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by Gu Xiaobing
The Youngor Chinese Chess League Division A has begun and started on April 16 in Ningbo, China, and will end in December. The Chinese Chess Association and China's renowned competition "Youngor" are co-organizing this tournament, with 10 teams in the A league playing under a double round-robin system. The rounds will be played in the cities of Ningbo, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hangzhou and Beijing. Please note that the Chinese Chess League Division A appeared in the Shanghai World Expo from July 23-26, and also in one of the new venues built for 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou.
The Chinese Chess League Division A started in 2005, and is now in its 5th year. The Beijing Aigo chess team was champion in the first year, and the Shanghai Jianqiao University Chess Team was champion last year.
Shanghai Jianqiao University Chess Team, winners in 2009.
Each year, the last two teams from the A Division are moved down to Division B; while the top 2 teams in Division B are moved up to Division A. In Division B, there are usually around 20 teams, so the competition is very fierce. For both A and B divisions, each team consists of 5 players; 3 males and 2 females. Each team is allowed to invite 2 foreigners; one male and one female for each game.
The Chinese Chess League Division A has an official website, and this year, its games are broadcast live around the world, both from the official site as well as on Playchess.
| 1. SHANGDONG Linglong (Rtg Avg: 2565) | ||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | |
| 1 | GM | Bu Xiangzhi | 2682 | CHN |
| 2 | GM | Zhao Jun | 2575 | CHN |
| 3 | GM | Wen Yang | 2520 | CHN |
| 5 | GM | Hou Yifan | 2570 | CHN |
| 6 | WGM | Zhang Jilin | 2281 | CHN |
| 7 | GM | Dzagnidze Nana | 2478 | GEO |
| 2. SHANGHAI Jianqiao (Rtg Avg: 2537) | ||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | |
| 1 | GM | Ni Hua | 2667 | CHN |
| 2 | GM | Zhou Jianchao | 2650 | CHN |
| 3 | Lou Yiping | 2429 | CHN | |
| 4 | Lu Yijie | 2349 | CHN | |
| 5 | WGM | Ju Wenjun | 2500 | CHN |
| 6 | WGM | Zhang Xiaowen | 2437 | CHN |
| 3. ZHEJIANG (Rtg Avg: 2530) | ||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | |
| 1 | GM | Ding Liren | 2565 | CHN |
| 2 | Yu Lie | 2407 | CHN | |
| 4 | Lu Shanglei | 2340 | CHN | |
| 5 | GM | Xu Yuhua | 2478 | CHN |
| 6 | WFM | Ding Yixin | 2315 | CHN |
| 7 | Wang Xiaohui | 2238 | CHN | |
| 8 | GM | Zhu Chen | 2476 | QAT |
| 9 | GM | Malakhov Vladimir | 2722 | RUS |
| 4. China Mobile CHONGQING (Rtg Avg: 2547) | ||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | |
| 1 | IM | Gao Rui | 2464 | CHN |
| 2 | Wang Chen | 2390 | CHN | |
| 3 | WGM | Tan Zhongyi | 2464 | CHN |
| 4 | WGM | Huang Qian | 2439 | CHN |
| 6 | GM | Motylev Alexander | 2705 | RUS |
| 7 | GM | Najer Evgeniy | 2663 | RUS |
| 5. HEBEI (Rtg Avg: 2476) | ||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | |
| 1 | GM | Wang Hao | 2715 | CHN |
| 2 | GM | Zhang Pengxiang | 2605 | CHN |
| 3 | Wan Yunguo | 2424 | CHN | |
| 4 | Wang Li | 2383 | CHN | |
| 5 | WFM | Guo Jun | 2251 | CHN |
| 6 | Wang Doudou | 2225 | CHN | |
| 7 | WFM | Zhai Mo | 2110 | CHN |
| 6. BEIJING Aigo (Rtg Avg: 2501) | ||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | |
| 1 | GM | Li Chao B | 2613 | CHN |
| 2 | GM | Yu Yangyi | 2574 | CHN |
| 3 | Xiu Deshun | 2493 | CHN | |
| 4 | GM | Zhao Xue | 2490 | CHN |
| 5 | IM | Wang Yu A | 2335 | CHN |
| 6 | Wang Jue | 2180 | CHN | |
| 7. Lanpo JIANGSU (Rtg Avg: 2480) | ||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | |
| 1 | GM | Zhou Weiqi | 2584 | CHN |
| 2 | GM | Xu Jun | 2513 | CHN |
| 3 | Ji Dan | 2379 | CHN | |
| 4 | Wei Yi | 2244 | CHN | |
| 5 | WGM | Ruan Lufei | 2479 | CHN |
| 6 | WGM | Shen Yang | 2444 | CHN |
| 7 | Guo Qi | 2143 | CHN | |
| 8. TIANJIN Nan Kai (Rtg Avg: 2483) | ||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | |
| 1 | GM | Wang Yue | 2749 | CHN |
| 2 | IM | Liu Qingnan | 2445 | CHN |
| 3 | Ma Qun | 2369 | CHN | |
| 4 | Li Haoyu | 2369 | CHN | |
| 5 | Zheng Ruorong | 2094 | CHN | |
| 6 | WGM | Ning Chunhong | 2347 | CHN |
| 8 | IM | Paehtz Elisabeth | 2485 | GER |
| 9. GUANGDONG Huateng (Rtg Avg: 2530) | ||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | |
| 1 | GM | Yu Shaoteng | 2529 | CHN |
| 2 | GM | Li Shilong | 2514 | CHN |
| 3 | GM | Liang Chong | 2502 | CHN |
| 4 | GM | Liang Jinrong | 2462 | CHN |
| 5 | WIM | Liang Zhihua | 2216 | CHN |
| 6 | WIM | Kuang Yinghui | 2202 | CHN |
| 8 | WGM | Le Thanh Tu | 2318 | VIE |
| 9 | GM | Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son | 2642 | VIE |
| 10 | WIM | Pham Le Thao Nguyen | 2349 | VIE |
| 10. BEIJING Rendafuzhong (Rtg Avg: 2312) | ||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | |
| 1 | Li Xueyi | 1957 | CHN | |
| 2 | Xu Ruoying | 2028 | CHN | |
| 3 | IM | Yang Kaiqi | 2396 | CHN |
| 4 | Yu Ruiyuan | 2309 | CHN | |
| 5 | Zeng Chongsheng | 2350 | CHN | |
| 7 | Zhang Chuyue | 0 | CHN | |
| 8 | Fan Yun | 2050 | USA | |
| Rk. | Team | Team |
Board |
| 1 | Shandong Linglong | 17 |
31 |
| 2 | Shanghai Jianqiao | 12 |
26 |
| 3 | Zhejiang | 11 |
27 |
| 4 | China Mobile Chogqing | 11 |
26 |
| 5 | Hebei | 10 |
21 |
| 6 | Beijing Aigo | 9 |
26 |
| 7 | Lanpo Jiangsu | 9 |
23 |
| 8 | Tianjin Nan Kai | 6 |
18 |
| 9 | Guangdong Huateng | 4 |
17 |
| 10 | Beijing Rendafuzhong | 1 |
12 |
Although Hou Yifan is understandably the best known 16-year-old Chinese player, another 16-year-old, Yu Yangyi, has risen like a rocket into the ranks of the top Chinese players with a 2594 rating, gaining 450 Elo in the last three and a half years. Here are a couple of games of his from the event.
Yu Yangyi (2574) - Wan Yunguo (2424) [C17]
TCh-CHN Shanghai CHN (7), 24.07.2010
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.dxc5 Ne7 6.Nf3 Nbc6 7.Bd3 Ng6 8.0-0 Ngxe5 9.Nxe5 Nxe5 10.Bf4 Qf6 11.Bb5+ Bd7
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12.Nxd5! exd5 13.Bxe5 Qxe5 14.Bxd7+ Kxd7 15.Qg4+ Kc7 16.Qxb4 Rae8 17.Rae1 Qf5 18.Qa4 Re6 19.Qxa7 Rhe8 20.Qa5+ Kc8 21.Rxe6 Rxe6 22.Qc3 Re2 23.Qxg7 Rxc2 24.Qf8+ Kc7 25.Qd6+ Kc8 26.b4 Qe6 27.Qf8+ Kc7 28.b5 d4 29.c6 bxc6 30.b6+ Kb7 31.Qd8 Qe5 32.Rb1 Rxa2 33.Qd7+ 1-0 [Click to replay]
Yu Yangyi (2574) - Yu Shaoteng (2529) [B12]
TCh-CHN Shenzhan CHN (4), 07.06.2010
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.f3 e6 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bf4 Bb4 6.Qd3 b6 7.Nge2 Ba6 8.Qe3 Nbd7 9.0-0-0 Bc4 10.Kb1 b5 11.a3 a5 12.Ng3 Nb6 13.axb4 axb4 14.b3 Ra3 15.Kc1 bxc3 16.Qxc3 Na4 17.Qb4 Ra1+ 18.Kd2 c5 19.dxc5 dxe4+ 20.Bd6 Nxc5
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21.Qxb5+!? This move is neither winning nor losing, but White gets extra marks for imagination and courage. 21...Bxb5 22.Bxb5+ Nfd7 23.Rxa1 Nb7 24.Nxe4 Nxd6 25.Nxd6+ Kf8 26.Bxd7 Ke7. 26...Qxd7 27.Ra8+ Ke7 28.Rxh8 Qxd6+ 29.Kc1+/= 27.Kc1 Kxd6 28.Rd1+ Ke5 29.Bxe6 Qg5+ 30.Rd2 Qe3 31.Bd5 Rd8 32.Ra4 Qg1+ 33.Kb2 Qxh2 34.f4+ Kf6 35.Ra6+ Ke7 36.Re2+ Kf8 37.Rd2 Ke7 38.Re2+ Kf8 39.Ra7 Kg8 40.Rd7 Rc8 41.Rxf7 Kh8 42.Be6 Ra8 43.Bd5 Rc8 44.c4 Qg1 45.Rfe7 Qd4+ 46.Ka2 h6 47.f5 Kh7 48.Be4 Kh8 49.Bd5 Kh7 50.Rd7 Ra8+ 51.Bxa8 Qxd7 52.Be4 Qd4 53.Bd5 Kh8 54.Ba8 Kh7 55.Be4 Qd7 56.Kb2 Kg8 57.Kc2 Qd4 58.Bd5+ Kh7 59.Be4 Kh8 60.Bd5 Kh7 61.Ba8 Qd7 62.Be4 Kg8 63.Kb2 Qd4+ 64.Kc2 Kf7 65.Bd5+ Kf6 66.b4 Kxf5 67.b5 Qa1 68.Re6 Qa2+ 69.Kc3 Qa1+ 70.Kb4 Qb2+ 71.Kc5 Qa3+ 72.Kc6 Qa8+ 73.Kc7 Qa7+ 74.Kc8 Qc5+ 75.Kb8 Qf8+ 76.Kb7 Qf7+ 77.Kc6 Qf8 78.b6 Qc8+ 79.Kb5 Qd7+ 80.Kb4 Qd8 81.b7 h5 82.Kb5 h4 83.Ra6 Qe8+ 84.Kb6 Qe3+ 85.Kc7 Qe7+ 86.Kb8 1-0 [Click to replay]
Here are select pictures from the event:
The Shanghai World Expo Information and Communication Center where rounds
six
to nine were played.
Players arriving at the playing area.
The lovely WGM Gu Xiaobing serving as hostess at the press conference and
ceremony.
18-year-old Ding Liren, surprise winner of last year's national
championship, facing Russian GM Motylev.
GM Wang Hao, 2724, vying with Wang Yue for the title of top
Chinese player.
German IM Elizabeth Paehtz, 2485, playing for Tianjin Nan Kai.
GM Bu Xiangzhi
Chinese GM Wen Yang, 2520
Wei Yi, eleven years-old, and 2244 FIDE, was given special
permission to play for Lanpo JIANGSU.
Malakhov has been on a great run, scoring no less than 5.5/6
for ZHEJIANG and a 2900 performance.
WGM Zu Wenjun, 2500, playing for Shanghai Jianqiao, has
been the terror of her opponents, with a superb 8.0/9 and
2700 performance.
Pictures by Xiaobing and official site.
LinksThe games are being broadcast live on the official web site and on the chess server Playchess.com. If you are not a member you can download the free PGN reader ChessBase Light, which gives you immediate access. You can also use the program to read, replay and analyse PGN games. New and enhanced: CB Light 2009! |
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