Li Zunian (Chinese: 李祖年; born January 8, 1958)[2] is a Chinese International Master chess player. He was the Chinese National Chess Champion in 1979.
| Li Zunian | |
|---|---|
| Country |  China |
| Born | January 8, 1958[1] Shanghai, China |
| Title | International Master (1983) |
| FIDE rating | 2378 (April 2005) |
| Peak rating | 2413 (July 2000) |
Li made competed for the China national chess team with four appearances at the Chess Olympiads (1980–1986) with an overall record of 49 games played (+15, =21, -13).[3] He also made four appearances in total at the Men's Asian Team Chess Championship (1979–1983, 1987) with an overall record of 29 games played (+23, =2, -4);[4] and one appearance at the World Men's Team Chess Championship in 1985 with 8 games played (+0, =5, -3).[5]
Li was banned from representing China in 1987 after a cheating scandal at a zonal tournament where he was forced to lose two games (and win one) and made his displeasure at the situation obvious.[6]
China Chess League
editLi Zunian played for Sichuan chess club in the China Chess League (CCL).[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 2004年1月份中国棋手等级分 Archived December 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 中国国际象棋运动员等级分数据库 Archived 2013-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Li Zunian
- ^ OlimpBase :: Men's Asian Team Chess Championship :: Li Zunian
- ^ OlimpBase :: World Men's Team Chess Championship :: Li Zunian
- ^ http://indonesiabase.com/fide-zonal-11-bogor-jakarta-1987/
- ^ "雅戈尔杯中国国际象棋甲级联赛官方网站". Archived from the original on 2011-10-28. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
External links
edit- Li Zunian rating card at FIDE
- Li Zunian player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Chessmetrics Career Ratings for Li Zunian
