Country: | Chinese Taipei |
Birth Date: | [1] |
FIDE Master (2014) | |
Peakrating: | 2220 (November 2016) |
Fideid: | 16300440 |
Austin Yang Ching-Wei (born January 12, 1998) is a Taiwanese chess player.
In October 2010, Yang played in the Open U12 section of the World Youth Chess Championship, where he finished 95th in a field of 150 players with a score of 5/11.[2]
In May 2011, Yang participated in the Asian Individual Chess championship, where he was defeated by Suri Vaibhav.[3]
In September 2016, Yang represented Chinese Taipei at the 42nd Chess Olympiad, helping his team defeat Nepal in the 10th round.[4]
In May 2023, Yang finished tied for third place with IM Oleg Badmatsyrenov in the Big Rook Chess Festival held in Bangkok, Thailand.[5]
Yang qualified for the Chess World Cup 2023, becoming the first person from Chinese Taipei to play in a Chess World Cup.[6] At the event, he was defeated by Jaime Santos Latasa in the first round.[7]