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
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