Li Yunshan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.
Li Yunshan
CountryChina (until 2023)
Canada (since 2023)
Born (2002-04-29) April 29, 2002
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
TitleWoman International Master (2020)
Peak rating2294 (March 2023)

Li Yunshan (Chinese: 李芸杉) is a Chinese-Canadian chess player.

Chess career

In 2010, she won the U8 Girls section of the World Youth Chess Championship.

In April 2024, she tied for first place with Maili-Jade Ouellet and Svitlana Demchenko in the Canadian Women's Chess Championship, ultimately finishing in third place on tiebreak scores.[1]

In April 2025, she won the Canadian Women's Chess Championship.[2]

In July 2025, she played in the Women's Chess World Cup 2025, where she was defeated by Gulnar Mammadova in the first round.[3]

Personal life

She studied anthropology and psychology at the University of Toronto and is pursuing a masters in social science at the University of Chicago.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Svitlana Demchenko finishes second at Canadian Women's Zonal". April 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "Nikolay Noritsyn and Li Yunshan win 2025 Canadian Championship". April 29, 2025.
  3. ^ "Top female chess players gather in Batumi for FIDE Women's World Cup". July 6, 2025.
  4. ^ Peters, Diane (June 11, 2025). "Beyond academics: Meet five U of T grads who made their mark outside the classroom".
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