Scouting report: Yinglun Xu (GM, CHN)

1,140 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (869 classical, 177 rapid, 94 blitz): 30% wins, 51% draws, 19% losses. FIDE rating 2516 standard, 2509 rapid, 2537 blitz. 373 games analyzed with Stockfish: 95% accuracy, 0.02 blunders per game.

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Yinglun Xu

TitleGrandmasterFederationChinaBorn1996FIDE ID8604940

Classical2516
Rapid2509
Blitz2537
Games1,140
W · D · L30 / 51 / 19
Peak2565

Rating history

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Classical2516Rapid2509Blitz2537no games played
Accuracy by phase
96.8%Opening94.8%Middlegame95.8%Endgame
Clutch factor
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Play style

Elite accuracy: 95.1% average
Solid conversion: 82%
Very consistent (91%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 as ♔ (69% in 148 games)
Vulnerable to 1.Nf3 ♚ (only 45%)

Recent games

Wang, Yinuo(LN)(2136)

Chinese Team Championship League... · 2 Aug 2026

1–0
Jin, Yueheng(2377)

Chinese Team Championship League... · 1 Aug 2026

½–½
Zhou, Guoyu(1900)

Chinese Team Championship League... · 1 Aug 2026

0–1
Fan, Jingyi(2009)

Chinese Team Championship League... · 31 Jul 2026

0–1
Indjic, Aleksandar(2602)

Chinese Team Championship League... · 30 Jul 2026

½–½

Play against Xu's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,140 games

Openings

585 games as White · scores 61.5%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
King's Indian: Classical1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 g6 3.♞c3 ♝g7 4.e4 d6 5.♝e215 games, last played last year73.3%wins
King's Indian: Main Line1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 g6 3.♞c3 ♝g7 4.e4 d6 5.♞f3 O-O10 games, last played 7 years ago60.0%wins

By family

open a family to see its lines
PRO
1,140 games in scope
LineGamesScorevs 61.5%
14868.9%+7.4 pts
10152.0%−9.6 pts
7663.8%—
4955.1%−6.4 pts
4358.1%−3.4 pts
3750.0%−11.5 pts
3658.3%−3.2 pts
3175.8%+14.3 pts

Mistakes

Problematic pieces
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Critical moment
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Error heatmap · Critical squares
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Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
1,140 games in scope
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585 games38%W48%D14%L
Move
1. d4
3566m
31%52%17
58%
1. c4
1483m
51%35%14
69%
1. ♞f3
763m
38%51%
64%
1. e4
56m
80%20
90%

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