Ye Rongguang facts for kids
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| Country | China |
| Born | October 3, 1963 Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China |
| Title | Grandmaster (1990) |
| FIDE rating | 2461 (July 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2545 (January 1991) |
| Peak ranking | No. 96 (January 1991) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 葉榮光 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ye Rongguang (simplified Chinese: 叶荣光; traditional Chinese: 葉榮光; pinyin: Yè Róngguāng; born October 3, 1963) is a famous retired Chinese chess player. He made history in 1990 by becoming the very first Chinese chess player to earn the special title of Grandmaster. For over ten years, he also coached Zhu Chen, who became a women's world chess champion.
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Chess Career Highlights
Ye Rongguang was born in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China. He showed great talent in chess from a young age.
Big Tournaments and Wins
In 1990, Ye Rongguang took part in the Interzonal Tournament in Manila. This was a big step towards the World Chess Championship. In the same year, he won the Chinese Chess Championship, becoming the best chess player in China.
World Ranking and Rating
In January 1991, Ye Rongguang reached his highest ever FIDE rating of 2545 points. FIDE is the international chess federation. At that time, he was ranked 97th in the world, which is a fantastic achievement!
Playing for China
Ye Rongguang proudly represented China in many team chess events:
- He played in the Chess Olympiad three times, from 1988 to 1992. He played 35 games, winning 19 of them.
- He also competed twice in the World Team Chess Championships, in 1985 and 1989. In 1985, he helped his team win a bronze medal.
- He played in the Asian Team Chess Championship twice, in 1987 and 1991. He won an individual bronze medal in 1987 and an individual gold medal in 1991.
Life Outside Chess
Ye Rongguang now lives in the Netherlands. He is involved in the community there. He was chosen to be the vice-chairman of the Netherlands Chinese Photographic Society. Besides chess, he is also a grandmaster in xiangqi, which is a type of Chinese chess.
