Yu Shaoteng

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yu.
Yu Shaoteng
Country China
Born (1979-03-26) March 26, 1979 (age 45)[1]
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
TitleGrandmaster (2004)
FIDE rating2480 (September 2024)
Peak rating2550 (July 2002)
Yu Shaoteng
Traditional Chinese餘少騰
Simplified Chinese余少腾
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYú Shàoténg
Wade–GilesYu Shaot'eng
IPA[y̌ ʂâʊtʰə̌ŋ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationYyùh siu tàhng
JyutpingJyu4 siu3 tang4
IPA[ʔy̏ː ɕīːu tʰɐ̏ŋ]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJÛ Chió-thêng

Yu Shaoteng (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.

  1. ^ Rating data for player Yu, Shaoteng, (CHN)
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ The United States Chess Federation - Ian Rogers Blogs from Wijk. January 16, 2008.
  4. ^ "World Chess Championship 2001-02 FIDE Knockout Matches". Mark-Weeks.com. Retrieved 17 April 2011.