Chen Yaoye
(b. 1989-12-16) 陈耀烨 Chén Yào Yè, chinese 9 dan professional.
1P in 2000, 2P in 2001, 3P in 2002, 4P in 2004, 5P in 2005. Promoted from 5p to 9p on 13 June 2007 for getting at least two runner ups in International tournaments. With this result, Chen became the youngest 9p as of 13 June 2007.
In the Chinese ranking as of 2012-08-31 and as of 2012-12-31, Chen ranked #1; he also ranked #1 in the World Ranking as of October 2012 (list is on this Italian blog.
- 2006: Runner Up of 10th LG Cup, lost to Gu Li.
- 2007: Runner Up of 19th Asian TV Cup, lost to Yi Se-tol.
- 2009: Winner of 23rd Tianyuan, ending Gu Li's six year run.
- 2009: Winner of 13th China Korea Tengen, beating Kang Dongyun 2-1.
- 2010: Winner of 24th Tianyuan, beating Gu Li 2-1 (his record against Gu Li is now 9 wins, 7 losses).
- 2010: Winner of CCTV Cup, beating Gu Lingyi.
- 2011: Winner of 25th Tianyuan, beating Zhou Hexi 2-0.
- 2011: Winner of 15th China Korea Tengen, beating Choi Cheolhan 2-0.
- 2012: Winner of 26th Tianyuan, beating Zhou Hexi 2-0.
- 2012: Winner of 16th China Korea Tengen, beating Choi Cheolhan 2-0 (after this match, against Choi, Chen won the last 8 games and the overall score in the ten games they played is 9-1 for him).
- 2012: Winner of the 9th Chang-ki Cup, beating Tuo Jiaxi 2-1.
Biography by An Young Gil 8p: http://gogameguru.com/top-20-go-players-cho-hanseung-chen-yaoye/
He played a promotional game on KGS: http://files.gokgs.com/games/2006/3/25/chenyaoye-shiryuu-2.sgf
He plays as Ruler on Tygem.