Xue Haowen

Xue Haowen (born 2008) is a Chinese chess player. Although not holding any FIDE titles, he has defeated multiple Grandmasters and has a peak rating of 2455, above the rating requirement for an International Master.

2021
Xue participated in the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2021 as part of the host Shenzhen team. Originally part of Division 2, it advanced to the pool B of the top division where it came fourth, making it a top 16 team.

2023
In August, Xue was part of the China team that participated in the 2023 FIDE World Youth U16 Olympiad held in Eindhoven. His team won and Xue personally scored 7 points on board 1 by winning 5 games and drawing 4 with no losses.

In June, Xue participated in the 2023 Dubai Open Chess Tournament where he came eighth overall with a performance rating of 2709 where he defeated four grandmasters: Artem Chernobay, David Gavrilescu, Mikheil Mchedlishvili and Hans Niemann.

In December, Xue participated in the World Rapid Chess Championship 2023 coming 91st. His strongest game during the tournament was defeating Jan-Krzysztof Duda with the black pieces. He also participated in the World Blitz Chess Championship 2023 with less success, placing 177th.

Personal life
Xue grew up in Shenzhen and started playing chess when he was six years old. His chess coach is Zeng Chongsheng.

He currently attends Shenzhen College of International Education.