Puchen Wang
- January 10, 2024
- Chess Master
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Puchen Wang |
| Occupation | Chess Master |
| Date Of Birth | Jan 20, 1990(1990-01-20) |
| Age | 34 |
| Country | China |
| Horoscope | Capricorn |
Puchen Wang Biography
| Name | Puchen Wang |
| Birthday | Jan 20 |
| Birth Year | 1990 |
| Birth Country | China |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Puchen Wang is one of the most popular and richest Chess Master who was born on January 20, 1990 in China. Puchen Wang, born 20 January 1990, is a New Zealand chess International Master. In January 2007, he became the New Zealand Champion. He was 17 years old.
The 24th Cappelle La Grande Open, 16-23 February 2008 in Spain, was his first stop on the European tour. He was seeded 140th of 612 players and finished 71st with 6/9 (+4,=4, -1) as well as a tournament performance rating 2425.
He was not able to defend his New Zealand Champion title in January 2008 as he was due to sit an exam, but he did retain his Lightning title.
In May–June 2006, Wang gained the FIDE Master title and an IM norm at the 37th Chess Olympiad in Turin. He won in the 114th New Zealand Championship at Wanganui 2007, at the age of 17. In May 2007 he came away unbeaten in the Zonal Tournament of Oceania held in Fiji. He shared second place, behind Zhao Zong-Yuan of Australia, with a score of 6½/9 that enabled him to be awarded the International Master (IM) title.
He was invited to attend the Euwe Stimulus Tournament, Arnhem, The Netherlands 17-26 Aug 2007. The tournament was an invitational with a nine-round Round Robin format. Ten players participated in a regional tournament with the rest of this group. Grandmasters Oscar Panno, Fridrik Olafsson, Nona Gaprindashvili and Dibyendu Barua were the players. Wang placed third in the tournament, while Amon Simutowe won it.
Puchen Wang Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Chess Master |
| House | Living in own house. |
Puchen Wang is one of the richest Chess Master from China. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Puchen Wang 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Wang has played twice for the New Zealand national Chess Olympiads team. In 2004, he was on the 1st reserve Board at the 36th Chess Olympiad, Calvia (+5-3 =1) and again in 2006 on the 1st Reserve Board at the 37th Chess Olympiad, Turin (+5-1 =3). In 2008, Wang was selected to be board 2 at the 38th Chess Olympiad Dresden behind Grandmaster Murray Chandler.
Wang, who was 11 years old, was New Zealand Junior Champion. He also won the 2005 and 2006 NZCF Grand Prix. This award saw Wang win in both the Open- and Junior sections.
For the year 2008, Wang is taking a gap year before going to university to try to achieve the Grandmaster (GM) title. Wang will be travelling to Europe mid- February 2008 to play in several strong events to gain experience and gain opportunities to become New Zealand’s second Grandmaster (after Murray Chandler). He is being supported and project managed in this by the New Zealand Chess Federation, and there was a “launch” at the 115th New Zealand Chess Congress in January 2008 of “Project Grandmaster”. The New Zealand Chess Federation is seeking to provide the best tournament format and funding vehicle to maximise his chances for success, which they estimate a budget of $50,000 is required.
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Facts & Trivia
Puchen Ranked on the list of most popular Chess Master. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in China. Puchen Wang celebrates birthday on January 20 of every year.