Austin Yang Ching-Wei (born January 12, 1998) is a Taiwanese chess player.
Chess career
In October 2010, Yang played in the Open U12 section of the
World Youth Chess Championship, where he finished 95th in a field of 150 players with a score of 5/11.
In May 2011, Yang participated in the Asian Individual Chess championship, where he was defeated by Suri Vaibhav.
In September 2016, Yang represented Chinese Taipei at the
42nd Chess Olympiad
The 42nd Chess Olympiad ( az, 42-ci Şahmat Olimpiadası; also known as the Baku Chess Olympiad), organised by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) and comprising an openAlthough sometimes referred to as the "men's division", this ...
, helping his team defeat Nepal in the 10th round.
In May 2023, Yang finished tied for third place with IM Oleg Badmatsyrenov in the Big Rook Chess Festival held in Bangkok, Thailand.
Yang qualified for the
Chess World Cup 2023, becoming the first person from Chinese Taipei to play in a Chess World Cup. At the event, he was defeated by
Jaime Santos Latasa in the first round.
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Living people
1998 births
Taiwanese chess players
Chess FIDE Masters
Chess Olympiad competitors