Lü Qin
{{short description|Chinese xiangqi grandmaster (born 1962)}}
{{BLP sources|date=July 2008}}
{{family name hatnote|Lü|lang=Chinese}}
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|birth_date = {{nowrap|{{bda|1962|8|10}}}}
|country = China
|sport = Xiangqi
|rank = Grandmaster
|pb = 2675 (July 2000, rating){{cite web|url=http://www.01xq.com/xqplayer/xqplayer.asp?pid=0002|title=Lu Qin}}
|highestranking = No. 1 (January 2000){{cite web|url=http://www.01xq.com/xqplayer/xqrating.asp?p=0002|title=Player:Lu Qin History Rating}}
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{{Medal|Competition|Asian Games}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2010 Guangzhou|Men's Individual}}
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Lü Qin ({{zh|吕钦}}; born 10 August 1962) is a Chinese xiangqi grandmaster who is one of the world's best players in Xiangqi (Chinese chess).{{Cite web|url=http://www.xqinenglish.com/xqgreatschinalvqin.html|title=XiangQi in English - Xq greats china Lv Qin|website=www.xqinenglish.com|access-date=2018-01-28}}
Career
Lü Qin's major achievements in Xiangqi include the following:
- Winner of Chinese National Xiangqi Individual Championship in 1986, 1988, 1999, 2003 and 2004.
- Starter in the championship winning team of Guangdong in the Chinese National Xiangqi League in 1989, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2006.
- Winner of Asian Xiangqi Individual Championship in 1985.
- Starter in the championship winning team of China in the World Xiangqi Championship in 1990, 1995, 1997, 2001 and 2005.
- Winner of the World Xiangqi Individual Championship in 1990, 1995, 1997, 2001 and 2005.[http://www.chinaschach.de/dxbhof.html Hall of Fame]. European Xiangqi Federation.
Personal life
Lü Qin was born in Huiyang, Guangdong, China, in 1962.[http://www.stqiyuan.com/m_player_view.asp?id=0002 Lü Qin's profile and biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080510143934/http://www.stqiyuan.com/m_player_view.asp?id=0002|date=2008-05-10}}. stqiyuan.com. {{in lang|zh}} Lü belongs to the Hoklo dialect group. Lu is married to Xu Miaoling, another Xiangqi player on the Guangdong team.
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Category:Sportspeople from Guangdong
Category:Xiangqi players at the 2010 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games medalists in xiangqi