Yu Yangyi

Title: 
Grandmaster
Rating: 
2718
Federation: 
CHN
Age: 
28
Bio: 

Yu Yangyi is a Chinese Grandmaster who earned his title at the age of 14 years, 11 months in 2009. Consistently one of the best players in China, he has maintained a rating over 2700 for the past 7 years. He was a member of the gold medal winning Chinese teams at both the 41st and 43rd Chess Olympiads. At the 2014 Chess Olympiad in Tromso he also won the individual gold medal on board 3 with a performance rating of 2912, the best of the entire event.