| Birth date | March 26, 1979 (age 47)[1] |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China |
| Peakrating | 2550 (July 2002) |
| Fideid | 8600660 |
| Showflag | stp |
|---|---|
| First | s |
| S | 余少腾 |
| T | 餘少騰 |
| P | Yú Shàoténg |
| Mi | /yu2-shao4teng2/ |
| W | Yu Shaot'eng |
| J | Jyu4 siu3 tang4 |
| Y | Yyùh siu tàhng |
| Ci | ʔy̏ː ɕīːu tʰɐ̏ŋ |
| Poj | Û Chió-thêng |
Yu Shaoteng (simplified 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
References
- ^ "Rating data for player Yu, Shaoteng, (CHN)". Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
- ^ "中国国际象棋运动员等级分数据库". Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
- ^ The United States Chess Federation - Ian Rogers Blogs from Wijk. January 16, 2008.
- ^ "World Chess Championship 2001-02 FIDE Knockout Matches". Mark-Weeks.com. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ "International Chess Federation - FIDE"
- ^ OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Yu Shaoteng
- ^ OlimpBase :: Men's Asian Team Chess Championship :: Yu Shaoteng