Huang Qian

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Huang Qian
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Full name Huang Qian
Country Flag of the People's Republic of China China
Born July 18, 1986 (1986-07-18) (age 21)[1]
Chongqing, China
Title Woman Grandmaster (WGM)
FIDE rating 2438
(No. 39 on the April 2008 FIDE rating list for women)
Peak rating 2438 (April 2008)
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Huang.

Huang Qian (Chinese: 黄茜; born July 18, 1986 in Chongqing)[2] is a Chinese WGM-titled chess player. She is currently the 40th ranked female chess player in the world.[3] She had previously been in the FIDE Top 20 Girls List from 2003-2006, having reached a peak of 9th position on the April 2006 list.

Huang was part of the Chinese women's team (with Zhao Xue, Hou Yifan, Ruan Lufei, Shen Yang) that won the First World Women's Team Chess Championship 2007 in Yekaterinburg.[4] She scored of 4/4 (depite this 100% result she did not win Reserve board prize due to the limited number of games played).[5]

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