Zhu Jiner

Women's rank: No. 2 (October 2026)
Rating: 2559 (+9 this month)
Peak rating: 2579 (November 2025)
Title: Grandmaster (2023)
Federation: China
Born: November 16, 2002, Jiaxing, China (age 23)
FIDE ID: 8608059

A Chinese grandmaster born in 2002. Zhu won the 2024–25 FIDE Women’s Grand Prix and reached No. 2 among women in October 2025.

In 2026 she finished third at the Women’s Candidates and second at Norway Chess Women, beating world champion Ju Wenjun. At the Samarkand Olympiad she won individual gold for the second time running, with a 2638 performance.

Career highlights

Won the 2024–25 FIDE Women's Grand Prix
Olympiad individual gold in 2024 and 2026
Third at the 2026 Women's Candidates
Second at Norway Chess Women 2026
Peak rating 2579 (November 2025)

Zhu Jiner in The Chess Herald

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Oct 2, 2026Sindarov Within Two Points of Caruana After Samarkand
Sep 28, 2026Madaminov's Unbeaten 5.5/7 Seals Uzbekistan's Second Gold
Sep 28, 2026Uzbekistan Crowned as Samarkand Olympiad Closes in Fireworks
Sep 26, 2026Uzbekistan Retakes the Lead as So Stuns Sindarov

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Profile last reviewed September 29, 2026. Ratings update monthly from FIDE.