2nd Danzhou GM tournament in China

Final standings

1. Yu, Yangyi g 2646 * 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 7
2. Wang, Yue g 2714 0 * 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5½
3. Bu, Xiangzhi g 2662 ½ 0 * ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 5½
4. Zhou, Jianchao g 2636 ½ 0 ½ * ½ 1 1 0 ½ 1 5
5. Wang, Hao g 2732 ½ ½ 0 ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5
6. Zhou, Weiqi g 2610 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ * ½ 1 1 0 4
7. Ni, Hua g 2661 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ 4
8. Li, Chao b g 2656 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 ½ * ½ 1 4
9. Ding, Liren g 2664 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ * ½ 3
10. Hou, Yifan g 2612 0 0 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 ½ * 2

This is a good learning experience for Hou Yifan. After a decent start, she ended the event with 1/2 point in the final 6 game for a 2440 performance. In the mean time, Yangyi Yu ran away with the tournament, winning it by 1.5 point for a near 2900 performance, ahead of the big guns Bu, Wang Yue, and Wang Hao!

Official website: http://chess.sport.org.cn/danzhou/index.html

Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Susan Polgar May 24, 2011 General News 1 Comment
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