Scouting report: Yi Xu (GM, CHN)

982 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (816 classical, 92 rapid, 86 blitz): 33% wins, 47% draws, 20% losses. FIDE rating 2456 standard, 2401 rapid, 2442 blitz. 413 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.07 blunders per game.

  • Opening repertoire of Yi Xu as White and Black, with results per line — free.
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Yi Xu

GM

Chinaborn 1998FIDE ID 8605564

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2350
2450
2550
2500 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2456
2442
2401
2546peak, May 2019
982games
320wins, 33%
459draws, 47%
201losses, 20%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.1% average
Solid conversion: 82%
Very consistent (88%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (58% in 489 games)
Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 47%)

Play against Xu's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 982 games

Openings

982 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
French: Classical1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.c3 f612 games, last played last year66.7%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 413 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
97.0%
Middlegame
93.8%
Endgame
95.5%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
94%
Equal
96%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic pieces
22%
57 err
18%
46 err
17%
45 err
15%
38 err
15%
38 err
14%
37 err
Critical moment
Move 41 avg
0%
1-15
23%
16-25
18%
26-35
32%
36-45
27%
46+
32% of blunders occur after move 36-45. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
7
7
7
8
7
8
8
8
7
Few
Many
c3
8
c4
8
c5
8
d4
8
d7
7
c3/c4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#23
xd6?? vs Zhang
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#42
h1?? vs Bu
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#43
xe8+?? vs Wang
Endgame · Blitz · 2025
#29
xc5?? vs Wang
Endgame · Blitz · 2025
#43
f5+?? vs Yu
Endgame · Blitz · 2025
#30
h5?? vs Wang
Endgame · Blitz · 2025

Recent games

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½–½
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1–0
Chen, Qi b(2476)

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½–½
Chen, Qi b(2476)

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1–0
Chen, Qi b(2476)

"华发杯“2025年中国国际象棋甲级联赛总决赛(第... · 6 Oct 2025

½–½

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
982 games in scope
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
494 games35%W46%D19%L
Move
1. e4
49011m
35%46%19
58%
1. d4
31y
33%67%
67%
1. a3
12y
100%
100%

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