Liu Shilan (Chinese: 刘适兰; born January 24, 1962)[1] is a Chinese chess player who holds the title Woman Grandmaster, which she received in 1982 from FIDE. She has been the national women's champion of China seven times (1979–81, 1983-6).
| Liu Shilan | |
|---|---|
 Liu Shilan, Malta 1980 | |
| Country | China |
| Born | January 24, 1962 Chengdu, Sichuan, China |
| Title | Woman Grandmaster (1982) |
| FIDE rating | 2083 [inactive] |
| Peak rating | 2335 (July 1987) |
Chess career edit
Liu learned to play chess at 12 years old in a chess school in Chengdu, Sichuan.[2] In 1982, Liu came third at the Women's Interzonal tournament in Tbilisi with a final score of 9 points out of 14.[3] Thanks to this result, she became the first player from Asia to qualify for the Women's World Championship Candidates' matches and to achieve the title Woman Grandmaster (WGM).[2]
At the Candidates' stage, Liu lost her quarterfinal match, held in 1983 in Velden, to Nana Ioseliani by 6–3 (+1, =4, -4).[4] Later, she competed in two further Women's Interzonal tournaments (1985 Zeleznovodsk, finishing 14th with 4½/15;[5] and 1987 Tuzla, finishing 10th with 8½/17.[6])
Liu competed for the Chinese national team at the Women's Chess Olympiad five times (1980–1988), with an overall record of 68 total games played (+25, =27, -16).[7] She had the second best performance rating and won a bronze medal for first board at the 27th Chess Olympiad in Dubai, 1986.[8]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 中国国际象棋运动员等级分数据库, chessinchina.net.Archived 2013-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Xu, Jialiang (March 1984). "Liu Shilan: A Star Rises in the East". Chess Life. Vol. 39, no. 3.
- ^ 1982 Tbilisi Interzonal Tournament, mark-weeks.com
- ^ 1983-84 Candidates Matches, mark-weeks.com
- ^ 1985 Zeleznovodsk Interzonal Tournament, mark-weeks.com
- ^ 1987 Tuzla Interzonal Tournament, mark-weeks.com
- ^ OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Liu Shilan
- ^ OlimpBase :: 27th Chess Olympiad (women), Dubai 1986, information
External links edit
Media related to Liu Shilan at Wikimedia Commons- Liu Shilan rating card at FIDE
- Liu Shilan player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Shilan Liu chess games at 365Chess.com
- Liu Shilan FIDE rating history at OlimpBase.org
