Wu Wenjin

Wu Wenjin
Country  China
Born (1976-03-10) 10 March 1976[1]
China
Title Grandmaster (2000)
Peak rating 2602 (October 2000)
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wu.

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

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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