Wang Zili (; born June 14, 1968) is a retired Chinese

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player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by

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in 1995, becoming the fifth from China.

Career

Wang gained the grandmaster title in 1995. He was twice national champion, in 1988 and 1999. He participated for the

China national chess team The Chinese Chess Association (CCA) (中国国际象棋协会) is the governing body of chess in China, one of the federations of FIDE, and a member of the Asian Chess Federation (ACF). It is the principal authority over all chess events in China ...

in five Chess Olympiads (1988–1996) with an overall record of 52 games played (+23, =18, -11); one World Men's Team Chess Championship (1989) with an overall record of 9 games played (+3, =2, -4); and three Asian Team Chess Championships (1991–1995) with an overall record of 24 games played (+14, =8, -2). In 1997 Wang qualified for the FIDE World Chess Championship knockout tournament in

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. He was beaten in the first round by

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. He reached his highest

rating of 2603 in July 2000, when he was ranked worldwide at 86th.Wang, Zili CHN FIDE World Top Chess Player
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References

External links

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Wang Zili
games at 365Chess.com

at Chessmetrics
Wang Zili
FIDE rating history at benoni.de

- New In Chess. NICBase Online. {{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Zili 1968 births Living people Chess grandmasters Chess players from Anhui People from Bozhou Chinese chess players