Zhou Jianchao
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| Full name | Zhou Jianchao | |
| Country |  China |
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| Born | June 11, 1988 Shanghai, China |
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| Title | Grandmaster (GM) | |
| FIDE rating | 2580 (No. 14 on the April 2008 FIDE ratings list for juniors) |
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| Peak rating | 2580 (April 2008) | |
- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhou.
Zhou Jianchao (Chinese: 周健超; born June 11, 1988 in Shanghai)[1] is a Chinese GM chess player.
He achieved his first GM norm at the 2005 Aeroflot Open (A2 Group) having scored 6/9 (Elo rating perf. of 2727). His second GM norm was achieved at the 2005 Dubai Open having scored 6/9 (Elo rating perf. of 2664), and third GM norm was achieved at the 2006 Aeroflot Open (A2 Group) having scored 6.5/9 (Elo rating perf. of 2616).
Zhou qualified for the Chess World Cup 2007 (held in Khanty-Mansiysk) where he reached Round Three. He eventually lost to Michael Adams after having upset Emil Sutovsky and Andrei Volokitin in the first two rounds. In this tournament he achieved a performance rating of 2687.
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[edit] External links
- FIDE rating card for Zhou Jianchao
- Zhou Jianchao at ChessGames.com
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