Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - MuMadzimai eWorld Chess Championship 2008, Zhao akaburitswa muchikamu chechipiri nemumwe wake Shen Yang, mushure mekukunda Marisa Zuriel muchikamu chekutanga. Mumwedzi wakatevera, muna Gumiguru 2008, akahwina menduru yesirivheri mumutambo wevakadzi wega wega paWorld Mind Sports Games
, iyo yakaitika muBeijing.