About Ni Shiqun
Born 1997. Ni Shiqun is a Chinese chess player.
Ni Shiqun (; 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.
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Who is Ni Shiqun?
Chinese chess player
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Ni Shiqun was born on 26 February 1997 in Shanghai.
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Ni Shiqun is a chess player.
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Ni Shiqun is Chinese.
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