15 Facts About Tan Zhongyi

Tan Zhongyi is a Chinese chess player who holds the title of grandmaster.

Tan Zhongyi is a former Women's World Champion, winning the 2017 knockout edition of the world championship in Iran where she defeated Anna Muzychuk in the final.

Tan Zhongyi is the three-time reigning Chinese women's national champion, and is a five-time national champion overall with titles in 2015,2020,2021, and 2022.

Tan Zhongyi won the Women's Candidates Tournament 2024, allowing her to compete against Ju Wenjun in the Women's World Chess Championship 2025.

Tan Zhongyi won the World Youth U10 Girls Chess Championship twice, in 2000 and 2001, both held in Oropesa del Mar In 2002, she won the World Youth U12 Girls Chess Championship in Heraklion.

In 2014 Tan Zhongyi won the Asian Women's Blitz Championship in Sharjah.

On December 1,2015, Tan Zhongyi won the 1st China Chess Queen Match, a knockout tournament held in Taizhou, Zhejiang, after defeating Ju Wenjun in the final in an armageddon game.

Tan Zhongyi won the women's gold medal for board 4 at the 42nd Chess Olympiad in 2016.

Tan Zhongyi reached the final of the Women's World Chess Championship 2017 against GM Anna Muzychuk.

Tan Zhongyi won the two-game tie-break by drawing the first game with Black and then winning the second game with White, and thus became Women's World Champion.

Tan Zhongyi lost the Women's World Champion title to Ju Wenjun at the Women's World Chess Championship Match 2018.

In 2021, Tan Zhongyi achieved third place in the Women's Chess World Cup after winning against Anna Muzychuk with a score of 2.5 - 1.5.

In 2022, Tan Zhongyi won the Women's World Rapid Championship in Almaty, Kazakhstan, after defeating local player Dinara Saduakassova in the tiebreaker.

Tan Zhongyi plays for China Mobile Group Chongqing Company Ltd chess club in the China Chess League.

Tan Zhongyi graduated from the School of Law of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics in 2013.