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1. 韦奕 (Wéi Yì) is my player of the year. As the youngest ever he broke the 2700 bareer before completing his sixteenth birthday. His spectacular King hunt against Bruzón was probably the game of the year. He contributed the highest score of all participants to China becoming World Team Champion. He won the Chinese Championship, León and Wijk aan Zee, although the latter was only the B Group. The point is that Wéi was not invited to a single top tournament. It is a shame that the young Chinese player, who could well be the next World Champion, has been sidelined by the organisers. [Read more].

Stefan Löffler, My Players of the Year, Chess-News.ru, January 3, 2016

韦奕 (Wéi Yì)
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