Wei Yi
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Wei in 2025 | |
| Country | China |
| Born | 2 June 1999 Yancheng, Jiangsu, China |
| Title | Grandmaster (2013) |
| FIDE rating | 2758 (June 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2763 (October 2024) |
| Ranking | No. 9 (June 2025) |
| Peak ranking | No. 7 (March 2025) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 韋奕 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 韦奕 | ||||||||
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Wei Yi (Chinese: 韦奕; 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. Wei represents the Jiangsu club in the China Chess League and is a three-time Chinese Chess Champion as well as the 2018 Asian Chess Champion. He won the Tata Steel Masters in 2024.