Wu Shaobin (born 4 February 1969) is a

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Grandmaster. He won the national

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in 2003 and 2005. He is married to former

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. In 1998, Wu Shaobin became China's 8th Grandmaster. He played for China in the

1994 Chess Olympiad The 31st Chess Olympiad (, ''31-ya Shakhmatnaya olimpiada''), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. and a women's tournament, took pla ...

and for Singapore in the

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and

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

Chess Olympiads. He gained the title of FIDE Trainer in 2005. He has played for

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in the

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(CCL).

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Wu Shaobin
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