- Liu Shilan
Infobox chess player
playername = Liu Shilan
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birthname = Liu Shilan
country = CHN
datebirth = birth date and age|1962|01|24
placebirth =China
datedeath =
placedeath =
title =Woman Grandmaster (WGM)
worldchampion =
womensworldchampion =
rating = 2249 (inactive)
peakrating = 2260 (July 1990)Liu Shilan (Chinese: 刘适兰; born
January 24 ,1962 ) [ [http://www.chessinchina.net/html/CHNrating05.8.htm 中国国际象棋运动员等级分数据库 ] ] is a Chinese femalechess player who holds the WGM title, which she received in 1982. She was nine-times China National Women's Champion (1979-81, 1983-6).In 1982, Liu came third at the
World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournament inTbilisi with a final score of 9/14. [ [http://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/82wo2iix.htm 1982 Tbilisi Interzonal Tournament] ] In 1983, she qualified for theCandidates Tournament inVelden , [ [http://www.chessville.com/Editorials/Interviews/20Questions/Adorjan.htm Chessville - Interviews - 20 Questions with András Adorján] ] but lost in the quarterfinals toNana Ioseliani 3.0-6.0. [ [http://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/83wo$cix.htm 1983-84 Candidates Matches] ] Later, she competed in two furtherInterzonal Tournaments (1985Zeleznovodsk , finishing 14th with 4.5/15 [ [http://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/85wo2iix.htm 1985 Zeleznovodsk Interzonal Tournament] ] ; and 1987Tuzla , finishing 10th with 8.5/17. [ [http://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/87wo2iix.htm 1987 Tuzla Interzonal Tournament] ] )Liu competed for the China women's national chess team; five times at the Chess Olympiads (1980-1988) with an overall record of 68 total games played (+25, =27 , -16). [ [http://www.olimpbase.org/playersw/1jd9b97a.html OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Liu Shilan] ] She had the second Best
Rating Performance and won a bronze medal for first board at the27th Chess Olympiad inDubai , 1986. [ [http://www.olimpbase.org/1986w/1986in.html OlimpBase :: 27th Chess Olympiad (women), Dubai 1986, information] ]She reached her highest FIDE rating of 2260 in July 1990. [ [http://www.benoni.de/schach/elo/his_e.html?id=8600279 Ergebnis von Eloabfrage: Liu, Shilan] ]
ee also
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Chess in China References
External links
*fide|id=8600279|name=Liu, Shilan
*FIDE [http://www.fide.com/ratings/hist.phtml?event=8600279 Chess Player card - Individual Calculations]
*chessgames player|id=41530|name=Liu Shilan
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