Yu Shaoteng

Full name	Yu Shaoteng
Country	China
Born	March 26, 1979 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Title	Grandmaster (2004)
Peak rating	2550 (July 2002)

Yu Shaoteng
Traditional Chinese	餘少騰
Simplified Chinese	余少腾

Yu Shaoteng (Chinese: 余少腾; Pinyin: Yú Shǎoténg; born March 26, 1979 in Guangzhou, Guangdong) is a Chinese chess Grandmaster, and is the personal trainer of chess prodigy Hou Yifan. He took part in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2002, but was knocked out in the first round by Zhang Zhong. In 2004, he became China's 17th Grandmaster at the age of 25.

Grandmaster title

He obtained four GM norms before being awarded the GM title. They were at:

• In February 2002, 2nd Trignac Open International; score 7/9.
• In March 2002, 6th Open Anibal in Linares; score 7/10.
• In July 2004, 2nd ASEAN Masters GM in Bangkok; score 6.5/10.
• In August 2004, 3rd ASEAN Masters GM in Bangkok; score 6/10.

National team

Yu has competed in the China national chess team in the Chess Olympiad once at the 33rd Chess Olympiad in 1998 (games played 4: +1, =2, -1), and twice at the Asian Team Chess Championships (1999-2003) (games played 7: +2, =2, -3).

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