Dutch GM Anish Giri commented on former World Champion Ding Liren’s performance at the Chinese Team Championship 2026. Giri notes that Ding is close to American GM Hans Moke Niemann in the live rating.

Anish Giri

Anish Giri

Dutch GM

“One more win and we will hear the chess speak for itself!

Ding 💹”

17th World Champion Ding Liren ranks 13th (2740.0) in the live rating. Liren gained +6.0 points playing at the Chinese Team Championship 2026, held from April 19 to 27 in Daqing, China. Ding is 1.8 points behind American GM Hans Moke Niemann in 12th place (2741.8). Liren will return to the FIDE world rankings on May 1 after more than a year of inactivity.

“Chess speaks for itself” is a famous quote by Hans Moke Niemann. Hans started using it after the cheating scandal in 2022 following his win against Magnus Carlsen at Sinquefield Cup. Niemann often uses this phrase in interviews when asked about his performance.

Credit: Lennart Ootes