Zhu Chen facts for kids
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Zhu Chen at the 2011 Pan Arab Games
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| Country | China (until 2006) Qatar (since 2006) |
| Born | March 13, 1976 Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China |
| Title | Grandmaster (2001) |
| Women's World Champion | 2001–04 |
| FIDE rating | 2423 (August 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2548 (January 2008) |
| Peak ranking | No. 4 woman (July 2000) |
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Zhu Chen (simplified Chinese: 诸宸; traditional Chinese: 諸宸; pinyin: Zhū Chén, Arabic: زو تشن) is a famous chess grandmaster. She was born on March 13, 1976. Zhu Chen became China's second female world chess champion in 1999. She was also the 13th person from China to earn the Grandmaster title. Since 2006, she has played chess for Qatar.
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Zhu Chen's Early Life and Chess Career
Zhu Chen started making history in chess at a young age. In 1988, she became the first Chinese player to win an international chess event. This happened when she won the World Girls Under-12 Championship in Romania.
She continued to show her talent by winning the World Junior Girls Chess Championship twice. She won this important title in both 1994 and 1996.
Becoming a Grandmaster
In 1999, Zhu Chen achieved the highly respected title of Grandmaster. She was only the seventh woman in the world to reach this level in chess. This showed how skilled and dedicated she was to the game.
Winning the Women's World Chess Championship
When she was 25 years old, Zhu Chen faced Alexandra Kosteniuk from Russia. This was for the 2001/2002 Women's World Chess Championship. Zhu Chen won the match with a score of 5–3. This victory made her the ninth Women's World Chess Champion.
Life Changes and New Challenges
In May 2004, Zhu Chen decided not to defend her world title in Georgia. This was because she had a very busy schedule and was also expecting a baby.
Later, in June 2004, Zhu Chen played two games against a special chess computer. Even though she was a world champion, she lost both games to the powerful computer.
Zhu Chen is married to another chess Grandmaster, Mohammed Al-Modiahki, who is from Qatar. She now represents Qatar in chess competitions. They have two daughters named Dana (born in 2004) and Hind (born in 2008). Zhu Chen also studied for a master's degree at Tsinghua University.
Major Chess Achievements
Zhu Chen has won many important chess competitions throughout her career. Here are some of her most notable achievements:
- 1988: Won the World Girls Under-12 Championship in Romania.
- 1992: Won the Chinese National Women's Individual Championship in Beijing, China.
- 1994: Won the World Girls Junior Chess Championship in Matinhos, Brazil.
- 1998: Her team won the 17th World Women's Olympiad team championship in Russia.
- 2000: Her team won the 18th World Women's Olympiad team championship in Istanbul, Turkey.
- 2001: Won the World Women's Individual Championship in Moscow, Russia.
- 2002: Won the FIDE Grand Prix in Dubai, UAE. She even beat a male world champion in this tournament.
- 2002: Her team won the World Women's Olympiad team championship in Slovenia.
- 2005: Won the Accoona Women's World Rapid Chess Championship in New York, USA.
- 2007: Won The North Urals Cup in Krasnoturinsk, Russia.
- 2011: Won three gold medals at the Arab Games in Doha, Qatar: Women's Individual Chess Championship, Women's Individual Rapid Chess Championship, and Women's Individual Blitz Chess Championship.
China Chess League
Zhu Chen plays for the Zhejiang chess club in the China Chess League (CCL). This is a team competition where different clubs play against each other.
See also
In Spanish: Zhu Chen para niños
- Chess in China
