1. Ruan Lufei (1987)

Chinese Chess Player

Chinese chess Grandmaster who is one of the top women's chess players in the world.

2. Bu Xiangzhi (1985)

Chinese Chess Player

Former chess prodigy and current Grandmaster from China who is one of the most highly ranked Chinese chess players of all time.

3. Ye Jiangchuan (1960)

Chinese Chess Player

A Chinese chess Grandmaster who was the first ever Chinese player to cross the 2600 Elo rating mark.

4. Ni Hua (1983)

Chinese Chess Player

One of the highest ranked Chinese Chess Grandmasters, who earned that ranking at the age of 19, becoming only China's 15th Grandmaster.

5. Gu Xiaobing (1985)

Chinese Chess Player

Gu Xiaobing is a Chinese chess Woman Grandmaster.

6. Qin Kanying (1974)

Chinese Chess Player

Qin Kanying is a Chinese chess player. She is a FIDE Woman Grandmaster. She is married to GM Peng Xiaomin who is also her trainer. She won the Chinese Chess...

7. Tan Zhongyi (1991)

Chinese Chess Player

Tan Zhongyi is a Chinese female chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster.

8. Wang Lei (chess player) (1975)

Chinese Chess Player

g Lei is a Chinese chess Woman Grandmaster. She was in the FIDE Top 50 Women rating list from 2000 to 2003. Her highest position was 5th in the world...

9. Xu Yuanyuan (1981)

Chinese Chess Player

Xu Yuanyuan is a Chinese WGM-titled chess player.

10. Chen De (1949)

Chinese Chess Player

Chen De is a Chinese FIDE master chess player. Chen De plays for Guangdong chess club in the China Chess League.

11. Lin Ta (1963)

Chinese Chess Player

Lin Ta is a Chinese International Master chess player. He was a member of the Chinese national chess team. He was part of the national team at the Chess Olympiad...

12. Liu Wenzhe (1940)

Chinese Chess Player

Liu Wenzhe was an International Master chess player. He was also one of China's top chess trainers. Liu Wenzhe played for Guangdong chess club in the China Chess League.

13. Qi Jingxuan (1947)

Chinese Chess Player

Qi Jingxuan is a Chinese International Master chess player. In 1975 and 1978 he won the Chinese Chess Championship. Jingxuan was a member of the Chinese national chess team. He...

14. Tan Chengxuan (1963)

Chinese Chess Player

Tan Chengxuan is a Chinese chess player. He was a member of the Chinese national chess team. He was part of the national team at the Chess Olympiad in 1988....

15. Ning Chunhong (1968)

Chinese Chess Player

Ning Chunhong is a Chinese chess Woman Grandmaster. She was in the Top 50 Women rating list from October 2001 to 2002. She has the title of FIDE Arbiter. Ning...

16. Li Ruofan (1978)

Chinese Chess Player

Li Ruofan is a Chinese chess player who holds the FIDE titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster. Notable title victories include the 2001 Asian Women's Chess Championship in Chennai...

17. Li Shilong (1977)

Chinese Chess Player

Li Shilong is a Chinese chess Grandmaster. In 2002 he became China's 14th Grandmaster. At the 5–16 October 2005 5th Asian Chess Championship in Hyderabad he came second with 7....

18. Liu Shilan (1962)

Chinese Chess Player

Liu Shilan is a Chinese female chess player who holds the WGM title which she received in 1982. She was seven-times China National Women's Champion. In 1982 Liu came third...

19. Zhao Lan (1963)

Chinese Chess Player

Zhao Lan is a Chinese chess Woman International Master. She was Women's National Chess Champion in 1982. Zhao competed for the China national chess team at the 26th Chess Olympiad...

20. Yu Shaoteng (1979)

Chinese Chess Player

Yu Shaoteng is a Chinese chess Grandmaster and is the personal trainer of chess prodigy Hou Yifan. He took part in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2002 but was knocked...

21. Zhang Weida (1949)

Chinese Chess Player

Zhang Weida is a Chinese FIDE Master chess player. He was a member of the Chinese national chess team. He was part of the national team at the Chess Olympiad...

22. Wu Wenjin (1976)

Chinese Chess Player

u Wenjin is a Chinese chess Grandmaster. In 2000 he became China's 11th Grandmaster.

23. Xu Yuhua (1976)

Chinese Chess Player

Xu Yuhua is a Chinese chess Grandmaster and former Women's World Champion. She is China's third women's world chess champion after Xie Jun and Zhu Chen. On March 25 2006...

24. Guo Qi (1995)

Chinese Chess Player

Guo Qi is a Chinese chess player. She is a woman grandmaster and won the World Junior Chess Championship in 2012. As of March 2014 she is ranked world no....

25. Wu Mingqian (1961)

Chinese Chess Player

u Mingqian is a Chinese female chess player who holds the WGM title which she received in 1985. In 1985 Wu came second at the World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournament...

26. Li Zunian (1958)

Chinese Chess Player

Li Zunian is a Chinese International Master chess player. He was the Chinese National Chess Champion in 1979. Li made competed for the China national chess team with four appearances...

27. Li Shongjian (1939)

Chinese Chess Player

Li Shongjian is a Chinese chess player. He was a member of the Chinese national chess team. He was part of the national team at the Chess Olympiad in 1980...

28. Liang Jinrong (1960)

Chinese Chess Player

Liang Jinrong is a Chinese chess Grandmaster. In 1997 he became China's 7th Grandmaster. He has played for Shandong chess club in the China Chess League.

29. Gao Rui (1992)

Chinese Chess Player

Gao Rui is a chess grandmaster player from China. He has an Elo rating of 2500 and is expected to become a Grandmaster after having gained three GM norms. He...

30. Tian Tian (chess player) (1983)

Chinese Chess Player

Tian Tian is a Chinese chess Woman Grandmaster. From 1999 to 2002 she went to Hungary to take part in tournaments and youth team championships in order to gain the...

31. Liang Chong (1980)

Chinese Chess Player

Liang Chong is a Chinese chess Grandmaster. In 2004 he became China's 16th Grandmaster.

32. Lin Weiguo (1970)

Chinese Chess Player

Lin Weiguo is a Chinese IM-titled chess player.

33. Xie Jun (1970)

Chinese Chess Player

Xie Jun is a chess grandmaster from China. She had two reigns as Women's World Chess Champion from 1991 to 1996 and again from 1999 to 2001. Xie is only...

34. Zhang Xiaowen (chess player) (1989)

Chinese Chess Player

Zhang Xiaowen is Chinese chess Woman Grandmaster. She won the Asian Women's Continental Individual Championship which took place in May 2009 in the Philippines. In April 2011 she won...

35. Wang Hao (chess player) (1989)

Chinese Chess Player

g Hao is a Chinese chess Grandmaster. In November 2009 Wang Hao became the fourth Chinese player to break through the 2700 Elo rating mark. In the latest FIDE ELO...

36. Li Chao (chess player) (1989)

Chinese Chess Player

Li Chao is a Chinese chess Grandmaster. In 2007 he became China's 23rd Grandmaster at the age of 18. As of April 2009 he is the sixth highest rated junior...

37. Shen Yang (chess player) (1989)

Chinese Chess Player

Shen Yang was the 2009 Women's Chess Champion of China. She gained the Woman Grandmaster title in 2006. Shen Yang plays for Jiangsu chess club in the China Chess League.

38. Huang Qian (1986)

Chinese Chess Player

Huang Qian is a Chinese WGM-titled chess player. She is currently the 20th ranked female chess player in the world. She had previously been in the FIDE Top 20 Girls...

39. Zhang Jilin (1986)

Chinese Chess Player

Zhang Jilin is a Chinese chess Woman Grandmaster. Zhang Jilin plays for Shandong chess club in the China Chess League. She also has the titles of FIDE Arbiter and FIDE...

40. Tong Yuanming (1972)

Chinese Chess Player

Tong Yuanming is a Chinese IM-titled chess player. He was National Chess Champion in 1993. Tong Yuanming plays for Bank of Qingdao chess club in the China Chess League.

41. Gong Qianyun (1985)

Chinese Chess Player

Gong Qianyun is a Chinese chess player who holds the WIM title. Gong Qianyun plays for Qingdao Yucai chess club in the China Chess League. She won fourth prize at...

42. Peng Xiaomin (1973)

Chinese Chess Player

Peng Xiaomin is a Chinese chess grandmaster. In 1997 he became China's 6th Grandmaster. Peng Xiaomin is married to WGM Qin Kanying.

43. Wang Pin (1974)

Chinese Chess Player

g Pin is a Chinese Woman Grandmaster chess player. She is currently the 50th highest rated female player in the world and she used to be the 6th highest rate...