Lü Qin

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Lü.

Lü Qin (Chinese: 吕钦) is one of the world's best players in xiangqi, or Chinese chess.

Lü was born in Huiyang, Guangdong Province, China, in 1962. He is one of a number of xiangqi grandmasters from Guangdong Province, which is notable for being the birthplace of many famed grandmasters such as Yang Guanli, Cai Furu and Xu Yinchuan. Lü's major achievements in xiangqi include the following:

winner of Chinese National Xiangqi Individual Championship in 1986, 1988, 1999, 2003 and 2004
starter in the championship-winning team of Guangdong in the Chinese National Xiangqi League in 1989, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2006
winner of Asian Xiangqi Individual Championship in 1985
starter in the championship-winning team of China in the World Xiangqi Championship in 1990, 1995, 1997, 2001 and 2005
winner of the World Xiangqi Individual Championship in 1990, 1995, 1997, 2001 and 2005.

Lü belong to the Hoklo dialect group in Huiyang, Guangdong.

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