Yao Lan
Lan Yao, British Chess Championships, 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 December 2000[1] |
| Chess career | |
| Country | China (until 2021) England (since 2021) |
| Title | Woman Grandmaster (2023) |
| Peak rating | 2381 (May 2024) |
Yao Lan (born 28 December 2000) is an English-Chinese chess player, and a four-time British Women's champion (2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025).[2][3] Her 2024 title was shared with the Irish chess player Trisha Kanyamarala and her 2025 title was shared with Elmira Mirzayeva.
She was awarded the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster in 2023.
At the Andorra Open in 2025, she earned her third norm for the IM title.[4]
References
- ^ "The chess games of Lan Yao". www.chessgames.com.
- ^ "Lan Yao". FIDE. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ Schulz, André (1 August 2023). "Michael Adams and Lan Yao win British Championships 2023". Chessbase.
- ^ Barden, Leonard (1 August 2025). "Chess: 10-year-old targets world record alongside grandmasters at British Championship" – via The Guardian.