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Zhong Zhang
Z Zhang 
 

Number of games in database: 725
Years covered: 1993 to 2023
Last FIDE rating: 2561 (2493 rapid, 2535 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2657
Overall record: +217 -114 =246 (58.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 148 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (135) 
    B52 B30 B51 B31 B40
 Ruy Lopez (35) 
    C69 C85 C78 C77 C84
 French Defense (30) 
    C00 C11 C19 C01 C03
 King's Indian Attack (25) 
    A07 A08
 Sicilian Najdorf (22) 
    B90 B91 B92 B94 B97
 Queen's Pawn Game (15) 
    A45 D02 A46 D00
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (60) 
    B90 B40 B92 B97 B80
 Ruy Lopez (44) 
    C92 C67 C69 C91 C65
 Dutch Defense (33) 
    A81 A87 A85
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (24) 
    C92 C91 C84 C99 C90
 Sicilian Najdorf (23) 
    B90 B92 B96 B97
 Nimzo Indian (21) 
    E39 E32 E46 E48 E34
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Z Zhang vs D Marciano, 2016 1-0
   Z Zhang vs Koneru, 2003 1-0
   Z Zhang vs D de Vreugt, 2003 1-0
   S Sale vs Z Zhang, 2005 0-1
   Z Zhang vs G Timoscenko, 2002 1/2-1/2
   D Smerdon vs Z Zhang, 2012 0-1
   Z Zhang vs Sadvakasov, 2005 1-0
   Z Zhang vs Y Tong, 1998 1-0
   Z Zhang vs Naiditsch, 2003 1-0
   Z Zhang vs Y Wang, 2005 1-0

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

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Asian Chess Championship (2005)
   Corus Group B (2003)
   Torch Real Estate Cup China Chess League (2005)
   World Junior Championship (1998)
   HeiBei Zonal (2001)
   3rd Singapore Masters (2006)
   Ubeda Open (2001)
   Anibal Open (2001)
   Malaysian Open (2008)
   World Junior Championship (1997)
   Dubai Open (2017)
   Bled Olympiad (2002)
   Istanbul Olympiad (2012)
   Chinese Chess League (2016)
   Baku Olympiad (2016)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Corus Group B 2003 by Tabanus
   1998 World Junior chess championship by gauer
   Wijk aan Zee Group B 2003 by Chessdreamer
   Hastings Premier 2001/2 by protean

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 The Chinese League
   W Zhou vs Z Zhang (Jun-17-23) 1/2-1/2
   Z Zhang vs Y Chen (Jun-16-23) 1-0
   Y Wan vs Z Zhang (Jun-15-23) 1/2-1/2
   Z Zhang vs Y Wang (Jun-13-23) 1/2-1/2
   Z Zhang vs C Zeng (Jun-12-23) 1/2-1/2

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FIDE player card for Zhong Zhang

ZHONG ZHANG
(born Sep-05-1978, 46 years old) China
PRONUNCIATION:
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Zhong Zhang was born 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 was awarded the title of IM in 1995 and the title of GM in 1998. 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. Zhang Zhong won the 11th Malaysia Open (2014). He's married to WGM Li Ruofan. Zhong Zhang is also a FIDE Trainer.

Wikipedia article: Zhang Zhong

Last updated: 2018-11-11 11:05:19

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 page 1 of 29; games 1-25 of 725  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Z Zhang vs Miles  0-1341993Beijing Lee CupA04 Reti Opening
2. C Dantas vs Z Zhang 1-0131993U-16 World ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
3. Z Zhang vs H A Gretarsson  0-1521993Wch U16C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense
4. Z Zhang vs T Enkhbat  1-0411995Asia-chT fin 11thB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
5. B Alterman vs Z Zhang  1-0491995Lee Cup 2ndA87 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation
6. Z Zhang vs W Zili  1-0291996Tan Chin Nam Cup 2ndD78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6
7. Z Zhang vs Sutovsky  0-1271996COLA48 King's Indian
8. J Xu vs Z Zhang  ½-½641996Beijing Tan Chin Nam cupA81 Dutch
9. Z Zhang vs G Vescovi  1-0591996Wch U20A07 King's Indian Attack
10. A Antunes vs Z Zhang  1-0451996POR-CHNA87 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation
11. Z Zhang vs A Antunes  ½-½691996POR-CHNB31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation
12. Gufeld vs Z Zhang  ½-½461996Tan Chin Nam Cup 2ndC10 French
13. K Kulaots vs Z Zhang  1-0451996Wch U20C01 French, Exchange
14. Z Zhang vs Z Li  1-0651996Lee Cup 3rdB40 Sicilian
15. Z Zhang vs L Wang  1-0271996Lee Cup 3rdB51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
16. Pigusov vs Z Zhang  1-0491996Lee Cup 3rdA04 Reti Opening
17. Z Zhang vs J Xie  1-0391996Lee Cup 3rdC42 Petrov Defense
18. Ehlvest vs Z Zhang  1-0281996Lee Cup 3rdB40 Sicilian
19. J Ye vs Z Zhang  0-1671996Lee Cup 3rdC05 French, Tarrasch
20. P Wang vs Z Zhang  1-0541996Lee Cup 3rdC04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line
21. Z Zhang vs A Greenfeld  ½-½221996Lee Cup 3rdB30 Sicilian
22. Miles vs Z Zhang  0-13019962nd Tan Chin Nam CupA10 English
23. Z Zhang vs Smirin  ½-½431996Lee Cup 3rdB31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation
24. Y Xu vs Z Zhang 1-0191996Lee Cup 3rdB40 Sicilian
25. Unzicker vs Z Zhang  0-1461996Lee Cup 3rdA87 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation
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Nov-24-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  lostemperor: <Knight13> wouldn't that take all the fun away out of playing chess? You wouldn't have to study the games of the old masters anymore.
Nov-24-05  Knight13: <lostemperor> Ahh. You got me. Yeah. That'll take fun away of playing chess. :p
Jan-17-06  notyetagm: Nice tactical finish by Zhang Zhong:

[Event "Beijing"]
[Site ""]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karaklajic, Nikola"]
[Black "Zhang Zhong, "]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[NIC "SI 46.3.5"]
[ECO "B22"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Be3 c4 6. b3 cxb3 7. axb3 Bd6 8. Bd3 Ne7 9. Qc2 Nbc6 10. Ne2 Ng6 11. O-O O-O 12. Qd2 Qc7 13. h3 Be6 14. Na3 a6 15. Nc2 Nce7 16. Ne1 Nf5 17. Bxf5 Bxf5 18. Nd3 Rae8 19. Rfe1 h6 20. Nef4 Nh4 21. Qd1 Be4 22. f3 Bxd3 23. Nxd3 Qxc3 24. Rc1 Qa5 25. Bf4 Bxf4 26. Nxf4 Qa2 27. Rxe8 Rxe8 28. Qc2 Qa5 29. Qc3 Qd8 30. g3 Qg5 31. Kf2 Nf5 32. Ne2 Re3 33. Qc8+ Kh7 34. Rc3 Re6 35. Rd3 Qg6 36. Qc2 Rxe2+ 37. Kxe2 Nxd4+ 0-1

Jan-17-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  chessgames.com: Just added, Karaklajic vs Zhong Zhang, 1997
Jan-17-06  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
Premium Chessgames Member
  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  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  whiteshark: In short, <ZZ Top>.
Sep-05-08  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
Premium Chessgames Member
  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...
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