Li Chao (chess player)

Infobox Chess player


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datebirth = birth date and age|1989|4|21
placebirth = Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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title = Grandmaster (GM)
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rating = 2622
(No. 8 on the October 2008 FIDE ratings list for juniors)
peakrating = 2622 (October 2008)

Li Chao (Chinese: 李超; born April 21, 1989 in Taiyuan, Shanxi) [ [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 2007, he became China's 22nd Grandmaster at the age of 18.

Rating

As of July 2008, he is the 13th highest rated junior player. [ [http://ratings.fide.com/top.phtml?list=juniors Li, Chao b CHN FIDE World Top Chess Player ] ]

Career

Li Chao started to play chess at the young age of 6, and plays for Beijing Chess Club.

In 2005 he earned 6th place at the World Juniors Championship held in Istanbul.

The following year at the same championship held in Yerevan, Chao finished in the top 20.

In the third Singapore Master International Open Tournament he shared 4-9th place in 2006.

In August 2007, Li won the Scandinavian Chess Tournament [ [http://www.scandinavian-chess.se/sct_dokument/programboken_sct07.pdf untitled ] ] (8 GMs in a field of 215) in Täby, Stockholm, Sweden with an amazing result of 8.5/9. [ [http://www.scandinavian-chess.se/index2007.asp SCT 2007 ] ] [ [http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic666.html#12 THE WEEK IN CHESS 666 13th August 2007 by Mark Crowther] ]

In September 2007, he won the 4th IGB Dato' Arthur Tan Malaysia Open in Kuala Lumpur. [ [http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4087 4th Dato' Arthur Tan Open: the “Empire” Strikes Back!] ChessBase.com, Sept 1 2007]

He won the President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Cup in Manila held on 21-29 November 2007. [ [http://www.fide.com/news.asp?id=1462 Li Chao Wins President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Cup in Manila] 11/29/2007]

In April 2008, he came joint first on points (7.0/9) and fourth on tie-break at the 10th Dubai Open (tpr 2643).

In May 2008, he came joint first on points (8.0/11) and first on tie-break at the 2nd Philippine International Open in Subic Bay Freeport Zone.

In August 2008, he won the 5th IGB Dato' Arthur Tan Malaysia Open in Kuala Lumpur with 9.0/11. [ [http://datmo.net/ DATMO 2008] ]

In September 2008, he competed at the 5th Russia v China Match in Ningbo where he scored 3.0/5 with a performance rating of 2767 for the men's team (with Wang Yue, Wang Hao, Ni Hua, Bu Xiangzhi). [ [http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4921 Fifth China vs Russia Match in Ningpo] ]

GM title

In 2007, he gained the Grandmaster title. His GM norms were achieved at: [ [http://www.fide.com/index.php?option=com_fidetitles&view=appsdt&cat=0&per=17&aid=8604436] ]

* 2005 World Junior Chess Championship in Istanbul, Turkey (November 9-22 2005); score 8.5/13
* Aeroflot Open 2007 Tournament A1 Group in Moscow, Russia (February 13-22 2007); score 4.5/9
* Lake Sevan Tournament in Yerevan, Armenia (July 5-14 2007); score 5.5/9

ee also

*Chess in China

References

External links

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