Lü Qin

This is a Chinese name; the family name is .
Lü Qin
Medal record
Representing  China
Asian Games
2010 Guangzhou Men's Individual

Lü Qin (Chinese: 吕钦; born 10 August 1962) is one of the world's best players in xiangqi, or Chinese chess.

Lü was born in Huiyang, Guangdong Province, China, in 1962.[1] He is one of a number of xiangqi grandmasters from Guangdong Province, which is notable for being the birthplace of many famed grandmasters such as Yang Guanli, Cai Furu and Xu Yinchuan. Lü's major achievements in xiangqi include the following:

Lü belong to the Hoklo dialect group in Huiyang, Guangdong.

References

  1. Lü Qin's profile and biography. stqiyuan.com. (Chinese)
  2. Hall of Fame. European Xiangqi Federation.
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