| Raymond Song | |
| Country: | Australia (until 2016) Chinese Taipei (since 2016) |
| Birth Date: | 1994 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Grandmaster (2023) | |
| Peakrating: | 2516 (September 2023) |
| Fideid: | 3203824 |
Raymond Song (Chinese: 宋法昀, born 11 January 1994) is a Taiwanese chess Grandmaster.[1] He is Taiwan's first ever Grandmaster, and the top ranked player nationally.[2] [3]
A former prodigy,[4] he finished equal first at the World Youth Championship Under 10 group in 2004, tying with future Women's World Champion Hou Yifan and top Grandmaster Yu Yangyi.[5] In 2019, he won the Sydney International Open.[6] Two months later, he finished second at the Paracin International Open ahead of 13 grandmasters.[7] In 2022, he shared first place at the Silver Lake Open, but finished second after IM Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh due to a worse tiebreak score.[8]
Song has played for the Australia Kangaroos in the Pro Chess League,[9] and has represented Qingdao in the Chinese Chess League.[10]