Li Ruofan | |
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Country |
China Singapore (2007–2017) |
Born | [1] Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China | April 30, 1978
Title |
International Master (2009) Woman Grandmaster (2002) |
Peak rating | 2433 (January 2003) |
Li Ruofan ( Chinese: 李若凡; pinyin: Lǐ Ruòfán; born April 30, 1978) [2] is a Chinese chess player who holds the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). Notable title victories include the 2001 Asian Women's Chess Championship in Chennai, [3] and the 2006 Chinese Women's Chess Championship in Wuxi with a score of 8½/12. [4]
Li played for the China national "B" team at the 1999 Women's Asian Team Chess Championship with an overall record of 3 games played (+0, =2, -1). [5]
In 2002 Li won the Women's World University Chess Championship in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. [6] In 2007, she transferred national federations to represent Singapore. [7] At the 2008 Japfa Chess Festival in Jakarta, Li Ruofan won the WGM Tournament, a six-player double round-robin event. [8] [9] Li played on board one for Singapore at the Women's Chess Olympiad at Baku in 2016, scoring +4 =4 -2 (60%).
In 2017 she moved back to the Chinese federation. [10]
Li lives in Shenzhen with her husband and coach, Grandmaster Zhang Zhong. [11]