Xu Yi (chess player)

{{short description|Chinese chess grandmaster (born 1998)}}

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| country = China

| birth_date = {{Bda|1998|5|28}}{{cite web|url=https://ratings.fide.com/crt/main226696.pdf|title=FIDE Title Application (GM)}}

| birth_place = Shanghai, China

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| title = Grandmaster (2019)

| peakrating = 2546 (May 2019)

| FideID = 8605564

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Xu Yi ({{zh|c=徐译}}; born May 28, 1998) is a Chinese chess grandmaster.

Chess career

In March 2017, Xu won the Shanghai Haiwan Cup, a national youth tournament, ahead of Liu Yan, Peng Xiongjian, and Wang Tongsen.{{cite web|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/shanghai-haiwan-cup-chinese-junior-chess-on-the-rise|title=Shanghai Haiwan Cup - Chinese junior chess on the rise|date=April 12, 2017|last=Liang|first=Ziming}}

In November 2022, Xu played for the Toledo City Trojans in the

Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) Third Conference.{{cite web|url=https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/474757/trojans-set-to-face-tough-kingsmen-eagles-in-pcap-tourney|title=Trojans set to face tough Kingsmen, Eagles in PCAP tourney|date=November 14, 2022}}

In July 2023, Xu won the Thailand International Chess Open Masters ahead of Diptayan Ghosh, and was undefeated during the event.{{cite web|url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/Yi-Xu-wins-Thailand-Open-2023-Masters-Diptayan-Ghosh-second|title=Yi Xu wins Thailand Open 2023 Masters, Diptayan Ghosh second|date=July 17, 2023|first=Shahid|last=Ahmed}} In that same month, he served as a FIDE commentator for the Women's World Chess Championship 2023 alongside Alik Gershon.

Personal life

Xu studied at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.{{cite web|url=http://philboxing.com/news/story-136861.html|title=PHL Bags Two Bronze Medals in Asian Universities Chess Championships|date=June 1, 2018|first=Marlon|last=Bernardino}}{{cite web|url=https://chess-results.com/tnr358142.aspx?lan=1|title=Asian Universities Chess Championships 2018 MEN - BLITZ|date=June 1, 2018}}

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