Lu Shanglei

He achieved the norms required for the title in the same year at the Asian Individual Championship in Mashhad, Iran, and the 2nd Chairman Prospero A. Pichay Cup in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Philippines.

[3] In August 2011, Lu came second, behind GM Li Shilong, at the 8th Dato' Arthur Tan Malaysia Open in Kuala Lumpur.

[10] In October 2014, Lu won the World Junior Chess Championship in Pune, India with a score of 10/13 points.

He was the top scorer in the inaugural blitz tournament with 6.5/9 points, and helped the Chinese team (made up of Lu, Ni Hua, Wang Yue, and Wei Yi) to win the match scoring 3/4 in the classical encounter.

In the subsequent month, Lu helped the Chinese team to win the 9th China-Russia Match, held with the Scheveningen system.