Wang Zili (; Pinyin: Wāng Zìlì; born June 14, 1968) is a retired Chinese chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1995, becoming the fifth from China.
Career
Wang gained the grandmaster title in 1995. He was twice national champion, in 1988 and 1999. He participated for the China national chess team in five Chess Olympiads (1988–1996) with an overall record of 52 games played (+23, =18, -11);OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Wang Zili one World Men's Team Chess Championship (1989) with an overall record of 9 games played (+3, =2, -4);OlimpBase :: World Men's Team Chess Championship :: Wang Zili and three Asian Team Chess Championships (1991–1995) with an overall record of 24 games played (+14, =8, -2).OlimpBase :: Men's Asian Team Chess Championship :: Wang Zili In 1997 Wang qualified for the FIDE World Chess Championship knockout tournament in Groningen. He was beaten in the first round by Utut Adianto.1997 FIDE Knockout Matches
He reached his highest FIDE rating of 2603 in July 2000, when he was ranked worldwide at 86th.Wang, Zili CHN FIDE World Top Chess Player
References
External links
Wang Zili at Chessmetrics Wang Zili FIDE rating history at benoni.de Wang Zili - New In Chess. NICBase Online.