GM Wang Hao is on a tear at the 2009 Chinese Championship. After 7 rounds, he has 6.5 points to have the clear lead.
Round 7 | |||||||
Name | Result | Name | |||||
GM | Zhang Pengxiang | ½ – ½ | GM | Li Shilong | |||
GM | Ni Hua | 1 – 0 | GM | Liang Chong | |||
GM | Hou Yifan | 0 – 1 | Ding Liren | ||||
GM | Zhou Weiqi | 1 – 0 | Ji Dan | ||||
GM | Li Chao B | 0 – 1 | GM | Bu Xiangzhi | |||
GM | Wang Hao | 1 – 0 | GM | Zhou Jianchao |
Ranking crosstable after Round 7
Rk. | Name | Rtg | FED | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts. | ||||
1 | GM | Wang Hao | 2696 | CHN | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6,5 | |||||||
2 | Ding Liren | 2458 | CHN | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5,5 | ||||||||
3 | GM | Bu Xiangzhi | 2704 | CHN | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4,5 | |||||||
4 | GM | Zhou Weiqi | 2563 | CHN | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4,0 | |||||||
5 | GM | Ni Hua | 2724 | CHN | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 3,5 | |||||||
6 | Ji Dan | 2342 | CHN | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3,5 | ||||||||
7 | GM | Zhou Jianchao | 2635 | CHN | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3,5 | |||||||
8 | GM | Li Chao B | 2643 | CHN | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 3,0 | |||||||
9 | GM | Hou Yifan | 2590 | CHN | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 2,5 | |||||||
10 | GM | Zhang Pengxiang | 2638 | CHN | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 2,0 | |||||||
11 | GM | Liang Chong | 2511 | CHN | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 2,0 | |||||||
12 | GM | Li Shilong | 2557 | CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1,5 |
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Wang Hao is excellent. Ding Liren performs well too.
Another nice win from Ding Liren.
Don’t know this player.He seems very young.
Ding Liren, an GM-elect, is going to be 17.
Shorts said that Wang Hao is the most talented Chinese player. Maybe he is finally ready to show his talent and hopefully join the elite top 20 players in the world.
Ding is very young and very under rated.
Hao is the most talented Wang that is out there. Any other country with a more talented Wang please step forward.