Wu Mingqian (Chinese: 吴敏茜; born January 8, 1961)[1] is a Chinese chess player who holds the title Woman Grandmaster, which she received from FIDE in 1985.
| Wu Mingqian | |
|---|---|
 Wu Mingqian, Lucerne 1982 | |
| Country | China |
| Born | January 8, 1961 |
| Title | Woman Grandmaster (1985) |
| FIDE rating | 2175 [inactive] |
| Peak rating | 2215 (January 1987) |
In 1985, Wu came second at the Women's Interzonal tournament in Zeleznovodsk with a final score of 10½/15.[2] As a result, she qualified for the 1986 Women's Candidates Tournament, held in Malmö, where she came 8th (last) scoring 3/7.[3] The following year, Wu came in 12th place at the Smederevska Palanka Interzonal tournament with a final score of 5½/15.[4]
Wu competed for the China women's national chess team: four times at the Women's Chess Olympiad (1980–1986) with an overall record of 54 total games played (+21, =20, -13).[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 中国国际象棋运动员等级分数据库, chessinchina.net
- ^ 1985 Zeleznovodsk Interzonal Tournament, mark-weeks.com
- ^ 1986 Malmo Candidates Tournament, mark-weeks.com
- ^ 1987 Smederevska Palanka Interzonal Tournament, mark-weeks.com
- ^ Wu Mingqian team chess record at Olimpbase.org
External links edit
- Wu Mingqian rating card at FIDE
- Wu Mingqian player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Wu Mingqian chess games at 365Chess.com
- Wu Mingqian FIDE rating history at OlimpBase.org
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