Wang Yu (chess player)

Infobox Chess player


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birthname = Wang Yu
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placebirth = China
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title = Woman Grandmaster (WGM) International Master (IM)
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rating = 2381
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Wang Yu ( _zh. 王瑜; born November 19, 1982) [ [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 Chinese chess player who holds the IM and the WGM titles.

Chess career

In 1996, she won the World U14 Girls Championship and in 1998, won the World U16 Girls Championship.

In 1999, she was runner-up at the World Under-18 Girls Championship. In 2005 she won the Chinese Chess Championship.

National team

She is a regular member of the China national chess team. Wang has played once in the B team in 1999 and for the first team in 2003 at the Women's Asian Team Chess Championship (overall record is 11 games: +6, =2, -3). [ [http://www.olimpbase.org/playerss/nllxvp57.html OlimpBase :: Women's Asian Team Chess Championship :: Wang Yu.] ] She also played once for the women's team at the World Men's Team Chess Championship in Beersheba (overall record was 6 games:+0, =2, -4). [ [http://www.olimpbase.org/playerst/nllxvp57.html OlimpBase :: World Men's Team Chess Championship :: Wang Yu.] ] In 2006 Wang Yu was part of the women's team at the 37th Chess Olympiad (played 4 games in total: +1, =1, -2).

Wang was part of the women's team in the 2007 China-Russia Summit Match and most recently took part in the 2008 GibTelecom tournament in Gibraltar.

IM title

In 2007, she gained the International Master (IM) title. She achieved her IM norms at: [ [http://www.fide.com/index.php?option=com_fidetitles&view=appsdt&cat=1&per=17&aid=8601097] ]

* Tan Chin Nam Cup International GM Open in Qingdao, China (July 4-8 2002); score 4.0/9
* Aeroflot Open 2004 B Group in Moscow, Russia (February 16-26 2004); score 5.5/9
* Dubai Open 2005 in Dubai, UAE (April 4-12 2005); score 5.0/9

WGM title

In 2003, she gained the Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title. She achieved her WGM norms at: [ [http://www.fide.com/index.php?option=com_fidetitles&view=appsdt&cat=2&per=1&aid=8601097] ]

* China Women`s Ch. in Suzhou, China (March-April 2001); score 6.0/9
* 9th Asian Women`s Ch. in Chennai, India (Sept 2001); score 7.0/9
* Tan Chin Nam Cup GM in Qingdao (July 2002); score 4.0/9

ee also

*Chess in China

References

External links

* [http://www.hinduonnet.com/tss/tss2625/stories/20030621002306800.htm "Wang Yu keeps China's reputation intact"] . SPORTSTAR, VOL.26 :: NO.25 :: June 21 - 27, 2003.
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*chessgames player|id=102351|name=Wang, Yu
* [http://www.newinchess.com/NICBase/NicbaseInfo.aspx?PlayerID=44223 Wang, Yu] . NICBase Online Info.