Yu Shaoteng (; born March 26, 1979, in
Guangzhou
Guangzhou, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Guangdong Provinces of China, province in South China, southern China. Located on the Pearl River about nor ...
,
Guangdong
) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...
) is a Chinese
chess
Chess is a board game for two players. It is an abstract strategy game that involves Perfect information, no hidden information and no elements of game of chance, chance. It is played on a square chessboard, board consisting of 64 squares arran ...
Grandmaster, and is the personal trainer of chess prodigy
Hou Yifan
Hou Yifan ( ; born 27 February 1994) is a Chinese chess Grandmaster (chess), grandmaster, three-time Women's World Chess Champion and professor at Peking University. She is the second highest Elo rating system, rated female player of all time. . He took part in the
FIDE World Chess Championship 2002
The FIDE World Chess Championship 2002 was held in Moscow, Russia. The first six rounds were played between 27 November and 14 December 2001, and the final match started on 16 January and ended on 23 January 2002. The Ukrainian Grandmaster Rusla ...
, but was knocked out in the first round by
Zhang Zhong. In 2004, he became China's
17th Grandmaster at the age of 25.
Grandmaster title
He obtained four
GM norms before being awarded the GM title. They were at:
*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
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estim ...
; score 6.5/10.
*In August 2004, 3rd ASEAN Masters GM in
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estim ...
; score 6/10.
National team
Yu has competed in the
China national chess team in the
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams representing nations of the world compete. FIDE organises the tournament and selects the host nation. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, FIDE held an Online Chess Olympiad in FIDE Onli ...
once at the
33rd Chess Olympiad
The 33rd Chess Olympiad (, ''33-ya Shakhmatnaya olimpiada''; Kalmyk language, Kalmyk: 33-гче Шатрин олимпиад, ''33-gçe Şatrin olimpiad''), organized by FIDE and comprising an open and a women's tournament, took place between Se ...
in 1998 (games played 4: +1, =2, -1), and twice at the
Asian Team Chess Championships (1999–2003) (games played 7: +2, =2, -3).
OlimpBase :: Men's Asian Team Chess Championship :: Yu Shaoteng
/ref>
See also
*Chess in China
China is a major chess power, with the women's team winning gold medals at the Chess Olympiad, Olympiad in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2016, 2018; silver medals in 1996, 2010, 2012, and 2014; bronze medals in 1990, 1992, 1994, 2006. The Open team wo ...
References
External links
*
Elo rating and ranking table
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yu, Shaoteng
1979 births
Living people
Chess Grandmasters
Chess Olympiad competitors
Chess players from Guangzhou
Chinese chess players