Yu Shaoteng

Yu Shaoteng
Full name	Yu Shaoteng
Country	China
Born	March 26, 1979[1] Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Title	Grandmaster (2004)
FIDE rating	2479 (December 2016)
Peak rating	2550 (July 2002)

Yu Shaoteng
Traditional Chinese	餘少騰
Simplified Chinese	余少腾
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yú Shàoténg Wade–Giles Yu Shaot'eng IPA [y̌ ʂâu̯tʰə̌ŋ] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Yyùh siu tàhng IPA [ʔy̏ː ɕīːu tʰɐ̏ŋ] Jyutping Jyu4 siu3 tang4 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Û 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

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

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

• Chess in China

References

1. Rating data for player Yu, Shaoteng, (CHN)
2. 中国国际象棋运动员等级分数据库
3. The United States Chess Federation - Ian Rogers Blogs from Wijk. January 16, 2008.
4. "World Chess Championship 2001-02 FIDE Knockout Matches". Mark-Weeks.com. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
6. OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Yu Shaoteng
7. OlimpBase :: Men's Asian Team Chess Championship :: Yu Shaoteng

External links

• Yu Shaoteng player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Elo rating and ranking table