| Ni Shiqun | |
|---|---|
| Country |  China |
| Born | (1997-02-26) 26 February 1997 (age 27) Shanghai, China |
| Title | Woman Grandmaster (2015) |
| Peak rating | 2450 (April 2017) |
Ni Shiqun (Chinese: 倪诗群; 26 February 1997) is a Chinese chess player, who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM).
Born in Shanghai, she finished second to third at the FIDE Zonal 3.5 Championship, a July 2015 qualifier for the Women's World Chess Championship 2017. In October 2015, Ni won the women's division of the inaugural Asian University Chess Championship, which took place in Beijing. In 2016, she also won the Women's World University Chess Championship in Abu Dhabi.
Ni defeated Lilit Mkrtchian, Valentina Gunina and Natalia Pogonina to reach the quarter-finals of the Women's World Championship 2017, where she was beaten by Alexandra Kosteniuk.
References
- WGM title application
- "WGM Zhongyi Tan wins 2015 FIDE Zonal 3.5". Chessdom. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- Liang Ziming. "Megaranto, Ni Shiqun dominate Asian University Ch". ChessBase. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- "Gabuzyan, Ni Shiqun top World University Chess". Gulf News. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
External links
- Ni Shiqun rating card at FIDE
- Ni Shiqun chess games at 365Chess.com
- Ni Shiqun player profile and games at Chessgames.com