Ye Rongguang
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Ye Rongguang is a retired Chinese
chess
Grandmaster, who in 1990, became the first ever Chinese player to gain the Grandmaster title. He was for more than ten years the coach of women's world chess champion Zhu Chen
. He lives in the Netherlands
, and was appointed Vice-Chairman of the Netherlands Chinese Photographic Society.
Ye has competed in the China national chess team
in the Chess Olympiad
three times at the Men's Chess Olympiad (1988–92) (games played 35: +19 −5 =11), and twice at the Men's World Team Chess Championship
s (1985–89) (games played 15: +8 −5 =2) winning bronze on 6th board in 1985. Ye also competed twice at the Men's Asian Team Chess Championship (1987, 1991), with an overall record of 13 games (+11 −1 =1). He won an individual bronze medal and an individual gold in 1987 and 1991, respectively.
China
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chess
Chess
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Grandmaster, who in 1990, became the first ever Chinese player to gain the Grandmaster title. He was for more than ten years the coach of women's world chess champion Zhu Chen
Zhu Chen
Zhu Chen is a chess Grandmaster. In 2001, she became China's second women's world chess champion after Xie Jun, and China's 13th Grandmaster.She today plays for Qatar.-Biography:...
. He lives in the Netherlands
Netherlands
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, and was appointed Vice-Chairman of the Netherlands Chinese Photographic Society.
Career
Ye Rongguang competed at the 1990 World Chess Championship (Manila VI-VII, Interzonal Tournament) where he finished in 44th place with 6/13 points. In the same year he won the China National Chess Championship. He reached his highest FIDE rating of 2545 on January 1991 when he was ranked 97th in the world.Ye has competed in the China national chess team
China national chess team results
This article details the results of the China national chess team.-Chess Olympiads:China has competed at the every Chess Olympiad since the 23rd edition in 1978...
in the Chess Olympiad
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...
three times at the Men's Chess Olympiad (1988–92) (games played 35: +19 −5 =11), and twice at the Men's World Team Chess Championship
World Team Chess Championship
The World Team Chess Championship is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of 10 countries whose chess federations dominate their continent.-Men's team medals:-Women's team medals:-References:*...
s (1985–89) (games played 15: +8 −5 =2) winning bronze on 6th board in 1985. Ye also competed twice at the Men's Asian Team Chess Championship (1987, 1991), with an overall record of 13 games (+11 −1 =1). He won an individual bronze medal and an individual gold in 1987 and 1991, respectively.
External links
- Official blog
- http://www.newinchess.com/NICBase/Default.aspx?PlayerID=45040Ye Rongguang, Chess games, New In ChessNew In ChessNew In Chess is a chess magazine that appears eight times a year with chief editors International Grandmaster Jan Timman and Dirk Jan Ten Geuzendam. It contains notes by top players and chess prodigies on their own games...
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