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.[1] 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:[2]
Women's Crosstables
CHN-ch (Women) Xinghua Jiangsu 2012 Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 Points TB Perf. +/- 1 
Huang Qian (China)2399 * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 8 40.00 2487 + 14 2 Zhang Xiaowen (China)2354 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 8 39 2492 +21 3 Ju Wenjun (China)2557 0 ½ * ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 7 2401 -17 4 Wang Yu (China)2372 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 6½ 31.50 2383 +3 5 Guo Qi (China)2351 ½ ½ 0 ½ * ½ 1 ½ 0 1 1 1 6½ 31.50 2385 +6 6 Tan Zhongyi (China)2438 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 6 32.00 2346 -12 7 Wang Jue (China)2366 ½ 0 0 1 0 ½ * 0 1 1 1 1 6 26.00 2353 -1 8 Ding Yixin (China)2350 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 * 1 ½ ½ ½ 5½ 2322 -4 9 Nie Xin (China)2053 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 0 * ½ ½ 1 4 18.00 2251 +22 10 Gu Xiaobing (China)2369 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ * 1 1 4 16.75 2234 -4 11 Wang Xiaohui (China)2209 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 * ½ 3 2165 -7 12 Wang Doudou (China)2186 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ * 1½ 2017 -19
Average Elo: 2324 <=> Cat: 3
m = 6.60
CHN-ch (Women) Xinghua Jiangsu 2011 Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 Points TB Perf. +/- 1 Zhang Xiaowen (China)2344 * 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 8½ 2598 +36 2 Zhao Xue (China)2495 0 * ½ 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 ½ 1 8 2542 +7 3 Wang Jue (China)2275 ½ ½ * ½ 0 0 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 6½ 31.25 2456 +27 4 Wang Yu (China)2398 ½ 0 ½ * ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 6½ 29.25 2444 +8 5 Tan Zhongyi (China)2428 0 0 1 ½ * 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 6½ 29.00 2442 +3 6 Ju Wenjun (China)2519 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 * 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 6 29.75 2402 -16 7 Guo Qi (China)2331 0 0 0 1 0 1 * 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 6 26.50 2418 +13 8 Huang Qian (China)2394 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ 1 ½ 0 5 2350 -7 9 Shen Yang (China)2443 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * 0 1 1 4½ 2314 -20 10 Gu Xiaobing (China)2369 ½ 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 * ½ 1 4 2287 -13 11 Ding Yixin (China)2376 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ * 1 3½ 2251 -19 12 Xu Tong (China)2217 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 * 1 1998 -20
Average Elo: 2382 <=> Cat: 6
m = 6.60
CHN-ch (Women) Xinghua 2010 Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 Points TB Perf. +/- 1 Ju Wenjun (China)2500 * ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 8 2531 +6 2 Huang Qian (China)2437 ½ * 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 7½ 2499 +10 3 Tan Zhongyi (China)2464 1 1 * 0 0 ½ 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 7 2462 +1 4 Wang Yu (China)2337 ½ ½ 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 6½ 2439 +16 5 Ding Yixin (China)2327 0 0 1 ½ * 0 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 6 2408 +12 6 Zhao Xue (China)2493 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 * 0 0 0 1 1 1 5½ 2362 -18 7 Wang Jue (China)2180 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 * 1 ½ 0 0 1 5 27.25 2358 +23 8 Zhang Xiaowen (China)2426 0 0 1 ½ 0 1 0 * 0 1 1 ½ 5 25.25 2337 -13 9 Gu Xiaobing (China)2361 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 * 0 0 ½ 4½ 25.25 2310 -8 10 Shen Yang (China)2452 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 1 0 1 * ½ ½ 4½ 23.25 2302 -22 11 Wang Doudou (China)2216 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 1 ½ * ½ 3½ 2254 +4 12 Zhang Jilin (China)2280 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 3 2211 -10
Average Elo: 2372 <=> Cat: 5
m = 7.04
CHN-ch (Women) Xinghua Jiangsu 2009 Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 Points TB Perf. +/- 1 Shen Yang (China)2420 * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 2600 +23 2 Zhao Xue (China)2531 ½ * 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 8½ 2542 +2 3 Tan Zhongyi (China)2436 ½ 0 * 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 8 2508 +11 4 Zhang Xiaowen (China)2340 0 0 ½ * 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 1 1 7 2444 +16 5 Wang Yu (China)2364 ½ 1 0 0 * 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 6½ 32.00 2408 +7 6 Ju Wenjun (China)2454 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 6½ 29.25 2401 -7 7 Gu Xiaobing (China)2336 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ * 1 1 ½ 1 1 6 2378 +7 8 Ding Yixin (China)2281 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 * 1 ½ 1 1 5½ 2352 +10 9 Wang Xiaohui (China)2265 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 * ½ ½ 1 3½ 2222 -7 10 Zhang Jilin (China)2335 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 2½ 2135 -28 11 Xu Tong (China)2231 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ * 1 2 2096 -17 12 Wang Jue (China)2162 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 * 1 1963 -18
Average Elo: 2346 <=> Cat: 4
CHN-ch (Women) Beijing 2008 Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 Points TB Perf. +/- 1 Hou Yifan (China)2549 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 2598 +7 2 Zhao Xue (China)2523 ½ * 0 1 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 7½ 2473 -5 3 Shen Yang (China)2439 ½ 1 * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 2444 +2 4 Zhang Xiaowen (China)2361 ½ 0 ½ * ½ 1 0 0 1 1 ½ 1 6 2386 +4 5 Ju Wenjun (China)2374 ½ 0 ½ ½ * 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 5½ 28.50 2354 -3 6 Gu Xiaobing (China)2225 0 0 ½ 0 1 * 1 1 0 1 ½ ½ 5½ 26.75 2367 +20 7 Zhang Jilin (China)2361 0 1 0 1 ½ 0 * 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 5½ 26.25 2355 -1 8 Tan Zhongyi (China)2353 0 ½ 0 1 0 0 1 * ½ ½ 1 1 5½ 25.25 2355 0 9 Wang Yu (China)2387 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 5 2321 -10 10 Ding Yixin (China)2292 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ * 1 ½ 4 19.75 2264 -5 11 Xu Tong (China)2188 0 0 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 * 1 4 19.50 2273 +10 12 Wang Xiaohui (China)2211 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 * 1½ 2048 -18
Average Elo: 2355 <=> Cat: 5
m = 7.04
CHN-ch (Women) Wuxi 2006 Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 Points TB Perf. +/- 1 Li Ruofan (China)2391 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 8½ 2579 +26 2 Wang Pin (China)2393 ½ * ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 7½ 2499 +16 3 Zhao Xue (China)2423 ½ ½ * 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 0 7 2461 +6 4 Hou Yifan (China)2298 ½ 0 0 * 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 7 2472 +27 5 Ruan Lufei (China)2370 ½ ½ 1 0 * 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5½ 28.50 2369 0 6 Gu Xiaobing (China)2371 0 0 ½ 0 1 * 1 1 1 ½ ½ 5½ 26.75 2369 0 7 Huang Qian (China)2391 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5½ 26.25 2367 -4 8 Ju Wenjun (China)2330 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ * 0 ½ ½ 1 5 25.25 2340 +2 9 Shen Yang (China)2411 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 * ½ ½ 1 5 2334 -12 10 Wang Yu (China)2390 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 4 19.75 2270 -19 11 Kuang Yinghui (China)2303 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ 3 19.50 2205 -14 12 Gong Qianyun (China)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
- ^ "Chinese Championship 2025: Xiao Tong and Li Xueyi claim their first national titles – International Chess Federation". Retrieved 2025-11-01.
- ^ "National Championships Men's Individual Rankings". chesspawn.net. Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2025-11-01.
- List of winners 1957-2004: [1]
- Details of the 2005 edition: [2], [3]
- Details of the 2006 edition from TWIC: [4]
- Details of the 2007 edition: [5]
- Details of the 2008 edition: [6][permanent dead link]
- Several biographies of Chinese champions from Chessbase: [7]
- 16-year-old Ding Liren wins Chinese championship [8]
- 2011 Chinese Championship: Ding Liren and Zhang Xiaowen win!
- Chinese Championships 2011
