Wang Rui (chess player)
Chinese chess player
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| Intro | Chinese chess player | |
| Places | China | |
| is | Chess player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 18 April 1978 | |
| Age | 46 years |
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Biography
Wang Rui (Chinese: 王锐; born April 18, 1978 in Hebei Province) is a Chinese chess Grandmaster.
National team
Wang has competed in the China national chess team in the Chess Olympiad once at the 33rd Chess Olympiad in 1998 (games played 3: +2, =0, -1), and once for the China "B" team at the Asian Team Chess Championships (1999) (games played 4: +1, =1, -2).
GM title
He gained his three GM norms to become China's 28th grandmaster:
- (Oct 2005) World Championship Zonal 3.5 China in Beijing; score 7.0/9
- (Nov 2006) 1st Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Cup Int Open in Manila; score 6.5/9
- (Dec 2008) KL Open Chess Championship in Kuala Lumpur; score 7.0/9
China Chess League
Wang Rui plays for Hebei chess club in the China Chess League (CCL).