Austin Yang Ching-Wei

Austin Yang Ching-Wei
CountryChinese Taipei
Born (1998-01-12) January 12, 1998 (age 26)[1]
TitleFIDE Master (2014)
Peak rating2220 (November 2016)

Austin Yang Ching-Wei (born January 12, 1998) is a Taiwanese chess player.

Chess career

In October 2010, Yang played in the Open U12 section of the World Youth Chess Championship, where he finished 95th in a field of 150 players with a score of 5/11.[2]

In May 2011, Yang participated in the Asian Individual Chess championship, where he was defeated by Suri Vaibhav.[3]

In September 2016, Yang represented Chinese Taipei at the 42nd Chess Olympiad, helping his team defeat Nepal in the 10th round.[4]

In May 2023, Yang finished tied for third place with IM Oleg Badmatsyrenov in the Big Rook Chess Festival held in Bangkok, Thailand.[5]

Yang qualified for the Chess World Cup 2023, becoming the first person from Chinese Taipei to play in a Chess World Cup.[6] At the event, he was defeated by Jaime Santos Latasa in the first round.[7]

References

  1. ^ Felice, Gino Di (16 January 2018). Chess International Titleholders, 1950-2016. McFarland. ISBN 9781476633619.
  2. ^ "World Youth Chess Championships - Open U12" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Adhiban stuns Wesley So in Asian Individual Chess". May 6, 2011.
  4. ^ "Lohani earns WFM in 42nd Chess Olympiad". September 14, 2016.
  5. ^ Bernardino, Marlon (May 9, 2023). "Thailand: Russian FM Chernyavsky, Filipino FM Villanueva tie for 1st in Big Rook Chess Festival 2023 Standard Open".
  6. ^ "Austin Yang Ching Wei becomes the first person from Chinese Taipei to play at FIDE World Cup 2023". August 1, 2023 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ "Jaime Santos de Montemor-o-Novo nas eliminatórias da Taça do Mundo de Xadrez!". August 8, 2023.

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