Yu Shaoteng

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Yu Shaoteng
Personal information
Born (1979-03-26) March 26, 1979 (age 47)[1]
Chess career
CountryFile:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
TitleGrandmaster (2004)
FIDE rating2476 (December 2025)
Peak rating2550 (July 2002)
Yu Shaoteng
Traditional Chinese餘少騰
Simplified Chinese余少腾
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYú Shàoténg
Wade–GilesYu Shaot'eng
IPA[y̌ ʂâʊtʰə̌ŋ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationYyùh siu tàhng
JyutpingJyu4 siu3 tang4
IPA[ʔy̏ː ɕīːu tʰɐ̏ŋ]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJÛ Chió-thêng

Yu Shaoteng (Chinese: 余少腾; pinyin: Yú Shǎoténg; born March 26, 1979, in Guangzhou, Guangdong)[2] is a Chinese chess Grandmaster, and is the personal trainer of chess prodigy Hou Yifan.[3] He took part in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2002, but was knocked out in the first round by Zhang Zhong.[4] In 2004, he became China's 17th Grandmaster at the age of 25.

Grandmaster title

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He obtained four GM norms before being awarded the GM title. They were at:[5]

  • In February 2002, 2nd Trignac Open International; score 7/9.
  • In March 2002, 6th Open Anibal in Linares; score 7/10.
  • In July 2004, 2nd ASEAN Masters GM in Bangkok; score 6.5/10.
  • In August 2004, 3rd ASEAN Masters GM in Bangkok; score 6/10.

National team

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Yu has competed in the China national chess team in the Chess Olympiad once at the 33rd Chess Olympiad in 1998 (games played 4: +1, =2, -1),[6] and twice at the Asian Team Chess Championships (1999–2003) (games played 7: +2, =2, -3).[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  3. ^ The United States Chess Federation - Ian Rogers Blogs from Wijk. January 16, 2008.
  4. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  5. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  6. ^ OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Yu Shaoteng
  7. ^ OlimpBase :: Men's Asian Team Chess Championship :: Yu Shaoteng
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