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| Born | (1988-07-07)July 7, 1988 (age 37) Shandong, China |
| Chess career | |
| Country | China |
| Title | Grandmaster (2008) |
| FIDE rating | 2574 (February 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2631 (January 2013) |
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| Chinese | 温阳 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wen Yang (Chinese:温阳; born 7 July 1988)[1] is a Chinesechess player. In 2008, he became China's25th Grandmaster. He achieved thenorms required for the grandmaster title at the 2006World Junior Chess Championship and the 2007Asian Chess Championship.[2]
He has competed in twoFIDE World Cups. In2007, Wen Yang was defeated ½-1½ byZoltán Almási in the first round and as a result was eliminated from the tournament. In the2015 edition, he knocked outIgor Kovalenko in the inaugural round to reach the second, where he lost toPeter Leko. In 2018 Wen won theChinese Chess Championship edging outBai Jinshi on tiebreak score, after both players finished on 7½/11 points.[3][4]
Wen was a member of the gold medal-winning Chinese team in theWorld Team Chess Championship of 2017.[5] In 2012 he played for China's second team in theAsian Team Chess Championship. In 2008 Wen Yang was a member of the silver medal-winning team Qi Yuan Club in the 1st Asian Club Cup inAl Ain. Wen plays forShandong in theChina Chess League (CCL).[6]