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 (July 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 player. She was born on March 13, 1976. Zhu Chen is a Grandmaster, which is the highest title a chess player can get. She was born in China but has played for Qatar since 2006.
In 1999, Zhu Chen became China's second woman to win the World Chess Champion title. She was also the 13th Grandmaster from China.
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Zhu Chen's Life and Chess Journey
Zhu Chen started making history in chess at a young age. In 1988, she became the first Chinese player to win an international chess competition. She won the World Girls Under-12 Championship in Romania. This was a big moment for Chinese chess!
She continued to show her talent by winning the World Junior Girls Chess Championship twice. She won it in 1994 and again in 1996.
Becoming a Grandmaster
In 1999, Zhu Chen earned the title of Grandmaster. This is a very special achievement in chess. She was only the seventh woman in the world to become a Grandmaster at that time.
When she was 25, Zhu Chen won the 2001/2002 Women's World Chess Championship. She played against Alexandra Kosteniuk from Russia and won with a score of 5–3. This made her the ninth Women's World Chess Champion!
Life Changes and New Challenges
Zhu Chen decided not to defend her world title in 2004. This was because she had a very busy schedule and was also expecting a baby.
In June 2004, Zhu Chen played two games against a special chess computer called "Star of Unisplendour". The computer used a powerful chess program called Fritz 8. She lost both games to the computer.
Zhu Chen is married to another chess Grandmaster, Mohamad Al-Modiahki, who is from Qatar. They have two daughters named Dana (born in 2004) and Hind (born in 2008). Zhu Chen also went to Tsinghua University to study for her master's degree.
Zhu Chen's Major Chess Achievements
Zhu Chen has won many important chess tournaments throughout her career. Here are some of her biggest wins:
- In 1988, she won the World Girls Under-12 Championship in Romania.
- She won the Chinese National Women's Individual Championship multiple times, including in 1990, 1992, 1994, and 1996.
- In 1994, she won the Asian Girls Junior Chess Championship in Malaysia.
- She was the champion of the World Girls Junior Chess Championship in 1994 (in Brazil) and 1996 (in Colombia).
- Zhu Chen helped her team win gold medals at the World Women's Olympiad team championship in 1998 (in Russia) and 2000 (in Istanbul, Turkey).
- In 2001, she won the World Women's Individual Championship in Moscow, Russia.
- She won the FIDE Grand Prix in Dubai, UAE, in 2002. In this tournament, she even beat the male world champion, Ruslan Ponomariov!
- In 2005, she won the Accoona Women's World Rapid Chess Championship in New York, USA.
- She won the North Urals Cup in Krasnoturinsk, Russia, in 2007.
- In 2007, she won the Asian Indoor Games Women's Individual Rapid Championship in Macau.
- In 2011, she won three gold medals at the Arab Games in Doha, Qatar: the Women's Individual Chess Championship, the Women's Individual Rapid Chess Championship, and the Women's Individual Blitz Chess Championship.
Playing for Zhejiang Chess Club
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
