Zhang Pengxiang
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- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhang.
Zhang Pengxiang (b. 1980) is a Chinese chess Grandmaster. In November, 2001, he defeated former world champion Anatoli Karpov at the FIDE World Chess Championships in Moscow. On the October 2006 FIDE Elo rating list, Zhang has a rating of 2636, making him world number 78 and Chinese number four.
[edit] Sample game
Zhang – Karpov, FIDE World Championship, 2001
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. Bb3 a6 8. Nbd2 Be6 9. Nc4 Ba7 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Kh7 12. Ne3 Rg8 13. d4 exd4 14. cxd4 Bxb3 15. Qxb3 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 17. Nf5 Bb6 18. Qxf7 Qf8 19. Qc4 Re8 20. Rae1 g5 21. Bg3 Nxe4 22. Nxh6 Kxh6 23. Rxe4 Qf5 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. h4 g4 26. Bf4+ Kh7 27. Be3 Re4 28. Qb3 Bxe3 29. fxe3 Qe6 30. Qxb7 Rxe3 31. Qxc7+ Kg6 32. Qc2+ Qe4 33. Qf2 Qe6 34. Qf4 Re5 35. Kh2 a5 36. Rd1 d5 37. Rd4 Kh5 38. Qf8 Kxh4 39. Qh8+ Kg5 40. Qg7+ Kh5 41. Rxg4 Qxg4 42. Qxe5+ Kg6 43. Qg3 Kf5 44. Qxg4+ Kxg4 45. Kg1 1-0
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- FIDE rating card for Pengxiang Zhang
- Zhang Pengxiang at ChessGames.com
- Play through the game Zhang-Karpov (requires Java plugin)
- Zhang Pengxiang—Chinese Dark Horse who Beats Karpov
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