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| Full name | Ding Liren |
| Country |  China |
| Title | Grandmaster (2009) |
| FIDE rating | 2565 (Jan 2010) |
| Peak rating | 2566 (Nov 2009) |
Ding Liren (Chinese: 丁立人) is the reigning Chess Champion of China. On 6 June 2009, at the age of 16 he became the youngest ever person to win the national title. In October 2009, he became China's 30th Grandmaster.
Career
- 2002 November: U-10 World Youth Championship in Heraklio, joint 1st on 9½/11 points with Eltaj Safarli, 2nd on tiebreak
- 2004 November: U-12 World Youth Championship in Heraklio, joint 1st on 9½/11 points with Zhao Nan, 2nd on tiebreak
- 2004 April: Chinese Men's Team Championship in Jinan, scored 1.0/4
- 2005 July: Chinese Individual Championship in Hefei,
- 2007 April: Zonal Tournament 3.5 (China) in Dezhou, scored 6.5/9
- 2007 July: Chinese Men's Championship Individual Group B in Zhuhai, scored 7/10
- 2008 May: Chinese Individual Championship in Beijing, scored 5.5/11 finishing 6th
- 2008 June: Men's Selective Tournament for Olympiad in Ningbo, scored 4/10
- 2008 July: Czech Open 2008 MS U14 U16 - M-silnice Open in Pardubice, scored 5/5
- 2009 April: Men's Zonal Tournamant 3.5 (China) in Beijing, scored 5/11
- 2009 May: 8th Asian Continental Individual Open Championship in Subic Bay Freeport, scored 6.0/11 (first GM norm)
- 2009 May: Chinese Individual Championship in Xinghua, 1st with 8½/11 and 2800+ TPR (second GM norm)
- 2009 August: Russia - China (men) in Dagomys, scored 2.5/5
- 2009 September: Chinese Chess King in Jinzhou, scored 3.5/7
China Chess League
Ding Liren plays for Zhejiang chess club in the China Chess League (CCL).
Ranking
- World Rank: 339
- National Rank: 12
- Continent Rank Asia: 37
Rating
| Period | Rating | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2004 | 2230 | 22 |
| Jul 2004 | 2231 | 4 |
| Jan 2005 | 2270 | 8 |
| Oct 2005 | 2289 | 7 |
| Oct 2007 | 2395 | 22 |
| Jul 2008 | 2439 | 12 |
| Oct 2008 | 2446 | 5 |
| Apr 2009 | 2458 | 15 |
| Jul 2009 | 2530 | 32 |
| Nov 2009 | 2566 | 19 |
Playing style
- White openings: Queen's Pawn Games
- Black openings: King's Indian Defense, French Defense
Notable games
- Ding Liren - Li Shilong, King's Indian Defense, Chinese National Championship, Round 3, Xinghua, 28 May 2009
- Ding Liren - Wang Hao, Semi-Slav Queen's Gambit, Chinese National Championship, Round 10, Xinghua, 5 June 2009
External links
- Ding Liren rating card at FIDE
- Ding Liren player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Profiles and interviews
- http://zhuyue.blog.sohu.com/38398465.html
- http://www.wems.net/View.asp?id=443
- http://www.wems.net/View.asp?id=1269%0D%0A
- http://www.dbt.gov.cn/show.asp?id=360
References & Further reading
- http://ratings.fide.com/title_applications.phtml?details=1&id=8603677&title=GM&pb=24
- http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/4148--titles-approved-at-the-80th-fide-congress-
- World Youth Chess Championships 2002
- World Youth Chess Championships 2004
- Chinese Championship – a pictorial review
- http://ccl.sports.cn/
- 16-year-old Ding Liren Wins Chinese Ch
- Ding Liren wins the Chinese Chess Championship (Chessdom)
- Ding Liren (16) new Chinese Champion after surreal finish (ChessVibes)
- Chinese Championship – a closer look at Ding Liren (ChessBase)
- The Chess Mind (Dennis Monokroussos)
- Ding Liren champion de Chine! (Europe Echecs)
- Feedback and facts on FIDE's 'zero tolerance' rule
- Chinese Championship – decision by default
| Preceded byNi Hua | Chinese Chess Champion 2009 |
Succeeded byIncumbent |