Zhu Chen (simplified Chinese: 诸宸; traditional Chinese: 諸宸; pinyin: Zhū Chén, Arabic: زو تشن; born March 13, 1976) is a Chinese-born Qatari chess Grandmaster.
[2] In 1988 Zhu became the first Chinese player to win an international chess competition when she won the World Girls Under-12 Championship in Romania.
At the age of 25 she defeated Alexandra Kosteniuk of Russia in a tournament for the 2001/2002 Women's World Chess Championship, by 5–3, becoming the ninth champion.
Zhu gave up the chance to defend her world title in Georgia in May 2004 due to a jammed schedule and her pregnancy.
[4][5] Zhu is married to Qatari Grandmaster Mohamad Al-Modiahki, and now represents Qatar.
1st place - Matinhos Brazil 1994.1–15 December, The 15th World Women's Olympiad team championship.
2nd place - Yerevan Armenia 1996.9–22 November, World Girls Junior Chess Championship.
2nd place - Beijing China 1998 29 September-12 October, The 17th World Women's Olympiad team championship.
1st place - Russia 2000.28 November - 12 December, The 18th World Women's Olympiad team championship.
FIDE Grand Prix, Zhu was able to claim the win and knock Ruslan Ponomariov out of the tournament.
This is possibly the only female player to ever beat the male world champion in any competitive sport.