Wang Yue (chess player)

This article is about the Chinese chess grandmaster. For the Chinese hit-and-run victim, see Death of Wang Yue. For the Chinese biathlete, see Wang Yue (biathlete). For the Chinese para-biathlete, see Wang Yue (skier).
In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.
Wang Yue
Wang in 2008
CountryChina
Born (1987-03-31) March 31, 1987 (age 37)
Taiyuan, Shanxi
TitleGrandmaster (2004)
FIDE rating2640 (November 2024)
Peak rating2756 (November 2010)
RankingNo. 97 (November 2024)
Peak rankingNo. 8 (May 2010)
Medal record
Representing  China
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Doha Mixed Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Men's Team

Wang Yue (Chinese: 王玥; pinyin: Wáng Yuè; born 31 March 1987) is a Chinese chess player. In 2004, he became China's 18th grandmaster at the age of 17. He is China's first player ever to break into the top 10 of the FIDE world rankings and was the highest-ever rated Chinese player, with a peak rating of 2756, until August 2015, when this record was broken by Ding Liren.

In October 2007, Wang became the first Chinese player and third Asian player to cross the 2700 Elo rating mark. In October 2008, he became the world No. 11, the highest-ranking a Chinese player had ever achieved, surpassing the previous record of 17th by Ye Jiangchuan set in 2000. In January 2010, he became the first Chinese world top-ten player with a world ranking of 9. His highest world ranking to date is No. 8 in the May 2010 rating list with a rating of 2752.

In the FIDE Grand Prix 2008–2010, he was a last round victory over Teimour Radjabov away from joining Levon Aronian as an automatic qualifier for the Candidates Tournament of the World Chess Championship 2012 cycle; however, Radjabov secured a draw which allowed him to win the final qualifying position.[1]

In 2008, Wang was a Communication Studies student at the College of Liberal Arts of Nankai University in Tianjin.[2] He also played for his university club chess team.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Mig on May 24, 2010 18:09. "Anticlimax Monday". Chessninja.com. Retrieved 2012-02-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Players' portraits 2008 NH Tournament Archived August 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine