Huang Qian

Huang Qian (Chinese: 黄茜; born July 18, 1986) is a Chinese chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She won the Chinese Women's Chess Championship in 2012 and the Asian Women's Chess Championship in 2013. Huang competed in the Women's World Chess Championship in 2001, 2004, 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2017.

Not to be confused with Huang Qiang.
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Huang.
Huang Qian
Huang Qian, 2012 in Istanbul
CountryChina
Born (1986-07-18) July 18, 1986[1]
Chongqing, China[2]
TitleWoman Grandmaster (2008)
FIDE rating2433 (June 2020)
Peak rating2494 (May 2014)
Huang Qian
Medal record
Representing  China
Asian Games
2010 GuangzhouWomen's Team

Career

Huang was a member of the gold medal-winning Chinese team at the 2004 Women's Chess Olympiad in Calvià. In 2007, along with Zhao Xue, Hou Yifan, Ruan Lufei and Shen Yang, she also won with the Chinese team the first Women's World Team Chess Championship in Yekaterinburg.[3] She scored of 4/4 (despite this 100% result she did not win reserve board prize due to the limited number of games played).[4]

Huang was awarded the Woman Grandmaster title in March 2008. Her three norms required for the title were achieved at:[5]

In 2013, she won the Zhonghai Huashan Cup for Women Stars, a rapidplay women's round-robin tournament held in Huayin, on tiebreak over Viktorija Cmilyte with a score of 4½/7, half point ahead of Tatiana Kosintseva and Women's World Champion Anna Ushenina.[6]Huang Qian played in the Women World Rapid Championship in Riyadh 2017 and realised her best results with the black pieces (2 wins, 2 draws). Huang Qian plays for China Mobile Group Chongqing Company Ltd chess club in the China Chess League (CCL).[7]

Personal life

Huang Qian is married to chess grandmaster Bu Xiangzhi.[8]

References
  1. "Rating data for player Huang, Qian, (CHN)". Archived from the original on 2007-08-08.
  2. "中国国际象棋运动员等级分数据库". Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
  3. Mirzoeva, Elmira (30 May 2007). "China wins Women's Team Championship by two points". ChessBase.
  4. Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: 1st World Team Chess Championship (women), Ekaterinburg 2007, information".
  5. FIDE: Application Details
  6. "Huang Qian wins the Zhonghai Huashan Women's Tournament". Chessdom. 2013-03-22. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  7. "弈诚杯中国国际象棋甲级联赛官方网站". Archived from the original on 2011-10-28.
  8. Peng, Zhaoqin (2013-10-14). "Tianjin Nankai University with Koneru leads in the Chinese League". News About Chess. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
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