Chinese players claim Asian Blitz Chess Championships

Chinese Grandmasters Yu Yangyi and Tan Zhongyi emerged winners of the Asian Blitz Championships that were held on 20th April at the Sharjah Chess Club.

Yu Yangyi won the Open section with 7,5/9 points, leaving Pentala Harikrishna and Ehsan Ghaem Maghami half a point behind.

In the Women section Tan Zhongyi was very convincing by scoring 8 points, staying point and a half ahead ofHarika Dronavalli and Zhansaya Abdumalik.

Vijay Kumar presents the video from the tournament and closing ceremony. Full standings below.

Final standings – Women:

1 WGM Tan Zhongyi CHN 2511 – 8
2 GM Harika Dronavalli IND 2466 – 6.5
3 WIM Abdumalik Zhansaya KAZ 2195 – 6.5
4 WIM Hoang Thi Nhu Y VIE 2238 – 6
5 WIM Gong Qianyun SIN 2272 – 6
6 IM Munguntuul Batkhuyag MGL 2413 – 5.5
7 WGM Hoang Thi Bao Tram VIE 2364 – 5.5
8 WIM Nguyen Thi Mai Hung VIE 2225 – 5.5
9 IM Tania Sachdev IND 2396 – 5
10 WFM Derakhshani Dorsa IRI 2028 – 5
11 WGM Pourkashiyan Atousa IRI 2319 – 5
12 WGM Gomes Mary Ann IND 2232 – 4.5
13 WFM Tohirjonova Hulkar UZB 2162 – 4.5
14 WGM Khademalsharieh Sarasadat IRI 2233 – 4.5
15 WGM Nguyen Thi Thanh An VIE 2326 – 4.5
16 WFM Anu Bayar MGL 1949 – 4.5
17 IM Pham Le Thao Nguyen VIE 2365 – 4
18 WGM Swathi Ghate IND 2319 – 4
19 WIM Fuad Kamel Jamaliah Natalie JOR 1977 – 4
20 Shyngys Kyzy Aijarkyn KGZ 1840 – 3
21 WIM Dahdal Lougain JOR 1896 – 2.5
22 WFM Khan Nazrana BAN 2027 – 2.5
23 Faqeeh Aseel PLE 0 – 1

Final standings – Open:

1 GM Yu Yangyi CHN 2753 – 7.5
2 GM Harikrishna P. IND 2631 – 7
3 GM Ghaem Maghami Ehsan IRI 2531 – 7
4 Xu Yinglun CHN 2381 – 6.5
5 GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son VIE 2762 – 6
6 GM Wei Yi CHN 2558 – 6
7 GM Gupta Abhijeet IND 2554 – 5.5
8 GM Batchuluun Tsegmed MGL 2429 – 5.5
9 GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi IND 2489 – 5.5
10 GM Darini Pouria IRI 2500 – 5.5
11 IM Wan Yunguo CHN 2637 – 5.5
12 GM Kasimdzhanov Rustam UZB 2681 – 5.5
13 GM Rahman Ziaur BAN 2494 – 5
14 IM Munkhgal Gombosuren MGL 2466 – 5
15 IM Vakhidov Jahongir UZB 2523 – 5
16 FM Pourramezanali Amirreza IRI 2382 – 5
17 GM Gundavaa Bayarsaikhan MGL 2656 – 5
18 GM Vaibhav Suri IND 2522 – 4.5
19 GM Jumabayev Rinat KAZ 2696 – 4.5
20 GM Salem A.R. Saleh UAE 2557 – 4.5
21 IM Nguyen Duc Hoa VIE 2417 – 4.5
22 Al-Takrori Husam PLE 2097 – 4.5
23 IM Al Qudaimi Basheer YEM 2426 – 4
24 FM Ayyad Maher BRN 2139 – 4
25 GM Sengupta Deep IND 2501 – 4
26 Raes Abdul Kader SYR 2286 – 4
27 Al Mutairi Hassan S KSA 2106 – 4
28 Chu Wei Chao CHN 2315 – 4
29 GM Dao Thien Hai VIE 2506 – 3.5
30 IM Abdyjapar Asyl KGZ 2386 – 3.5
31 FM Najjar Ahmad LIB 2250 – 3.5
32 Salim Ali Ahmed Aliyan Almashikh OMA 0 – 3.5
33 Mamyrbay Assad KAZ 2017 – 3
34 Muniz Pardino Alberto HKG 2061 – 3
35 Amin Hassan Raab Al-Ansi OMA 0 – 3
36 FM Chahrour Ibrahim LIB 2038 – 2.5
37 Khayat Abdullah F KSA 1736 – 1