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Wang Yu (chess player)
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Wang Yu is a Chinese
chess
player who holds the IM and the WGM titles.
In 1999, she was runner-up at the World Under-18 Girls Championship. In 2005 she won the Chinese Chess Championship
.
. 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). 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). 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
.
chess club
in the China Chess League
(CCL).
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
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
Chinese Chess Championship
The Chinese Chess Championship is the annual individual national chess championship of China.-Winners:-Women's Crosstables:Average Elo: 2382 Cat: 6m = 6.60Average Elo: 2372 Cat: 5m = 7.04Average Elo: 2346 Cat: 4...
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National team
She is a regular member of the China national chess teamChina national chess team results
This article details the results of the China national chess team.-Chess Olympiads:China has competed at the every Chess Olympiad since the 23rd edition in 1978...
. 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). She also played once for the women's team at the World Men's Team Chess Championship in Beersheba
Beersheba
Beersheba is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Often referred to as the "Capital of the Negev", it is the seventh-largest city in Israel with a population of 194,300....
(overall record was 6 games:+0, =2, -4). In 2006 Wang Yu was part of the women's team at the 37th Chess Olympiad
37th Chess Olympiad
The 37th Chess Olympiad, comprising an open and women's tournament and the general assembly of the Fédération Internationale des Échecs , took place between 20 May and 6 June 2006, in Turin, Italy.-Open tournament:...
(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
Gibraltar
Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. A peninsula with an area of , it has a northern border with Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the major landmark of the region...
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IM title
In 2007, she gained the International Master (IM) title. She achieved her IM norms at:- Tan Chin Nam Cup International GM Open in QingdaoQingdao' also known in the West by its postal map spelling Tsingtao, is a major city with a population of over 8.715 million in eastern Shandong province, Eastern China. Its built up area, made of 7 urban districts plus Jimo city, is home to about 4,346,000 inhabitants in 2010.It borders Yantai to the...
, ChinaChinaChinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
(July 4–8, 2002); score 4.0/9 - Aeroflot OpenAeroflot OpenThe Aeroflot Open is an annual open chess tournament played in Moscow and sponsored by the airline Aeroflot. It was established in 2002 and quickly grew to be the strongest open tournament. The first event had around 80 grandmasters, while in the second event 150 grandmasters participated...
2004 B Group in MoscowMoscowMoscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
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(February 16–26, 2004); score 5.5/9 - Dubai Open 2005 in DubaiDubaiDubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
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(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:- China Women's Ch. in SuzhouSuzhouSuzhou , previously transliterated as Su-chou, Suchow, and Soochow, is a major city located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province in Eastern China, located adjacent to Shanghai Municipality. The city is situated on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and on the shores of Taihu Lake and is a part...
, ChinaChinaChinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
(March–April 2001); score 6.0/9 - 9th Asian Women's Ch. in ChennaiChennaiChennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
(Sept 2001); score 7.0/9 - Tan Chin Nam Cup GM in QingdaoQingdao' also known in the West by its postal map spelling Tsingtao, is a major city with a population of over 8.715 million in eastern Shandong province, Eastern China. Its built up area, made of 7 urban districts plus Jimo city, is home to about 4,346,000 inhabitants in 2010.It borders Yantai to the...
(July 2002); score 4.0/9
China Chess League
Wang Yu plays for BeijingBeijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
chess club
Chess club
A chess club is a club formed for the purpose of playing the board game of chess. Chess clubs provide for both informal games and timed games, often as part of an internal competition or in a league.-Organisation:...
in the China Chess League
China Chess League
The China Chess League is a Chinese professional league for chess clubs. The league is organized by the Chinese Chess Association. It is sponsored by Youngor Group and was sponsored by the Shandong and it has been able to determine the league's sponsorship name. Seasons usually run from April...
(CCL).
External links
- "Wang Yu keeps China's reputation intact". SPORTSTAR, VOL.26 :: NO.25 :: June 21–27, 2003.
- Wang, Yu. NICBaseNew In ChessNew In Chess is a chess magazine that appears eight times a year with chief editors International Grandmaster Jan Timman and Dirk Jan Ten Geuzendam. It contains notes by top players and chess prodigies on their own games...
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