About Peng Zhaoqin
Born 1968. Peng Zhaoqin is a Dutch chess player.
Peng Zhaoqin (; born 8 May 1968 in Guangzhou, Guangdong) is a Chinese-born Dutch chess player. In October 2004, she was the eleventh woman ever to be awarded the FIDE title of Grandmaster.
She won three times the Chinese women's chess championship, in 1987, 1990 and 1993. She has resided in the Netherlands since 1996. Peng has won the Dutch women's championship an unprecedented fourteen times, landing her first title in 1997 and then winning twelve more in an uninterrupted sequence from 2000 to 2011. She tied for first with Alexandra Kosteniuk at the European Women's Chess Championship of 2004 in Dresden, and took the silver medal on tiebreak. Thanks to this result, Peng was awarded the title of Grandmaster.
In the 2011 Dutch women's championship, Peng won nine games out of ten, placing a full three points ahead of her closest competitor.
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Who is Peng Zhaoqin?
Chinese-Dutch chess player
When was Peng Zhaoqin born?
Peng Zhaoqin was born on 8 May 1968 in Guangzhou.
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Peng Zhaoqin is a chess player.
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Peng Zhaoqin is Dutch.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Peng Zhaoqin. https://biography.guide/peng-zhaoqin/
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