Zhou Jianchao
Zhou Jianchao (Chinese: 周健超; born June 11, 1988 in Shanghai)[1] is a Chinese chess Grandmaster. In 2006, he became China's 21st Grandmaster at the age of 17. In March 2009, Zhou became for the first time in his career a top 100 player in the world. He is ranked 117th globally and 5th in China.
Career
- He learned to play chess at the age of 6.
- In 2004, at the 2nd Russia-China Match, he scored 4.5/6 with a performance of 2623.[2]
- Second GM norm at the 2005 Dubai Open having scored 6/9 (perf 2664)
- Third GM norm at the 2006 Aeroflot Open (A2 Group) having scored 6.5/9 (perf 2616)[3]
- He is a co-champion of Asian Team Championship and won a Board Gold in 2008.[4]
- Zhou Jianchao scored 6.0/9 (+3,=6,-0) at the 2010 Aeroflot Open coming 4th out of 80 players with a 2777 performance.[5]
- In 2011 he came third in the Lake Sevan tournament in Martuni[6] and won the 1st Chinese Rapid Championship in Hefei.[7]
- China Chess League
Zhou Jianchao plays for Shanghai chess club in the China Chess League (CCL).[8]
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Zhou, Jianchao |
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Chinese Chess Grandmaster |
| Date of birth |
June 11, 1988 |
| Place of birth |
Shanghai, China |
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