Zhao Xue

Quick Facts

Full Name	Zhao Xue
Occupation	Chess Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 6, 1985(1985-04-06)
Age	39
Birthplace	Jinan
Country	China
Birth City	Shandong
Horoscope	Aries

Zhao Xue Biography

Zhao Xue is one of the most popular and richest Chess Player who was born on April 6, 1985 in Jinan, Shandong, China. Chinese Grandmaster in Chess and one of the most prominent women’s chess players in the world.

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Zhao won two gold medals at the World Youth Chess Championships, in the Girls Under 12 section, in 1997, and in the Girls Under 14, in 1999. In 2002, she won the World Junior Girls Championship in Goa, India, edging out defending champion Koneru Humpy on tie-break. This victory qualified her to the Women’s World Chess Championship 2004, in which she knocked out Shadi Paridar in the first round, then lost to Elisabeth Pähtz and therefore was eliminated from the competition.

Zhao played first board on the Chinese women’s team in the 2005 World Team Chess Championship held in Beersheba, Israel. Two years later, she led China to victory in the first Women’s World Team Championship with a score of 6½/8 (performance rating of 2693).

She was a chess prodigy and was well supported by her family.

Zhao Xue Net Worth

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

She was the 2002 Under-20 World Junior Girls Chess Champion.

She was ranked fifth in the world in 2013

Zhao Xue (Chinese: 赵雪 ; pinyin: Zhào Xuě ; born 6 April 1985) is a Chinese chess player. She is the 24th Chinese person to achieve the title of Grandmaster. Zhao was a member of the gold medal-winning Chinese team at the Women’s Chess Olympiad in 2002, 2004 and 2016, and at the Women’s World Team Chess Championship in 2007, 2009 and 2011. She has competed in the Women’s World Chess Championship in 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2017 and 2018, reaching the semifinals in 2010.

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In December 2010, she participated in the Women’s World Chess Championship and this time she reached the semifinals, where she lost by 1½-2½ to her compatriot and eventual runner-up Ruan Lufei. This result enabled her to qualify for the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2011–2012. In the leg held in Shenzhen, Zhao scored 6/11 and finished in joint 5th-6th place along with Ruan Lufei, earning her 75 points in the Grand Prix. In October 2011, she won the Nalchik stage, with a score of 9½/11. In July 2012, she finished seventh in Jermuk on 5½/11. In the Ankara event, she placed third with 7½/11. In the Grand Prix overall standings, Zhao placed fourth with 345 points.

Facts & Trivia

Zhao Ranked on the list of most popular Chess Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in China. Zhao Xue celebrates birthday on April 6 of every year.

Zhao competed in the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2013–14. In January 2015, she won the New Zealand Open with a score of 8/9. Zhao took part in the Women’s World Chess Championship 2015, where she reached the quarterfinals, losing to the eventual runner-up, Natalia Pogonina. In the 2017 edition, she lost in the second round to Padmini Rout. In December of the same year, Zhao won the gold medal in the women’s Basque chess event at the IMSA Elite Mind Games in Huai’an. In November 2018, she took part again in the Women’s World Championship; Zhao defeated Carolina Lujan in the first round by 2-0, then went out in the second after losing to Zhansaya Abdumalik in the tiebreakers.

Top Facts about Zhao Xue

1. Zhao Xue is a Chinese chess Grandmaster.
2. She was born on April 6, 1985 in Wuxi, China.
3. At age 16, she became the youngest female Chinese champion.
4. In 2008, she won the Women’s World Chess Championship.
5. Her highest FIDE rating was 2579 in July 2015.
6. She has represented China in numerous international competitions.
7. Zhao Xue has won multiple gold medals at the Asian Games and World Mind Sports Games.
8. She is known for her aggressive playing style and tactical skills.
9. As of May 2021, she is ranked #12 among women chess players worldwide.
10. Zhao Xue has been a professional chess player since age 14.