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Wei Yi wins brilliancy

12/1/2015 – China's greatest talent, 16-year old Wei Yi, won the strong 1. China Kings Match in Taizhou, an eight player knockout event. Tan Zhongyi won the Queens Match by defeating Ju Wenjun in a blitz-tie-break. Wei Yi did not need a tie-break to create drama in the final against Bu Xiangzhi. After a draw in the first game he decided the match with a brilliant combination.

Kings and Queens in China

11/26/2015 – The Chinese chess players like to practice and often play against each other. From 24. November to 1. December eight of the country's best men and eight of the best women players meet in Taizhou to play the 1st China Chess Kings and Queens Matches, a short knock-out tournament. The first round led to interesting games and brought some surprises.

Megaranto, Ni Shiqun dominate Asian University Ch.

10/25/2015 – GM Susanto Megaranto from Gunadarma University and WGM Ni Shiqun from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics won the Men’s Individual Event and Women’s Individual Event in the 1st Asian University Chess Championship, which was held in the Capital University of Physical Education and Sports in Beijing, China. Here is the final report with video by Liang Ziming.

First Asian University Championship in Beijing

10/23/2015 – The First Asian University Chess Championship is ongoing during 18th-25th October in Beijing, China. It is comprised of an Open competition, a Women's competition and a Team event, and brings in teams from Mongolia, Vietnam, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Japan, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Indonesia and China. Report by Liang Ziming.

Danzhou: Wang Yue wins with 2887 performance

7/15/2015 – People were predicting victory in this Chinese tournament by top seed Ding Liren, or by the recently successful Yu Yangyi. After a stunning game in round two many switched to 16-year-old Wei Yi. But as the tournament progressed it was the experienced 28-year-old GM Wang Yue who began to score one victory after another and win the tournament. Final report with annotated games.

Danzhou: Wang Yue and Ni Hua going strong

7/8/2015 – The 6th Hainan Danzhou tournament began with a spectacular second round "game of the decade" by 16-year-old Wei Yi. The Chinese phenom has settled down to 50% after six rounds, while his experienced colleagues Wang Yue and Ni Hua are in the lead with 5.0 and 4.5 points – and performances of 2968 and 2837. We have a big report with analysis and interesting positions to study.

Hainan Danzhou and Wei Yi’s immortal game

7/4/2015 – The 6th Hainan Danzhou tournament is being held in Danzhou, with top Chinese players. The event will be remembered for a game that is already being labelled "Game of the Decade" and was played by a 16-year-old youngster rated 2724. We asked Garry Kasparov to comment for us, and he did so with one word: "Impressive!" We have annotated it for you in somewhat greater detail.

Wei Yi youngest Chinese Champion

5/30/2015 – The wunderkind from China strikes yet again! His meteoric rise seems to have no stop - he becomes the youngest Chinese Champion in history after scoring an excellent 7.5/11 in Xinghua. Not only that - his live rating catapults him to the top 30 players in the World. In the Women's section, it was Tan Zhongyi that dominated the event. We bring you a recap of the tournament.

China wraps up in India

3/11/2015 – Things were looking rough for India as they entered the penultimate round with a two match deficit against China. Sethuraman continued with an great performance, defeating Ding Liren. However the rest of the team was unable to come through. A disastrous performance by Sasikirian allowed China to draw round seven. To add insult to injury, China also won comfortably on the last round.

China breaks India twice

3/8/2015 – China was able to win round five with an excellent win from their top player, Ding Liren, who bested India's number one Krishnan Sasikirian. Even though the Indians struck back with a win by their top-performing player, Sethuraman, Zhou Jianchao gave China the win with a victory over Adhiban Baskaran. Unlike previous rounds India did not recover in the next one, instead suffering another defeat, 3-1!

India strikes, China equalizes

3/5/2015 – It seems as if neither team can put a real dent on the other; India was able to take round three with a narrow victory 2.5-1.5 in a day full of surprises: Lalith Babu beat Ding Liren with the black pieces, while Wang Chen did the same against Sasikirian! The top players from both teams losing with white. China struck back in the fourth rounds Wang Chen beat Sasikirian again!.

China strikes first, India retaliates!

3/4/2015 – The Chinese team was able to take the first round 2.5-1.5 on the hands of a very capable Ding Liren, who unquestionably outplayed Adhiban. However their lead did not last very long: Wei Yi missed a good chance to score in round two while Lalith was able to secure a win for the Indian team, beating Wang Chen in a long endgame and tying up the series, 4-4.

India vs. China summit starts tomorrow

3/1/2015 – The World Team Championship is around the corner, in only a month and a half the top teams will face each other in Armenia, and the top squads are preparing for this tournament. A friendly Scheveningen-style match will be held between China and India in Hydebarad, India. The locals are fielding their Olympic team, while China brings both Ding Liren and the newly minted 2700, Wei Yi.

FIDE conducts first training in China

11/10/2014 – By January 2015, FIDE will have conducted 150 seminars to qualify and prepare trainers in over 75 countries and federations. 30 of these were conducted in Africa, over 20 in South America and more. One country had eluded this effort to provide top training, China, but no longer. With various titles for different levels of training, FIDE has now more than 3000 certified trainers.

World Mind Games in Beijing: what a lineup!

7/20/2014 – The fourth SportAccord Mind Games will be held in Beijing, China, between the 9th and 18th of December 2014. The event consisted of five disciplines: chess, bridge, draughts (checkers), go, and xiangqi. This year the chess field is sterling: Carlsen, Aronian, Caruana, Nakamura, Anand, Grischuk, Kramnik, and Polgar, Hou Yifan, Muzychuk, Humpy, Lagno – at least according to FIDE.

Two teams top Chengdu

7/10/2014 – It was the teams of Zhu Chen and Yasser Seirawan and Yu Shaoteng and Xu Yuhua. The rating favorites, Hou Yifan and Nigel Short, took a stumble on day three as they were able to score only 0.5/2 in rounds three and four, something that put them too far behind in a tournament that was only five rounds long. We bring you final impressions of a fun and unique event.

Coincidence in Chengdu: Part Two

7/9/2014 – The games are still under way in Chengdu. Some surprising results have happened and the tournament favorites, Hou Yifan and Nigel Short, don't seem to be in route to win anymore. However today's report will focus on another attraction of Chengdu: Pandas! This endangered species is now only native to this region, the players and reporters got a beautiful tour.

Coincidence in Chengdu: Part One

7/7/2014 – The 2014 edition of the International Star Mixed Pair Tournament has begun in Chengdu, China. The tournament brings a mix of top Chinese women players and strong foreign grandmasters in a unique pair format: two players per team alternate moves in a single game, no communication allowed between them! A coincidence allowed us to have a report straight from Chengdu, China!

Ding Liren edges Bu Xiangzhi to top Hainan

7/6/2014 – Bu Xiangzhi's draw against Yu Yangyi, who was trying to stop the bleeding from his three losses in a row, guaranteed him a share of first place. Ding Liren, the only player that could catch him, took advantage of this opportunity and won a nice game with Black, edging Bu Xiangzhi in tiebreaks. We bring you a final round report on an interesting event and a fierce Chinese Olympic team.

Chinese lead in Hainan

7/4/2014 – With only one round to go in the Hainan Daizhou super-tournament it is almost a given that a Chinese player will take the tournament. Bu Xiangzhi is half a point ahead of Ding Liren while the two foreign players, Ponomariov and Naiditsch, trail the leader by a full point. We bring you a report with some of the highlights of the last three rounds with some impressive chess.

Simuls and Exhibitions in the Hawaii of China

7/1/2014 – Arkadij Naiditsch struck an important blow to Bu Xiangzhi by beating him in the fourth round of the 5th Hainan Danzhou tournament and took the lead for himself. However Bu Xiangzhi recovered immediately and won his fifth game to tie with the German up top. Yu Yangyi scored two in a row to also join them. Meanwhile, during the free day, it was the local players that won.

Hainan Super-GM event in action

6/28/2014 – Boasting some of the top players in China plus Naiditsch and Ponomariov as the invited foreign players, the 5th edition of the Hainan Daizhou super tournament is surely going to be an interesting one. Bu Xiangzhi has taken an early lead by scoring 2.5/3 in the event but he is followed closely by Ding Liren and Naiditsch. Report from a tournament being held in the Hawaii of China.

Yu Yangyi & Ju Wenjun Chinese Champs

3/29/2014 – The Chinese Chess Championships have come to a close and they ended in a dramatic finale. Yu Yangyi barely edged out Ding Liren on tiebreaks to claim the title, a tournament which could easily have gone to either one at the last moments. The women's section was just as exciting as the leader Ju Wenjun lost her game, but was lucky that the second place Lei Tingjie also lost!

Yu Yangyi leads in China's Championship

3/18/2014 – The Chinese National Championship returns to Xinghua. Despite the absence of some key names, mainly Wang Yue and Wang Hao, the tournament is still a very strong round robin. Yu Yangyi has taken an early lead with 4.5/6 but is closely followed by Wei Yi and Ding Liren. The Women's section is being dominated by a 16-year-old who has a performance of over 2700...
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