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Hi everyone,
Here's more to the strength of chess in China. A 19-year-old has won the national Chinese Chess Championship - for the second time at that!
Ding Liren had won it last in 2009 and has repeated that performance by despite tough competition of the likes of Bu Xiangzhi and Wang Yue (2734), Ding totalled 9.0/11 and a 2867 performance. Zhang Xiaowen won the women's section with 8.5/11.
Hi everyone,
Here's more to the strength of chess in China. A 19-year-old has won the national Chinese Chess Championship - for the second time at that!
Ding Liren had won it last in 2009 and has repeated that performance by despite tough competition of the likes of Bu Xiangzhi and Wang Yue (2734), Ding totalled 9.0/11 and a 2867 performance. Zhang Xiaowen won the women's section with 8.5/11.
The 2011 Chinese national champions DIng Liren and Zhang Xiaowen.
The Championship took place from March 30 to April10, 2011 in Xinghua, Jiangsu Province, China. It was an 11-round event with 12 players. The top eight finishers will be seeded in the 2012 China Chess Championship, while the final four players will play in Group B of the 2012 China Chess Championship. The winner of the men's event also secures a spot in the World Chess Team Championship in Ningbo, China later this year. Prior to the event the men already qualified are: Wang Yue, Wang Hao, Li Chao, and Yu Yangyi. The women's section also qualified eight of the 2012 China Chess Championship 2012, and the last four for Group B. The time control was 90 minutes for the whole game with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move one.
Hou Yifan, who took part in the men's section, managed a nice 6.0/11 and a 2640 performance to manage the fifth place.
If you're comfortable with Chinese then here is the official website.
Final standings
1. Ding, Liren g 2637 9
2. Ni, Hua g 2646 7
3. Zhou, Jianchao g 2660 7
4. Zhao, Jun g 2580 7
5. Hou, Yifan g 2602 6
6. Wang, Yue g 2734 5½
7. Yu, Yangyi g 2652 5½
8. Li, Chao b g 2646 5
9. Bu, Xiangzhi g 2677 5
10. Xiu, Deshun 2508 4½
11. Li, Shilong g 2520 3½
12. Zhang, Ziyang m 2442 1
Women's section
1. Zhang, Xiaowen wg 2344 8½
2. Zhao, Xue g 2495 8
3. Wang, Jue 2275 6½
4. Wang, Yu A. m 2398 6½
5. Tan, Zhongyi wg 2428 6½
6. Ju, Wenjun wg 2519 6
7. Guo, Qi 2331 6
8. Huang, Qian wg 2394 5
9. Shen, Yang wg 2443 4½
10. Gu, Xiaobing wg 2369 4
11. Ding, Yixin wg 2376 3½
12. Xu, Tong wm 2217 1
Final standings
1. Ding, Liren g 2637 9
2. Ni, Hua g 2646 7
3. Zhou, Jianchao g 2660 7
4. Zhao, Jun g 2580 7
5. Hou, Yifan g 2602 6
6. Wang, Yue g 2734 5½
7. Yu, Yangyi g 2652 5½
8. Li, Chao b g 2646 5
9. Bu, Xiangzhi g 2677 5
10. Xiu, Deshun 2508 4½
11. Li, Shilong g 2520 3½
12. Zhang, Ziyang m 2442 1
Women's section
1. Zhang, Xiaowen wg 2344 8½
2. Zhao, Xue g 2495 8
3. Wang, Jue 2275 6½
4. Wang, Yu A. m 2398 6½
5. Tan, Zhongyi wg 2428 6½
6. Ju, Wenjun wg 2519 6
7. Guo, Qi 2331 6
8. Huang, Qian wg 2394 5
9. Shen, Yang wg 2443 4½
10. Gu, Xiaobing wg 2369 4
11. Ding, Yixin wg 2376 3½
12. Xu, Tong wm 2217 1
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