Zhou Weiqi
Encyclopedia
Zhou Weiqi is a Chinese
chess
player. He is a close friend and training partner of Bu Xiangzhi
. He qualified for the Chess World Cup 2009
in Khanty-Mansiysk
(20 November-15 December) by coming equal first at the 8th Asian Continental Chess Championship
(2009).
Zhou Weiqi competed at the 2010 Aeroflot Open
.
in the World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad with playing record of 19 games (+11, =3, -5).
In the 2008 Aeroflot Open
(A2 Group), he came second with a performance rating of 2703. In May 2008, he came joint first on points (8.0/11) and second on tie-break at the 2nd Philippine International Open in Subic Bay Freeport Zone
.
At the 79th FIDE Congress, held on 16–26 November 2008 in Dresden, Germany, his GM title was approved making him the 26th Grandmaster of China.
He gained his three GM norms at:
He came joint first on points 7.0/9 (+5=4-0; 2704 performance) and second on tiebreak at the Mikhail Chigorin
Memorial
, 14–25 October at Holiday Inn Moskovskie Vorota hotel in St. Petersburg, Russia.
chess club
in the China Chess League
(CCL).
Chinese people
The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity ....
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. He is a close friend and training partner of Bu Xiangzhi
Bu Xiangzhi
Bu Xiangzhi is a Chinese chess grandmaster. In 1999, he became China's 10th Grandmaster at the age of 13 years, 10 months, 13 days, at the time the youngest in history. In April 2008, Bu and Ni Hua became the second and third Chinese players to pass the 2700 Elo rating line, after Wang Yue...
. He qualified for the Chess World Cup 2009
Chess World Cup 2009
The Chess World Cup 2009 was a 128-player single-elimination tournament, played between 20 November and 14 December 2009, in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. The Cup winner qualified for the Candidates stage of the World Chess Championship 2011. Boris Gelfand defeated Ruslan Ponomariov in the...
in Khanty-Mansiysk
Khanty-Mansiysk
Khanty-Mansiysk experiences a subarctic climate . The climate is extreme, with temperatures as low as -49 C° and as high as 34.5 C°. On average, however, the region is very cold, with an average tempurature of -1.1 C°...
(20 November-15 December) by coming equal first at the 8th Asian Continental Chess Championship
Asian Chess Championship
The 2007 championship was a FIDE Zone 3 qualification event for the 2007 Chess World Cup, the next stage in the 2009 World Chess Championship. Ten players were qualified for the 2007 World Cup: Zhang Pengxiang , Wang Hao , Abhijit Kunte , Zhao Jun , Susanto Megaranto , Wen Yang , Darwin Laylo ,...
(2009).
Zhou Weiqi competed at the 2010 Aeroflot Open
Aeroflot Open
The Aeroflot Open is an annual open chess tournament played in Moscow and sponsored by the airline Aeroflot. It was established in 2002 and quickly grew to be the strongest open tournament. The first event had around 80 grandmasters, while in the second event 150 grandmasters participated...
.
Career
Zhou has competed twice (2000, 2002) in the Chinese national chess teamChina 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...
in the World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad with playing record of 19 games (+11, =3, -5).
In the 2008 Aeroflot Open
Aeroflot Open
The Aeroflot Open is an annual open chess tournament played in Moscow and sponsored by the airline Aeroflot. It was established in 2002 and quickly grew to be the strongest open tournament. The first event had around 80 grandmasters, while in the second event 150 grandmasters participated...
(A2 Group), he came second with a performance rating of 2703. In May 2008, he came joint first on points (8.0/11) and second on tie-break at the 2nd Philippine International Open in Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Subic Bay Freeport Zone , which is known simply as Subic Bay, is the Philippines' first success case of a into a tax- and duty-free zone similar to Hong Kong and Singapore, operated and managed by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority or SBMA. It covers the fenced area of the former U.S...
.
At the 79th FIDE Congress, held on 16–26 November 2008 in Dresden, Germany, his GM title was approved making him the 26th Grandmaster of China.
He gained his three GM norms at:
- 2007 February Aeroflot OpenAeroflot OpenThe Aeroflot Open is an annual open chess tournament played in Moscow and sponsored by the airline Aeroflot. It was established in 2002 and quickly grew to be the strongest open tournament. The first event had around 80 grandmasters, while in the second event 150 grandmasters participated...
Tournament A2 in MoscowMoscowMoscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
; score 5.5/9 - 2007 June China Men's Individual ChampionshipChinese Chess ChampionshipThe 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...
in ChongqingChongqingChongqing is a major city in Southwest China and one of the five national central cities of China. Administratively, it is one of the PRC's four direct-controlled municipalities , and the only such municipality in inland China.The municipality was created on 14 March 1997, succeeding the...
; score 6.5/11 - 2007 November 2 PGMA Cup Open in ManilaManilaManila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
; score 7.0/9
He came joint first on points 7.0/9 (+5=4-0; 2704 performance) and second on tiebreak at the Mikhail Chigorin
Mikhail Chigorin
Mikhail Ivanovich Chigorin also was a leading Russian chess player...
Memorial
Chigorin Memorial
The Chigorin Memorial is a chess tournament played in honour of the chess legend Mikhail Chigorin , founder of the Soviet School. The first and most important edition was the one played in 1909 in St. Petersburg. Later on, the tournament was mainly played in the Black Sea resort Sochi. From 1993...
, 14–25 October at Holiday Inn Moskovskie Vorota hotel in St. Petersburg, Russia.
China Chess League
Zhou Weiqi plays for JiangsuJiangsu
' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is "苏" , the second character of its name...
chess club
Chess club
A chess club is a club formed for the purpose of playing the board game of chess. Chess clubs provide for both informal games and timed games, often as part of an internal competition or in a league.-Organisation:...
in the China Chess League
China Chess League
The China Chess League is a Chinese professional league for chess clubs. The league is organized by the Chinese Chess Association. It is sponsored by Youngor Group and was sponsored by the Shandong and it has been able to determine the league's sponsorship name. Seasons usually run from April...
(CCL).
External links
- Zhou Weiqi at 365chess.com
- Zhou Weiqi at New In ChessNew In ChessNew In Chess is a chess magazine that appears eight times a year with chief editors International Grandmaster Jan Timman and Dirk Jan Ten Geuzendam. It contains notes by top players and chess prodigies on their own games...
- Zhou Wei Qi - National Youth Chess Championship first-place