Sport Accord World Mind Games Chess 2013: Wang Yue, Valentina Gunina win Chess Rapid (men and women's) Event
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
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Congratulations to Wang Yue of China and Valentina Gunina of Russia for winning the Rapid Chess events (in the men and women's categories) at the SportAccord World Mind Games in Beijing. The champions were crowned after two days of exciting rapid chess. In the women's section, reigning women's world chess champion Hou Yifan was second and Ju Wenjun was third. In the men's section, Peter Leko was second and Alexander Grischuk was third.
Meanwhile, special school visits have also been arranged at the event to encourage students and give children an educative cultural experience. The SportAccord school visits included a group of young students visiting the World Mind Games venue, while SportAccord President, Mr. Marius L. Vizer and World Bridge Federation President, Mr. Giovanni Arrigo Rona attended the Number 5 Beijing High School.
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China Chess Championships 2013: Wang Yue, Ding Yixin win Men, Women Titles
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
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The Chinese Chess Championships for men and women took place from 16th to 27th April 2013 in Xinghua, Jiangsu, China. It was a round robin of 11 rounds with a time control of 90 minutes for the whole game with an addition of 30 seconds per move starting from move one, according to a Chessdom report.
The men’s tournament had a clear winner in what otherwise was a very hard fought and very balanced field. Wang Yue arrived as the rating favorite and demonstrated his strength by taking first place 1.5 points ahead of the field, despite the fact that he lost in the last round against Zhao Jun.
Even though Wang Yue was once known for his very drawish style, during this event he proved that he has a big fighting spirit. Out of the 11 games he played, only three were drawn. He won six games and lost both the first and last rounds encounters.
Ma Qun started the tournament strongly, beating the eventual winner, and finished in second place with 7/11 points. The same amount of points were obtained by Doeberl Cup champion Li Chao, who had to settle for third place due to the tiebreak scores. No less than six players got an even score in the event. The tiebreak criteria awarded the fourth place to ex-women’s world champion Hou Yifan, who decided not to play in the women’s championship. The women’s championship saw a much more unbalanced field. Ding Yixin took clear first place thanks to a 8/11 performance. She left her closest followers half a point behind. Guo Qi finished second on tiebreaks, while Shen Yang arrived third.
With this strong tournament, China has proven that chess is taken seriously in the country and that they will be looking to improve and challenge the European countries’ supremacy in the sport.
Final Standings – Men’s championship:
1 GM Wang Yue 2706 7.5
2 GM Ma Qun 2559 6.0
3 GM Li Chao B 2686 6.0
4 GM Hou Yifan 2617 5.5
5 GM Xiu Deshun 2534 5.5
6 IM Wei Yi 2530 5.5
7 GM Bu Xiangzhi 2662 5.5
8 GM Zhao Jun 2589 5.5
9 GM Yu Yangyi 2675 5.5
10 GM Zhou Weiqi 2590 5.0
11 GM Zhou Jianchao 2607 5.0
12 GM Li Shilong 2558 3.5
Final Standings – Women’s championship:
1 WGM Ding Yixin 2427 8.0
2 WGM Guo Qi 2439 7.5
3 IM Shen Yang 2397 7.5
4 WGM Tan Zhongyi 2483 6.5
5 WGM Zhang Xiaowen 2367 6.5
6 WGM Wang Jue 2401 6.0
7 WIM Zhai Mo 2259 6.0
8 Lei Tingjie 2232 5.0
9 WIM Kuang Yinghui 2212 4.0
10 WIM Ni Shiqun 2213 3.5
11 Ren Xiaoyi 2212 3.0
12 Li Xueyi 2135 2.5
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China Chess Championships 2013: Wei Yi, Wang Yue in Joint Lead
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
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Wei Yi
The Chinese Chess Championships for men and women is taking place from 16th to 27th April 2013 in Xinghua, Jiangsu, China. After his early defeat against Ma Qun, rating favorite Wang Yue has recovered his form and now shares the lead with Wei Yi. The 14-years old prodigy from China has not suffered a loss in the event. Sunday is a rest day and the two leaders will be paired on in the sixth round.
Wang Yue defeated Bu Xiangzhi in the third round and obtained the only decisive result in his favor during the fifth, when he beat Xiu Deshun. He managed to win both these games using his trademark positional style, demonstrating his ability to slowly maneuver to get a winning position. On the other hand, the youngest GM in the world, Wei Yi, scored his two wins in tactical fashion. In both games, against Xiu Deshun and Li Chao, he was not able to castle. Instead, he went for the initiative to eventually outplay his opponents. Third and fourth places are shared by early leader Ma Qun and the ex-women’s world champion Hou Yifan, who once again is participating in the open event. WGM Ding Yixin is dominating the field in the women’s tournament. She has 4.5/5 points and her closest follower is already a whole point behind.
Standings after 5 rounds – Open tournament:
1 IM Wei Yi 2530 3.5
2 GM Wang Yue 2706 3.5
3 GM Ma Qun 2559 3.0
4 GM Hou Yifan 2617 3.0
5 GM Zhou Weiqi 2590 2.5
6 GM Li Chao B 2686 2.5
7 GM Li Shilong 2558 2.0
8 GM Zhou Jianchao 2607 2.0
GM Bu Xiangzhi 2662 2.0
10 GM Zhao Jun 2589 2.0
11 GM Xiu Deshun 2534 1.5
12 GM Yu Yangyi 2675 1.5
Standings after 5 rounds – Women’s tournament:
1 WGM Ding Yixin 2427 4.5
2 WGM Guo Qi 2439 3.5
3 IM Shen Yang 2397 3.5
4 WGM Wang Jue 2401 3.5
5 WGM Tan Zhongyi 2483 3.0
6 WGM Zhang Xiaowen 2367 3.0
7 WIM Ni Shiqun 2213 2.0
8 Lei Tingjie 2232 2.0
9 WIM Zhai Mo 2259 1.5
10 WIM Kuang Yinghui 2212 1.5
11 Ren Xiaoyi 2212 1.5
12 Li Xueyi 2135 0.5
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GM Wang Yue wins Hastings Chess Congress 2012
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Hello everyone,
We have the news from the Hastings Chess Congress that Grandmaster Wang Yue has won the title! There is a nice review in The Guardian by Leonard Barden. You can check the official website here.
Winner of the Hastings Masters Wang Yue, centre, with Amber Rudd MP and Cllr. Maureen Charlesworth.
Barden writes: "Eight world champions have won first prize at Hastings in the world's longest running tournament, launched in 1895 and held annually since 1919. Nowadays most top grandmasters prefer to play in winter for big money at the London Classic, Wijk aan Zee, Moscow and Gibraltar, but Hastings holds its niche and is kept alive and well by Hastings borough council and volunteer organisers."
"The list of previous winners includes many names from Russia and Eastern Europe, and this week the fastest rising chess power also made its mark. The top-seeded Wang Yue, 24, is China's No. 2, is ranked in the world top 50, and was nearly 100 points ahead of his nearest Hastings rival in the ratings."
"The GM from Tianjin won the £2,000 first prize unbeaten. His play is replete with strategic subtleties, and he carried too much guile in his games with England's best hopes David Howell and Nick Pert."
"Significantly, Wang Yue's main challenge came from the young Indians who also took top honours at last year's Hastings. The world champion Vishy Anand has inspired a generation who often launch their international careers in UK events. Babu Lalith and Sundar Shyam, both 19, are little known but they were joint second on 7/9, half a point behind Wang Yue."
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