Wu Mingqian (Chinese: 吴敏茜; born January 8, 1961)[1] is a Chinese chess player who holds the title Woman Grandmaster, which she received from FIDE in 1985.
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Country | China |
Born | (1961-01-08) January 8, 1961 (age 61) |
Title | Woman Grandmaster (1985) |
FIDE rating | 2175 [inactive] |
Peak rating | 2215 (January 1987) |
In 1985, Wu came second at the Women's Interzonal tournament in Zeleznovodsk with a final score of 10½/15.[2] As a result, she qualified for the 1986 Women's Candidates Tournament, held in Malmö, where she came 8th (last) scoring 3/7.[3] The following year, Wu came in 12th place at the Smederevska Palanka Interzonal tournament with a final score of 5½/15.[4]
Wu competed for the China women's national chess team: four times at the Women's Chess Olympiad (1980–1986) with an overall record of 54 total games played (+21, =20, -13).[5]
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