Ye Jiangchuan

Ye Jiangchuan (born November 20, 1960) is a Chinese chess grandmaster.

He is the second Chinese player, after Ye Rongguang, to achieve the title of Grandmaster, which FIDE awarded him in 1993.

Born in Wuxi, Jiangsu,[1] Ye learned chess when he was 17 years old, and at 20 he became national champion of China.

He reached the 4th round (9–16th place) in the 2001 FIDE World Championship, where he was eliminated by Vassily Ivanchuk by ½–1½.

Ye has played less frequently after becoming the chief coach of the Chinese national teams (men and women) in 2000.