Liu Shilan
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Liu Shilan is a Chinese
female chess
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 in Tbilisi
with a final score of 9/14. In 1983, she qualified for the Candidates Tournament
in Velden
, but lost in the quarterfinals to Nana Ioseliani
6-3 (+1, =4, -4). Later, she competed in two further Interzonal
Tournaments (1985 Zeleznovodsk, finishing 14th with 4½/15; and 1987 Tuzla
, finishing 10th with 8½/17.)
Liu competed for the China women's national chess team
; five times at the Chess Olympiad
s (1980–1988) with an overall record of 68 total games played (+25, =27 , -16). She had the second best Rating Performance and won a bronze medal for first board at the 27th Chess Olympiad
in Dubai
, 1986.
She reached her highest FIDE rating of 2260 in July 1990.
Chinese people
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female chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
player who holds the WGM title, which she received in 1982. She was nine-times China National Women's Champion
Chinese Chess Championship
The Chinese Chess Championship is the annual individual national chess championship of China.-Winners:-Women's Crosstables:Average Elo: 2382 Cat: 6m = 6.60Average Elo: 2372 Cat: 5m = 7.04Average Elo: 2346 Cat: 4...
(1979–81, 1983-6).
In 1982, Liu came third at the World Chess Championship
World Chess Championship
The World Chess Championship is played to determine the World Champion in the board game chess. Men and women of any age are eligible to contest this title....
Interzonal
Interzonal
Interzonal chess tournaments were tournaments organized by FIDE, the World Chess Federation, and were a stage in the triennial World Chess Championship cycle.- Zonal tournaments :...
Tournament in Tbilisi
Tbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
with a final score of 9/14. In 1983, she qualified for the Candidates Tournament
Candidates Tournament
The Candidates Tournament is a chess tournament organized by the world chess federation FIDE since 1950, as the final contest to determine the challenger for the World Chess Championship...
in Velden
Velden
Velden may refer to several places:*Velden am Wörther See, a municipality in Austria on the Wörthersee*Velden, Limburg, a village in the municipality of Venlo, Netherlands*Velden , a town in the district of Nürnberger Land in Bavaria, Germany...
, but lost in the quarterfinals to Nana Ioseliani
Nana Ioseliani
Nana Mikhailovna Ioseliani is a Georgian woman chess player. She has held the FIDE Woman Grandmaster title since 1980, and the International Master title since 1993....
6-3 (+1, =4, -4). Later, she competed in two further Interzonal
Interzonal
Interzonal chess tournaments were tournaments organized by FIDE, the World Chess Federation, and were a stage in the triennial World Chess Championship cycle.- Zonal tournaments :...
Tournaments (1985 Zeleznovodsk, finishing 14th with 4½/15; and 1987 Tuzla
Tuzla
Tuzla is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the time of the 1991 census, it had 83,770 inhabitants, while the municipality 131,318. Taking the influx of refugees into account, the city is currently estimated to have 174,558 inhabitants...
, finishing 10th with 8½/17.)
Liu competed for the China women's national chess team
China national chess team results
This article details the results of the China national chess team.-Chess Olympiads:China has competed at the every Chess Olympiad since the 23rd edition in 1978...
; five times at the Chess Olympiad
China at the Chess Olympiads
The People's Republic of China first competed at the Chess Olympiads in 1978 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The women's team began competing in 1980. "Men's" teams in the Olympiads can include female players...
s (1980–1988) with an overall record of 68 total games played (+25, =27 , -16). She had the second best Rating Performance and won a bronze medal for first board at the 27th Chess Olympiad
27th Chess Olympiad
The 27th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between November 14 and December 2, 1986, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.-References:...
in Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, 1986.
She reached her highest FIDE rating of 2260 in July 1990.