Wu Wenjin Explained
| Wu Wenjin |
| Birth Date: | 10 March 1976[1] |
| Birth Place: | Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China |
| Grandmaster (2000) |
| Peakrating: | 2602 (October 2000) |
| Peakranking: | No. 86 (October 2000) |
| Fideid: | 8600716 |
Wu Wenjin (; 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 Đào Thiên Hải, 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
External links
Notes and References
- http://chess.vrsac.com/search/player_e.asp?FC=8600716 Rating data for player Wu, Wenjin, (CHN)
- Web site: 中国国际象棋运动员等级分数据库 . 2008-02-29 . 2013-11-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131112145833/http://www.chessinchina.net/html/CHNrating05.8.htm . dead .
- Web site: Lyman. Shelby. Young Lions Are No Match For Vets Karpov, Kasparov. Chicago Tribune. 10 January 2016. 1997-01-12.
- http://www.chathurangam.com/news/younestgm.asp Xiangzhi Bu Youngest GM in the world
- http://www.fide.com/ratings/trarc.phtml?event16=533&codt=10 FIDE Online. Archive - Tournament report January 2004
- http://www.fide.com/ratings/trarc.phtml?event16=30&codt=15 FIDE Online. Archive - Tournament report April 2005
- http://www.fide.com/ratings/trarc.phtml?event16=559&codt=15 FIDE Online. Archive - Tournament report April 2005
- http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/english/200010/27/eng20001027_53747.html Chinese Chess Team to Play in International Chess Olympics
- http://www.olimpbase.org/players/rhr35nv9.html OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Wu Wenjin
- http://www.olimpbase.org/playersa/rhr35nv9.html OlimpBase :: Men's Asian Team Chess Championship :: Wu Wenjin
- http://www.fide.com/ratings/top_files.phtml?id=8600716 Wu, Wenjin CHN FIDE World Top Chess Player
- Web site: 雅戈尔杯中国国际象棋甲级联赛官方网站 . 2009-12-16 . 2011-10-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111028194605/http://ccl.sports.cn/ . dead .
