Zhao Xue (Chinese: 赵雪; born April 6, 1985 in Jinan, Shandong) is a Chinese chess player who holds the Woman Grandmaster and Grandmaster titles. In 2008, she became China's 24th Grandmaster.
Her greatest success so far in an individual event was winning the 2002 Under-20 World Junior Girls Chess Championship, beating Humpy Koneru on tie-break.
In 2007, she took second place in the women's supertournament North Urals Cup with a score of 6/9, lost t...
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Zhao Xue (Chinese: 赵雪; born April 6, 1985 in Jinan, Shandong) is a Chinese chess player who holds the Woman Grandmaster and Grandmaster titles. In 2008, she became China's 24th Grandmaster.
Her greatest success so far in an individual event was winning the 2002 Under-20 World Junior Girls Chess Championship, beating Humpy Koneru on tie-break.
In 2007, she took second place in the women's supertournament North Urals Cup with a score of 6/9, lost to former world champion Zhu Chen on tiebreak.
In August–September 2008 at the Women's World Chess Championship she was knocked out in the second round by compatriot Shen Yang ½-1½.
In December 2010 she took part in the Women's World Chess Championship. The tournament was based on a knockout format, and she managed to continue on until the semi-finals where she lost 1½-2½ to her compatriot Ruan Lufei.
As of 2011, she is still an active female chess player for China. She is a participant for the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2011–2012, qualifying...
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