| Lin Chen | |
|---|---|
| Country | China |
| Born | September 14, 1988 Jiangsu, China |
| Title | Grandmaster (2016)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2484 (June 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2533 (January 2016) |
Lin Chen (Chinese: 林晨; born September 14, 1988) is a Chinese chess grandmaster.
Chess career[edit]
In August 2015, Lin participated in the Asian Continental Chess Championship. By the sixth round, he was leading alongside Surya Shekhar Ganguly, and they drew their games against each other.[2][3] In the seventh round, he lost to Abhijeet Gupta.[4] Lin finished 24th in the Blitz championship out of a field of 83, and also defeated Salem Saleh in their encounter.[5] He finished 4th in the Rapid championship.[6]
In December 2015, Lin was able to hold Wesley So to a draw in the Qatar Masters.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ "Ganguly in joint lead in Asian chess Championship". August 7, 2015.
- ^ "Asian Continental Championship: Lin, Ganguly maintain the lead; Vijayalakshmi, Hejazipour grab Women's lead". August 8, 2015.
- ^ "Asian continental chess championship: Abhijeet Gupta thumps Lin Chen, in joint lead". August 10, 2015.
- ^ "Asian Continental Blitz Championship 2015". August 12, 2015.
- ^ Shah, Sagar (August 24, 2015). "Salem Saleh wins Asian Continental 2015".
- ^ Shah, Sagar (December 29, 2015). "Qatar Masters Rd8: It's a Carlsen vs Kramnik showdown!".