Wu Wenjin

Wu Wenjin (Chinese: 吴文瑾; born 10 March 1976)[2] is a Chinese chess Grandmaster.

Wu Wenjin
Country China
Born (1976-03-10) 10 March 1976[1]
Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
TitleGrandmaster (2000)
Peak rating2602 (October 2000)
Peak rankingNo. 86 (October 2000)
In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu.

In 2000, he became China's 11th Grandmaster.

Career

Wu Wenjin won the Asian Junior Chess Championship in 1996 in Macau.[3]

In October 1999, Wu came joint first (with Dao Thien Hai, Peng Xiaomin, and Bu Xiangzhi) with 6 pts at the Qingdao Daily Cup.[4] In November 2003, Wu came joint second (with Ni Hua, after Zhang Zhong) at the Chinese Men's Individual Chess Championship in Shan Wei.[5] In November 2004, he came joint third (with Wang Yue) at the Chinese Chess Championship in Lanzhou.[6] In December 2004, Wu finished third at the Singapore Masters.[7]

Wu has competed for the China national chess team twice at the Men's Chess Olympiad (1998 and 2000[8]) (games played 12: +5, =3, -4),[9] and once at the Men's Asian Team Chess Championship (1999), with an overall record of 8 games (+5, =2, -1).[10]

He reached his highest FIDE rating of 2602 on October 2000 when he was ranked 86th in the world.[11]

China Chess League

Wu Wenjin plays for Jiangsu chess club in the China Chess League (CCL).[12]

See also

References
  1. Rating data for player Wu, Wenjin, (CHN)
  2. 中国国际象棋运动员等级分数据库
  3. Lyman, Shelby (1997-01-12). "Young Lions Are No Match For Vets Karpov, Kasparov". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  4. Xiangzhi Bu Youngest GM in the world
  5. FIDE Online. Archive - Tournament report January 2004 CHN Indv.Ch.Men 2003
  6. FIDE Online. Archive - Tournament report April 2005 CHN Champ. 2004
  7. FIDE Online. Archive - Tournament report April 2005 SIN Masters 2004
  8. Chinese Chess Team to Play in International Chess Olympics
  9. OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Wu Wenjin
  10. OlimpBase :: Men's Asian Team Chess Championship :: Wu Wenjin
  11. Wu, Wenjin CHN FIDE World Top Chess Player
  12. http://ccl.sports.cn/
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