The 11th Asian Continental/Individual Open and Women's Chess Championships took place from May 4th to 14th 2012 at the First Hotel, in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam. The main tournament was a Swiss of 11 rounds, with time controls or 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an addition of 30 seconds per move starting from move one. Draw offer is not allowed before 30th move. The Total prize fund is US $65,000, with the winner of the open section getting $6,000 and the winner of the women's $3,000.
Parimarjan Negi (center) with silver medalist GM Yu Yangyi of China (left)
and
bronze medalist GM Saleh Salem of the United Arab Emirates.
Rk. |
Title |
Name | Rtg |
FED |
Pts. |
TB2 |
TB3 |
1 |
GM |
Negi Parimarjan | 2640 |
IND |
7.0 |
2560 |
46.5 |
2 |
GM |
Yu Yangyi | 2626 |
CHN |
7.0 |
2564 |
45.5 |
3 |
GM |
Salem A R Saleh | 2528 |
UAE |
6.5 |
2554 |
45.0 |
4 |
IM |
Liu Qingnan | 2483 |
CHN |
6.0 |
2608 |
46.5 |
5 |
GM |
Barbosa Oliver | 2550 |
PHI |
6.0 |
2561 |
45.5 |
6 |
GM |
Ding Liren | 2679 |
CHN |
6.0 |
2542 |
45.0 |
7 |
GM |
Ni Hua | 2673 |
CHN |
6.0 |
2537 |
39.0 |
8 |
GM |
So Wesley | 2653 |
PHI |
6.0 |
2509 |
39.0 |
9 |
GM |
Wen Yang | 2550 |
CHN |
6.0 |
2482 |
39.0 |
10 |
GM |
Lu Shanglei | 2522 |
CHN |
6.0 |
2462 |
37.5 |
11 |
Ma Qun | 2481 |
CHN |
5.5 |
2608 |
39.0 |
|
12 |
GM |
Gomez John Paul | 2507 |
PHI |
5.5 |
2598 |
47.5 |
13 |
Yu Ruiyuan | 2511 |
CHN |
5.5 |
2578 |
40.0 |
|
14 |
IM |
Wang Chen | 2482 |
CHN |
5.5 |
2569 |
36.0 |
15 |
GM |
Xiu Deshun | 2494 |
CHN |
5.5 |
2561 |
42.5 |
16 |
GM |
Le Quang Liem | 2703 |
VIE |
5.5 |
2552 |
45.5 |
17 |
IM |
Gao Rui | 2427 |
CHN |
5.5 |
2548 |
43.0 |
18 |
IM |
Gundavaa Bayarsaikhan | 2516 |
MGL |
5.5 |
2532 |
42.0 |
19 |
GM |
Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son | 2656 |
VIE |
5.5 |
2517 |
40.0 |
20 |
IM |
Vidit Santosh Gujrathi | 2528 |
IND |
5.5 |
2488 |
40.5 |
21 |
IM |
Venkatesh M R | 2517 |
IND |
5.5 |
2466 |
38.0 |
Mary Ann Gomes, Irine Kharisma Sukandar and Tan Zhongyi, together with Asian
Chess Federation President Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifah Al Nahyan
Rk. |
Title |
Name | Rtg |
FED |
Pts. |
TB2 |
TB3 |
1 |
WGM |
Sukandar Irine Kharisma | 2288 |
INA |
7.0 |
2413 |
47.5 |
2 |
WGM |
Gomes Mary Ann | 2378 |
IND |
6.5 |
2358 |
43.0 |
3 |
WGM |
2430 |
CHN |
6.5 |
2342 |
44.5 |
|
4 |
WGM |
Ding Yixin | 2353 |
CHN |
6.5 |
2339 |
44.5 |
5 |
Wang Jue | 2364 |
CHN |
6.5 |
2313 |
43.0 |
|
6 |
GM |
Zhao Xue | 2549 |
CHN |
6.0 |
2358 |
44.5 |
7 |
WGM |
Le Thanh Tu | 2313 |
VIE |
5.5 |
2356 |
41.0 |
8 |
IM |
Karavade Eesha | 2353 |
IND |
5.5 |
2340 |
44.0 |
9 |
WGM |
Padmini Rout | 2345 |
IND |
5.5 |
2263 |
38.5 |
10 |
WGM |
Guo Qi | 2360 |
CHN |
5.5 |
2221 |
34.0 |
11 |
WGM |
Nguyen Thi Thanh An | 2301 |
VIE |
5.0 |
2387 |
45.0 |
12 |
WIM |
Nakhbayeva Guliskhan | 2309 |
KAZ |
5.0 |
2379 |
39.0 |
13 |
IM |
Mohota Nisha | 2321 |
IND |
5.0 |
2368 |
42.5 |
14 |
WIM |
Yanjindulam Dulamsuren | 2214 |
MGL |
5.0 |
2362 |
38.5 |
15 |
IM |
Munguntuul Batkhuyag | 2451 |
MGL |
5.0 |
2354 |
42.5 |
16 |
WFM |
Zhai Mo | 2248 |
CHN |
5.0 |
2335 |
38.5 |
17 |
WGM |
Pham Le Thao Nguyen | 2390 |
VIE |
5.0 |
2326 |
39.5 |
18 |
IM |
Tania Sachdev | 2417 |
IND |
5.0 |
2308 |
37.0 |
19 |
Ni Shiqun | 2157 |
CHN |
5.0 |
2299 |
33.5 |
|
20 |
WGM |
Batchimeg Tuvshintugs | 2363 |
MGL |
5.0 |
2270 |
38.5 |
21 |
WFM |
Medina Warda Aulia | 2172 |
INA |
5.0 |
2260 |
31.0 |
On his arrival in Ho Chi Minh, Sheikh Sultan donated cash to increase the prizes for the blitz to $6,900. GM Wesley So of the Philippines (above center) won gold, IM Nguyen Van Huy of Vietnam silver and GM Ding Liren of China bronze.
Rk. |
Title |
Name | Rtg |
FED |
Pts. |
TB2 |
TB3 |
1 |
GM |
So Wesley | 2653 |
PHI |
7.5 |
2570 |
37.0 |
2 |
IM |
Nguyen Van Huy | 2502 |
VIE |
7.0 |
2553 |
31.5 |
3 |
GM |
Ding Liren | 2679 |
CHN |
7.0 |
2537 |
33.5 |
4 |
GM |
Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son | 2656 |
VIE |
7.0 |
2515 |
31.0 |
5 |
GM |
Yu Yangyi | 2626 |
CHN |
6.5 |
2542 |
35.0 |
6 |
GM |
Adhiban B | 2555 |
IND |
6.5 |
2529 |
33.0 |
7 |
GM |
Negi Parimarjan | 2640 |
IND |
6.5 |
2528 |
31.0 |
8 |
GM |
Xiu Deshun | 2494 |
CHN |
6.5 |
2520 |
33.5 |
9 |
IM |
Venkatesh M R | 2517 |
IND |
6.0 |
2621 |
38.5 |
10 |
GM |
Paragua Mark | 2521 |
PHI |
6.0 |
2524 |
33.5 |
11 |
GM |
Lu Shanglei | 2522 |
CHN |
6.0 |
2512 |
30.0 |
12 |
GM |
Zhou Jianchao | 2609 |
CHN |
6.0 |
2492 |
32.0 |
13 |
GM |
Salem A R Saleh | 2528 |
UAE |
6.0 |
2396 |
25.5 |
14 |
GM |
Cao Sang | 2513 |
VIE |
5.5 |
2603 |
35.5 |
15 |
IM |
Kuderinov Kirill | 2493 |
KAZ |
5.5 |
2600 |
32.5 |
16 |
IM |
Liu Qingnan | 2483 |
CHN |
5.5 |
2565 |
36.0 |
17 |
IM |
Lou Yiping | 2428 |
CHN |
5.5 |
2548 |
30.5 |
18 |
IM |
Gundavaa Bayarsaikhan | 2516 |
MGL |
5.5 |
2525 |
30.0 |
19 |
GM |
Zhao Jun | 2577 |
CHN |
5.5 |
2503 |
33.0 |
20 |
GM |
Sethuraman S P | 2546 |
IND |
5.5 |
2479 |
28.0 |
21 |
GM |
Ni Hua | 2673 |
CHN |
5.5 |
2463 |
27.5 |
22 |
GM |
Barbosa Oliver | 2550 |
PHI |
5.5 |
2446 |
28.0 |
In the women's division, three Chinese finished in a three-way tie with
seven points
each: Wang Jue won silver, GM Zhao Xue gold, and WGM Tan Zhongyi bronze.
| Rk. | Title | Name | Rtg | FED | Pts. | TB2 | TB3 |
| 1 | GM | Zhao Xue | 2549 | CHN | 7.0 | 2338 | 35.5 |
| 2 | Wang Jue | 2364 | CHN | 7.0 | 2297 | 33.5 | |
| 3 | WGM | Tan Zhongyi | 2430 | CHN | 7.0 | 2275 | 28.0 |
| 4 | WGM | Nguyen Thi Thanh An | 2301 | VIE | 6.5 | 2329 | 34.0 |
| 5 | WIM | Pham Bich Ngoc | 2176 | VIE | 6.5 | 2424 | 35.5 |
| 6 | WGM | Swathi Ghate | 2286 | IND | 6.0 | 2358 | 31.0 |
| 7 | WGM | Ding Yixin | 2353 | CHN | 6.0 | 2356 | 33.0 |
| 8 | WGM | Guo Qi | 2360 | CHN | 6.0 | 2329 | 30.5 |
| 9 | WIM | Nakhbayeva Guliskhan | 2309 | KAZ | 6.0 | 2302 | 32.0 |
| 10 | WGM | Hoang Thi Bao Tram | 2356 | VIE | 5.5 | 2400 | 36.5 |
| 11 | WGM | Ju Wenjun | 2529 | CHN | 5.5 | 2367 | 28.5 |
| 12 | WFM | Zhai Mo | 2248 | CHN | 5.5 | 2298 | 26.0 |
| 13 | WIM | Nguyen Thi Mai Hung | 2237 | VIE | 5.0 | 2366 | 35.5 |
| 14 | IM | Tania Sachdev | 2417 | IND | 5.0 | 2360 | 32.5 |
| 15 | IM | Mohota Nisha | 2321 | IND | 5.0 | 2293 | 25.5 |
| 16 | IM | Munguntuul Batkhuyag | 2451 | MGL | 5.0 | 2241 | 27.0 |
| 17 | IM | Karavade Eesha | 2353 | IND | 5.0 | 2240 | 23.5 |
| 18 | WIM | Muminova Nafisa | 2338 | UZB | 5.0 | 2164 | 22.0 |
All the winners: Mary Ann Gomes, Irine Kharisma Sukandar, Zhao Xue, Wang
Jue, Tan Zhongyi,
Yu Yangyi, Parimarjan Negi, Salem Saleh, Nguyen Van Huy, Ding Liren, Wesley
So
The video reports that kept coming out of Ho Chi Minh city are by our old friend and colleague Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh, who is an International FIDE arbiter, chess trainer and the treasurer of the Asian Chess Federation. He has a background in architecture and speaks fluent Persian, English and Arabic.
We have been egging Mehrdad on, telling him to make full use of his two charming anchors, the Vietnamese girls with the implosive consonants, who very bravely and with professional mien take us through the rounds, interview players.
It is difficult to express our feelings about these video reports. Theoretically chess fans just don't have the time to watch the large number of such reports that are being produced these days, but these are truly exceptional. Who would have thought that an Iranian would show us how to make chess reporting something really enjoyable. We urge you to watch a couple of these reports, which are between five and six and a half minutes long and very professional in their format.
Includes interviews with Le Quang Liem and analysis of games
Interview and analysis with Salem Abdolrahman Saleh
Interview and analysis with Parimarjan Negi
This report starts with the Vietnamese kitchen and food preparation. Interview
and analysis with Eesha Karavadeh
A very interesting tour of the city, enchantingly commented by the two anchors,
plus the final report
Links
The 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 a free Playchess client there and get immediate access. You can also use ChessBase 11 or any of our Fritz compatible chess programs. |
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