Grandmaster Yang Guanlin aged 83 has passed away in the afternoon of Friday 4th of January 2008, his son has announced the funeral will be taking place on Saturday the 12th of January.

• 广州通讯：出生于广东省凤岗镇的中国象棋一代宗师杨官璘，因病于1月4日与世长辞，享年83岁，遗体将于12日出殡。