Wu Wenjin
{{short description|Chinese chess grandmaster (born 1976)}}
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|country = {{CHN}}
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|03|10|df=y}}[http://chess.vrsac.com/search/player_e.asp?FC=8600716 Rating data for player Wu, Wenjin, (CHN)]
|birth_place = Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
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|title = Grandmaster (2000)
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|peakrating = 2602 (October 2000)
|peakranking = No. 86 (October 2000)
|FideID = 8600716
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{{family name hatnote|Wu|lang=Chinese}}
Wu Wenjin ({{zh|c=吴文瑾}}; born 10 March 1976){{Cite web |url=http://www.chessinchina.net/html/CHNrating05.8.htm |title=中国国际象棋运动员等级分数据库 |access-date=2008-02-29 |archive-date=2013-11-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112145833/http://www.chessinchina.net/html/CHNrating05.8.htm |url-status=dead }} is a Chinese chess Grandmaster.
In 2000, he became China's 11th Grandmaster.
Career
Wu Wenjin won the Asian Junior Chess Championship in 1996 in Macau.{{cite web|last1=Lyman|first1=Shelby|title=Young Lions Are No Match For Vets Karpov, Kasparov|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1997/01/12/young-lions-are-no-match-for-vets-karpov-kasparov/|publisher=Chicago Tribune|access-date=10 January 2016|date=1997-01-12}}
In October 1999, Wu came joint first (with Đào Thiên Hải, Peng Xiaomin, and Bu Xiangzhi) with 6 pts at the Qingdao Daily Cup.[http://www.chathurangam.com/news/younestgm.asp Xiangzhi Bu Youngest GM in the world] In November 2003, Wu came joint second (with Ni Hua, after Zhang Zhong) at the Chinese Men's Individual Chess Championship in Shan Wei.[http://www.fide.com/ratings/trarc.phtml?event16=533&codt=10 FIDE Online. Archive - Tournament report January 2004] CHN Indv.Ch.Men 2003 In November 2004, he came joint third (with Wang Yue) at the Chinese Chess Championship in Lanzhou.[http://www.fide.com/ratings/trarc.phtml?event16=30&codt=15 FIDE Online. Archive - Tournament report April 2005] CHN Champ. 2004 In December 2004, Wu finished third at the Singapore Masters.[http://www.fide.com/ratings/trarc.phtml?event16=559&codt=15 FIDE Online. Archive - Tournament report April 2005] SIN Masters 2004
Wu has competed for the China national chess team twice at the Men's Chess Olympiad (1998 and 2000[http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/english/200010/27/eng20001027_53747.html Chinese Chess Team to Play in International Chess Olympics]) (games played 12: +5, =3, -4),[http://www.olimpbase.org/players/rhr35nv9.html OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Wu Wenjin] and once at the Men's Asian Team Chess Championship (1999), with an overall record of 8 games (+5, =2, -1).[http://www.olimpbase.org/playersa/rhr35nv9.html OlimpBase :: Men's Asian Team Chess Championship :: Wu Wenjin]
He reached his highest FIDE rating of 2602 in October 2000 when he was ranked 86th in the world.[http://www.fide.com/ratings/top_files.phtml?id=8600716 Wu, Wenjin CHN FIDE World Top Chess Player]
China Chess League
See also
References
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External links
- {{Fide}}
- [http://www.365chess.com/players/Wu_Wenjin Wu Wenjin] chess games at 365Chess.com
- {{Chessgames player|id=47218}}
- [http://chessmetrics.com/cm/PL/PL44582.htm Wu Wenjin] at Chessmetrics
- [http://www.benoni.de/schach/elo/his.html?id=8600716 Wu Wenjin] FIDE rating history at benoni.de
- [http://www.newinchess.com/Wu_Wenjin__-ip-44891.html Wu Wenjin] - New In Chess. NICBase Online.
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Category:Chess Olympiad competitors
Category:Chess players from Jiangsu