Ni Shiqun Explained

Birth Date:26 February 1997
Birth Place:Shanghai, China
Woman Grandmaster (2015)
Peakrating:2450 (April 2017)

Ni Shiqun (; born 26 February 1997, in Shanghai)[1] is a Chinese chess player, who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM).

In July 2015, she finished 2nd–3rd at the FIDE Zonal 3.5 Championship, a qualifier for the Women's World Chess Championship 2017.[2] In October 2015, Ni won the women's division of the inaugural Asian University Chess Championship, which took place in Beijing.[3] In 2016, she also won the Women's World University Chess Championship in Abu Dhabi.[4]

Ni beat Lilit Mkrtchian, Valentina Gunina and Natalia Pogonina to reach the quarter-finals of the Women's World Championship 2017, where she was beaten by Alexandra Kosteniuk.

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Notes and References

  1. https://ratings.fide.com/title_applications.phtml?details=1&id=8608466&title=WGM&pb=42 WGM title application
  2. Web site: WGM Zhongyi Tan wins 2015 FIDE Zonal 3.5. Chessdom. 25 October 2015. 2015-07-12.
  3. Web site: Liang Ziming. Megaranto, Ni Shiqun dominate Asian University Ch.. ChessBase. 25 October 2015.
  4. Web site: Gabuzyan, Ni Shiqun top World University Chess. Gulf News. 17 April 2016. 2016-04-16.