Shen Yang

Chess Player

Birthday January 23, 1989

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace China

Age 35 years old

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About

Highly ranked Women's Chess Grandmaster who plays for Jiangsu chess club in the China Chess League.

Before Fame

She won the Girls section of the World Youth Chess Championship in 2001.

Trivia

She won the Girl's World Junior Chess Championship in 2006 and the women's Chinese Chess Championship in Xinghua in 2009.

Family Life

She was encouraged to play chess by her family at a young age.

Associated With

She and Bu Xiangzhi are two of the biggest chess stars in China.