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Tingjie Lei
T Lei 
Lei Tingjie at the MetLife Warsaw Najdorf Chess Festival 2014.
Photo by Przemyslaw Jahr, via Wikimedia Commons.
 

Number of games in database: 1,047
Years covered: 2010 to 2025
Last FIDE rating: 2557 (2499 rapid, 2490 blitz)
Overall record: +366 -151 =228 (64.4%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 302 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (66) 
    B90 B31 B30 B22 B42
 Catalan (40) 
    E06 E04 E01 E05 E08
 Ruy Lopez (38) 
    C78 C65 C92 C60 C76
 Queen's Pawn Game (37) 
    E00 A45 A41 A50 A40
 King's Indian (33) 
    E71 E60 E90 E81 E91
 English (27) 
    A15 A13 A10 A16 A14
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (61) 
    B47 B48 B28 B44 B51
 Grunfeld (57) 
    D85 D80 D79 D78 D73
 Queen's Pawn Game (35) 
    D02 A45 D05 D00 A46
 Ruy Lopez (32) 
    C67 C78 C65 C74 C77
 Slav (30) 
    D12 D11 D14 D10 D17
 French Defense (28) 
    C07 C10 C11 C02 C18
Repertoire Explorer

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   T Lei vs F Peralta, 2019 1-0
   S Weeramantry vs T Lei, 2016 0-1
   T Lei vs Iturrizaga Bonelli, 2018 1/2-1/2
   T Lei vs O Girya, 2018 1/2-1/2
   Z Tan vs T Lei, 2020 0-1
   T Lei vs E Shachar, 2018 1-0
   W Ju vs T Lei, 2023 1/2-1/2
   T Lei vs X Zhang, 2013 1/2-1/2
   T Lei vs D E Cori Tello, 2015 1-0
   C Zhu vs T Lei, 2017 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   World Team Chess Championship (Women) (2017)
   Chinese Championship (Women) (2017)
   FIDE Grand Swiss (Women) (2021)
   Women's World Team Championship (2015)
   FIDE Online Steinitz Memorial (Women) (2020)
   Chinese Championship (Women) (2016)
   World Team Chess Championship (Women) (2019)
   FIDE Women's World Cup (2025)
   Graz Open-A (2016)
   Chinese Chess League (2017)
   Kramnik Challenge (2021)
   Chinese Chess League (2016)
   Batumi Olympiad (Women) (2018)
   Chinese Team Championship (2015)
   Gibraltar Masters (2019)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 FIDE Women's World Cup
   T Lei vs Z Tan (Jul-27-25) 0-1
   Z Tan vs T Lei (Jul-26-25) 1/2-1/2
   Koneru vs T Lei (Jul-24-25) 1-0, blitz
   T Lei vs Koneru (Jul-24-25) 1-0, rapid
   T Lei vs Koneru (Jul-24-25) 1/2-1/2, rapid

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TINGJIE LEI
(born Mar-13-1997, 28 years old) China
PRONUNCIATION:
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Lei Tingjie, born on March 13, 1997, in Fuling District, Chongqing, China, has established herself as a formidable figure in the world of chess. Achieving the title of Woman Grandmaster in 2014 and Grandmaster in 2017, Lei's career is distinguished by notable accomplishments that highlight her talent and determination. Among her significant achievements, she played on the gold medal-winning Chinese team in the women's event of the Asian Nations Cup in 2016. Her victory at the 6th Chinese Women's Masters Tournament in Wuxi, ahead of Women's World Champion Tan Zhongyi, and her silver medal in the Women's World Rapid Chess Championship in Riyadh in the same year, underscore her exceptional skills and competitive spirit. She also scored 8/9 at the World Team Chess Championship (Women) (2017) for the 4th Chinese board(2) to assist her team in securing 2nd place.

Lei's triumph at the 43rd Sevilla International Chess Open in 2018 and her win at the FIDE Grand Swiss (Women) (2021) 2021, securing a spot in the Women's Candidates Tournament 2022–23, are further testaments to her prowess. Her victory in the Women's Candidates Final (2023) after beating Zhongyi Tan showcases her strategic mastery and resilience, although she faced challenges in FIDE Women's World Championship (2023) match against reigning Women's World Champion Wenjun Ju in July 2023.

Beyond her chess achievements, Lei's personal commitment to academic pursuits, attending the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, reflects her dedication to balancing her intellectual development with her professional chess career.

Wikipedia article: Lei Tingjie
http://ugra2017.fide.com/rating-sta...
https://www.chess.com/players/lei-t...
http://www.womenscandidates.fide.co...
https://pantheon.world/profile/pers...

Last updated: 2024-03-06 19:07:34

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 page 1 of 42; games 1-25 of 1,049  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. T Lei vs A Shamatava  1-0562010Wch U14 GirlsB40 Sicilian
2. M Efimenko vs T Lei  0-1392010Wch U14 GirlsB78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long
3. R Hakimifard vs T Lei  0-1292010Wch U14 GirlsB70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation
4. T Lei vs P V Nandhidhaa  1-0802010Wch U14 GirlsB40 Sicilian
5. T Lei vs D Saduakassova  0-1822010WYCC Girls U14B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
6. S Gaboyan vs T Lei  0-1312010Wch U14 GirlsD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
7. T Lei vs A Bivol  0-1682010Wch U14 GirlsB40 Sicilian
8. T Lei vs W Ju  0-1422011Tainjin zt 3.5 (Women)B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
9. S Siyuan vs T Lei  0-1302011CHN-ch Prelim rap (Women) 1stB76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
10. Z Tan vs T Lei  1-0582011Ch ChinaA39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4
11. T Lei vs X Li  1-0392011CHN-ch Prelim rap (Women) 1stD78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6
12. W Ju vs T Lei  1-0562011CHN-ch Prelim rap (Women) 1stD78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6
13. T Lei vs Y Wang  0-1652011CHN-ch Prelim rap (Women) 1stA46 Queen's Pawn Game
14. Q Guo vs T Lei  1-0322011CHN-ch Prelim rap (Women) 1stD16 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
15. T Lei vs X Zhao  0-1332011CHN-ch Prelim rap (Women) 1stA46 Queen's Pawn Game
16. S Li vs T Lei  1-0682011Kuala Lumpur op 8thD16 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
17. T Lei vs B Cheng  1-0392011Kuala Lumpur op 8thD02 Queen's Pawn Game
18. G Lane vs T Lei  1-0322011Kuala Lumpur op 8thB32 Sicilian
19. T Lei vs Q Huang  0-1362012Asia-chT (Women) final 7thA40 Queen's Pawn Game
20. Q Guo vs T Lei  0-1482012Asia-chT (Women) final 7thD17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
21. M Davletbayeva vs T Lei  0-1402012Asia-chT (Women) final 7thB32 Sicilian
22. T Lei vs Bich Ngoc Pham  1-0472012Asia-chT (Women) final 7thA15 English
23. T Lei vs G Saikhanzaya  1-0312012Asia-chT (Women) final 7thA15 English
24. V Aulia vs T Lei  0-1462012Asia-chT (Women) final 7thA07 King's Indian Attack
25. S Ghader Pour vs T Lei  0-1682012Asia-chT (Women) final 7thB27 Sicilian
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Feb-09-15  waustad: Congratulations on winning the women's section of the Moscow Open, scoring 8/9.
Mar-27-15  BIDMONFA: Tingjie Lei

LEI, Tingjie
http://www.bidmonfa.com/lei_tingjie...
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May-29-15
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: Congrats to Tingjie Lei for her performance at the Chinese Women Championship. She scored 7.5/11 for a tie for 3rd, but was the only undefeated player.
May-29-15
Premium Chessgames Member
  WannaBe: Picture of her from last year, about 1/2 way down:

http://www.chess.com/news/yu-yangyi...

Feb-12-16  waustad: She has returned to Graz this year to play in the Graz Open. This tournament isn't played at the casino, so she doesn't have to play next door. After a win over IM Walter Wittmann in the first round her second round opponent will be FM Robert Perhinig (2315). Games can be found on chess-results.com, including with a live feed.
Feb-12-16
Premium Chessgames Member
  WannaBe: Must be very distracting to have all the slot machine noises and croupier yelling SEVEN WINNA!!!
Feb-16-16  waustad: After 6 rounds she is 1/2 point behind the leaders Markus Ragger, Li Chao b and Banusz Tamas. Ragger is certainly leading in moves played, since today he strove to win a game a pawn up in a rook and opposite colored bishop endgame, lasting 120 moves. Her opponent in round 7 is Pap Gyula. (FYI, since both Chinese and Magyar use family name first, I think I've ordered names in their local form. I make no promises that I got it right, but I try.)
Feb-18-16  waustad: Going into the 9th round a GM norm is almost sure. She's in a 3 way tie for second place with 6, half a point behind Li Chao. Her opponent tomorrow is Banusz Tamas. With a 2732 tpr so far, I think the norm is in the bag, along with some prize money. I'm not sure if she could get both the top female prize and an overall place prize in this tournament, since it is sometimes explicitly stated that only one prize can be won. If this is an only one prize tournament, Monica Socko is the most likely to win the top female, dispite her loss today to Markus Ragger.
Feb-19-16  sonia91: She finished 4th in Graz with a 2662 performance, earning her second GM norm: http://chess-results.com/tnr181947....
Apr-03-16  sonia91: Interview: http://www.asianchess.com/news/deta...
Aug-31-16  cro777: At the 2016 Asian Nations Cup Lei Tingjie won two team gold medals.

In the women's section the Chinese team was the winner in both standard and rapid and blitz time control competition.

https://en.chessbase.com/Portals/Al...

Aug-31-16  cro777: Lei Tinjie (2480) tops FIDE September 2016 Junior Girls rating list ahead of Aleksandra Goryachkina:

https://ratings.fide.com/top.phtml?...

Lei Tingjie next tournament is the Chinese Chess League Division A (rounds 12-15) which starts on September 23. She plays for the Chongqing chess team.

http://www.sinaimg.cn/dy/slidenews/...

(Lei Tingjie playing in the 2016 Chinese Chess League).

Jan-02-17  cro777: Lei Tinjie (2467) tops FIDE January 2017 Junior Girls rating list ahead of Aleksandra Goryachkina (2466).

In the Chinese Chess League (Division A) Lei Tinjie plays for the Chongqing team:

http://www.sinaimg.cn/dy/slidenews/...

Jan-12-17  sonia91: Congratulations on becoming a GM (the 34th woman)!

She earned the 3rd norm in the Philippines in Dec 2016: http://ratings.fide.com/title_appli...

She plays in the Tata Steel (Challengers) (2017).

Mar-10-17  Gottschalk: Very Good win below

[Event "Philippine Open 2016"]
[Site "Subic Bay PHI"]
[Date "2016.12.07"]
[Round "3.7"]
[White "Lei Tingjie"]
[Black "Puranik, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "2468"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. d4 Bb7 4. Nc3 g6 5. Qc2 Bxf3 6. gxf3 Bg7 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bd2 c5 9. d5 e6 10. f4 a6 11. e4 e5 12. fxe5 Ng4 13. Be2 Nxe5 14. h4 h5 15. O-O-O b5 16. f4 Ng4 17. Bxg4 hxg4 18. e5 d6 19. Ne4 dxe5 20. fxe5 Bxe5 21. Bc3 Nd7 22. Rde1 O-O 23. h5 g5 24. h6 b4 25. Bd2 Bf4 26. Bxf4 gxf4 27. Qd2 Ne5 28. Kb1 Ng6 29. Nxc5 Qf6 30. Ne4 Qe7 31. Qd4 Ne5 32. Nc5 f6 33. Ne6 Qh7+ 34. Ka1 f3 35. Rxe5 fxe5 36. Qxg4+ 1-0

Mar-17-17  waustad: Congratulations on getting the full GM title this month.
Mar-17-17
Premium Chessgames Member
  Stonehenge: Her birthday on the WGM application is 13.03.1997 and 03.03.1997 on the GM application.
May-04-17  AzingaBonzer: Congratulations to Lei Tingjie for winning the 2017 Chinese Women's Championship!
Jun-04-17  sonia91: The reigning Chinese women's champion just won the Women Masters in Wuxi, China, a 10-player round-robin featuring ten among the top Chinese female players and young talents. Thanks to this victory, Lei is back to 2500+ club.

http://chess-results.com/tnr283630....

Jan-24-18  cro777: Lei Tingjie won the XLIII chess open internacional "Ciudad de Sevilla" which took place from 12 to 20 January, 2018 in Sevilla, Spain.

http://www.fsajedrez.com/torneos/20...

Mar-13-19  sonia91: Today she had a great birthday: after beating Sabina Foisor, China won the match against the US and also won the World Team Chess Championship (Women) (2019) with a round to spare!

<Lei Tingjie winning the game, match and championship on her birthday! #WTCC2019> http://twitter.com/nvmea/status/110...

Mar-13-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: Happy Birthday to GM Tingjie Lei .
Nov-07-21  AngeLa: 2021 wins fide grand swiss , congrats lie :-)
Apr-04-23  virginmind: She has won the women's candidates final and will challenge Ju Wenjun for the world title. Bravo!
Jun-04-25  Gottschalk: Attacking with agressivity and risk

T Lei vs A Puranik, 2016

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