- Yu Shaoteng
Infobox Chess player
|playername = Yu Shaoteng
|birthname = Yu Shaoteng
country = CHN
datebirth = birth date and age|1979|3|26 [ [http://chess.vrsac.com/search/player_e.asp?FC=8600660 Rating data for player Yu, Shaoteng, (CHN)] ]
placebirth =Guangzhou ,Guangdong ,China
datedeath =
placedeath =
title = Grandmaster (GM)
worldchampion =
womensworldchampion =
rating = 2505
peakrating = 2550 (July 2002)Yu Shaoteng ( _zh. 余少腾; born
March 26 ,1979 inGuangzhou ,Guangdong ) [ [http://www.chessinchina.net/html/CHNrating05.8.htm 中国国际象棋运动员等级分数据库 ] ] is a Chinesechess Grandmaster, and is currently the personal trainer of chess prodigyHou Yifan . [ [http://main.uschess.org/content/view/8121/431 The United States Chess Federation - Ian Rogers Blogs from Wijk] . January 16, 2008.]In 2004, he became China's 16th Grandmaster at the age of 25.
Grandmaster title
He obtained four
GM norm s before being awarded the GM title. They were at: [ [http://www.fide.com/index.php?option=com_fidetitles&view=appsdt&cat=0&per=6&aid=8600660] ]*In February 2002, 2nd
Trignac Open International; score 7/9.
*In March 2002, 6th Open Anibal inLinares ; score 7/10.
*In July 2004, 2nd ASEAN Masters GM inBangkok ; score 6.5/10.
*In August 2004, 3rd ASEAN Masters GM inBangkok ; score 6/10.National team
Yu has competed in the China national chess team in the
Chess Olympiad once at the33rd Chess Olympiad in 1998 (games played 4: +1, =2, -1), [ [http://www.olimpbase.org/players/jhrhn5db.html OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Yu Shaoteng] ] and twice at theAsian Team Chess Championship s (1999-2003) (games played 7: +2, =2, -3). [ [http://www.olimpbase.org/playersa/jhrhn5db.html OlimpBase :: Men's Asian Team Chess Championship :: Yu Shaoteng] ]ee also
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Chess in China References
External links
*fide|id=8600660|name=Yu Shaoteng
*chessgames player|id=47180|name=Yu Shaoteng
* [http://www.benoni.de/schach/elo/his.html?id=8600660 Elo rating and ranking table]
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