Yu Yangyi of China leads Asian Individual Chess Championship in Iran
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The latest updates from the Asian Individual Chess Championships is that Yu Yangyi of China leads after seven rounds, in Mashhad, Iran. GM Yu Yangyi of China drew with Krishnan Sasikiran of India to take the lead. Tied at second spot are Sasikiran, GMs Bu Xiangzhi of China, GM Pentala Harikrishna of India and GM Elshan Moradiabadi of Iran with 5 points each.
You can see all the results for the Open and Women's. Download games and see photo gallery at the Asian Chess Federation site.
In the seventh round, Bu beat GM B. Adhiban of India, Moradiabadi beat GM Negi Parimarjan of India while Harikrishna drew with compatriot Ganguly Surya Shekhar. Eight GMs trail with 4.5 points each, namely Rinat Jumabayev of Kazakhstan, Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son of Vietnam, Wesley So and Mark Paragua of the Philippines and Chinese GMs Wen Yang, Zhou Weiqi and Zhao Jun.
Four players are tied for the lead in the Women's championship. IMs Eesha Karavade and Harika Dronavalli of India are tied with 5 points each with WGMs Tan Zhongyi and Huang Qian of China.
Tan beat Munguntuul Batkhuyag of Mongolia, Harika beat compatriot Marhy Ann Gomes, Huang won against WIM Olga Sabirova of Uzbekistan while Karavade drew with WIM Pham Le Thao Nguyen of Vietnam. Mungunttul, Pham and Irine Kharisma Sukandar of Indonesia follow with 4.5 points each. Sukandar defeated WIM Hoang Thi Bao Tram of Vietnam.
Before the start of the seventh round, Casto Abundo, FIDE Delegate of the National Chess Federation of the Philippines, inforned the players of sad new. "Early this morning in Manila, the Executive Director of the National Chess Federation of the Philippines, Mr. Willy Abalos, passed away. Many of you have been to the Philippines and played in Asian Championships or open tournaments in Manila and Subic. You may remember Willy as the organizer of these many big chess events in the Philippines. He was a hard worker for chess and a close friend. We shall miss him dearly." Asian Championship Players stand in a minute in silence in memory of Willy Abalos.
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Bu, Munguntuul lead Asian Chess Championships
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011
Hello everyone,
The initial rounds are just about getting over at the Asian Chess Championships being held in the city of Mashhad in Iran.
Chinese GM Bu Xiangzhi and Indian GM Negi Parimarjan
Chinese GM Bu Xiangzhi beat GM Negi Parimarjan of India to grab sole after three rounds. In the women's section it was Batkhuyag Munguntuul of Mongolia who beat Irine Sukandar of Indonesia to take the lead. You can check the results and standings for the Open and Women's. You can download games and see photo gallery at the Asian Chess Federation site.
Six players follow with 2.5 points each including GMs Yu Tangyi and Wen Yang of China, Indian GMs Harikrishna and Krishnan Sasikiran, Iran's FM Amirreza Purramezanali and GM Rinat Jumabayev of Kazakhstan.
Batkhuyag Munguntuul of Mongolia
In the women's division, IM Harika Dronavali of India and Huang Qian of China are half a point behind the leader with 2.5 points each. Harika beat WIM Mitra Hejazipour of Iran while Huang beat Ghazal Hakimifard Ghazal of Iran.
Dronavalli Harika of India
Eight players are at 2 points each including Irine Sukandar, Nafisa Muyminova and Olgar Sabirova of Uzbekistan, Phanm Le Thao Nguyen and Nguyen Thi NMa Hung of Vietnam, Eesha Karavade and Mary Ann Gomes of India.
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10th Asian Individual Chess Championship starts in Mashhad, Iran
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011
Hi everybody,
The 10th Asian Individual Chess Championship has started in the city of Mashhad, Iran with 28 Grandmasters and 11 Women Grandmasters in the field of the Open and Women's Championship, respectively. See chess-results.com for Open and Women's results. Watch top games live on the Asian Chess Federation site.
Mashhad is the second largest city in Iran and one of the holiest cities in the Shia Muslim world. It is located 850 kilometers (530 mi) east of Tehran, close to the borders of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. Its population was 2,427,316 at the 2006 population census.
Women's World Champion Hou Yifan of China (left) drawing colors from Krishnan Sasikiran of India at the players' meeting of the Asian Individual Championship in Mashad, Iran. Looking on are Iran Chess Federation President Mohammad Jafar Kambouzia (seated), Iran Secretary General Hadi Karimi (right) and arbiter Dr. Mousa Ali Alireza of Iran. You can access the Tournament website for more information and updates. Stay tuned here as well for regular updates.
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