Li Min Peng Explained

Country:Ukraine (until 2024)
Switzerland (since 2024)
Birth Date:15 January 1997
Birth Place:Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Grandmaster (2022)[1]
Peakrating:2575 (January 2024)
Fideid:14112620

Li Min Peng is a Chinese-Ukrainian chess grandmaster who plays for Switzerland.[2]

Chess career

In December 2021, Peng competed in the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships. In the Rapid portion, he finished 157th out of 176 players. In the Blitz portion, he finished 144th out of 179 players.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIDE Title Application (GM).
  2. Web site: A.XAT Montemor O Velho wins Portuguese Team Championships. August 4, 2021. Stefan. Loffler.
  3. Web site: Li Min Peng triumphs at Davos Chess Challenge Open 2022. June 12, 2022.
  4. Web site: Le GM Li Min Peng remporte l'Open de Lucerne. November 1, 2022. Bernard. Bovigny.
  5. Web site: Azerbaijan's Read Samadov wins Basel Christmas Chess Festival. January 4, 2023.
  6. Web site: GM LI MIN PENG GEWINNT DAS RHEINLAND-PFALZ-OPEN. June 12, 2023.
  7. Web site: Миколаївці стали чемпіонами України з шахів серед студентів. November 25, 2019.