The Chinese chess world has born a god man, who is both a master, a coach, and a referee, who is 68 years old this year

In one field, it is very rare to be both a national master, a senior coach, or a national referee.

Master Yan Mujiang is one of the few.

Yan Mujiang was born in 1952 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, he was enlightened by his father and began to learn chess at the age of six.

At the age of 22, the Jiangsu chess team was rebuilt, and Yan Mujiang was able to enter, and he was the absolute main force of the Jiangsu team that won the top six in the country many times.

In 1980, he finished sixth in the individual competition and was promoted to the ranks of the national players.

In addition to the high level of yan Mujiang's masters in chess, he served as a coach, and the national champions Xu Tianhong and Xu Chao, and the grandmaster Wang Bin all had his guidance.

Coach Yan Mujiang has achieved outstanding results, was rated as one of the top ten coaches in Jiangsu, and won the "National Sports Medal of Honor" issued by the National Sports Commission.

In addition, Master Yan Mujiang is good at writing, and he has written many popular works such as "Hu Ronghua's Southeast Battle Record", "Chess Offensive and Defensive Tactics", "Essence of Chess Celebrities", "Chess Mid-Game Gathering", "Lion Island Chess Style", "New Tactics of Chess Attack and Defense" and so on.

There are comments that Master Yan Mujiang's chess style is steady and delicate, the layout is rigorous, and he can attack and kill, and has deeply studied the layout of the cannon screen horse.

Today, the 68-year-old master Yan Mujiang is still active in the front line of the chess world, although he no longer participates in the competition, but he has repeatedly participated in chess activities as a referee or as a speaker, which is deeply respected by everyone.