Zhang Weida

Zhang Weida (Chinese: 张伟达; born 18 September 1949 in Ningbo)[1][2] is a chess player and coach from China. A FIDE Master and Senior Trainer, he is best known for coaching the Chinese team to four consecutive gold medals at the Women's Chess Olympiad between 1998 and 2004.

Zhang Weida
CountryChina
Born (1949-09-18) 18 September 1949
Ningbo, China
TitleFIDE Master
FIDE rating2386 (April 2013)
Peak rating2484 (July 2000)
In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.

Playing career

Domestic play

Zhang Weida first competed in the Chinese Chess Championship in 1966.[1] In the China Chess League, he represented Heilongjiang from 1978, Zhejiang from 1980, and Shanghai from the end of 1986.[1]

International play

Zhang Weida played for the Chinese national chess team at the Chess Olympiad twice. In the 1978 Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires, China's first appearance at the event, he won a silver medal playing on the second reserve board, scoring five wins and three draws with no losses.[3] His appearance as China's lone reserve player at the 1982 Chess Olympiad in Lucerne was less successful, losing all three of his games.[4] He earned the FIDE Master title in 1989.[5]

Coaching career

Zhang was deputy head coach of the national men's chess team from 1987 to 2017.[6] In the 1991–1993 Women's World Chess Championship cycle, he coached Peng Zhaoqin, Wang Pin and Qin Kanying at the 1991 Interzonal, all of whom qualified for the Candidates tournament.[7] He started as the head coach of the women's team in 1994, leading them to their first silver medal at the 1996 Chess Olympiad, and then four consecutive gold medals from 1998 to 2004.[6] He has been licensed as a FIDE Senior Trainer since 2014.[8]

See also

References
  1. "人大附中国家国际象棋少年队教练员简历一览" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. 17 September 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  2. "宁波国际象棋奖金最高业余赛事开战". 中国宁波网 (in Chinese). 3 May 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  3. "23rd Chess Olympiad: Buenos Aires 1978". OlimpBase. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  4. "Zhang Weida". OlimpBase. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  5. Di Felice, Gino (2017). Chess International Titleholders, 1950–2016. McFarland. p. 364. ISBN 978-1-4766-7132-1.
  6. "张伟达：持续为国际象棋发光发热 值得投入一生" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  7. "国际象棋：老大！--著名棋手王频眼中的秦侃滢" (in Chinese). Sohu. 29 November 2001. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  8. "Zhang, Weida". FIDE. Retrieved 16 June 2023.


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