Chen Yaoye

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Chen Yaoye

Full name	Chen Yaoye
Chinese	Trad. 陳耀燁 Simp. 陈耀烨
Pinyin	Chén Yàoyè
Date of birth	December 16, 1989 (1989-12-16) (age 18)
Place of birth	, China
Residence	China
Turned pro	2000
Rank	9 dan
Affiliation	Zhongguo Qiyuan

Chen Yaoye (Traditional: 陳耀燁; Simplified: 陈耀烨; Pinyin: Chén Yàoyè; born on December 16, 1989) is a professional Go player.

[edit] Biography

Chen Yaoye was born in Beijing, China. He is a young Go player who, at the age of 16, had already beaten Lee Chang-ho, arguably the best Go player in the world. He has won a title, the 2005 National Go Individual with a record of 7 wins and 2 losses. At the time he was 15 years and 9 months of age, the youngest Chinese player to win the tournament. After beating Lee in the 10^th LG Cup, he scored two more wins in that tournament to progress to the final. In March of 2006, he faced off against Gu Li in the final of the 10^th LG Cup. Chen had lost the first two matches, but won the next two games to tie it at 2-2. It came to the final fifth game, and Chen lost. He was promoted to 9 dan in 2007 after he was runner-up to Lee Sedol in the Asian TV Cup.^[1]