Career
In 1993, Ye became China"s third Grandmaster, after Ye Rongguang and Xie Junior On 1 January 2000, he became the first ever Chinese player to cross the 2600 elo rating mark. He was awarded the title of "FIDE Senior Trainer" in 2005.
Ye has represented his country at numerous Chess Olympiads and regional team championships in Asia.
His best team result in an Olympiad was in 1998 in Elista where he was on the first board as the national team finished in fifth place. He reached the 4th round (9–16th place) in the 2001 Fide World Championship, where he was eliminated by Vassily Ivanchuk (½–1½).
He also reached the quarter-finals in the 2000 and 2002 Fide World Cup. Ye has played less frequently after becoming the chief coach of the Chinese National Teams (men and women) in 2000.
Ye"s highest world ranking was 17th in October 2000 and he had been consistently in the top 25 from 2000-2004.
Ye Jiangchuan plays for Beijing chess club in the (CCL).
