Second China Women's Master Tournament

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4/12/2012 – The Second Women Masters is underway in Xi Shan, China. The first edition was won by GM Hou Yifan, however it is clear she is too strong for such a tournament, and in order to help her fulfill her ambitions, she will instead be playing in the Bangkok Open starting tomorrow. The strongest player is Ju Wenjun who has had a strong 2.5/3 start and leads on tiebreak. Report, pictures, and games.
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Second China Women Chess Masters Tournament

The Second China Women Chess Masters Tournament takes place from 9th April to 19th April 2012 in Wuxi, Jiangsu, China. This is a nine-round event. The time control is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves and 30 minutes for rest, with an addition of 30 seconds per move starting from move one. 15th April 2012 is a free day. The total prizefund is: 215,000 Yuan (US$ 34 thousand), winner: 60,000 Yuan (US$ 9500); 2nd 40,000 Yuan (US$ 6350); 3rd 20,000 Yuan (US$ 3150); etc.

The players

Rk
Tit
 Name
Fed
Rtg
1
WGM
 Ju, Wenjun
CHN
2557
4
GM
 Zhao, Xue
CHN
2495
9
WGM
 Khotenashvili, Bela
GEO
2490
3
WGM
 Muzychuk, Mariya
UKR
2490
10
WGM
 Shen, Yang
CHN
2443
8
WGM
 Zhang, Xiaowen
CHN
2438
7
WGM
 Tan, Zhongyi
CHN
2428
2
WGM
 Huang, Qian
CHN
2399
6
WGM
 Ding, Yixin
CHN
2350
5
WGM
 Gu, Xiaobing
CHN
2257


A larger-than-life pictorial of the players


GM Ye Jianchuan, president of the Chinese federation, signs
the panel of the tournament.

The Second Women Masters is underway in Xi Shan, China. The first edition was won by GM Hou Yifan, however it is clear she is too strong for such a tournament, and in order to help her fulfill her ambitions, she will instead be playing in the Bangkok Open, alongside Nigel Short, starting tomorrow.


Gu Xiaobing, Zhang Xiaowen and Huang Qian, the 2012 Chinese Women champion,
during the opening ceremony.

The strongest player is Ju Wenjun, rated 2557, and contrary to her lackadaisical Chinese championship just a week ago, he has had a strong 2.5/3 start and leads on tiebreak. Aside from several strong Chinese players, the lineup includes Georgian WGM Bela Khotenashvili (2490), as well as Ukrainian WGM Mariya Muzychuk (2490), sister to Anna Muzychuk.


The players and official pose for a group picture

Here is an attractive finish by WGM Ding Yixin in round three, which helped give her a share of the lead.

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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Be2 0-0 8.0-0 d5 9.exd5 Nb4 10.d6 Qxd6 11.Ncb5 Qb8 12.c4 Nc6 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.Nd4 Bd7 15.Qb3 Qc7 16.Qa3 Rfe8 17.h3 Ne4 18.Bd3 Nd6 19.c5 Nf5 20.Nxf5 gxf5 21.Rad1 Be6 22.Bd2 f4 23.Qa4 Be5 24.Rfe1 Bd5 25.Qc2 h6 26.Bh7+ Kf8 27.Qf5 f6 28.Qg6 e6 White showed her tactical acumen with 29.Bxf4! Bxf4 30.Rxd5! The key Qg7 30...cxd5 is also mate, it just takes a couple of moves longer than exd5. 31.Qg8+ Ke7 32.Qxe6+ Kd8 32...Kf8 33.Qg8# 33.Qxe8# 30...exd5 is just mate with 31.Qg8# 31.Qxg7+ Kxg7 32.Rd7+ Kf8 33.Re4! The most precise. Bg5 34.f4 f5 35.fxg5! Perfection to the end, and an elegant finish. fxe4 36.g6 36.g6 Black resigned since the pawn endgame is dead lost after Re7 37.Rxe7 Kxe7 38.g7 Kf7 39.g8Q+ Rxg8 40.Bxg8+ Kxg8 41.Kf2 Kf7 42.Ke3 Kf6 43.Kxe4+- 1–0
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Ding Yixin2350Tan Zhongyi24381–02012B342nd Women Masters3


WGM Bela Khotenashvili looks on as the round starts


WGM Mariya Muzychuk


Elo-favorite WGM Ju Wenjun has taken the early lead with 2.5/3


WGM Bela Khotenashvili

Standings after three rounds

Photos by Zhang Xiaolu, Fan Lulu, and Nie Feng

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