Chen Yaoye (

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: Chén Yàoyè; born on December 16, 1989) is a Chinese professional Go

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Biography

Chen Yaoye was born in Beijing, China. He is a young Go player who, at the age of 16, had already beaten Lee Chang-ho, arguably the best Go player in the world. He has won a title, the 2005 National Go Individual with a record of 7 wins and 2 losses. At the time he was 15 years and 9 months of age, the youngest Chinese player to win the tournament. After beating Lee in the 10th LG Cup, he scored two more wins in that tournament to progress to the final. In March 2006, he faced off against Gu Li in the final of the

10th LG Cup The 10th LG Cup featured : * 13 players from China - Chang Hao, Chen Yaoye, Gu Li, Kong Jie, Liu Shizhen, Liu Xing, Luo Xihe, Piao Wenyao, Qiu Jun, Wang Xi, Wang Yuhui, Yu Bin, Zhou Heyang * 10 players from South Korea - Choi Cheol-han, Ch ...

. Chen had lost the first two matches, but won the next two games to tie it at 2–2. It came to the final fifth game, and Chen lost. He was promoted to 9 dan in 2007 after he was runner-up to

Lee Sedol Lee Sedol ( ko, 이세돌; born 2 March 1983), or Lee Se-dol, is a former South Korean professional Go player of 9 dan rank. As of February 2016, he ranked second in international titles (18), behind only Lee Chang-ho (21). He is the f ...

in the Asian TV Cup. In June 2013, he defeated

in the 9th Chunlan Cup final by 2-1, winning his first international individual title. Chen's style is characterised by his strong preference for early territory, much like Cho Chikun.

Promotion record

Titles & runners-up

Tied for #5 in total number of titles in China.

Head-to-head record vs selected players

''Players who have won international Go titles in bold.'' *

Park Junghwan Park Junghwan (born 11 January 1993) is a South Korean professional Go player of 9-dan rank. Biography Early career Park became a professional Go player in 2006. He won the Fujitsu Cup in 2011. Park defeated Lee Chang-ho to advance t ...

21:16 * Gu Li 20:11 * Choi Cheolhan 13:9 * Xie He 13:9 * Zhou Ruiyang 5:16 * Tuo Jiaxi 10:10 * Ke Jie 8:12 * Piao Wenyao 6:13 * Tan Xiao 10:9 * Lian Xiao 8:10 * Jiang Weijie 10:7 *

8:8 * Qiu Jun 8:8 * Hu Yaoyu 7:9 * Gu Lingyi 13:2 *

Kang Dongyun Kang Dongyun (born January 23, 1989) is a professional Go player. Biography Kang became a professional in 2002. In 2007, he was promoted to the rank of 7 dan. He is a disciple of Kwon Kab-ryong. He is now a 9-dan professional player. ...

10:5 * Shi Yue 5:10 * Wang Xi 9:5 * Li Zhe 6:8 * Kim Ji-seok 6:6 * Kong Jie 6:6 * Mi Yuting 4:8 *

Tang Weixing Tang Weixing (; born 15 January 1993) is a Chinese professional go player. He has won three international titles, with two championships in the Samsung Cup (2013, 2019) and one in the Ing Cup (2016). Early life Tang Weixing was born in Guiyan ...

11:1 * Fan Tingyu 9:2

References

External links

Article about Chen Yaoye and Cho Hanseung at Go Game Guru
1989 births Chinese Go players Living people Sportspeople from Beijing {{PRChina-Go-bio-stub