Zhu Jiner
Zhu Jiner is a Chinese chess grandmaster.
Biography
In 2016, she won the World Youth Chess Championship in the G14 age category. In 2017, she placed third in the Women's World Chess Championship Asian Zone 3.5 tournament after Zhai Mo and Ni Shiqun, which qualified her for the Women's World Chess Championship 2018 (November). That same year, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master title. In 2018, Zhu Jiner won the bronze medal at the Women's China Rapid Chess Championship.She participated in the first three legs of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2022–23. In Astana, the first leg, she finished third with a score of 6.5/11, in Munich she tied for fifth place with a score of 5.5/11 and in New Delhi, she tied for first place with Aleksandra Goryachkina and Bibisara Assaubayeva with a score of 6/9. Her New Delhi performance earned her her last GM norm, and she was awarded the title in August 2023.
In August 2024, Zhu scored 5/9 at the Abu Dhabi Masters, including a draw with Vasyl Ivanchuk and a win over prodigy Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus. Zhu then played on Board 1 for China at the 45th Chess Olympiad. She finished with a score of 7/9 and a performance rating of 2597, earning an individual gold medal. The following month, Zhu helped TAJFUN-ŠK Ljubljana win the 28th European Chess Club Cup with a score of 6/7 and a performance rating of 2693. As a result, Zhu achieved a new peak rating of 2514.
Due to the withdrawal of Lei Tingjie, Zhu participated in the last three events of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024–25 as a rating replacement. Zhu tied for first place at each tournament, scoring 6/9 at Nicosia, 7/9 in Pune, and 6/9 in Großlobming. With these results, Zhu won the Grand Prix series and qualified for the Women's Candidates Tournament 2026.
Zhu also participated in the Women's Chess World Cup 2025. She was knocked out in the fourth round by the eventual champion, Divya Deshmukh, during rapid tiebreaks.
Zhu participated in the 1st Fujairah Global Championships as the lowest seed in the Superstars section. She achieved a score of 5.5/9, defeating the higher-rated Yuriy Kuzubov, Alexander Motylev, and Ivan Cheparinov, losing only her game to top seed Nihal Sarin. She finished the tournament in 6th place, attaining a career-high performance rating of 2702. Zhu then repeated her triumph at the 29th European Club Cup, helping TAJFUN-ŠK Ljubljana to third place by scoring 5/6, performing at a rating of 2713.
Zhu ended 2025 at a peak rating of 2579 and the World #2 among women, trailing only Hou Yifan.