Zhu Chen
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- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhu.
Zhu Chen (Simplified Chinese: 诸宸; Traditional Chinese: 諸宸; pinyin: Zhū Chén) (born March 16 1976) is a chess International Grandmaster from China. At the age of 25 she defeated Alexandra Kosteniuk of Russia in a Knock Out Tournament for the 2001/2002 Women's World Chess Championship, by 5-3, becoming the eleventh champion.
In 1988 Zhu became the first Chinese player to win an international chess competition when she won the World Girls Under 12 Championship in Romania. She won the World Junior Girls Chess Championship in 1994 and 1996.
She is married to Qatari Grandmaster Mohammed Al-Modiahki, and so now represents Qatar.[1]
[edit] External links
- FIDE rating card for Zhu Chen
- Critical Positions from Her Games
| Preceded by: Xie Jun | Women's World Chess Champion 2001–2004 | Succeeded by: Antoaneta Stefanova |
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