Gong Qianyun, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Gong Qianyun

Chinese chess player

Date of Birth: 11-Mar-1985

Place of Birth: Lechang, Guangdong, China

Profession: chess player

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Gong Qianyun

  • Gong Qianyun (Chinese: ???; born 11 March 1985) is a Chinese-Singaporean chess player.
  • She was awarded the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) by FIDE in 2018.She finished fourth in the 2001 Women's Chinese Chess Championship.
  • Gong Qianyun won the Singaporean women's championships of 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.Gong Qianyun played on board four on the Chinese women's team — the only women's team present — at the World Team Chess Championship held in Beersheba, Israel in 2005.
  • The following year, she won the Women's World University Chess Championship in Lagos, Nigeria with a score of 7/9 points, contributing to China's team gold medal.In 2014 Gong Qianyun transferred to the Singapore Chess Federation and started to represent Singapore.
  • In the same year, she played for the Singaporean team on board three in the open section of the 41st Chess Olympiad and earned a norm for the title Woman Grandmaster thanks to a performance rating of 2412.
  • In June 2018, Gong earned her final WGM norm at the QCD Prof Lim Kok Ann Invitational tournament.
  • In December, she tied with Padmini Rout for first place in the Asian Women's Continental Championship in Makati, Philippines, scoring 7/9 points.
  • Gong took the silver medal on tiebreak score.Gong Qianyun plays for Qingdao Yucai chess club in the China Chess League (CCL).

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