Happy Birthday Zhu Chen
By GilaChess - March 13, 2024
Happy Birthday to FIDE Treasurer and former Women's World Champion GM Zhu Chen!
Zhu Chen, born on March 13, 1976, in Zhejiang, China, is a Grandmaster in chess12. Here are some key points about her:
- She became China’s second women’s world chess champion after Xie Jun, and China’s 13th Grandmaster1.
- In 1999, she became the first Chinese player to win an international chess competition2.
- She obtained Qatari citizenship in 2006 and has represented Qatar since then12.
- She won the World Junior Girls Chess Championship in 1994 and 19961.
- At the age of 25, she defeated Alexandra Kosteniuk of Russia in a tournament for the 2001/2002 Women’s World Chess Championship, becoming the ninth champion1.
- Zhu is married to Qatari Grandmaster Mohamad Al-Modiahki, and they have two daughters1.
- She also studied for a master’s degree at Tsinghua University1.
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