Wu Wenjin

Infobox Chess player


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placebirth = China
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title = Grandmaster (GM)
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Wu Wenjin ( _zh. 吴文瑾; born March 10, 1976) [ [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 chess Grandmaster.

In 2000, he became China's 10th Grandmaster.

Career

He gained the GM title in 2000.

In October 1999, Wu came joint first (with Dao Thien Hai, Peng Xiaomin, and Bu Xiangzhi) with 6 pts at the Qingdao Daily Cup. [ [http://www.chathurangam.com/news/younestgm.asp Xiangzhi Bu Youngest GM in the world] ] In November 2003, Wu came joint second (with Ni Hua, after Zhang Zhong) at the Chinese Men's Individual Chess Championship in Shan Wei. [ [http://www.fide.com/ratings/trarc.phtml?event16=533&codt=10 FIDE Online. Archive - Tournament report January 2004] CHN Indv.Ch.Men 2003] In November 2004, he came joint third (with Wang Yue) at the Chinese Chess Championship in Lanzhou. [ [http://www.fide.com/ratings/trarc.phtml?event16=30&codt=15 FIDE Online. Archive - Tournament report April 2005] CHN Champ. 2004] In December 2004, Wu finished third at the Singapore Masters. [ [http://www.fide.com/ratings/trarc.phtml?event16=559&codt=15 FIDE Online. Archive - Tournament report April 2005] SIN Masters 2004]

Wu has competed for the China national chess team twice at the Men's Chess Olympiad (1998 and 2000 [ [http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/english/200010/27/eng20001027_53747.html Chinese Chess Team to Play in International Chess Olympics] ] ) (games played 12: +5, =3, -4), [ [http://www.olimpbase.org/players/rhr35nv9.html OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Wu Wenjin] ] and once at the Men's Asian Team Chess Championship (1999), with an overall record of 8 games (+5, =2, -1). [ [http://www.olimpbase.org/playersa/rhr35nv9.html OlimpBase :: Men's Asian Team Chess Championship :: Wu Wenjin] ]

He reached his highest FIDE rating of 2602 on October 2000 when he was ranked 86th in the world. [ [http://www.fide.com/ratings/top_files.phtml?id=8600716 Wu, Wenjin CHN FIDE World Top Chess Player] ]

ee also

*Chess in China

References

External links

* [http://www.newinchess.com/Wu_Wenjin__-ip-44891.html Wu Wenjin] - New In Chess. NICBase Online.
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*chessgames player|id=47218|name=Wu Wenjin
*Chessmetrics [http://db.chessmetrics.com/PL/PL44582.htm Career Ratings for Wu Wenjin]
* [http://www.benoni.de/schach/elo/his.html?id=8600716 Elo rating with world rankings and historical development since 1990] (benoni.de/schach/elo) for Wu Wenjin