He once defeated Wang Tianyi twice and became famous all over the world.
He is a member of the Beijing team of the two-year National Xiangjia League, and as a pure Beijinger, Jin Yuyan is the strongest chess player in the chess world with the surname Jin.

Jin Yuyan was born in 1980, and since he was a child, he has studied chess at the Children's Palace in Beijing and has achieved many good results.
At the age of fifteen, Jin Yuyan entered the Beijing team, where his chess skills were further improved.
In 1996, at the age of sixteen, Jin Yuyan won the top four places in the second group of the national individual competition and entered the first group.
Jin Yuyan has won the Beijing Championship many times, the top place in the national amateur competition, and he has won many good results in the national team competition on behalf of the Beijing team.
In 2006, at the age of 26, Jin Yuyan won the national first-class chess championship and was promoted to national chess master.
Jin Yuyan, who won the master, made a qualitative leap in strength, and he fought for the Beijing team to the end, becoming a member of the two-time league champion of the Royal Forest Army in 2010 and 2011.
Jin Yuyan has won many well-known chess players, including two victories over Wang Tianyi, becoming his famous masterpiece, in addition, there are many victories against national champions Zhao Xinxin and Tao Hanming.
Today, Jin Yuyan, who has entered the 40s, insists on participating in the competition, and last year also participated in many events such as individual competitions, team competitions, and the Wisdom Games.