Lü Qin
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| Born | 10 August 1962 Huiyang, China | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Xiangqi | ||||||||||||||
Rank | Grandmaster | ||||||||||||||
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Highest world ranking | No. 1 (January 2000)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 2675 (July 2000, rating)[2] | ||||||||||||||
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Lü Qin (Chinese: 吕钦; born 10 August 1962) is a Chinese xiangqi grandmaster who is one of the world's best players in Xiangqi (Chinese chess).[3]
Career
Lü Qin's major achievements in Xiangqi include the following:
- Winner of Chinese National Xiangqi Individual Championship in 1986, 1988, 1999, 2003 and 2004.
- Starter in the championship winning team of Guangdong in the Chinese National Xiangqi League in 1989, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2006.
- Winner of Asian Xiangqi Individual Championship in 1985.
- Starter in the championship winning team of China in the World Xiangqi Championship in 1990, 1995, 1997, 2001 and 2005.
- Winner of the World Xiangqi Individual Championship in 1990, 1995, 1997, 2001 and 2005.[4]
Personal life
Lü Qin was born in Huiyang, Guangdong, China, in 1962.[5] Lü belongs to the Hoklo dialect group. Lu is married to Xu Miaoling, another Xiangqi player on the Guangdong team.[3]
References
- ↑ "Player:Lu Qin History Rating". 01xq.com.
- ↑ "Lu Qin". 01xq.com.
- 1 2 "XiangQi in English - Xq greats china Lv Qin". xqinenglish.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ↑ Hall of Fame. European Xiangqi Federation.
- ↑ "Lü Qin's profile and biography". stqiyuan.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 10 May 2008.