Zhao Zong-Yuan
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| Full name | Zhao Zong-Yuan |
| Country | Australia |
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26 June 1986 Beijing, China |
| Title | Grandmaster (2008) |
| FIDE rating | 2539 (April 2017) |
| Peak rating | 2592 (March 2010) |
Zhao Zong-Yuan (simplified Chinese: 赵宗元; traditional Chinese: 趙宗元; pinyin: Zhào Zōngyuán; born 26 June 1986) is an Australian chess Grandmaster. He is the number one ranked chess player in Australia.
Zhao was born in Beijing. He grew up in Coffs Harbour, Australia, a pharmacy graduate from the University of Sydney. He has since completed his degree in Medicine at the same university.
Zhao became the youngest Australian international master at the age of 14, and was a member of the NSW Junior Chess League.
Zhao won the 1999 Queensland Under-18 Championship with a score of 8/8 and then finished just half a point behind Darryl Johansen in the Australian Championship proper, ending with a remarkable 4/4 burst. In 2000, he finished second to Aleksandar Wohl in the Oceania Zonal and in 2001 won the Australian Junior Championship. He played in the 2001 British Championship and scored 6/11. In 2004 he won the Doeberl Cup with 6/7 ahead of Ian Rogers, David Smerdon, Johansen and Gary Lane. In 2005 he won the Australian Junior Masters with a 9/9 score. He has represented his country in three Olympiads and in 2006 was on board three.
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