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Zhu Chen
  • Date of Birth:
    March 16, 1976
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Pisces
  • Place of Birth:
    Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
  • Sex:
    Female
  • Education:
    Tsinghua University

Family

Zhu Chen
  • Spouse:
    Qatari

Career

Zhu Chen

Trivia

Zhu Chen
  • In June 2004, played two games against the chess computer "Star of Unisplendour", which was an advanced AMD 64 bit 3400+ CPU and 2 GB RAM combined with the chess engine Fritz 8.
  • Gave up the chance to defend her world title in Georgia in May 2004 due to a jammed schedule and her pregnancy.
  • At the age of 25, defeated Alexandra Kosteniuk of Russia in a tournament for the 2001/2002 Women's World Chess Championship, by 5-3, becoming the eleventh champion.
  • Won the World Junior Girls Chess Championship in 1994 and 1996.
  • In 1988, became the first Chinese player to win an international chess competition when she won the World Girls Under 12 Championship in Romania.
  • In 2001, became China's 12th Grandmaster.
  • Is a chess Grandmaster, who in 2001, became China's second women's world chess champion after Xie Jun.

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