World Ladies Tournament in Jinan
Report by Ali Nihat Yazici
This beautiful and very enjoyable tournament is unfortunately over, most of
us are back home, still dreaming of the great time we had in the Chinese metropolis
of Jinan. We brought you three extensive pictorial reports, the final results
and the games. Today we offer you one more look back at the final day of the
tournament. We start with some pictures of the players still at work.
A view of the tournament hall where the games were played
Former women's world champion Zhu Chen vs Iran's Shirin Navabi
Turkish player Betül Cemre Yildiz vs Vera Nebolsina from Russia
Almira Skripchenko, Franco-Moldovan chess star
Veronika Machalova of Slovakia
16-year-old Vera Nebolsina from Russia
Siranush Andriasian of Armenia
Zulaikha Siti Foudzi of Malaysia vs Irina Krush of USA
Hou Yifan vs Anna Zatonskih. Notice the young score-keepers in these pictures?
Hou Yifan, a great Chinese talent
As a journalist, president and chess person I must draw your attention to
this young lady, Miss Hou Yifan. Take a good look at her – we are introducing
you to a future women's world champion. Hou is just eleven years old, and her
official rating is 2158. But her performance in Jinan was 2400. She is a great
talent and I predict that she may soon become the youngest GM in the world.
Not WGM, but GM!
Here again are the final results of the World Ladies Tournament in Jinan.
The Closing Ceremony
The tournament started and finished with the same intensity. The closing
ceremony was very much like a world women championship prize-giving. The ladies
were all beautifully dressed, the ceremony began with the prize giving, after
which singers and dance groups came on to stage.
The winner, Anna Zatonskih, receives her prize from Mr. Wang Runan,
Director of Board and Card Sports of China
Runner up Zhu Chen with her prize
In third place: Irina Krush of the US
Almira Skripchenko gets her prize
A lineup of all ladies on the stage
A traditional Chinese musician
A Chinese singer performs for the chess ladies
The festive closing dinner
Former women's world champion Xie Jun with WIM Betül Cemre Yildiz
You intrepid reporter trying every delicious Chinese dish
Xie Xie (thank you) to our gracious hosts and sponsors.
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