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Shen, Yang
IM🇨🇳FIDE 8603162· Female· China· Born in 1989
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Yang Shen, a 37-year-old Chinese International Master, is rated 2383 and ranked 10th among Chinese women, and in the top 1% worldwide. She plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 15-month break between Nov 2021 and Mar 2023. Recent standard appearances include 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A (Knockout Stage,Home and Away Format) Round 1-2, 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A(Regular) 7-11, and 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A(Regular) round 1-6. Her peak of 2479 was reached at age 27 (Sep 2016); she also reached Chinese #21 in Oct 2006.
Awarded WGM in 2006 (age 17) and IM in 2013 (age 24). At junior level, she reached World #59 in U20, World #27 in U18, World #61 in U16 and World #87 in U14.
Current rating
2383
Standard
Rpd2358·Blz2331
All-time high
2479
−96 pts below
Sep 2016 · age 27
Sep 2016 · age 27
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#10
#10 · Chinese women · of 434
Career timeline
20 entries2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 35
Aug 2024
2021
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2401 → returned at 2399
Nov 2021
2019
1,000 career games
at age 30
Dec 2019
2016
All-time peak 2479
at age 27 · −96 from today
Sep 2016
2013
Re-crossed 2400
at age 24
Jul 2013
IM title awardedIM
at age 24 · 1st quarter Presidential Board 2013
Jan 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-6
2389 → 2383
Tournaments
3
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
2W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knockout | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | R32 | 2270 | -1.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/3 | #42 | 2284 | -1.9 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 1.5/2 | #53 | 2278 | -1.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsQian HuangWGM
🇨🇳CHN·2366
+11 −4 =26
41 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsZhongyi TanGM
🇨🇳CHN·2517
+9 −9 =18
36 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsYixin DingWGM
🇨🇳CHN·2395
+5 −6 =24
35 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsXiaowen ZhangWGM
🇨🇳CHN·2266
+13 −5 =14
32 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsXue ZhaoGM
🇨🇳CHN·2433
+9 −10 =10
29 games·last met Jun 2017
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Rankings
/
China
#70
out of 1,872 players
Asia-Pacific
#415
in continent
World
#1,982
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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