Yuanchen Zhang
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Yuanchen Zhang | |
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Country | Canada |
Born | 2001 (age 22–23) Markham, Ontario[1] |
Title | International Master (2022) |
Peak rating | 2370 (May 2022) |
Yuanchen Zhang (born 2001) is a Canadian chess International Master (2022), Canadian Chess Championship winner (2022).
Chess career
In 2011, Zhang won the Canadian Youth Chess Championship in U10 age group and participated in World Youth Chess Championship in U10 age group where ranked in 9th place.[2]
In 2022, Zhang won the Canadian Chess Championship and won the right to participate in the Chess World Cup.[1][3] That same year, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.
In 2023, at Baku, Zhang participated in single-elimination Chess World Cup and lost in 1st round to Czech Grandmaster Thai Dai Van Nguyen.[4]
Personal life
He studied financial analysis and risk management at the University of Waterloo.[1]
References
External links
- Yuanchen Zhang rating card at FIDE
- Yuanchen Zhang player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Yuanchen Zhang chess games at 365Chess.com
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