Raymond Song | |
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Country |
Australia (until 2016) Chinese Taipei (since 2016) |
Born | Wellington, New Zealand | 11 January 1994
Title | Grandmaster (2023) |
FIDE rating | 2503 (July 2024) |
Peak rating | 2516 (September 2023) |
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]
Raymond Song | |
---|---|
Country |
Australia (until 2016) Chinese Taipei (since 2016) |
Born | Wellington, New Zealand | 11 January 1994
Title | Grandmaster (2023) |
FIDE rating | 2503 (July 2024) |
Peak rating | 2516 (September 2023) |
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]