Li Ruofan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Li Ruofan

Chinese chess player

Date of Birth: 30-Apr-1978

Place of Birth: Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China

Profession: chess player

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Li Ruofan

  • Li Ruofan (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Li Ruòfán; born April 30, 1978) is a Chinese chess player who holds the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM).
  • Notable title victories include the 2001 Asian Women's Chess Championship in Chennai, and the 2006 Chinese Women's Chess Championship in Wuxi with a score of 8½/12.In 2002 Li Ruofan won the Women's World University Chess Championship in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. In 2007, she transferred national federations to represent Singapore.
  • At the 2008 Japfa Chess Festival in Jakarta, Li Ruofan won the WGM Tournament, a six-player double round-robin event.
  • In 2017 she moved back to the Chinese federation.She played for the China national "B" team at the 1999 Women's Asian Team Chess Championship with an overall record of 3 games played (+0, =2, -1).
  • Li played on board one for Singapore at the Women's Chess Olympiad at Baku in 2016, scoring +4 =4 -2 (60%). Li Ruofan lives in Shenzhen with her husband and coach, Grandmaster Zhang Zhong.
  • Her favorite chess player is Alexander Alekhine.

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