GMXue Zhao

Zhao Xue was born in Jinan in 1985. She won world girls' titles at under-12 level in 1997 and under-14 level in 1999. In 2002, she became world junior girls' champion in Goa, finishing ahead of Humpy Koneru on tiebreak. She received the woman grandmaster title in 2001 and the unrestricted grandmaster title in 2008. Her early senior successes included rapid silver at the 2006 Asian Games.

Zhao reached the semifinals of the 2010 Women's World Championship, losing to Ruan Lufei. In 2011, she won the Nalchik Women's Grand Prix with 9½ points from eleven games. She won the China Women's Masters and Asian women's blitz championship in 2012. The following year, she took individual and team gold at the Summer Universiade. She also won the 2015 New Zealand Open. Her team achievements include Women's Olympiad gold with China in 2002, 2004 and 2016, alongside three Women's World Team titles. Individually, she won Olympiad gold on board three in 2004 and board one in 2006.