The Belt and Road Women's Chess Festival has started in Shaoxing

by André Schulz
7/24/2024 – On 17 July, the fifth edition of the Belt and Road Women's Chess Festival began in Shaoxing, Shanxi Province, China. Tan Zhngyi won a rapid chess tournament, with Stavroula Tsolakidou and Antoaneta tying for second place. The rapid event is followed by an international open with a very substantial prize fund (1st prize: USD 40,000). | Photos: Liang Ziming
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Tan Zhongyi wins rapid tournament

The Chinese Chess Federation and the city of Shaoxing, Shanxi Province, are currently organising the 5th Belt and Road Women's Chess Festival. From 17 to 22 July, a rapid chess tournament was held with 20 top female players. 

The winner after nine rounds of the Swiss open was former world champion and current challenger for the crown Tang Zongyi (6½ points).

Antoaneta Stefanova and Tan Zhongyi

Stavroula Tsolakidou and Ju Wenjun

Stavroula Tsolakidou and Antoaneta Stefanova finished half a point behind the winner. Ju Wenjun grabbed sole fourth place.

Final standings

Rg. Name Pkt.  Wtg1 
1 Tan, Zhongyi 6,5 0
2 Tsolakidou, Stavroula 6 0,5
3 Stefanova, Antoaneta 6 0,5
4 Ju, Wenjun 5,5 0
5 Song, Yuxin 5 0
6 Zhu, Jiner 5 0
7 Paehtz, Elisabeth 5 0
8 Goryachkina, Aleksandra 5 0
9 Ambartsumova, Karina 5 0
10 Socko, Monika 5 0
11 Narva, Mai 4,5 0,5
12 Mammadzada, Gunay 4,5 0,5
13 Pham, Le Thao Nguyen 4 1
14 Injac, Teodora 4 0
15 Wagner, Dinara 3,5 0
16 Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra 3,5 0
17 Lu, Miaoyi 3 0
18 Shuvalova, Polina 3 0
19 Garifullina, Leya 3 0
20 Beydullayeva, Govhar 3 0

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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Pham,L2333Ju,W2550½–½2024D38Xi`an city Shanxi Province1
Tan,Z2510Garifullina,L2325½–½2024D38Xi`an city Shanxi Province1
Wagner,D2324Goryachkina,A24780–12024E11Xi`an city Shanxi Province1
Zhu,J2440Ambartsumova,K2308½–½2024C54Xi`an city Shanxi Province1
Mammadzada,G2302Paehtz,E2407½–½2024A49Xi`an city Shanxi Province1
Lu,M2387Injac,T22931–02024C54Xi`an city Shanxi Province1
Maltsevskaya,A2277Stefanova,A23840–12024C76Xi`an city Shanxi Province1
Narva,M2380Song,Y22720–12024B87Xi`an city Shanxi Province1
Socko,M2264Shuvalova,P2352½–½2024B53Xi`an city Shanxi Province1
Tsolakidou,S2337Beydullayeva,G22431–02024C45Xi`an city Shanxi Province1
Goryachkina,A2478Tsolakidou,S23370–12024E81Xi`an city Shanxi Province2
Stefanova,A2384Lu,M23871–02024D40Xi`an city Shanxi Province2
Song,Y2272Tan,Z2510½–½2024B36Xi`an city Shanxi Province2
Ju,W2550Mammadzada,G23021–02024D40Xi`an city Shanxi Province2
Garifullina,L2325Zhu,J24400–12024B33Xi`an city Shanxi Province2
Paehtz,E2407Socko,M22641–02024B42Xi`an city Shanxi Province2
Shuvalova,P2352Pham,L23331–02024B13Xi`an city Shanxi Province2
Ambartsumova,K2308Narva,M2380½–½2024D35Xi`an city Shanxi Province2
Beydullayeva,G2243Wagner,D2324½–½2024E51Xi`an city Shanxi Province2
Injac,T2293Maltsevskaya,A2277½–½2024D35Xi`an city Shanxi Province2
Tsolakidou,S2337Stefanova,A2384½–½2024C79Xi`an city Shanxi Province3
Paehtz,E2407Ju,W25500–12024D02Xi`an city Shanxi Province3
Zhu,J2440Song,Y2272½–½2024B90Xi`an city Shanxi Province3
Lu,M2387Shuvalova,P2352½–½2024C58Xi`an city Shanxi Province3
Tan,Z2510Ambartsumova,K23081–02024A13Xi`an city Shanxi Province3
Pham,L2333Goryachkina,A2478½–½2024D50Xi`an city Shanxi Province3
Narva,M2380Injac,T22931–02024C67Xi`an city Shanxi Province3
Maltsevskaya,A2277Garifullina,L23251–02024B51Xi`an city Shanxi Province3
Wagner,D2324Socko,M22641–02024D25Xi`an city Shanxi Province3
Mammadzada,G2302Beydullayeva,G22431–02024A07Xi`an city Shanxi Province3
Ju,W2550Tsolakidou,S23370–12024E73Xi`an city Shanxi Province4
Stefanova,A2384Zhu,J24400–12024D30Xi`an city Shanxi Province4
Shuvalova,P2352Tan,Z25100–12024C49Xi`an city Shanxi Province4
Song,Y2272Paehtz,E2407½–½2024B30Xi`an city Shanxi Province4
Goryachkina,A2478Mammadzada,G2302½–½2024E05Xi`an city Shanxi Province4
Wagner,D2324Lu,M2387½–½2024E01Xi`an city Shanxi Province4
Maltsevskaya,A2277Narva,M23800–12024C28Xi`an city Shanxi Province4
Ambartsumova,K2308Pham,L23331–02024D11Xi`an city Shanxi Province4
Socko,M2264Garifullina,L23251–02024D02Xi`an city Shanxi Province4
Injac,T2293Beydullayeva,G22431–02024E53Xi`an city Shanxi Province4
Tsolakidou,S2337Tan,Z25100–12024C02Xi`an city Shanxi Province5
Zhu,J2440Ju,W25500–12024C67Xi`an city Shanxi Province5
Narva,M2380Stefanova,A2384½–½2024C78Xi`an city Shanxi Province5
Goryachkina,A2478Song,Y2272½–½2024E04Xi`an city Shanxi Province5
Paehtz,E2407Wagner,D23241–02024D00Xi`an city Shanxi Province5
Lu,M2387Ambartsumova,K23081–02024C50Xi`an city Shanxi Province5
Mammadzada,G2302Shuvalova,P23521–02024A07Xi`an city Shanxi Province5
Socko,M2264Injac,T2293½–½2024E06Xi`an city Shanxi Province5
Beydullayeva,G2243Maltsevskaya,A22771–02024E69Xi`an city Shanxi Province5
Garifullina,L2325Pham,L23330–12024E11Xi`an city Shanxi Province5
Tan,Z2510Ju,W2550½–½2024E36Xi`an city Shanxi Province6
Lu,M2387Tsolakidou,S23370–12024B30Xi`an city Shanxi Province6
Narva,M2380Zhu,J2440½–½2024B33Xi`an city Shanxi Province6
Stefanova,A2384Paehtz,E24071–02024A49Xi`an city Shanxi Province6
Song,Y2272Mammadzada,G2302½–½2024C88Xi`an city Shanxi Province6
Shuvalova,P2352Goryachkina,A24780–12024C49Xi`an city Shanxi Province6
Pham,L2333Socko,M2264½–½2024A45Xi`an city Shanxi Province6
Injac,T2293Wagner,D2324½–½2024A13Xi`an city Shanxi Province6
Ambartsumova,K2308Maltsevskaya,A22771–02024D38Xi`an city Shanxi Province6
Beydullayeva,G2243Garifullina,L23250–12024A11Xi`an city Shanxi Province6
Tan,Z2510Stefanova,A23841–02024D00Xi`an city Shanxi Province7
Tsolakidou,S2337Zhu,J2440½–½2024B52Xi`an city Shanxi Province7
Ju,W2550Song,Y2272½–½2024B51Xi`an city Shanxi Province7
Goryachkina,A2478Narva,M2380½–½2024E18Xi`an city Shanxi Province7
Mammadzada,G2302Ambartsumova,K2308½–½2024D78Xi`an city Shanxi Province7
Paehtz,E2407Lu,M23871–02024D35Xi`an city Shanxi Province7
Wagner,D2324Pham,L23331–02024D11Xi`an city Shanxi Province7
Garifullina,L2325Injac,T22930–12024C79Xi`an city Shanxi Province7
Socko,M2264Beydullayeva,G22431–02024E05Xi`an city Shanxi Province7
Maltsevskaya,A2277Shuvalova,P23521–02024C88Xi`an city Shanxi Province7
Goryachkina,A2478Tan,Z2510½–½2024D30Xi`an city Shanxi Province8
Song,Y2272Tsolakidou,S2337½–½2024B72Xi`an city Shanxi Province8
Ju,W2550Narva,M23801–02024E46Xi`an city Shanxi Province8
Zhu,J2440Paehtz,E2407½–½2024B33Xi`an city Shanxi Province8
Stefanova,A2384Mammadzada,G23021–02024E14Xi`an city Shanxi Province8
Ambartsumova,K2308Wagner,D23241–02024D27Xi`an city Shanxi Province8
Pham,L2333Injac,T22931–02024D38Xi`an city Shanxi Province8
Maltsevskaya,A2277Socko,M22640–12024C02Xi`an city Shanxi Province8
Beydullayeva,G2243Lu,M23871–02024D36Xi`an city Shanxi Province8
Shuvalova,P2352Garifullina,L2325½–½2024B51Xi`an city Shanxi Province8
Tan,Z2510Zhu,J2440½–½2024B33Xi`an city Shanxi Province9
Stefanova,A2384Ju,W25501–02024D02Xi`an city Shanxi Province9
Tsolakidou,S2337Ambartsumova,K2308½–½2024C77Xi`an city Shanxi Province9
Paehtz,E2407Goryachkina,A2478½–½2024B15Xi`an city Shanxi Province9
Socko,M2264Song,Y2272½–½2024A46Xi`an city Shanxi Province9
Narva,M2380Mammadzada,G2302½–½2024C88Xi`an city Shanxi Province9
Pham,L2333Beydullayeva,G2243½–½2024D45Xi`an city Shanxi Province9
Injac,T2293Shuvalova,P2352½–½2024D35Xi`an city Shanxi Province9
Garifullina,L2325Wagner,D23241–02024C83Xi`an city Shanxi Province9
Lu,M2387Maltsevskaya,A22770–12024B46Xi`an city Shanxi Province9

Belt and Road Open

From 23 July (1st round) to 2 August (9th and final round), the 5th Belt and Road International Open for Women is taking place. The event has a total prize fund of 119,000 US dollars. The winner will receive 40,000 US dollars and the runner-up 20,000 US dollars.

The venue is the Xianheng Hotel in Shaoxing, Shanxi Province.

Participants

Nr. Name Elo
1 Tan, Zhongyi 2545
2 Shuvalova, Polina 2483
3 Wagner, Dinara 2452
4 Garifullina, Leya 2449
5 Lu, Miaoyi 2449
6 Mammadzada, Gunay 2441
7 Stefanova, Antoaneta 2413
8 Beydullayeva, Govhar 2412
9 Badelka, Olga 2398
10 Pham, Le Thao Nguyen 2395
11 Velpula, Sarayu 2384
12 Guo, Qi 2362
13 Zhai, Mo 2359
14 Ni, Shiqun 2352
15 Xiao, Yiyi 2338
16 Yan, Tianqi 2306
17 Chen, Yining 2300
18 Velikic, Adela 2288
19 Wang, Chuqiao 2278
20 Soumya, Swaminathan 2258
21 Wang, Yu A. 2234
22 Kurmangaliyeva, Liya 2230
23 Kairbekova, Amina 2230
24 Li, Xueyi 2209
25 Zhang, Xiao 2193
26 Ha, Yihan 2166
27 Zhang, Lanlin 2161
28 Wang, Qinxuanyi 2149
29 Hu, Jiani 2139
30 Gu, Xiaobing 2135
31 Bai, Xue 2114
32 Yang, Yijing 2022

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