Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Mumakwikwi eWomen's World Chess Championship muna 2008, Zhao akabudiswa muchikamu chechipiri nemumwe wake Shen Yang, mushure mekukunda Marisa Zuriel muchikamu chekutanga. Mumwedzi wakatevera, muna Gumiguru 2008, akahwina menduru yesirivheri mumutambo wevakadzi wevanhu vakakurumidza pa
World Mind Sports Games, iyo yakaitika muBeijing.