Ding, Liren has secured the 2011 Chinese Championship title with one round to go as he is leading the field by 1.5 point.
Standings with 1 round to go
| 1. | Ding, Liren | g | 2637 | 8 |
| 2. | Zhou, Jianchao | g | 2660 | 6½ |
| 3. | Zhao, Jun | g | 2580 | 6½ |
| 4. | Ni, Hua | g | 2646 | 6 |
| 5. | Hou, Yifan | g | 2602 | 5½ |
| 6. | Wang, Yue | g | 2734 | 5½ |
| 7. | Yu, Yangyi | g | 2652 | 4½ |
| 8. | Li, Chao b | g | 2646 | 4½ |
| 9. | Xiu, Deshun | 2508 | 4½ | |
| 10. | Bu, Xiangzhi | g | 2677 | 4 |
| 11. | Li, Shilong | g | 2520 | 3½ |
| 12. | Zhang, Ziyang | m | 2442 | 1 |
Women’s section
| 1. | Zhang, Xiaowen | wg | 2344 | 8 |
| 2. | Zhao, Xue | g | 2495 | 8 |
| 3. | Wang, Jue | 2275 | 6 | |
| 4. | Ju, Wenjun | wg | 2519 | 5½ |
| 5. | Wang, Yu A. | m | 2398 | 5½ |
| 6. | Tan, Zhongyi | wg | 2428 | 5½ |
| 7. | Guo, Qi | 2331 | 5 | |
| 8. | Huang, Qian | wg | 2394 | 4 |
| 9. | Gu, Xiaobing | wg | 2369 | 4 |
| 10. | Shen, Yang | wg | 2443 | 4 |
| 11. | Ding, Yixin | wg | 2376 | 3½ |
| 12. | Xu, Tong | wm | 2217 | 1 |
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Ding Beats Wang!
He beat the very best of China (with the exception of Wang Hao) by a mile. He will be the next Asian star.