Zhang Pengxiang
Number of games in database: 263
Years covered: 1996 to 2009
Current FIDE rating: 2638
Highest rating achieved in database: 2649
Overall record: +95 -66 =101 (55.5%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      1 exhibition game, odds game, etc. is excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Sicilian (52)      B40 B54 B91 B33 B31  Scotch Game (11)      C45  Queen's Pawn Game (10)      A45 D01  Caro-Kann (9)      B12 B13  Sicilian Najdorf (7)      B91 B90  Slav (7)      D14 D10 D13	With the Black pieces:  Sicilian (34)      B30 B32 B40 B45 B29  Slav (30)      D11 D15 D10 D16 D13  French Defense (27)      C18 C04 C05 C17 C06  French Tarrasch (13)      C04 C05 C06 C03  French Winawer (9)      C18 C17  Sicilian Taimanov (7)      B45 B48 B47

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Karpov vs Z Pengxiang, 2001 0-1
   Z Pengxiang vs Seirawan, 2003 1-0
   Z Pengxiang vs Karjakin, 2007 1/2-1/2
   Z Pengxiang vs C Xueshen, 2005 1-0

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ZHANG PENGXIANG (born Jun-29-1980) China [what is this?] Zhang Pengxiang born in Tianjin is a Chinese grandmaster well known for defeating Anatoli Karpov in a four game match at the 2001 FIDE World Championships in Moscow. (To see this match, search "Pengxiang vs Karpov 2001".)

page 1 of 11; games 1-25 of 263  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Z Pengxiang vs Smirin   0-1 53 1996 Lee Cup 3rd B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation 2. Kasimdzhanov vs Z Pengxiang   1-0 63 1999 Wch U20 A52 Budapest Gambit 3. Z Pengxiang vs Aronian 1-0 42 1999 Wch U20 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. Z Pengxiang vs E Berg   0-1 40 2000 World Junior C00 French Defense 5. Z Pengxiang vs Karpov   0-1 73 2000 Cap d'Agde-A C42 Petrov Defense 6. Z Izoria vs Z Pengxiang   1-0 40 2000 World Junior A65 Benoni, 6.e4 7. Z Pengxiang vs G Sargissian   ½-½ 46 2000 Wch U20 B12 Caro-Kann Defense 8. D Bunzmann vs Z Pengxiang   ½-½ 41 2000 World Junior E10 Queen's Pawn Game 9. Tkachiev vs Z Pengxiang   1-0 73 2000 Cap d'Agde-A A36 English 10. Z Pengxiang vs A Simutowe   1-0 62 2000 World Junior B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 11. M Senff vs Z Pengxiang   ½-½ 38 2000 World Junior C18 French, Winawer 12. Z Pengxiang vs J Benjamin 0-1 22 2000 Cap d'Agde-A A45 Queen's Pawn Game 13. Z Pengxiang vs O Wegener   1-0 34 2000 World Junior B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 14. M Al Sayed vs Z Pengxiang   0-1 46 2000 World Junior C17 French, Winawer, Advance 15. Bacrot vs Z Pengxiang ½-½ 79 2000 Cap d'Agde-A A43 Old Benoni 16. Z Pengxiang vs G Mateuta   1-0 30 2000 World Junior B06 Robatsch 17. H Hamdouchi vs Z Pengxiang   1-0 57 2000 Cap d'Agde-A C06 French, Tarrasch 18. Z Pengxiang vs Bologan 1-0 32 2000 Cap d'Agde-A B07 Pirc 19. V Akobian vs Z Pengxiang   1-0 47 2000 World Junior A65 Benoni, 6.e4 20. Jobava vs Z Pengxiang 1-0 43 2000 Wch U20 D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 21. S Fedorchuk vs Z Pengxiang   ½-½ 62 2000 World Junior C06 French, Tarrasch 22. P Tregubov vs Z Pengxiang   0-1 55 2000 Cap d'Agde-A A70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3 23. Z Pengxiang vs K Haznedaroglu   1-0 31 2000 World Junior B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation 24. Z Pengxiang vs Z Wang   ½-½ 10 2001 Asian Championships B53 Sicilian 25. H Mas vs Z Pengxiang   0-1 30 2001 Zhong Hong Real Estate Cup B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4  page 1 of 11; games 1-25 of 263    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Pengxiang wins | Pengxiang loses

Jun-29-06    BIDMONFA: Zhang Pengxiang ZHANG, Pengxiang http://www.bidmonfa.com/zhang_pengx... _ Apr-14-07    bauernfresser: He is China's new Number 1 in the April 2007 rating list. Jul-16-07    trapdor: This guy falls to No. 4 in China iin the July 2007 list. Apr-04-08    socnegoti: Now, one year later he drops to no. 5. Lol Apr-08-08    playerXchess: Michael Adams 2729 - Zhang Pengxiang 2640 Ruy Lopez Memorial (4) 08.04.2008 LIVE. click for larger view Black to move Apr-08-08    playerXchess: above game: draw agreed after 19... Qb4. Apr-11-08    memento mori: 2nd Ruy Lopez Festival TPR = 2772 (+132) Rating points gained: +12.4 Apr-14-08    swordfish: Really strong effort at Ruy Lopez. Zhang won four games in seven rounds. May-05-09    Vasilyev90: Zhang beat prodigy GM Wesley So recently in a Chinese tournament handling the Black pieces.This raises his score to a +2 against Wesley.Zhang still has the strong effort despite inactivity lately.

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