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Ruifeng Li

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Ruifeng Li
CountryUnited States
Born (2001-09-14) September 14, 2001 (age 23)[1]
Hangzhou, China
TitleGrandmaster (2017)[2]
FIDE rating2545 (October 2024)
Peak rating2587 (May 2018)

Ruifeng Li (born 2001) is an American chess grandmaster. He was awarded the title in 2017.[3][4][5] As of January 2021, he is ranked 32nd best player in the US.[4]

Li won the

  • 2016 US national Open.[6]
  • North American Junior Open U20 in 2016.[7]
  • 12@th annual Philadelphia Open in 2018.[8]

He drew against world class players such as Fabiano Caruana, Gata Kamsky, Luke McShane, and Alexey Dreev.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "The chess games of Ruifeng Li". www.chessgames.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF). Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Ruifeng Li". www.uschesschamps.com. March 23, 2012. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Li, Ruifeng FIDE Chess Profile - Players Arbiters Trainers". Ratings.fide.com. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  5. ^ "List of titles approved by the Presidential Board by written resolution". FIDE. March 3, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  6. ^ West, Vanessa (July 2016). "Ruifeng Li Wins the National Open - US Chess". New.uschess.org. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  7. ^ "CB News - IM Li Ruifeng wins North American Junior Open U20 | Chess News". En.chessbase.com. September 16, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  8. ^ "GM Ruifeng Li Wins 12th Philadelphia Open". US Chess. May 5, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2020.