Yao Lan

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Yao Lan
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Lan Yao, British Chess Championships, 2024
Country China (until 2021)
England (since 2021)
Born (2000-12-28) 28 December 2000 (age 24) [1]
Title Woman Grandmaster (2023)
Peak rating 2381 (May 2024)

Yao Lan (born 28 December 2000) is an English chess player, and a three-time British Women's champion (2022, 2023 and 2024). [2] [3] Her 2024 title was shared with the Irish chess player Trisha Kanyamarala.

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

  1. "The chess games of Lan Yao". www.chessgames.com.
  2. "Lan Yao". FIDE . Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  3. Schulz, André (1 August 2023). "Michael Adams and Lan Yao win British Championships 2023". Chessbase.
  4. Barden, Leonard (1 August 2025). "Chess: 10-year-old targets world record alongside grandmasters at British Championship" via The Guardian.