12 Facts About Yuanling Yuan

Yuanling Yuan was born on 3 June 1994 and is a Canadian chess player and entrepreneur.

Yuanling Yuan was awarded the title of Woman International Master by FIDE in 2009.

Yuanling Yuan attended Victoria Park Collegiate Institute from 2008 to 2012, completing the International Baccalaureate program in high school.

In July 2015, Yuanling Yuan shared her experience of founding a non-profit organisation "Chess in the Library" at the IB Conference of the Americas in Chicago.

In 2003 Yuanling Yuan became Canadian Master after winning the Canadian girls' under-10 title.

Yuanling Yuan ended 2008 as the top rated Canadian female competitor after placing second behind Cuban Zirka Frometa Castillo at the Pan-American Women's Championship in San Salvador.

Yuanling Yuan was the highest rated Canadian female player between 2008 and 2015.

In October 2009 Yuanling Yuan was awarded the title of Woman International Master by FIDE, and was the youngest Canadian in history to gain this title, until Qiyu Zhou became WIM at the same age in 2015.

Yuanling Yuan achieved the required norms at the Pan-American Women's Championship in May 2008 as well as six weeks later at a tournament in Chicago.

In March 2015, Yuanling Yuan competed in the Women's World Championship.

Yuanling Yuan lost the second and went on losing the tiebreakers, therefore exiting the tournament.

In 2014, Yuanling Yuan founded the start-up SubLite LLC, a platform that assists with college students finding housing and internships.