Tan Zhongyi

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In this Chinese name , the family name is Tan .
Tan Zhongyi
Tan in 2023
Country China
Born ( 1991-05-29 ) 29 May 1991 (age 33)
Chongqing , China
Title Grandmaster (2017)
Women's World Champion 2017?2018
FIDE   rating 2540 (June 2024)
Peak rating 2540 (May 2024)
Medal record
Women's chess
Representing   China
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Women's team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen Individual
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kazan Individual

Tan Zhongyi ( Chinese : ?中怡 ; [1] born 29 May 1991) [2] is a Chinese chess player who holds the title of grandmaster (GM). [3] She is a former Women's World Champion , winning the 2017 knockout edition of the world championship in Iran where she defeated Anna Muzychuk in the final. Tan is also a former Women's World Rapid Champion . [4] She is the three-time reigning Chinese women's national champion , and is a five-time national champion overall with titles in 2015, 2020, 2021, and 2022.

She won the Women's Candidates Tournament 2024 , allowing her to compete against Ju Wenjun in the Women's World Chess Championship 2025 .

Career [ edit ]

Tan was born in Chongqing . In 1997, she started learning to play chess. [5] She won the World Youth U10 Girls Chess Championship twice, in 2000 and 2001, both held in Oropesa del Mar . In 2002, she won the World Youth U12 Girls Chess Championship in Heraklion .

In August?September 2008 at the Women's World Chess Championship she was knocked out in the second round by Pia Cramling by ½-1½.

In 2011, she won the women's chess tournament at the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen , [6] contributing to China's team gold medal. [7] Tan won the Women's World University Chess Championship of 2012 in Guimaraes . [8] In 2013, she won the 3rd China Women Masters Tournament in Wuxi with a score of 6.5/9 points, 1.5 ahead of runners-up Valentina Gunina and Huang Qian . [9] In 2014 Tan won the Asian Women's Blitz Championship in Sharjah . [10]

In May 2015 she won the Chinese Women's Chess Championship in Xinghua . [11] The following month, Tan won the 5th China Women Masters Tournament with 7/9, a full point ahead of second-placed Lei Tingjie . [12] In August 2015, she won the Asian Women's Rapid Championship in Al Ain . [13] On December 1, 2015, Tan Zhongyi won the 1st China Chess Queen Match, a knockout tournament held in Taizhou, Zhejiang , [14] after defeating Ju Wenjun in the final in an armageddon game. [15] [16]

She won the women's gold medal for board 4 at the 42nd Chess Olympiad in 2016. [17]

She reached the final of the Women's World Chess Championship 2017 against GM Anna Muzychuk . They finished the classical games 2-2 with one win each, sending the match to a rapid tie-break. Tan won the two-game tie-break by drawing the first game with Black and then winning the second game with White, and thus became Women's World Champion. This also earned her the title of Grandmaster .

She lost the Women's World Champion title to Ju Wenjun at the Women's World Chess Championship Match 2018 .

In 2020, she won the women's top prize at the Gibraltar Masters. [18]

In 2021, Tan achieved third place in the Women's Chess World Cup after winning against Anna Muzychuk with a score of 2.5 - 1.5. [19]

In 2022, Tan won the Women's World Rapid Championship in Almaty, Kazakhstan , after defeating local player Dinara Saduakassova in the tiebreaker. [20]

China Chess League [ edit ]

Tan Zhongyi plays for China Mobile Group Chongqing Company Ltd chess club in the China Chess League (CCL). [21]

Personal life [ edit ]

She graduated from the School of Law of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics in 2009. [5]

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ 中???象棋???等?分?据? Archived 2013-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ WGM title application FIDE
  3. ^ "Titles approved at the 80th FIDE Congress" . Archived from the original on 30 November 2019 . Retrieved 6 April 2017 .
  4. ^ "Magnus Carlsen and Tan Zhongyi are the World Champions in Rapid" . FIDE . Retrieved 29 December 2022 .
  5. ^ a b "Tan Zhongyi, an outstanding alumnus of the School of Law" . School of Law of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics . April 3, 2019.
  6. ^ "WGM Tan Zhongyi wins the Women Universiade in Shenzhen" . Chessdom. 2011-08-21 . Retrieved 17 October 2015 .
  7. ^ "Li Chao and Tan Zhongyi winners in Shenzhen" . ChessVibes. 2011-08-23 . Retrieved 17 October 2015 .
  8. ^ World University Chess Championship 2012 - Women Chess-Results
  9. ^ "Tan Zhongyi Won 3rd Women Masters Tournament in China" . Natalia Pogonina's website. 2013-06-09 . Retrieved 1 November 2015 .
  10. ^ "Chinese players claim Asian Blitz Chess Championships" . Chessdom. 2014-04-20 . Retrieved 18 January 2016 .
  11. ^ Ramirez, Alejandro (2015-05-30). "Wei Yi youngest Chinese Champion" . ChessBase . Retrieved 17 October 2015 .
  12. ^ 5th China(Xishan)Chess Women Masters Tournament Chess-Results
  13. ^ "Truong Son wins Asian Rapid Chess Championship 2015" . FIDE. 2015-08-12 . Retrieved 18 January 2016 .
  14. ^ The First China Chess Queen Match. Tournament details . FIDE.
  15. ^ MGourty, Colin (2015-12-01). "Wei Yi is King of China" . chess24 . Retrieved 7 April 2016 .
  16. ^ Fischer, Johannes (2015-12-01). "Wei Yi wins brilliancy" . ChessBase.
  17. ^ "USA and China winners of 42nd Chess Olympiad" . europechess.org. 14 September 2016 . Retrieved 23 February 2017 .
  18. ^ "Paravyan & Tan Zhongyi win 2020 Gibraltar Masters" . chess24.com . Retrieved 2020-02-03 .
  19. ^ "Tournament tree - FIDE World Cup 2021" . Retrieved 3 August 2021 .
  20. ^ Dinic, Milan (28 December 2022). "Magnus Carlsen and Tan Zhongyi are the World Champions in Rapid ? FIDE World Rapid and Blitz 2022" . worldrapidandblitz2022.fide.com . Retrieved 29 December 2022 .
  21. ^ "??杯中???象棋甲???官方?站" . Archived from the original on 28 October 2011 . Retrieved 6 April 2017 .

External links [ edit ]

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