Xiao Tong (chess player)
Xiao Tong | |
|---|---|
| Country | China |
| Born | November 20, 2008 Qingdao, China |
| Title | Grandmaster (2024)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2495 (January 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2518 (June 2024) |
Xiao Tong (Chinese: 肖同; born November 20, 2008) is a Chinese chess grandmaster.[2] He holds the distinction of being the fifth-youngest GM in Chinese history and the first player born in 2008 worldwide to achieve the GM title.[3]
Career
[edit]In July 2023, Xiao finished tied for first in the Orillas de Mar International Open tournament with Abhijeet Gupta, Bu Xiangzhi, Dragoș Cereș, and Liu Yan. He ultimately lost the championship to Gupta after tiebreaks.[4]
Similar to Peng Xiongjian and Wang Hao, Xiao became a grandmaster without first gaining the International Master title. He achieved his GM norms at the:[1]
- I Torneo Internacional Orillas de Mar in July 2023
- His win against grandmaster Hannes Stefánsson in this event was named as the "game of the week" by the Arona Chess Club[5]
- XLII Open Intl Villa de Benasque in July 2023
- SixDays Budapest One Year 2023 GM-B in September 2023
In July 2024, he won the Biel Chess Festival Swiss Rapid Fischer Random Championship 2024 with an undefeated score of 6.5/7.[6]
In August 2024, his Grandmaster title was formally approved, making him the world's seventh-youngest grandmaster at the time of his title formalization.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ "中国国象又传喜讯 山东少年肖同晋升特级大师". 新浪体育_新浪网 (in Chinese). 2024-04-20. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
- ^ "英雄出少年 山东国象小将肖同晋升"特大"_比赛_国际象棋_西班牙". 搜狐 (in Chinese). 2024-04-19. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
- ^ Ahmed, Shahid (July 14, 2023). "Abhijeet Gupta wins Orillas de Mar Open 2023".
- ^ "Xiao Tong's Masterpiece". July 2, 2023.
- ^ Ahmed, Shahid (July 15, 2024). "Tong Xiao wins Biel Festival Fischer Random Swiss Rapid 2024, Sasikiran third".
- ^ Svensen, Tarjei (August 22, 2024). "New Titles Approved: 13-Year-Old Erdogmus Takes Title As World's Youngest GM".