Yuanchen Zhang (born 2001) is a Canadian chess

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(2022),

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winner (2022).

Chess career

In 2011, Zhang won the Canadian Youth Chess Championship in U10 age group and participated in

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in U10 age group where ranked in 9th place. In 2022, Zhang won the

and won the right to participate in the Chess World Cup.Surprise winners of Canadian chess championship say their victories were unexpected
/ref> That same year, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title. In 2023, at

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, Zhang participated in single-elimination

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and lost in 1st round to Czech Grandmaster Thai Dai Van Nguyen.FIDE World Cup - Pairings Tree
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Personal life

He studied financial analysis and risk management at the

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* * * 2001 births Living people Canadian chess players Chess International Masters Canadian sportspeople of Chinese descent Sportspeople from Markham, Ontario University of Waterloo alumni People from Shenyang {{Canada-chess-bio-stub