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Zhong Zhang 
 
Zhong Zhang
Number of games in database: 408
Years covered: 1993 to 2008
Current FIDE rating: 2610
Highest rating achieved in database: 2657
Overall record: +155 -86 =165 (58.5%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      2 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (90) 
    B30 B40 B90 B52 B51
 Ruy Lopez (23) 
    C69 C67 C85 C96 C84
 French Defense (22) 
    C00 C11 C19 C05 C18
 Sicilian Najdorf (13) 
    B90 B91 B96 B92 B97
 French (11) 
    C00 C11 C10 C12
 Caro-Kann (11) 
    B10 B12 B18
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (44) 
    B90 B40 B22 B96 B92
 Ruy Lopez (25) 
    C92 C67 C88 C68 C65
 Dutch Defense (23) 
    A81 A87 A85
 Sicilian Najdorf (18) 
    B90 B96 B92 B97
 Queen's Indian (15) 
    E12 E15
 Nimzo Indian (12) 
    E39 E48 E21 E47 E34
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Zhong Zhang vs G Timoshchenko, 2002 1/2-1/2
   Zhong Zhang vs Koneru, 2003 1-0
   Zhong Zhang vs Sadvakasov, 2005 1-0
   Ni Hua vs Zhong Zhang, 2005 0-1

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: [what is this?]
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2004)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Hastings Premier 2001/2 by protean

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ZHONG ZHANG
(born Sep-05-1978) China

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Zhong Zhang was born September 5, 1978 in Chongqing, China. He learned chess at the age of eight and won several Chinese boys' championships before finishing second in the 1998 World Junior Championship. He became Chinese Champion in 2001, and in 2003 he won the B-group of the Corus Chess Tournament with a record score of 11/13. In 2005 he won the Asian Championship to qualify for the FIDE World Cup, but lost his first-round match against Ivan Sokolov. He's married to WGM Li Ruofan.

 page 1 of 17; games 1-25 of 408  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Zhong Zhang vs Miles  0-134 1993 Beijing Lee CupA04 Reti Opening
2. B Alterman vs Zhong Zhang  1-049 1995 Lee Cup 2ndA87 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation
3. Zhong Zhang vs Smirin  ½-½43 1996 Lee Cup 3rdB31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation
4. Miles vs Zhong Zhang  0-130 1996 Cup Tan ChinA10 English
5. Xu Jun vs Zhong Zhang  ½-½64 1996 Beijing Tan Chin Nam cupA81 Dutch
6. Jiangchuan vs Zhong Zhang  0-167 1996 Beijing ST Lee cupC05 French, Tarrasch
7. Zhong Zhang vs Sutovsky  0-127 1996 COLA48 King's Indian
8. Zhong Zhang vs Kasimdzhanov 1-030 1997 Wch U20C00 French Defense
9. Jiangchuan vs Zhong Zhang  ½-½38 1997 Beijing Tan Chin Nam cupB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
10. Xu Jun vs Zhong Zhang  0-149 1997 Beijing ST Lee cupA81 Dutch
11. Zhong Zhang vs Movsesian  0-132 1997 Wch U20B40 Sicilian
12. Zhong Zhang vs Jiangchuan  ½-½29 1997 Beijing ST Lee cupB40 Sicilian
13. Zhong Zhang vs Oll  ½-½36 1997 Maroczy memB51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
14. Zhong Zhang vs Ponomariov  1-056 1997 Wch U20B12 Caro-Kann Defense
15. Karaklajic vs Zhong Zhang 0-137 1997 BeijingB22 Sicilian, Alapin
16. R Laxman vs Zhong Zhang  0-131 1998 World Junior ChampionshipsA81 Dutch
17. Zhong Zhang vs Jiangchuan  1-041 1998 Beijing Tan Chin Nam cupB51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
18. R Janssen vs Zhong Zhang  0-133 1998 World Junior ChampionshipsA04 Reti Opening
19. Bacrot vs Zhong Zhang  1-025 1998 Elista ol (Men)A87 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation
20. Zhong Zhang vs Sadvakasov 0-139 1998 Wch U20B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
21. S Volkov vs Zhong Zhang  0-132 1998 OlympiadA80 Dutch
22. Zhong Zhang vs S Halkias  1-024 1998 World Junior ChampionshipsB40 Sicilian
23. Zhong Zhang vs Movsesian  1-041 1998 Elista ol (Men)B22 Sicilian, Alapin
24. Zhong Zhang vs F Jenni  ½-½56 1998 World Junior ChampionshipsC85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD)
25. Zhong Zhang vs M Kobalia  1-043 1998 World Junior ChampionshipsB40 Sicilian
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Jan-17-06
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  chessgames.com: Just added, Karaklajic vs Zhong Zhang, 1997
Jan-17-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  notyetagm: <cg.com> Super.
Jan-17-06   Peter Yang: Zhang Zhong is good, he beat Rustam Kasimdzhanov and Ruslan Ponomariov
Jan-17-06   Peter Yang: He also beat Peter Svidler 2:0 in classic time control!
Jan-17-06   shirova: Zhang Zhong has beaten these players before, but that does not mean he's still better than them right now. He is certainly talented, but they have improved a lot since, while I see Zhang Zhong losing ELO points for some time now.
Jun-18-06   BIDMONFA: Zhong Zhang

ZHANG, Zhong
http://www.bidmonfa.com/zhang_zhong...
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Jun-18-06   EmperorAtahualpa: He currently has a FIDE rating of 2640.

http://www.fide.com/ratings/id.phtm...

Jun-18-06   WTHarvey: Here are some puzzles from Zhong's games: http://www.wtharvey.com/zhon.html
Jun-18-06   Confuse: this reminds me of a friend i have named charlie zhong. if these two guys got married, (just as a joke), is it possible one's name would become zhong zhong?
Jun-18-06   chessmoron: <Confuse> Your sick. He's not gay at least put a girl's name with the last name Zhong. Jeez.
Mar-26-07   atripodi: I had an interesting thought about Zhang and his supposed preference for Go over chess. I've heard it said that the reason Chinese players tend to be very tactical is because of Chinese chess, in which pawns are far less valuable than in our variant. Zhang is an exception to this generality, playing more in Karpov's style. Perhaps the reason for this is that Zhang's other game is Go and not Chinese chess. Just a thought.
Oct-13-07   pawnofdoom: Married to Li Ruofan. Too bad he doesn't play for China anymore. He would have been a great member of their teams, but now he's moved to Singapore
Jan-10-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  Karpova: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...

<Zhang Zhong: I grew up in Chongqing>

<Zhang Zhong: I do not have a coach. Instead, I do self training.>

<Zhang Zhong: My favorite chess players are none other Kasparov and Karpov.>

Jan-23-08   Cactus: Actually <WMD>, that is totally wrong. China (and Russia) never adopted communism. They adopted <socialism>. The only problem is that countries like the USSR and China claim to have communism when really it's just a dictatorship or socialism. Other countries agree to recognize them as communist, but really the countries show no regard for true communism. Communism is about power to the people, whereas in China, they don't exactly have any individual rights. :)
Feb-29-08   wolfmaster: When will this guy get his GM title?
Thanks in advance.
Mar-11-08   mikeddot: wolfmaster, he will become a GM in 1998.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_...

Jul-07-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  whiteshark: In short, <ZZ Top>.
Sep-05-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  brankat: Happy Birthday GM Zhong Zhang!
Sep-05-08   supertimchan: Happy Birthday!
May-09-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Benzol: Does he play for China or Singapore these days?
Aug-06-09   GrahamClayton: <Benzol>Does he play for China or Singapore these days?

Benzol,
According to Zhang's FIDE rating card, he now represents Singapore:

http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?...

Aug-06-09   Ladolcevita: Yes,now he represents Singapore...
Sep-05-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Benzol: <GrahamClayton> <Ladolcevita> Thankyou both.

:)

Sep-05-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  wordfunph: Happy Birthday GM Zhang Zhong, hope you visit Philippines again..
Sep-05-09   WhiteRook48: happy birthday!
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