Liu Shilan

Liu Shilan (Chinese: 刘适兰; born January 24, 1962)[1] is a Chinese female chess player who holds the WGM title, which she received in 1982. She was seven-times China National Women's Champion (1979–81, 1983-6).

Liu Shilan
Liu Shilan, Malta 1980
Full name	Liu Shilan
Country	China
Born	January 24, 1962 China
Title	Woman Grandmaster (WGM)
FIDE rating	2249 (inactive)
Peak rating	2260 (July 1990)

In 1982, Liu came third at the World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournament in Tbilisi with a final score of 9/14.[2] In 1983, she qualified for the Candidates Tournament[3] but lost her quarterfinal match held in Velden to Nana Ioseliani 6-3 (+1, =4, -4).[4] Later, she competed in two further Interzonal Tournaments (1985 Zeleznovodsk, finishing 14th with 4½/15;[5] and 1987 Tuzla, finishing 10th with 8½/17.[6])

Liu competed for the China women's national chess team; five times at the Chess Olympiads (1980–1988) with an overall record of 68 total games played (+25, =27, -16).[7] She had the second best performance rating and won a bronze medal for first board at the 27th Chess Olympiad in Dubai, 1986.[8]

She reached her highest FIDE rating of 2260 in July 1990.[9]

See also

• Chess in China

References

1. 中国国际象棋运动员等级分数据库 Archived 2013-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
2. 1982 Tbilisi Interzonal Tournament
3. Chessville - Interviews - 20 Questions with András Adorján Archived 2006-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
4. 1983-84 Candidates Matches
5. 1985 Zeleznovodsk Interzonal Tournament
6. 1987 Tuzla Interzonal Tournament
7. OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Liu Shilan
8. OlimpBase :: 27th Chess Olympiad (women), Dubai 1986, information
9. "Ergebnis von Eloabfrage: Liu, Shilan". Archived from the original on 2018-05-09. Retrieved 2008-02-07.

External links

• Liu, Shilan rating card at FIDE
• FIDE Chess Player card - Individual Calculations
• Liu Shilan player profile and games at Chessgames.com