 ||1 ||5 ||27.25|| 2358 || +23 |- | 8 || align=left| ||2426 ||0 ||0 ||1 ||½ ||0 ||1 ||0 ||* ||0 ||1 ||1 ||½ ||5 ||25.25 || 2337 || -13 |- | 9 || align=left| ||2361 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||0 ||½ ||1 ||½ ||1 ||* ||0 ||0 ||½ ||4½ ||25.25 || 2310 || -8 |- | 10 || align=left| ||2452 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||0 ||0 ||1 ||0||1||* ||½ ||½ ||4½ ||23.25 || 2302 || -22 |- | 11 || align=left| ||2216 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||½ ||0 ||0 ||1 ||0 ||1 ||½ ||* ||½ ||3½ || || 2254 || +4 |- | 12 || align=left| ||2280 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||½||0 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½||½ ||½ ||* ||3 || || 2211 || -10 |}
Average Elo: 2372 <=> Cat: 5
m = 7.04
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ CHN-ch (Women) Xinghua Jiangsu 2009 ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 0 !! 1 !! 2 !! Points !! TB !! Perf. !! +/- |- | 1 || align=left|||2420 ||* ||½ ||½ ||1 ||½ ||½ ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||9 || || 2600 || +23 |- | 2 || align=left| ||2531 ||½ ||* ||1 ||1 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||1 ||1||1 ||1 ||1 ||8½ || || 2542 || +2 |- | 3 || align=left| ||2436 ||½ ||0 ||* ||1 ||½ ||1||1 ||½ ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||8 ||||2508|| +11 |- | 4 || align=left| ||2340 ||0 ||0 ||½ ||* ||1||½ ||1 ||0 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||7 |||| 2444 || +16 |- | 5 || align=left| ||2364 ||½ ||1 ||0 ||0 ||* ||1 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||1 ||1 ||½ ||6½ ||32.00|| 2408 || +7 |- | 6 || align=left| ||2454 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||0 ||* ||½ ||½ ||½ ||1 ||1 ||1 ||6½ ||29.25|| 2401 || -7 |- | 7 || align=left| ||2336 ||0 ||½ ||0 ||0||½ ||½ ||* ||1 ||1 ||½ ||1 ||1 ||6 |||| 2378 || +7 |- | 8 || align=left| ||2281 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||1 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||* ||1 ||½ ||1 ||1 ||5½ |||| 2352 || +10 |- | 9 || align=left| ||2265 ||0 ||0 ||½ ||0 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||0 ||* ||½ ||½ ||1 ||3½ |||| 2222 || -7 |- | 10 || align=left| ||2335 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||½ ||½||½||* ||½ ||½ ||2½ |||| 2135 || -28 |- | 11 || align=left| ||2231 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||* ||1 ||2 || || 2096 || -17 |- | 12 || align=left| ||2162 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0||½ ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0||½ ||0 ||* ||1 || || 1963 || -18 |}
Average Elo: 2346 <=> Cat: 4
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ CHN-ch (Women) Beijing 2008 ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 0 !! 1 !! 2 !! Points !! TB !! Perf. !! +/- |- | 1 || align=left|||2549 ||* ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||9 || || 2598 || +7 |- | 2 || align=left| ||2523 ||½ ||* ||0 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||0 ||½ ||½||1 ||1 ||1 ||7½ || || 2473 || -5 |- | 3 || align=left| ||2439 ||½ ||1 ||* ||½ ||½ ||½||1 ||1 ||1 ||0 ||0 ||1 ||7 ||||2444|| +2 |- | 4 || align=left| ||2361 ||½ ||0 ||½ ||* ||½||1 ||0 ||0 ||1 ||1 ||½ ||1 ||6 |||| 2386 || +4 |- | 5 || align=left| ||2374 ||½ ||0 ||½ ||½ ||* ||0 ||½ ||1 ||½ ||½ ||1 ||½ ||5½ ||28.50|| 2354 || -3 |- | 6 || align=left| ||2225 ||0 ||0 ||½ ||0 ||1 ||* ||1 ||1 ||0 ||1 ||½ ||½ ||5½ || 26.75 || 2367 || +20 |- | 7 || align=left| ||2361 ||0 ||1 ||0 ||1||½ ||0 ||* ||0 ||½ ||1 ||½ ||1 ||5½ ||26.25|| 2355 || -1 |- | 8 || align=left| ||2353 ||0 ||½ ||0 ||1 ||0 ||0 ||1 ||* ||½ ||½ ||1 ||1 ||5½ ||25.25|| 2355 || 0 |- | 9 || align=left| ||2387 ||0 ||½ ||0 ||0 ||½ ||1 ||½ ||½ ||* ||½ ||½ ||1 ||5 |||| 2321 || -10 |- | 10 || align=left| ||2292 ||0 ||0 ||1 ||0 ||½ ||0 ||0 ||½||½||* ||1 ||½ ||4 ||19.75|| 2264 || -5 |- | 11 || align=left| ||2188 ||0 ||0 ||1 ||½ ||0 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||½ ||0 ||* ||1 ||4 ||19.50 || 2273 || +10 |- | 12 || align=left| ||2211 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0||½ ||½ ||0 ||0 ||0||½ ||0 ||* ||1½ || || 2048 || -18 |}
Average Elo: 2355 <=> Cat: 5
m = 7.04
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ CHN-ch (Women) Wuxi 2006 ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 0 !! 1 !! 2 !! Points !! TB !! Perf. !! +/- |- | 1 || align=left| ||2391 ||* ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||1 ||1 ||½ ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||8½ || || 2579 || +26 |- | 2 || align=left| ||2393 ||½ ||* ||½ ||1 ||½ ||1 ||½ ||½ ||½||½ ||1 ||1 ||7½ || || 2499 || +16 |- | 3 || align=left| ||2423 ||½ ||½ ||* ||1 ||0 ||½||½ ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||0 ||7 || ||2461|| +6 |- | 4 || align=left|||2298 ||½ ||0 ||0 ||* ||1||1 ||½ ||1 ||½ ||½ ||1 ||1 ||7 || || 2472 || +27 |- | 5 || align=left| ||2370 ||½ ||½||1 ||0 ||* ||0 ||½ ||½||½ ||½ ||½ ||1 ||5½ ||28.50|| 2369 || 0 |- | 6 || align=left| ||2371 ||0 ||0 ||½ ||0 ||1 ||* ||1 || ||1 ||1 ||½ ||½ ||5½ ||26.75|| 2369 || 0 |- | 7 || align=left| ||2391 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½||½ ||0 ||* ||½||½ ||½ ||1 ||1 ||5½ ||26.25|| 2367 || -4 |- | 8 || align=left| ||2330 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||0 ||½ ||1 ||½ ||* ||0 ||½ ||½ ||1 ||5 ||25.25|| 2340 || +2 |- | 9 || align=left| ||2411 ||0 ||½ ||0 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||½ ||1 ||* ||½ ||½ ||1 ||5 |||| 2334 || -12 |- | 10 || align=left| ||2390 ||0 ||½ ||0 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||½ ||½||½||* ||½ ||½ ||4 ||19.75|| 2270 || -19 |- | 11 || align=left| ||2303 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||* ||½ ||3 ||19.50|| 2205 || -14 |- | 12 || align=left|||2355 ||0 ||0 ||1 ||0||0 ||½ ||0 ||0 ||0||½ ||½ ||* ||2½ || || 2158 || -28 |}
Average Elo: 2368 <=> Cat: 5
m = 7.04
See also
References
List of winners 1957-2004: https://web.archive.org/web/20081120052457/http://chesspawn.net/xwz/xm1w86.htm
Details of the 2005 edition: http://sports.sina.com.cn/s/2005-08-04/0831630284s.shtml, http://sports.sina.com.cn/s/2005-08-04/1513630653s.shtml
Details of the 2006 edition from TWIC: https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic609.html#6
Details of the 2007 edition: http://www.cctv.com/program/sportsscene/20070619/102456.shtml
Details of the 2008 edition: http://ccl.sports.cn/qrqs/2008-06-09/1494826.html
Several biographies of Chinese champions from Chessbase: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1216
16-year-old Ding Liren wins Chinese championship http://www.chessninja.com/dailydirt/2009/06/16-year-old-ding-liren-wins-chinese-ch.htm
2011 Chinese Championship: Ding Liren and Zhang Xiaowen win!
External links
https://web.archive.org/web/20100604062707/http://chess.sport.org.cn/CICC/index.html - official website