Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Zhao Zong-Yuan (born June 26, 1986, Beijing) is an Australian chess Grandmaster. He is the current Australian Chess Champion and number one ranked chess player in Australia.Zhao grew up in Coffs Harbour, Australia, a pharmacy graduate from the University of Sydney.Zhao became the youngest Australian international master at the age of 14, and was a member of the NSW Junior Chess League.Zhao won with 8/8 the 1999 Queensland Under-18 Championship and then finishing just half a point behind Darryl Johansen in the Australian Championship proper, finishing with a remarkable 4/4 burst.