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The first Chinese women chess grandmasters tournament is taking place from April 16 to April 24 (free day on April 21) in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, in China. Ten top Chinese women grandmasters, including Women's World Champion Hou Yifan, are participating. The event is a round robin with time controls of 90 minutes for the entire game plus a 30 second increment for each move. Draw offers are only allowed with the permission of the chief arbiter and will only be granted in theoretically drawn positions. Games start at 14:00h local time.
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All games were won by White in round eight, with the leaders Hou Yifan and Shen Yang both taking a full point. That left them still half a point apart. In the final round top seed Hou defeated the only other full grandmaster in the field, Zhao Xue, with black, while Shen Yang conceded a draw against Tan Zhongyi. WGM Ju Wenjun, who had been in fifth place after seven rounds, won both her final games to catch Shen Yang in a tie for second.
The winner of the Women Masters: GM Hou Yifan with 7.0/9
In second place: WGM Shen Yang, a full point behind Hou
WGM Ju Wenjun also scored 6.0/9 but lost out to Shen Yang on tiebreak points
At the closing ceremony
Hou Yifan with dignitaries at the closing ceremony
Shen Yang with her prize certificate and trophy
A group photo of participants, officials, organisers and helpers
Pictures by Wang Yan
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 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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