Wang Pin (; born December 11, 1974) is a Chinese
chess
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player. She was awarded the title of
Woman Grandmaster
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by
FIDE
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in 1992. Wang was the
Chinese national women's champion of 2002.
By finishing fifth in the 1991 Women's Interzonal Tournament, she qualified to play in the 1992 Women's Candidates Tournament, a stage of the
Women's World Chess Championship 1993, and finished tied for last place. In 1993, Wang took part in the
Women's Interzonal Tournament again and tied for 9th-11th places. Since the format of the
Women's World Chess Championship
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was changed to a
knockout
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tournament, she competed in the event in
2001
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and
2004
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She played for the
China national chess team four times at the
Women's Chess Olympiad
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(1992, 1996, 1998, 2002), winning the team gold medal in 1998 and 2002, silver in 1996 and bronze in 1992. Wang represented China also the Women's Asian Team Chess Championship in 1999, winning two gold medals (team and individual on board 2), and in the Russia vs China match in 2001.
See also
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Chess in China
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References
External links
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Wang Pinchess games at 365Chess.com
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Wang Pinat
Chessmetrics
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Implementation
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Wang PinFIDE rating history at benoni.de
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1974 births
Living people
People from Shanghai
Sportspeople from Shanghai
Chess players from Shanghai
Chess woman grandmasters
Chinese female chess players
Chess Olympiad competitors