Zhu Jiner

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhu.
Zhu Jiner
Zhu Jiner in 2024
Personal information
Born (2002-11-16) 16 November 2002
Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China
Chess career
CountryChina
TitleGrandmaster (2023)
FIDE rating2578 (March 2026)
Peak rating2579 (November 2025)

Zhu Jiner (Chinese: 朱锦尔; pinyin: Zhū Jǐn'ěr; born 16 November 2002) is a Chinese chess grandmaster.[1]

Biography

In 2016, she won the World Youth Chess Championship in the G14 age category.[2] In 2017, she placed third in the Women's World Chess Championship Asian Zone 3.5 tournament after Zhai Mo and Ni Shiqun, which qualified her for the Women's World Chess Championship 2018 (November).[3] That same year, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title. In 2018, Zhu Jiner won the bronze medal at the Women's China Rapid Chess Championship.[4]

She participated in the first three legs of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2022–23. In Astana, the first leg, she finished third with a score of 6.5/11,[5] in Munich she tied for fifth place with a score of 5.5/11 and in New Delhi, she tied for first place with Aleksandra Goryachkina and Bibisara Assaubayeva with a score of 6/9.[6] Her New Delhi performance earned her her last GM norm, and she was awarded the title in August 2023.[1]

In August 2024, Zhu scored 5/9 at the Abu Dhabi Masters, including a draw with Vasyl Ivanchuk and a win over prodigy Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus.[7] Zhu then played on Board 1 for China at the 45th Chess Olympiad. She finished with a score of 7/9 and a performance rating of 2597, earning an individual gold medal. The following month, Zhu helped TAJFUN-ŠK Ljubljana win the 28th European Chess Club Cup with a score of 6/7 and a performance rating of 2693.[8] As a result, Zhu achieved a new peak rating of 2514.

Due to the withdrawal of Lei Tingjie, Zhu participated in the last three events of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024–25 as a rating replacement.[9] Zhu tied for first place at each tournament, scoring 6/9 at Nicosia, 7/9 in Pune, and 6/9 in Großlobming. With these results, Zhu won the Grand Prix series and qualified for the Women's Candidates Tournament 2026.

Zhu also participated in the Women's Chess World Cup 2025. She was knocked out in the fourth round by the eventual champion, Divya Deshmukh, during rapid tiebreaks.[10]

Zhu participated in the 1st Fujairah Global Championships as the lowest seed in the Superstars section. She achieved a score of 5.5/9, defeating the higher-rated Yuriy Kuzubov, Alexander Motylev, and Ivan Cheparinov, losing only her game to top seed Nihal Sarin. She finished the tournament in 6th place, attaining a career-high performance rating of 2702.[11] Zhu then repeated her triumph at the 29th European Club Cup, helping TAJFUN-ŠK Ljubljana to third place by scoring 5/6, performing at a rating of 2713.[12]

Zhu ended 2025 at a peak rating of 2579 and the World #2 among women, trailing only Hou Yifan.[13]

Personal life

Zhu currently attends the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b "Second FIDE Council Meeting of 2023 took place in Baku". www.fide.com. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  2. ^ Herzog, Heinz. "World Youth Chess Championships 2016 G14". Chess-Results.com.
  3. ^ Herzog, Heinz. "2017Women's world champion chess championship Zonal 3.5". Chess-Results.com.
  4. ^ Herzog, Heinz. "2018 China Rapid Chess Championships". Chess-Results.com.
  5. ^ "Standings — FIDE Grand prix, Astana 2022". womengrandprix.fide.com. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  6. ^ "Standings — FIDE Grand prix 2023". womengrandprix.fide.com. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  7. ^ https://ratings.fide.com/calculations.phtml?id_number=8608059&period=2024-09-01&rating=0
  8. ^ https://s2.chess-results.com/tnr989847.aspx?lan=1&art=9&turdet=YES&snr=28&SNode=S0
  9. ^ https://www.fide.com/fide-december-2025-rating-list-published/
  10. ^ https://ratings.fide.com/calculations.phtml?id_number=8608059&period=2025-08-01&rating=0
  11. ^ https://www.chess.com/events/fujairah-global-2025-superstars/results
  12. ^ https://s2.chess-results.com/tnr1250660.aspx?lan=1&art=9&turdet=YES&flag=30&snr=57&SNode=S0
  13. ^ https://www.fide.com/fide-december-2025-rating-list-published/
  14. ^ "Congratulations to Lei Tingjie and Zhu Jiner on their achievements in the FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss". Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. November 9, 2021. Archived from the original on August 13, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
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