Ding Liren
age
31
age became grandmaster
16
residence
Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
2019 Grand Chess Tour Champion, 2024 World Chess Champion
Ding
Ding Liren is a three-time Chinese champion and the current FIDE World Champion. He is the first Chinese player to hold the World Champion title after defeating Ian Nepomniachtchi in the 2023 World Chess Championship. Ding was also the 2019 Grand Chess Tour winner and with a peak rating of 2816, Ding holds one of the top FIDE ratings of all-time. From August 2017 to November 2018, Ding led a notable streak of being unbeaten in 100 straight games, a record later broken only by Magnus Carlsen.
Ding Liren considers his next move at the 2019 London finals. Shortly after this round, Liren was announced as the winner of the 2019 Grand Chess tour.
2023 Grand Chess Tour Winnings
$16,000
Tour Stops
- 1
2023 Superbet Chess Classic Romania
- 2
2023 Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland
- 3
2023 SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia
- 4
2023 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz
- 5
2023 Sinquefield Cup
| rank | tournament | points | prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8th | Superbet Chess Classic | 4 | $16,000 |
| Total | 4 | $16,000 |
| rank | tournament | points | prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Côte D’Ivoire Rapid & Blitz | 6 | $12,500 |
| T-5 | Croatia Grand Chess Tour | 7 | $17,333 |
| T-2 | Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz | 8.33 | $20,000 |
| 1 | Sinquefield Cup | 16.6 | $82,500 |
| 5 | Tata Steel Chess India Rapid & Blitz | 6 | $12,500 |
| Total | 43.93 | $144,833 |
