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Zhang Zhong
  • Date of Birth:
    September 5, 1978
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Virgo
  • Place of Birth:
    Chongqing, China
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Nationality:
    Chinese

Family

Zhang Zhong
  • Spouse:
    WGM Li Ruofan

Career

Zhang Zhong

Trivia

Zhang Zhong
  • As Black, he defends against 1.e4 with the Sicilian and the Ruy Lopez, and against 1. d4 with the Nimzo-Indian Defence, Queen's Indian Defence and Dutch Defence (see chess opening for an overview of these openings).
  • Almost always opens with 1.e4 when he has White.
  • He won the 2005 Asian Championship to qualify for the FIDE World Cup held that year, where he beat Mikhail Kobalia in the first round but lost to Ivan Sokolov in the second round.
  • This result qualified him for the prestigious main Wijk aan Zee tournament in 2004, in which he scored 5/13.
  • Among his more notable results are silver medals at the 1996 and 1998 World Junior Chess Championships, first in the 2001 Chinese Championship, 8.5/12 at the 2002 Chess Olympiad in Bled, and first with 11/13 at the Corus B tournament in Wijk aan Zee in 2003, three points ahead of his nearest rival.
  • Is married to WGM Li Ruofan.
  • In 1998, he became China's 7th Grandmaster.
  • Is a Chinese chess Grandmaster who now plays for Singapore.

Biography

Zhang Zhong
Last Updated: Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Zhang Zhong ( born September 5, 1978 in Chongqing) is a Chinese chess Grandmaster who now plays for Singapore. Last year the modest but deadly Chinese GM tore through the Corus B strong field like a warm knife in butter. In an impressive tour de force he scored an amazing Kasparovian 11/13, 3 full points ahead of his nearest competitor. Twice finishing second in the always-strong World Junior championship, Zhong plays dynamic and fearless chess and we should be treated to some fun when he matches wits with the very elite. Ranked 13th out of 14, it is fair to say he will be an underdog in this event but no one will take him too lightly. Several times member of the Chinese Olympic team, he learned the game at the age of 8 and in 1990 was the Children champion of China before he matured to winning strong events. A product of the big boom of the 90’s in Chinese chess Zhang strikes me as very disciplined and motivated.

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