Hangzhou chess tournament for women R5: Wenjun leads, Tatiana beats Hou
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Hi everyone,
The latest chess news from the Hangzhou women's chess tournament is that Ju Wenjun leads after five rounds and Tatiana Kosintseva scored an interesting win over women's world chess champion Hou Yifan (See Photo) in the fifth round. Tomorrow is a rest day. Here are the standings:
1. Ju Wenjun 4
2. N. Kosintseva 3.0
3. T. Kosintseva 3.0
4. Hou Yifan, D. Harika, Zhao Xue 2.5
5. Sebag, Zagnidze, Zhu Chen 2.0
6. Zatonskih 1.5
You can access more details at the official website (in Chinese) at this link. Meanwhile, here are also some exciting games. Enjoy.
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posted by Chess Blog Admin @ 10:31 AM
2 Comments:
At July 18, 2011 at 11:46 AM ,
Aaron, Wurzburg said...
Great chess really by some real nice women out there. Interesting to see very little draws. These are the mean machines of women's chess.
At July 18, 2011 at 11:46 AM ,
Anonymous said...
If only more German women would play chess. Sigh.
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