Former World Champion Ding Liren’s Classical rating became inactive on January 1st following FIDE’s monthly rating update.

Ding Liren’s last official Classical game was played on December 12, 2024 — the 14th and final game of the World Chess Championship Match. In the match, Ding lost to Gukesh Dommaraju with a score of 6.5–7.5, winning 2 games, losing 3, and drawing 9.

The 17th World Chess Champion Ding Liren (2734 Inactive) participated in various Chinese Rapid and Blitz tournaments in 2025, which keeps his ratings in those formats active — 2737 in Rapid and 2757 in Blitz.

Credit: Lennart Ootes