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Wen Yang (chess player)
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Wen Yang is a Chinese
chess
Grandmaster. In 2008, he became China's 25th Grandmaster at the age of 19.
where he reached Round One, where he was defeated 0.5-1.5 by Zoltán Almási
. In this tournament he achieved a performance rating of 2498.
chess club
in the China Chess League
(CCL).
China
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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...
Grandmaster. In 2008, he became China's 25th Grandmaster at the age of 19.
World Cup
He qualified for and competed in the Chess World Cup 2007Chess World Cup 2007
The Chess World Cup 2007 served as a qualification tournament for the World Chess Championship 2009. It was held as a 128-player single-elimination tournament, between 24 November and 16 December 2007, in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia....
where he reached Round One, where he was defeated 0.5-1.5 by Zoltán Almási
Zoltan Almasi
Zoltán Almási is a Grandmaster of chess from Hungary. He is a seven-time Hungarian Chess Champion, winning in 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006 and 2008...
. In this tournament he achieved a performance rating of 2498.
International Master
In 2007 he gained the International Master (IM) title. He achieved his IM norms at:- U18 World Youth Chess ChampionshipWorld Youth Chess ChampionshipThe World Youth Chess Championship is a chess competition for girls and boys under the age of 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18.The first predecessor of the youth championship was the Cadet Championship. It started off unofficially in 1974 in France for players under 18. The 1975 and 1976 editions were also...
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, France (July 19–28, 2005); score 6.5/10 - World Junior Chess ChampionshipWorld Junior Chess ChampionshipThe World Junior Chess Championship is an under-20 chess tournament organized by the World Chess Federation ....
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, Turkey (Nov 9-22 2005); score 7.0/13 - 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...
2006 A2 Group in Moscow, Russia (February 8–16, 2006); score 5.0/9
Grandmaster
In 2008 he gained the Grandmaster title. His GM norms were achieved at: Total number of games: 32 (minimum 27).- 2006 World Junior Chess ChampionshipWorld Junior Chess ChampionshipThe World Junior Chess Championship is an under-20 chess tournament organized by the World Chess Federation ....
in YerevanYerevanYerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...
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3–16 October; score 8.0/12 - 2007 Asian Chess ChampionshipAsian Chess ChampionshipThe 2007 championship was a FIDE Zone 3 qualification event for the 2007 Chess World Cup, the next stage in the 2009 World Chess Championship. Ten players were qualified for the 2007 World Cup: Zhang Pengxiang , Wang Hao , Abhijit Kunte , Zhao Jun , Susanto Megaranto , Wen Yang , Darwin Laylo ,...
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19–29 September; score 7.5/11. The norm achieved with Rp of 2640 is considered a 20-game GM norm.
China Chess League
Wen Yang plays for ShandongShandong
' is a Province located on the eastern coast of the People's Republic of China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history from the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River and served as a pivotal cultural and religious site for Taoism, Chinese...
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).