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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