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Ding Liren

Chinese grandmaster and former World Chess Champion

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born: 1992
died: no date on record
age: 34
known for: chess player

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who ding liren is

Ding Liren is a Chinese chess grandmaster who was the 17th World Chess Champion from 2023–24. He is a three-time Chinese Chess Champion and was part of the Chinese teams that won the Chess Olympiads in 2014 and 2018. Ding is the first Chinese player ever to play in a Candidates Tournament and the only Chinese player to pass the 2800 Elo mark on the FIDE world rankings. In July 2016, with a blitz rating of 2875, he was the highest-rated Blitz player in the world.

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