1999 - Today
Wei Yi (born 2 June 1999) is a Chinese chess grandmaster. Wei became a grandmaster at the age of 13 years, 8 months and 23 days, the 9th youngest in history. He is the youngest player ever to reach a rating of 2700, accomplishing this feat at age 15. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wei Yi has received more than 514,448 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Wei Yi is the 354th most popular chess player (up from 362nd in 2019), the 1,248th most popular biography from China (down from 1,156th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Chinese Chess Player.
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Among chess players, Wei Yi ranks 354 out of 374. Before him are Tigran L. Petrosian, Alina Kashlinskaya, Gadir Guseinov, Ahmed Adly, Phiona Mutesi, and Alexander Moiseenko. After him are Irina Krush, Aleksandra Goryachkina, Csaba Balogh, Ernesto Inarkiev, Varuzhan Akobian, and Eva Moser.
1984 - Present
HPI: 26.55
Rank: 348
1993 - Present
HPI: 26.26
Rank: 349
1986 - Present
HPI: 26.18
Rank: 350
1987 - Present
HPI: 26.06
Rank: 351
1996 - Present
HPI: 25.99
Rank: 352
1980 - Present
HPI: 25.80
Rank: 353
1999 - Present
HPI: 25.38
Rank: 354
1983 - Present
HPI: 25.16
Rank: 355
1998 - Present
HPI: 24.66
Rank: 356
1987 - Present
HPI: 24.62
Rank: 357
1985 - Present
HPI: 24.59
Rank: 358
1983 - Present
HPI: 24.55
Rank: 359
1982 - 2019
HPI: 24.46
Rank: 360
Among people born in 1999, Wei Yi ranks 198. Before him are Sead Hakšabanović, Fran Beltrán, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Taichi Hara, Abdülkadir Ömür, and Amaia. After him are Boubakary Soumaré, Natalie Alyn Lind, Mitsuki Saito, Reiss Nelson, Tyler Adams, and Jorge Cuenca.
1999 - Present
HPI: 25.79
Rank: 192
1999 - Present
HPI: 25.63
Rank: 193
1999 - Present
HPI: 25.55
Rank: 194
1999 - Present
HPI: 25.55
Rank: 195
1999 - Present
HPI: 25.50
Rank: 196
1999 - Present
HPI: 25.48
Rank: 197
1999 - Present
HPI: 25.38
Rank: 198
1999 - Present
HPI: 25.32
Rank: 199
1999 - Present
HPI: 25.30
Rank: 200
1999 - Present
HPI: 25.18
Rank: 201
1999 - Present
HPI: 25.18
Rank: 202
1999 - Present
HPI: 25.04
Rank: 203
1999 - Present
HPI: 24.99
Rank: 204
Among people born in China, Wei Yi ranks 1,248 out of 1,392. Before him are Hui Ruoqi (1991), Lu Yong (1986), Jiao Liuyang (1991), Chen Ding (1992), He Zi (1990), and Qi Guangpu (1990). After him are Zhang Xiangxiang (1983), Cheng Xunzhao (1991), Luo Xiaojuan (1984), Gong Jinjie (1986), Zhang Lin (1987), and Gao Zhunyi (1995).
1991 - Present
HPI: 25.54
Rank: 1,242
1986 - Present
HPI: 25.45
Rank: 1,243
1991 - Present
HPI: 25.43
Rank: 1,244
1992 - Present
HPI: 25.41
Rank: 1,245
1990 - Present
HPI: 25.41
Rank: 1,246
1990 - Present
HPI: 25.39
Rank: 1,247
1999 - Present
HPI: 25.38
Rank: 1,248
1983 - Present
HPI: 25.27
Rank: 1,249
1991 - Present
HPI: 25.24
Rank: 1,250
1984 - Present
HPI: 25.22
Rank: 1,251
1986 - Present
HPI: 25.22
Rank: 1,252
1987 - Present
HPI: 25.21
Rank: 1,253
1995 - Present
HPI: 25.16
Rank: 1,254
Among chess players born in China, Wei Yi ranks 15. Before him are Ye Jiangchuan (1960), Wang Hao (1989), Qin Kanying (1974), Bu Xiangzhi (1985), Tan Zhongyi (1991), and Wang Yue (1987). After him are Ni Hua (1983), Shen Yang (1989), Zhao Xue (1985), Yu Yangyi (1994), Ruan Lufei (1987), and Lei Tingjie (1997).
1960 - Present
HPI: 31.85
Rank: 9
1989 - Present
HPI: 28.16
Rank: 10
1974 - Present
HPI: 28.08
Rank: 11
1985 - Present
HPI: 27.89
Rank: 12
1991 - Present
HPI: 27.79
Rank: 13
1987 - Present
HPI: 27.64
Rank: 14
1999 - Present
HPI: 25.38
Rank: 15
1983 - Present
HPI: 23.74
Rank: 16
1989 - Present
HPI: 22.71
Rank: 17
1985 - Present
HPI: 22.64
Rank: 18
1994 - Present
HPI: 21.11
Rank: 19
1987 - Present
HPI: 20.54
Rank: 20
1997 - Present
HPI: 18.22
Rank: 21