Liu Shilan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Liu Shilan

Chinese chess player

Date of Birth: 24-Jan-1962

Place of Birth: Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Profession: chess player

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Liu Shilan

  • Liu Shilan (Chinese: ???; born January 24, 1962) is a Chinese female chess player who holds the WGM title, which she received in 1982.
  • She was seven-times China National Women's Champion (1979–81, 1983-6). In 1982, Liu came third at the World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournament in Tbilisi with a final score of 9/14.
  • In 1983, she qualified for the Candidates Tournament but lost her quarterfinal match held in Velden to Nana Ioseliani 6-3 (+1, =4, -4).
  • Later, she competed in two further Interzonal Tournaments (1985 Zeleznovodsk, finishing 14th with 4½/15; and 1987 Tuzla, finishing 10th with 8½/17.) Liu competed for the China women's national chess team; five times at the Chess Olympiads (1980–1988) with an overall record of 68 total games played (+25, =27, -16).
  • She had the second best performance rating and won a bronze medal for first board at the 27th Chess Olympiad in Dubai, 1986.She reached her highest FIDE rating of 2260 in July 1990.

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