National Champions
Chinese Chess Champions
Chinese chess champions by year, with past winners, championship history, and title records.
The open Chinese Chess Championship is distinct from the women’s championship and from xiangqi, which is also called Chinese chess. The unconfirmed second 1962 event and women-only events are excluded.
Latest recorded champion
Xu Xiangyu
Latest winner in these records: Xu Xiangyu (2026).
Most Championships
Ye Jiangchuan, 7 championships
First Championship
1957
Champions
34
60 championships
Championship History
Ye Jiangchuan won seven national titles. Ding Liren, Wang Yue, Yu Yangyi and Wei Yi are also past champions.
China Champion List
Champions appear from oldest to newest. Shared titles and tied first places appear under each player's name.
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 1957 | Zhang Fujiang |
| 1958 | Xu Jialiang |
| 1959 | Deng Wenxiang |
| 1960 | Xu Tianli |
| 1962 | Xu Tianli |
| 1964 | Jian Mingji |
| 1965 | Huang Xinzhai |
| 1966 | Zhang Donglu |
| 1974 | Chen De |
| 1975 | Qi Jingxuan |
| 1977 | Chen De |
| 1978 | Qi Jingxuan |
| 1979 | Li Zunian |
| 1980 | Liu Wenzhe |
| 1981 | Ye Jiangchuan |
| 1982 | Liu Wenzhe |
| 1983 | Xu Jun |
| 1984 | Ye Jiangchuan |
| 1985 | Xu Jun |
| 1986 | Ye Jiangchuan |
| 1987 | Ye Jiangchuan |
| 1988 | Wang Zili |
| 1989 | Ye Jiangchuan |
| 1990 | Ye Rongguang |
| 1991 | Lin Weiguo |
| 1992 | Lin Weiguo |
| 1993 | Tong Yuanming |
| 1994 | Ye Jiangchuan |
| 1995 | Liang Jinrong |
| 1996 | Ye Jiangchuan |
| 1997 | Lin Weiguo |
| 1998 | Peng Xiaomin |
| 1999 | Wang Zili |
| 2000 | Liang Jinrong |
| 2001 | Zhang Zhong |
| 2002 | Zhang Pengxiang |
| 2003 | Zhang Zhong |
| 2004 | Bu Xiangzhi |
| 2005 | Wang Yue |
| 2006 | Ni Hua |
| 2007 | Ni Hua |
| 2008 | Ni Hua |
| 2009 | Ding Liren |
| 2010 | Wang Hao |
| 2011 | Ding Liren |
| 2012 | Ding Liren |
| 2013 | Wang Yue |
| 2014 | Yu Yangyi |
| 2015 | Wei Yi |
| 2016 | Wei Yi |
| 2017 | Wei Yi |
| 2018 | Wen Yang |
| 2019 | Lu Shanglei |
| 2020 | Yu Yangyi |
| 2021 | Yu Yangyi |
| 2022 | Dai Changren |
| 2023 | Li Di |
| 2024 | Wang Yue |
| 2025 | Xiao Tong |
| 2026 | Xu Xiangyu |
Sources
The winners come from the sources below. The notes above explain missing results and which competitions are included.
- Chinese Chess Championship historical tables — Historical winners table; see the notes above for gaps in the records.
Last reviewed: October 8, 2026.