Li Ruofan
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| Full name | Li Ruofan | |
| Country |  Singapore |
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| Born | April 30, 1978 [1] Suzhou, Jiangsu, China |
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| Title | Woman Grandmaster (WGM) | |
| FIDE rating | 2423 | |
| Peak rating | 2433 (January 2003) | |
- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Li.
Li Ruofan (Chinese: 李若凡; born April 30, 1978[2] in Suzhou, Jiangsu) is a Chinese WGM-titled chess player. She is currently the 45th ranked female chess player in the world, having reached a peak of 25th position on the January 2003 list.[3]
Notable title victories include the 2001 Asian Women's Chess Championship in Chennai[4], and the 2006 Chinese Women's Chess Championship in Wuxi with a result of 8.5/12.[5]
She played for the China national chess "B" team at the 1999 Women's Asian Team Chess Championship with an overall record of 3 games played (+0, =2, -1).[6]
Today, she plays for Singapore and lives in Shenzhen with her husband and coach, GM Zhang Zhong. Her favorite chess player is Alexander Alekhine.[7]
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- FIDE rating card for Li, Ruofan
- FIDE Rating World Top Lists for Li Ruofan
- FIDE Chess Player card - Individual Calculations
- Li, Ruofan at ChessGames.com
- Chessmetrics Career ratings for: Li Ruofan
| Preceded by Wang Yu |
Women's Chinese Chess Champion 2006 |
Succeeded by Hou Yifan |
