Person in history
Tan Zhongyi
Tan Zhongyi, Women's World Chess Champion, 2017–2018
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1991 · May 29
- Age this year
- 35No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 35th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Tan Zhongyi is a Chinese chess grandmaster (GM). She is a former Women's World Champion, winning the 2017 knockout edition of the world championship in Iran where she defeated Anna Muzychuk in the final. Tan is also a former Women's World Rapid Champion. She is the three-time reigning Chinese women's national champion, and is a five-time national champion overall with titles in 2015, 2020, 2021, and 2022.
Why this date
Tan Zhongyi appears on our May 29 calendar for 1991 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1991.
- September 17Linux
- August 11Nickelodeon
- August 17Strathfield massacre
- September 9Tajikistan
- September 17Estonia
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1991Phil Ofosu-AyehSeptember 15
- 1991Ksenia AfanasyevaSeptember 13
- 1991Toby RegboOctober 18
- 1991Shayne ToppSeptember 14
- 1991Nana (entertainer)September 14
- 1991Scott WoottonSeptember 12
- 1991Mike TowellSeptember 12
- 1991Lee Jung-shinSeptember 15
Sources
Cite this page
“Tan Zhongyi”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/tan-zhongyi, accessed October 26, 2026.
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Questions about Tan Zhongyi
When was Tan Zhongyi born?
May 29 1991.
How old would Tan Zhongyi be today?
35 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on May 29?
Yaime Pérez, Joe Biagini, Maika Monroe and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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