Yuanchen Zhang

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Yuanchen Zhang
Personal information
Born2001 (age 2425)
Chess career
Country Canada
Title International Master (2022)
Peak rating 2370 (May 2022)

Yuanchen Zhang (born 2001) is a Canadian chess International Master (2022), Canadian Chess Championship winner (2022).

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Chess career

In 2011, Zhang won the Canadian Youth Chess Championship in U10 age group and participated in World Youth Chess Championship in U10 age group where ranked in 9th place. [2]

In 2022, Zhang won the Canadian Chess Championship and won the right to participate in the Chess World Cup. [1] [3] That same year, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.

In 2023, at Baku, Zhang participated in single-elimination Chess World Cup and lost in 1st round to Czech Grandmaster Thai Dai Van Nguyen. [4]

Personal life

He studied financial analysis and risk management at the University of Waterloo. [1]

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