Women's chess masters in China: Yifan wins

Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011

Hi everyone,

Grandmaster Hou Yifan - the reigning women's world champion - has won the first women's chess masters in Wuxi, China. She notched up 7 points out of 9 rounds with second place going to Shen Yang and Ju Wenjun.

Final standings:
1. Hou Yifan - 7 points out of 9
2-3. Shen Yang, Ju Wenjun - 6
4-5. Wang Yu A, Huang Qian - at 05.5
6-7. Gu Xiaobing Ding Yixin - 4
8. Zhang Xiaowen - 3.5
9. Tan Zhongyi - 3
10. Zhao Xue - 2.5.

The first Chinese women chess grandmasters tournament was held from April 16 to 24 with ten strong women chess players of China. The event was a round robin with time controls of 90 minutes for the entire game plus a 30 second increment for each move. Draw offers were only allowed with the permission of the chief arbiter and will only be granted in theoretically drawn positions. You can access the official website.

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GM Hou Yifan holds on to lead at first China Women's Chess Masters after R7

Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011

Hi everyone,

Some news from the ongoing Women's Chess Masters in China. GM Hou Yifan - top seed and current women's world champion - leads with a nice five points in seven rounds. In second place is Shen Yang with 4.5 points. Wang Yu A, Gu Xiaobing and Ju Wenjun at 4.00 points each.   

The first Chinese women chess grandmasters tournament is taking place from April 16 to April 24 (free day on April 21) in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, in China. Ten top Chinese women grandmasters, including Women's World Champion Hou Yifan, are participating. The event is a round robin with time controls of 90 minutes for the entire game plus a 30 second increment for each move. Draw offers are only allowed with the permission of the chief arbiter and will only be granted in theoretically drawn positions. Games start at 14:00h local time.

For those comfortable with Chinese here is the official website. And also some games:

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Women's chess masters in China: Yifan, Wenjun lead

Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011

Hi everyone,

The first Chinese women chess grandmasters tournament is taking place from April 16 to 24 in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, in China. Ten top Chinese women grandmasters, including Women's World Champion Hou Yifan, are participating. The event is a round robin with time controls of 90 minutes for the entire game plus a 30 second increment for each move. Draw offers are only allowed with the permission of the chief arbiter and will only be granted in theoretically drawn positions. Games start at 14:00h local time. The participants are:

Seed	Title	Player	Rating
1	GM	Hou Yifan	2602
2	WGM	Ju Wenjun	2519
3	GM	Zhao Xue	2495
4	WGM	Shen Yang	2443
5	WGM	Tan Zhongyi	2428
6	IM	Wang Yu A	2298
7	WGM	Huang Qian	2394
8	WGM	Ding Yixin	2376
9	WGM	Gu Xiaobing	2369
10	WGM	Zhang Xiaowen	2344

GM Hou Yifan and second seed WGM Ju Wenjun are both at 2.5/3 points. Yu A Wang is with 2 points. If you are comfortable with Chinese, you can access the official website here. Meanwhile, some games from the event.

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