Liu Wenzhe

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Liu Wenzhe ( Chinese  刘文哲 ; born October 7, 1940 in Harbin ; † September 20, 2011 in Beijing ) was a Chinese chess player and coach. He was the first Chinese chess master of international standing.

Career

According to his own account, he first learned Weiqi and Xiangqi in childhood . In 1951, his family moved to Beijing, where he won the Xiangqi Youth Championship in 1955. Shortly thereafter, he learned about the game of chess and spent a lot of time in a library to familiarize himself with its theory. In 1961 he began to work as a chess trainer.

In December 1965 he was the first Chinese chess player to defeat a grandmaster by winning against Nikolai Krogius in a competition between China and the Soviet Union . During the Cultural Revolution , Liu Wenzhe had to stop his chess activities and lived in poverty.

At the 1978 Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires , he attracted attention when he won against Johannes Hendrikus Donner in 20 moves. In 1980 Liu Wenzhe was awarded the title of International Master .

Liu won the Chinese individual championship in 1980 and 1982. With the Chinese team, he took part in the 1978 Chess Olympiads (on the third board), 1980 and 1982 (each on the top board) and achieved a total of 16 points from 37 games. At the Asian team championship he belonged to the Chinese team in 1979 (on the second board), 1981 (on the top board), 1991 and 1993 (each on the second reserve board), and achieved a total of 12 points from 17 games. In China, Liu Wenzhe played for the team from Guangdong , which is represented in the Chinese Chess League (CCL).

In 1986, he was appointed head coach of the Chinese Institute of Chess and head coach of the Chinese national chess team. From 1992 he held several courses for the training of chess coaches, which were completed by more than 150 participants.

In 2002, a book written by Liu was published in English. In this he deals with the progress made by Chinese players since the 1980s and tries to work out the characteristics of a Chinese chess school. He describes the Chinese philosophy as fundamental for an “art of thinking” and distinguishes himself in particular from the Soviet chess school , which he believes should be replaced within 20 to 50 years.

In July 2000, Liu reached his highest Elo rating of 2473, which remained valid until his death, as he then no longer played a rated game.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ James Tan: Four unknown international matches China-USSR (1958-1965) on olimpbase.org (English)
  2. ↑ Match Liu Wenzhe against Johannes Hendrikus Donner on chessgames.com (English)
  3. ↑ Liu Wenzhe's results at the Chess Olympiads on olimpbase.org (English)
  4. ↑ Liu Wenzhe's results at the Asian team championships on olimpbase.org (English)

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personal data
SURNAME Liu, Wenzhe
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 刘文哲 (Chinese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION chinese chess player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH October 7, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Harbin
DATE OF DEATH September 20, 2011
Place of death Beijing