Wu Mingqian

{{short description|Chinese chess player}} {{family name hatnote|Wu|lang=Chinese}} {{Infobox chess player |image= Wu Mingqian 1982 Luzern.jpg |name = Wu Mingqian ||caption = Wu Mingqian, Lucerne 1982 |country = China |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|01|8}} |birth_place = |death_date = |death_place = |title = Woman Grandmaster (1985) |worldchampion = |womensworldchampion = |rating = 2175 [inactive] |peakrating = 2215 (January 1987) }}

'''Wu Mingqian''' ({{zh|c=吴敏茜}}; born January 8, 1961)<ref>[http://www.chessinchina.net/html/CHNrating05.8.htm 中国国际象棋运动员等级分数据库], ''chessinchina.net''</ref> is a Chinese chess player who holds the title Woman Grandmaster, which she received from FIDE in 1985.

In 1985, Wu came second at the Women's Interzonal tournament in Zeleznovodsk with a final score of 10½/15.<ref>[http://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/85wo2iix.htm 1985 Zeleznovodsk Interzonal Tournament], ''mark-weeks.com''</ref> As a result, she qualified for the 1986 Women's Candidates Tournament, held in Malmö, where she came 8th (last) scoring 3/7.<ref>[http://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/86wo$cix.htm 1986 Malmo Candidates Tournament], ''mark-weeks.com''</ref> The following year, Wu came in 12th place at the Smederevska Palanka Interzonal tournament with a final score of 5½/15.<ref>[http://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/87wo1iix.htm 1987 Smederevska Palanka Interzonal Tournament], ''mark-weeks.com''</ref>

Wu competed for the China women's national chess team: four times at the Women's Chess Olympiad (1980–1986) with an overall record of 54 total games played (+21, =20, -13).<ref>[http://www.olimpbase.org/playersw/csms48mb.html Wu Mingqian] team chess record at Olimpbase.org</ref>

==See also== *Chess in China

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{FIDE}} *{{Chessgames player|25479}} *{{365Chess.com player|Wu_Mingqian}} *{{OlimpBase FIDE ratings|Wu,%20Mingqian}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wu, Mingqian}} Category:1961 births Category:Living people Category:Chess Woman Grandmasters Category:Chinese female chess players Category:Chinese chess players Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:Chess Olympiad competitors