Wang Hao (chess player)
Wang Hao | |
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Country | China |
Born | Harbin, Heilongjiang, China[1] | August 4, 1989
Title | Grandmaster (2005) |
FIDE rating | 2702 (April 2024) |
Peak rating | 2763 (April 2020) |
Ranking | No. 36 (April 2024) |
Peak ranking | No. 12 (January 2020) |
Medal record | ||
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Representing China | ||
Asian Games | ||
2010 Guangzhou | Men's Team |
Wang Hao (
In 2019, he qualified for the
Grandmaster title
In 2005, he became China's 20th Grandmaster at the age of 16.
As with
- 2005 Aeroflot Open A2 Group in Moscow, Russia (February 14–24); score 6.5/9
- 2005 Dubai Open in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (April 4–12); score 7.0/9
- 2005 2nd Dato' Arthur Tan Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (August 19–26); score 10/11
Career
Wang was taught the rules of chess when he was six years old. He had attended a local youth center with the hopes of being taught Xiangqi (Chinese Chess); however, the trainer did not show up. He was introduced to chess that day instead and, almost by accident, his career was launched. Around one year later, Wang played in his first local junior tournament.[6]
In 1999, Wang came third in the Under-10 division of the World Youth Chess Championships in Oropesa del Mar, Spain.[7] In July 2002, he won the Qingdao Zhongfand Cup. In the following month, he played on board 4 for the gold medal-winning Chinese team in the Under-16 Chess Olympiad in Kuala Lumpur.[8][9] In 2003, Wang beat Magnus Carlsen at the U14 World Youth Chess Championship.[10] In July 2004, Wang again won gold with his national team in the U-16 Chess Olympiad in Calicut, India. He scored 8/9 on the first board, a result that also earned him the individual gold medal, producing a performance rating of 2577.[11][12] In the same month he won the "Children of Asia", a youth tournament in Yakutsk, Russia.
Wang's first major tournament win was the Dubai Open in April 2005, when he was still untitled and finished clear first with a score of 7/9 points (rating performance of 2731), ahead of 53 grandmasters and 30 international masters.[13] In August 2005, Wang won with 10/11 (two points clear ahead of the rest of the field) in the 2nd IGB
In February 2007, he won the GACC Tournament at the University of Malaya. In September 2007, he came in second place, after Zhang Pengxiang, at the Asian Individual Championship in Manila.[16] In October 2007, Wang came third at the World Junior Chess Championship in Yerevan.[17] In January 2008, at the 15th Asian Team Chess Championship in Visakhapatnam, Wang won an individual gold medal for his performance on board three (5/6). The national team had also won gold overall.[18] In March 2008, he won the 23rd Reykjavik Open on tie-break with 7/9 points (2721 rating performance).[19] In April 2008, Wang competed at the Russian Team Championships in Dagomys, Sochi for the team 64 (Moscow), where he achieved a score of 8.0/11 (+5=6-0) and a performance rating of 2795.[20] In July 2008, he came 5th out of 10 players at the 9th
In May 2009, he scored 5½/10 (+3=5-2) at the 39th Bosna International Tournament in
He has assisted in preparing
At the 2013
In April 2017, Wang Hao came first in the Sharjah Masters tournament.[36] The following month, he won the Asian Continental Championship in Chengdu, edging out Bu Xiangzhi on tiebreak score, after both players finished on 7/9 points (+5−0=4).[37][38]
In October 2019, Wang Hao qualified for the
China Chess League
Wang Hao played for Hebei chess club in the China Chess League (CCL).[42]
Personal life
Wang attended the School of Journalism and Communication of Peking University.[43]
References
- ^ GM norm certificate (Kuala Lampur). FIDE.
- ^ "FIDE Candidates Tournament: 3 Winners In Final Round, Wang Hao Announces Retirement". chess.com. 23 June 2023.
- ^ a b Doggers (PeterDoggers), Peter. "FIDE Candidates Tournament: 3 Winners In Final Round, Wang Hao Announces Retirement". Chess.com. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
- ^ "Norway Chess Field Announced: Wang Hao Returns From Retirement". chess.com. 8 April 2022.
- ^ GM title applications: Wang Hao FIDE
- ^ "Interview with Wang Hao and Game Review". Chess Videos, Chess DVDs, Chess Software and more. 2011-09-02. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
- ^ "World U10 Championship 1999". Italian Chess Federation. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ Wojciech Bartelski. "2nd World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad: final standings". OlimpBase. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ Wojciech Bartelski. "2nd World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad: China A team". OlimpBase. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- chess24.com. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ Wojciech Bartelski. "4th World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad: final standings". OlimpBase. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ Wojciech Bartelski. "4th World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad: tournament review and board standings". OlimpBase. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Sensation: Dubai Open won by Wang Hao". ChessBase. 14 April 2005. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ Edwin Lam Choong Wai (6 September 2005). "Incredible!! Fantastic!! Sensational!!". ChessBase. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ Mark Crowther (31 October 2005). "TWIC 573: Zonal 3.3 in Beijing". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ VI Asian Individual Chess Championship Chess-Results
- ^ World U-20 Championship/Juniors Chess-Results
- ^ OlimpBase :: 15th Asian Team Chess Championship, Visakhapatnam 2008, China
- ^ Reykjavik Open 2008 Chess-Results
- ^ "Russian Team Championships: Ural and Finec win". ChessBase. 17 April 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ Mark Crowther (21 July 2008). "TWIC 715: Poikovsky". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ "Fifth China vs Russia Match in Ningpo". ChessBase. 24 September 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ 39th International Chess Supertournament Bosna 2009 Chess-Results
- ^ 40th International Tournament Bosna 2010 Chess-Results
- ^ "Wang Hao and Ju Wenjun Chinese Champions". 6 June 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ "Levon Aronian starts preparing for Candidates Matches 2011". Chessdom. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ "Ilya Odessky returns in style". Chess in Translation.
- ^ "Wang Hao strikes back in last round to win Biel". ChessBase. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ "Announcement on FIDE Grand Prix Series 2012/13". FIDE. 17 July 2012. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ "Sergey Karjakin wins Norway Chess 2013". ChessBase. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ Mark Crowther. "Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2014". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ Ramirez, Alejandro (2014-09-20). "ECC 07: Two perfect scores". ChessBase. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ^ Peter Doggers (29 June 2015). "Harikrishna strongest at Edmonton International". chess.com. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ "GM Wang Hao wins 4th Al Ain Chess Classic". Chessdom. 2015-12-31. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (2016-03-21). "TWIC 1115: 6th 6th HD Bank Cup 2016". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ Silver, Albert (2017-04-03). "Sharjah Masters: Wang Hao is first among equals". ChessBase. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ^ McGourty, Colin (2017-05-21). "Asian Champs 6-9: Wang Hao & Vo take titles". chess24.com. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
- ^ Banjan, Priyadarshan (2017-05-24). "Asian Continental Rd.7-9: Wang Hao is the Champion". Chess News. ChessBase. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- ^ Doggers, Peter. "BREAKING: Wang Hao Wins FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss, Qualifies For Candidates'". Chess.com. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "The Week in Chess 1311". theweekinchess.com. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ "Norway Chess Field Announced: Wang Hao Returns From Retirement". chess.com. 8 April 2022.
- ^ "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 2009-12-15.
- ^ "PKU Student Wang Hao wins 2012-2013 FIDE Grand Prix Series _Peking University". www.pku.iant.win. Archived from the original on 2022-08-18. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
External links
- Wang Hao rating card at FIDE
- Wang Hao player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Wang Hao chess games at 365Chess.com
- Wang Hao player profile at Chess.com
- Wang Hao's Elo rating table Archived 2014-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
- Wang Hao - "Profile of a chess prodigy" part 1
- Wang Hao - "Profile of a chess prodigy" part 2