Ding Liren Height, Weight, Age, Family, Biography

Ding Liren Height, Weight, Age, Family, Biography

    Ding Liren Quick InfoHeight 5 ft 6 in Weight 61 kg Date of Birth October 24, 1992 Zodiac Sign Scorpio Eye Color Dark Brown

    Ding Liren is a Chinese chess grandmaster who as of May 2026, was the reigning World Chess Champion. On the other hand, he is the highest-rated Chinese chess player in history and also a three-time Chinese Chess Champion.

    Born Name

    Ding Liren

    Nick Name

    Ding

    Ding Liren as seen in a picture that was taken in March 2021Ding Liren as seen in a picture that was taken in March 2026 (Ding Liren / Instagram)

    Sun Sign

    Scorpio

    Born Place

    Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China

    Nationality

    Chinese

     

    Education

    Ding studied at Wenzhou Zhouyuan Elementary School and completed schooling at Zhejiang Wenzhou High School. Later, he went on to graduate from Peking University Law School.

    Occupation

    Chess Grandmaster

    Family

    • Mother – Ye Xiaoping

    Build

    Slim

    Height

    5 ft 6 in or 167.5 cm

    Weight

    61 kg or 134.5 lbs

    Ding Liren as seen in a picture that was taken at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament in January 2023Ding Liren as seen in a picture that was taken at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament in January 2026 (Frans Peeters / / CC BY-SA 2.0)

    Race / Ethnicity

    Asian

    He has Chinese ancestry.

    Hair Color

    Dark Brown

    Eye Color

    Dark Brown

    Sexual Orientation

    Straight

    Distinctive Features

    He sports a short hairstyle.

    Religion

    Buddhism

    Ding Liren as seen in a picture that was taken in November 2022Ding Liren as seen in a picture that was taken in November 2026 (Ding Liren / Instagram)

    Ding Liren Facts

    1. Liren was just four years old when he started learning to play chess.
    2. He is a three-time Chinese Chess Champion (2009, 2011, 2012) and even represented his country at four Chess Olympiads of which he won a gold medal in 2014 and 2018.
    3. Ding became the first Chinese player after Wang Yue to break into the top 10 of the FIDE world rankings in August 2015. Later, in September 2017, he became the first Chinese player to qualify for a Candidates Tournament.
    4. He was one of the finalists at the 2019 Grand Chess Tour finalist alongside , Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, and Levon Aronian.
    5. The earliest post that Ding uploaded to his Instagram account was on March 3, 2026.

    Featured Image By Ding Liren / Instagram

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