GM Zhang Zhong now a Singaporean?
One of the surprises of the tournament is GM Zhang Zhong who was the highest rated player in DATMO with ELO 2634.One of GM Zhang Zhong best results is a 2800+ performance at Wijk aan Zee. (+10=2=1) in 2006.
I assumed he was playing under China but somewhere in the middle of the tournament I noticed that his name was under Singapore in the tournament pairings. A quick check with FIDE website confirms he is now plays under the Singapore flag. So is his wife, WGM Li Roufan. With the 2 new addition, here is Singapore’s top 10 players’ list:-
# Name Title Rating 1 Zhang, Zhong GM 2634 2 Wu, Shaobin GM 2449 3 Wong, Meng-Kong GM 2445 4 Li, Ruofan WGM 2417 4 Toh, Terry IM 2417 6 Goh, Weiming FM 2388 7 Goh Koon-Jong, Jason IM 2384 8 Ong, Chong-Ghee FM 2339 9 Kivisto, Mikko FM 2311 10 Chan, Peng-Kong IM 2278
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[...] I think we have added new strong juniors into our arsenal. But Singapore has some really strong addition too. They have a couple of new titled players like GM Zhang Zhong and WGM Li Roufan. [...]