Ni Hua facts for kids
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| Country | China |
| Born | May 31, 1983 Shanghai, China |
| Title | Grandmaster (2003) |
| FIDE rating | 2667 (August 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2724 (April 2009) |
| Peak ranking | No. 21 (April 2009) |
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| Simplified Chinese | 倪华 | ||||||||
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Ni Hua was born on May 31, 1983, in Shanghai, China. He is a famous Chinese chess player and a Grandmaster. He is also the captain of China's national chess team. Ni Hua has won the national championship three times. In 2003, when he was 19, he became China's 15th Grandmaster. He was one of the first Chinese players to reach an Elo rating of over 2700. Ni Hua was also part of the Chinese team that won a gold medal at the 41st Chess Olympiad.
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Ni Hua's Chess Journey
Early Life and First Steps
Ni Hua started playing chess when he was six years old. He quickly showed great talent. He won the S.T. Lee Cup for players under 14 years old in both 1996 and 1997. He won the same cup again in 1999, but this time in a higher age group.
Becoming a Grandmaster
In 2000, Ni Hua played in his first Olympiad in Istanbul. He played very well there. In February 2000, he earned his first "GM norm" at a tournament in Budapest. A GM norm is a high score needed to become a Grandmaster. He got his second GM norm in 2001 and his third in 2002. In 2001, he had important wins against strong players like Dmitry Schneider and Hikaru Nakamura. Ni Hua officially received the Grandmaster title in February 2003.
Big Wins and Challenges
In August 2004, Ni Hua won the first Dato’ Arthur Tan Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur. Later that year, he played in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2004. He won his first game but was then defeated by another Chinese player, Ye Jiangchuan.
In November 2005, Ni Hua played in the World Team Chess Championship. His team, China, needed just one more point to win the championship. However, Ni Hua lost two important games, which allowed Russia to win instead. Later that month, he played in the Chess World Cup 2005 but was knocked out early.
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Team Success and Individual Titles
At the 37th Chess Olympiad, Ni Hua helped the Chinese team win a silver medal. This was China's first medal ever in the men's Chess Olympiads. In September 2006, he tied for first place at the World University Championship.
Ni Hua won the Chinese Chess Championship two years in a row, in 2006 and 2007. In December 2007, he won the Prospero Pichay Cup in Manila.
In April 2008, Ni Hua played in the Russian Team Championships. He played very well, showing a high performance rating. In June 2008, he became the Chinese National Champion for the third time in a row. In September 2008, he played for team Mérida Patrimonio in Spain and helped his team win their group. He also played in the 5th Russia v China Match, performing strongly for the men's team.
International Achievements
In January 2009, Ni Hua made history by winning the 51st Reggio Emilia chess tournament. He was the first Chinese player to ever win this event. He also played in several other important tournaments that year, including the Canada Open and the European Chess Club Cup.
In April 2010, he won the Asian Chess Championship in Subic Bay. This win allowed him to play in the Chess World Cup 2011, where he reached the second round.
In March 2012, Ni Hua won the 2nd HDBank Cup tournament in Ho Chi Minh City. The next month, he won the 14th Dubai Open. In June 2012, he tied for first place at the 3rd Hainan Danzhou tournament.
In May 2013, he tied for second place at the 4th Hainan Danzhou tournament. In August 2013, Ni Hua won the 3rd Chinese Rapid Chess Championship in Shenzhen.
In July 2014, he won the 22nd Montcada Open. At the 2014 Chess Olympiad in Tromsø, he helped China achieve a historic victory. He also won an individual bronze medal for his excellent performance. In November 2014, he helped the Chinese team win a match against the Romanian Olympic team.
In January 2015, Ni Hua won the Australian Open by a large margin. He also took part in the Chess World Cup 2015.
Playing for Shanghai Chess Club
Ni Hua plays for the Shanghai chess club in the China Chess League (CCL). This is a team competition where different clubs from China compete against each other.
Famous Chess Games
- Nigel Short vs Ni Hua, International Kings Challenge 2003, 0-1
- Ni Hua vs Mikhael Mchedlishvili, World Team Championship 2005, 1-0
- Ni Hua vs Peter Svidler, Russia vs China Match 2008, 1-0
- Ni Hua vs Sergei Tiviakov, Torneo di Capodanno 2008, 1-0
See also
- Chess in China
