Raymond Song

Raymond Song (Chinese: 宋法昀, born 11 January 1994) is a chess player and Grandmaster from Taiwan.[1] He is Taiwan's first ever Grandmaster, and the top ranked player nationally.[2][3]

Raymond Song
CountryAustralia (until 2016)
Chinese Taipei (since 2016)
Born (1994-01-11) January 11, 1994
Wellington, New Zealand
TitleGrandmaster (2023)
FIDE rating2503 (October 2023)
Peak rating2516 (September 2023)

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]

References
  1. "Song, Raymond". ratings.fide.com.
  2. "宋法昀獲西洋棋GM特級大師頭銜 台灣第一人 - TBO Taiwan | 紀路臺灣". November 10, 2022.
  3. "FIDE Country Top chess players". ratings.fide.com.
  4. Cubby, Ben (April 8, 2006). "Chess still a hobby for budding masters". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  5. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - World Youth Chess Championships 2004 Boys U10". chess-results.com.
  6. "Sydney: What is dead may never die". Chess News. May 2, 2019.
  7. "Paracin 2019: Nandhidhaa grabs her second IM norm, Pavan BNB wins B group - ChessBase India". www.chessbase.in. July 27, 2019.
  8. "IM Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh wins Silver Lake Open 2022 – Chessdom". www.chessdom.com.
  9. https://www.chess.com/news/view/pro-chess-league-playoffs-take-off-for-atlantic-pacific-divisions
  10. http://news.sohu.com/a/511136680_120567435
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