My name is Qiyu Zhou (born in 2000), a 14-year-old high school girl from Ottawa. I became the world U14g chess champion in the World Youth Chess Championship, Durban, South Africa in this September 2014. It is my great honor to represent Canada for the 41st Chess Olympics in August, 2014, Tromso, Norway. As of July 1, 2014, my Chess Federation of Canada rating is 2295, which ranks me as the #2 woman overall in Canada. My another important tournament was the 2nd place in June 2014, U18 girls section of North American Youth Chess Championship (Note: I played up from U14 to U18.), and gained the WFM title in Tarrytown, the USA.
My passion in chess was demonstrated at a very young age. All my past achievements show that I am currently one of the strongest chess players within my age category in the world, and will be one of the strongest female chess players in the world. I started chess in France and Finland. When I was only 4 years old, I won the 4th place in the French U8 girls’ Youth Chess championship. After moving from France to Finland, at the age of five I won the 2005 Finnish Under 10 open Youth Chess championship, ahead of boys nearly twice my age. Thus, I was the world’s youngest-ever national chess champion. I won the silver medal for Finland in the 2008 WYCC in Vietnam. Then I won the Nordic School Chess Champion as the only female chess player in U11 open in 2010. Here is the list of my main results, at home and in the most competitive world chess championships:
2014 Represented Canada, became world youth U14G Champion, World Youth Chess Championship in 2014, Durban, South Africa (8.5/11)
2014 Represented Canada, the 41st World Chess Olympiad in Tromsø, Norway, August 1-14, scored 6.5/9
2014 North American Youth Chess Championship, Tarrytown, New York,JUNE 12-16, 2014 (6.5/9), 2th in U18G, gained the WFM title.
2014 Canadian National Chess Challenge (CMA) Grade 8 National Chess Champion, May 18-19, Winnipeg, Manitoba (perfect score, 9/9)
2014 Ontario Chess Challenge, April 6, Toronto, Ontario (1st in Grade 8)
2013 World Youth Chess Championship Under 14 girls — 20th, (tied the 16th, 7/11), UAE
2013 Canadian Chess Open Championship, best woman player prize (5.5/9)
2013 CYCC Canadian Under 14 Girls Chess Champion—(5.5/6)
2013 Canadian Chess Challenge (CMA) Grade 7 National Chess Champion (9.5/10 including one playoff game)
2013 Eastern Ontario Open U2200 Champion, 3rd place for the open group
2013 Gatineau Open U2200 Champion, 3rd place for the open group
2013 North American Youth Chess Championship, Toronto (7/9), 2th in U14G, I won the champion of the group.
2012 Represented Canada, World Youth Chess Championship U12 Girls — 12th place, Slovenia
2012 CYCC Canadian Under 12 Girls Chess Champion — perfect score (7/7)
2011 Represented Canada, World Under 12 Girls Youth Chess Championship — 9th place, Brazil
2010 Represented Finland, World Under 10 Girls Youth Chess Championship — 6th place (7.5/11) , Greece
2009 Represented Finland, World Under 10 Girls Youth Chess Championship — 5th place (7.5/11), Turkey
2008 Represented Finland, World Under 8 Girls Youth Chess Championship — 2nd place, Silver medal (8.5/11), Vietnam
2007 Represented Finland, World Under 8 Girls Youth Chess Championship — 9th place (7.5/11), Turkey
2005 Finnish Youth Chess championship Under 10 open (scored 6/7, 1st place, ahead of boys nearly twice my age),Finland
World Youth Chess Champion Qiyu Zhou(WGM) and Her Chess Quest 