From August 4 through 15th, Bu participated in the 7th annual China versus Russia match, held in Yinzhou, Ningbo, China.
In July 2014, he first tied for first with Ding Liren, placing second on tiebreak, in the 5th Hainan Danzhou tournament[REF] and then won the Politiken Cup in Helsingør, Denmark with 9/10, a full point ahead of the field [REF].