Ding is a three-time Chinese Chess Champion (2009, 2011, 2012) and has twice represented China at Chess Olympiads winning team gold and board bronze medals in 2014. He also won team gold and individual silver at the World Team Championships in 2015.
In August 2015, he became the second Chinese player after Wang Yue to break into the top 10 of the FIDE world rankings. In July 2016, he was highest rated Blitz player in the world. As of June 2017, Ding's peak rating of 2783 (in June 2016) is the highest rating that any Chinese player has ever attained.
In September 2017, he became the first ever Chinese player to reach the Candidates Tournament, the penultimate stage in the World Chess Championship.
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Education
Ding Liren attended Chant Garden Elementary School in Wenzhou, China. Ding also attended Wenzhou High School and Law School of Peking University.
