Young and upcoming teenage Chinese International Master (IM), age 14 Lu Miaoyi recently managed to beat German GM Frederik Svane, find out more about her and her achievement below
The match between the two took place in the ongoing Tata Steel Challengers, and Svane is notably Miaoyi’s highest-rated opponent ever faced.
Who is Chinese chess player IM Lu Miaoyi, bio, age, birthday, height, family, mother, live rating, stats and photos
THIS IS NEXT LEVEL!!!! 👀
14-year-old Lu Miaoyi beats 20-year-old GM Frederik Svane (2664) to seize the lead in the Tata Steel Challengers! 😀He's the highest-rated opponent she's ever faced! 🤯https://t.co/Jl86Jz9SRQ
📷: Frans Peeters#chess #womeninchess #TataSteelChess https://t.co/SY6tYvkuUt pic.twitter.com/oD74gKwyVq— Women's Chess Coverage (@OnTheQueenside) January 20, 2025
Miaoyi is currently among the top female chess juniors globally, and she is also the reigning Chinese women’s national champion.
Lu Miaoyi bio
Title
Woman Grandmaster
Live Rating
2446.5
Live Women Rank
#26
FIDE Rating
2429
World Women Rank
#28
China Women Rank
#6
FIDE Peak Rating
2449 – Jun 2024 (Age 14)
FIDE Peak Women Rank
#27 (2449) – Jun 2024 (Age 14)
Rapid Women
2230 World #151, Peak 2437 (May 2024)
Blitz Women
2124 World #272, Peak 2437 (May 2024)
Born
1 Feb 2010
FIDE ID 8618020
Active Years:
2015 – 2025
Total Games:
749
Wins:
275 (37%)
Losses:
277 (37%)
Draws:
197 (26%)
Total score:
50%
Performance :
2316
Lu Miaoyi is a young and upcoming teenage chess player who was born on 1 February, 2010 in Shanghai, China but her height isn’t known. She is currently just 14 years old, but she has already attained the rank of International Master in chess. She currently has a world ranking of 1,170 and a rating of 2,429. Over the year, the young prodigy has garnered attention for her exceptional talent and rapid rise in the chess world.
Family
Lu Miaoyi was born into a chess family, with her mother Xu Yuanyuan holding the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) whom she has defeated in chess tournaments. Meanwhile, her grandfather Xu Tao, is an amateur chess player who notably won the Beijing Junior Chess Championship.
Female Chess Prodigies 14 yrs old Alice Lee and 13 yrs old Lu Miaoyi got their WGM titles approved!!! (Alice Lee Got IM Title too!!!)
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Career
Lu Miaoyi started out her chess journey at the young age of three at her mother’s chess club. She went on to play her first FIDE-rated tournament aged five before starting out formal training under her mother at age seven. Lu gained prominence in 2010 after drawing media attention when she reached a 2200 rating after turning 10 years old. She attained the ranking after finishing in ninth place at the Liberec Open in the Czech Republic. She also won the 52nd Belgrade International Women’s Grandmaster Chess Tournament with a performance rating of around 2400.
Lu earned the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) during the Serbian Women’s League in November 2022. Miaoyi eventually earned all three IM norms in just two months in 2024 and has since continued to enjoy success. Last year in May, Lu won the Chinese Women’s Championship after entering the competition as the top seed. Notably, her mother had previously won the same title back in 2003.
Following the win, Lu Miaoyi also qualified for China’s 2024 Women’s Olympiad team. She is currently competing in the Tata Steel Challengers, where she went viral after beating German GM Frederik Svane.
At the age of 14, Lu Miaoyi becomes 4th youngest female IM in history
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