Li Min Peng
| Li Min Peng | |
|---|---|
 Peng in 2022 | |
| Country | Ukraine (until 2024) Switzerland (since 2024) |
| Born | January 15, 1997 Mykolaiv, Ukraine |
| Title | Grandmaster (2022)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2544 (April 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2575 (January 2024) |
Li Min Peng is a Chinese-Ukrainian chess grandmaster who plays for Switzerland.[2]
Chess career
In December 2021, Peng competed in the World
In June 2022, Peng won the Challenge portion (exclusive to players rated above 1600) of the Davos Chess Open 2022, with a score of 6.5/7.[3]
In November 2022, Peng won in the Category A section (the category with the highest-rated players) of the Lucerne Open, where he remained undefeated.[4]
In January 2023, Peng finished tied for first place with Read Samadov in the Basel Christmas Chess Festival, but ended up losing the championship after being defeated in the tiebreakers.[5]
In June 2023, Peng, playing for the CHF Bad Emstal club, won the 13th Rhineland-Palatinate Open by defeating Bernhard Stillger.[6]
In March 2024, Peng transferred federations from Ukraine to Switzerland.
Personal life
Peng was educated at the Admiral Makarov National University of Shipbuilding.[7]
References
- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ Loffler, Stefan (August 4, 2021). "A.XAT Montemor O Velho wins Portuguese Team Championships".
- ^ "Li Min Peng triumphs at Davos Chess Challenge Open 2022". June 12, 2022.
- ^ Bovigny, Bernard (November 1, 2022). "Le GM Li Min Peng remporte l'Open de Lucerne".
- ^ "Azerbaijan's Read Samadov wins Basel Christmas Chess Festival". January 4, 2023.
- ^ "GM LI MIN PENG GEWINNT DAS RHEINLAND-PFALZ-OPEN". June 12, 2023.
- ^ "Миколаївці стали чемпіонами України з шахів серед студентів". November 25, 2019.