Li Zunian (Chinese: 李祖年; born January 8, 1958)[2] is a Chinese International Master chess player. He was the Chinese National Chess Champion in 1979.

Li Zunian
Country China
Born (1958-01-08) January 8, 1958 (age 66)[1]
Shanghai, China
TitleInternational Master (1983)
FIDE rating2378 (April 2005)
Peak rating2413 (July 2000)

Li made competed for the China national chess team with four appearances at the Chess Olympiads (1980–1986) with an overall record of 49 games played (+15, =21, -13).[3] He also made four appearances in total at the Men's Asian Team Chess Championship (1979–1983, 1987) with an overall record of 29 games played (+23, =2, -4);[4] and one appearance at the World Men's Team Chess Championship in 1985 with 8 games played (+0, =5, -3).[5]

Li was banned from representing China in 1987 after a cheating scandal at a zonal tournament where he was forced to lose two games (and win one) and made his displeasure at the situation obvious.[6]

China Chess League edit

Li Zunian played for Sichuan chess club in the China Chess League (CCL).[7]

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References edit

  1. ^ 2004年1月份中国棋手等级分 Archived December 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ 中国国际象棋运动员等级分数据库 Archived 2013-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Li Zunian
  4. ^ OlimpBase :: Men's Asian Team Chess Championship :: Li Zunian
  5. ^ OlimpBase :: World Men's Team Chess Championship :: Li Zunian
  6. ^ http://indonesiabase.com/fide-zonal-11-bogor-jakarta-1987/
  7. ^ "雅戈尔杯中国国际象棋甲级联赛官方网站". Archived from the original on 2011-10-28. Retrieved 2011-10-20.

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Preceded by Men's Chinese Chess Champion
1979
Succeeded by