Background
Chen Yaoye was born in Beijing, China.
陳耀燁, 陈耀烨
Chen Yaoye was born in Beijing, China.
He is a young Go player who, at the age of 16, had already beaten Lee Chang-ho, arguably the best Go player in the world. After beating Lee in the 10th LG Cup, he scored two more wins in that tournament to progress to the final. In March 2006, he faced off against Gu Li in the final of the 10th LG Cup.
lieutenant came to the final fifth game, and Chen lost.
He was promoted to 9 dan in 2007 after he was runner-up to Lee Sedol in the Asian television Cup. In June 2013, he defeated Lee Sedol in the 9th Chunlan Cup final by 2-1, winning his first international individual title.
Chen"s style is characterised by his strong preference for early territory, much like Cho Chikun.