Zhang Zhong
- For the 14th-century Taoist mystic, see Zhang Zhong (Taoist).
| Zhang Zhong | |
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| Full name | Zhang Zhong |
| Country |  Singapore People's Republic of China |
| Born | September 5, 1978 Chongqing, China |
| Title | Grandmaster (1998) |
| FIDE rating | 2561 (June 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2667 (July 2001) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 章鍾 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 章钟 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zhang Zhong (simplified Chinese: 章钟; traditional Chinese: 章鍾; pinyin: Zhāng Zhōng; born September 5, 1978 in Chongqing)[1] is a Chinese chess grandmaster who now plays for Singapore.
In 1998, he became China's 9th Grandmaster.
Personal life
He is married to WGM Li Ruofan.[2][3]
Career
Among Zhang's 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,[4] and first with 11/13 at the Corus B tournament in Wijk aan Zee in 2003, three points ahead of his nearest rival. This result qualified him for the prestigious main Wijk aan Zee tournament in 2004, in which he scored 5/13. 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. In 2008, he won ASEAN Chess Circuit Tournament in Tarakan.[5]
As of 2007, Zhang almost always opens with 1.e4 when he has White. 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).
China Chess League
Zhang Zhong plays for China Mobile Group Chongqing Company Ltd chess club in the China Chess League (CCL).[6]
See also
References
- ^ 中国国际象棋运动员等级分数据库
- ^ ChessBase.com - Chess News - 4th Dato’ Arthur Tan Open: the “Empire” Strikes Back!
- ^ "Ni hao, GM Zhang Zhong and WGM Li Ruofan". ChessBase News.
- ^ OlimpBase Men's Chess Olympiads Zhang Zhong
- ^ Crowther, Mark (2008-01-28). "TWIC 689: ASEAN Masters Tarakan City". London Chess Center. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- ^ http://ccl.sports.cn/
External links
- Zhang Zhong player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Zhang Zhong member profile at the Internet Chess Club
- ChessBase.com - Chess News - Ni hao, GM Zhang Zhong and WGM Li Ruofan