Scouting report: Yangyi Yu (GM, CHN)

2,753 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (2,074 classical, 383 rapid, 382 blitz): 42% wins, 43% draws, 14% losses. FIDE rating 2710 standard, 2667 rapid, 2722 blitz, world #28. 865 games analyzed with Stockfish: 95% accuracy, 0.06 blunders per game.

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Yangyi Yu

GM

TOP 50Chinaborn 1994FIDE ID 8603820

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2640
2680
2720
2760
2720 · Sep 2023
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2025
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2026
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Sep 2023Oct 2026
2722
2710
2667
2765peak, Sep 2018
2,753games
1,159wins, 42%
1,196draws, 43%
397losses, 14%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.9% average
Solid conversion: 85%
Very consistent (91%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (68% in 834 games)
Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 47%)

Play against Yu's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 2,753 games

Openings

2,753 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
French: Tarrasch1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.♞d211 games, last played 3 years ago81.8%wins
Reti vs King's Indian1.♞f3 ♞f6 2.c4 g610 games, last played last year70.0%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 865 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.9%
Middlegame
94.8%
Endgame
95.9%
Clutch factor
+4%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
96%
Losing (−2)
91%
Problematic pieces
21%
64 err
20%
61 err
17%
52 err
17%
51 err
13%
40 err
13%
40 err
Critical moment
Move 58 avg
5%
1-15
0%
16-25
11%
26-35
16%
36-45
68%
46+
68% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
12
12
14
12
Few
Many
e4
14
b3
12
d5
12
e5
12
f5
10
e4/b3 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

some recent costly mistakes
Xie, Kaifan(2441)

Move 31 · Endgame · OTB · 2026

−4.0d4??
Sevian, Samuel(2696)

Move 39 · Middlegame · OTB · 2026

−15.0d8=Q??
Makhnev, Denis(2551)

Move 65 · Endgame · OTB · 2026

−5.3d6??
Movahed, Sina(2575)

Move 22 · Middlegame · Online · 2026

−3.9f8??
Lazavik, Denis(2605)

Move 26 · Middlegame · Blitz · 2025

−2.5c6??
Erigaisi Arjun(2775)

Move 26 · Endgame · Blitz · 2025

−5.0h1??
Pranav Anand(2591)

Move 35 · Endgame · Blitz · 2025

−3.2c1??
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime(2734)

Move 84 · Endgame · Rapid · 2025

−3.8f5??
Sindarov, Javokhir(2721)

Move 118 · Endgame · OTB · 2025

−9.0a3??
Narayanan S L(2617)

Move 76 · Endgame · OTB · 2025

−3.0b6??

Recent games

Svane, Frederik(2655)

46th Olympiad 2026 · 21 Sept 2026

½–½
Sargsyan, Shant(2630)

46th Olympiad 2026 · 20 Sept 2026

½–½
Predke, Alexandr(2598)

46th Olympiad 2026 · 19 Sept 2026

½–½
Georgiev, Kiril(2520)

46th Olympiad 2026 · 18 Sept 2026

1–0
Wanyama, Harold(2161)

46th Olympiad 2026 · 16 Sept 2026

0–1
Wei, Yi(2753)

4th China Chess King Stg3 · 26 Jul 2026

½–½

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

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2,753 games in scope
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1,408 games48%W40%D12%L
Move
1. e4
8351w
49%39%
68%
1. d4
3536d
47%43%
69%
1. ♞f3
1212m
52%31%17
67%
1. c4
983m
44%51%
69%
1. g3
110y
100%
100%

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