Yuanchen Zhang
| Yuanchen Zhang | |
|---|---|
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]He studied financial analysis and risk management at the University of Waterloo.[1]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- 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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