Ruifeng Li
CountryUnited States
Born (2001-09-14) September 14, 2001[1]
Hangzhou, China
TitleGrandmaster (2017)[2]
FIDE rating2541 (January 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

  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. 1 2 3 "Ruifeng Li". www.uschesschamps.com. March 23, 2012. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "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.
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