Wang Hao

January 5, 2024
Chess Player

Quick Facts

Wang Hao
Full Name Wang Hao
Occupation Chess Player
Date Of Birth Aug 4, 1989(1989-08-04)
Age 35
Birthplace China
Country China
Birth City Harbin
Horoscope Leo

Wang Hao Biography

Name Wang Hao
Birthday Aug 4
Birth Year 1989
Place Of Birth China
Home Town Harbin
Birth Country China
Birth Sign Leo

Wang Hao is one of the most popular and richest Chess Player who was born on August 4, 1989 in China, Harbin, China. Chinese chess master who is one of the most highly ranked players world wide.

He is one of the top rated players in China alongside Bu Xiangzhi.

In 1999, Wang came third in the Under-10 division of the World Youth Chess Championships in Oropesa del Mar, Spain. In July 2002, he won the Qingdao Zhongfand Cup. In the following month, he played on board 4 for the gold medal-winning Chinese team in the Under-16 Chess Olympiad in Kuala Lumpur. In 2003, Wang beat Magnus Carlsen at the U14 World Youth Chess Championship. In July 2004, Wang again won gold with his national team in the U-16 Chess Olympiad in Calicut, India. He scored 8/9 on the first board, a result that also earned him the individual gold medal, producing a rating performance of

  1. In the same month he won the “Children of Asia”, a youth tournament in Yakutsk, Russia.

Wang’s first major tournament win was the Dubai Open in April 2005, when he was still untitled and finished clear first with a score of 7/9 points (rating performance of 2731), ahead of 53 grandmasters and 30 international masters. In August 2005, Wang won with 10/11 (two points clear ahead of the rest of the field) in the 2nd IGB Dato’ Arthur Tan Malaysia Open in Kuala Lumpur (rating performance of 2843). In October 2005, he came joint-first in the Beijing Zonal 3.3 tournament, and took the second place after a playoff match.

As a child prodigy, his family was very supportive of his pursuit of chess.

Wang Hao Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Chess Player
House Living in own house.

Wang Hao is one of the richest Chess Player from China. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Wang Hao 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He burst on to the scene in 2003 by placing third in the U-10 World Youth Chess Championship.

In August 2012, he won the Biel Chess Festival in Bienne, Switzerland and in 2013 he was ranked the 14th best player in the world.

Wang Hao (Chinese: 王皓 ; pinyin: Wáng Hào ; born August 4, 1989) is a Chinese chess grandmaster. In November 2009, Wang became the fourth Chinese player to break through the 2700 Elo rating mark. In 2019, he qualified for the 2020 Candidates Tournament by winning the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019, making him the second Chinese player to qualify for a Candidates Tournament.

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Who is Wang Hao Dating?

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In May 2010, he won the 40th Bosna International Tournament. In the following month, Wang Hao won the Chinese Chess Championship scoring 7½/11 and edging out 2004 champion Bu Xiangzhi and Zhou Jianchao on tiebreak. In September 2010 he competed in the Grand Slam of Shanghai, a four players round-robin tournament, in which he played Levon Aronian, Alexei Shirov and Vladimir Kramnik. Wang Hao, the lowest ranked player in the tournament, scored three draws and three losses.

Facts & Trivia

Wang Ranked on the list of most popular Chess Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in China. Wang Hao celebrates birthday on August 4 of every year.

Wang Hao was one of the AGON nominees for the FIDE Grand Prix Series 2012–13. In the first stage, held in London, he placed sixth with 5½/11. He shared the first place with Sergey Karjakin and Alexander Morozevich at the second stage, that took place in Tashkent, scoring 6½/11. In the Beijing stage, he was sixth on 5½/11. In the final stage in Paris, Wang finished tenth with 5/11.

Why did Wang Hao retire?

When the Candidates finished in 2021, Wang Hao placed last. After the final game on April 27, 2021, he announced his retirement from professional chess, citing digestion-related health issues. He left retirement to participate in Norway Chess 2022.

Who is Wang Hao?

Wang Hao (Chinese: 王皓; pinyin: Wáng Hào; born 15 December 1983) is a retired Chinese table tennis player. He became the world champion in men’s singles in Yokohama, Japan, in May 2009, defeating three-time World Champion Wang Liqin 4–0.

How old is Wang Hao?

32 years (August 4, 1989)

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