The third Danzhou tournament – chess and children

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6/4/2012 – If the Danzhou grandmaster tournament is celebrating its third edition, it is because the Danzhou Chess Federation also makes sure it is more than a congregation of the country's best players. It is a chance to give chess in its region a shot in the arm like few. On the rest day after round five, a full day of activities involving hundreds of children was organized. Pictorial by WGM Gu Xiaobing.

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The third Danzhou tournament – chess and children

Report and pictures by Gu Xiaobing

The third Hainan Danzhou Super Grand Master Chess Tournament began on May 29 in Danzhou. This year the ten players are: Wang Yue, Ding Liren, Ni Hua, Bu Xiangzhi, Yu Yangyi, Zhou Weiqi, Hou Yifan, Zhou Jianchao, Zhao Jun, and Wen Yang. China’s top two rated players, Wang Hao and Li Chao, for reasons unknown are not participating. The competition is more than simply a national tournament of the highest level, with a generous prizefund, the champion will be also earn a spot on the Chinese team and join them in the upcoming Olympiad in Istanbul.

Although the first rounds had an unusually high number of draws, they were fought out, and eventually the fighting spirit began to produce results, such as this powerhouse by Zhao Jun over Zhou Jianchao in round four. As there is no website for the games, special thanks must be extended to Mr. Zhang Yiping.

Game annotated by GM Zhao Jun

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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.Qe2 e6 8.f4 Qc7 9.0-0-0 b5 10.a3 Be7 11.g4 Bb7 12.Bh4!? 12.Bxf6 12...h6 13.Rg1!? 13.Bg2 13...g5 14.fxg5 hxg5? 14...Nh7∞ Wang Hao - Li Chao 2009 15.Bxg5 Nc5 15...Rc8!? 16.h4! Nfxe4 17.Nxe4 Nxe4 18.Bxe7 Qxe7 18...Kxe7 19.Bg2 d5 20.Bxe4 dxe4 21.g5 Rxh4 22.g6 19.Bg2 d5 20.Bxe4 dxe4 21.Nxb5! axb5 22.Qxb5+ Kf8 23.Rd7 Ba6 24.Qe5 Qxh4 25.g5!+- 25.Rgd1? Kg8 25...Qh2 26.Qc5+ Kg8 27.g6 f6 28.Qb6 28.Qb6 Re8 29.g7 Rh5 30.Qxe6+! Rxe6 31.Rd8++- 1–0
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Zhao Jun2577Zhou Jianchao26091–02012B963rd Hainan Danzhou4

After the fifth round, a series of activities were organized to help promote chess among children. All the players took part in these events put together by the Danzhou Chess Federation and it was a big success.


The activities were in the Danzhou Siyuan Primary School


Every player was given charge of a child


GM Bu Xiangzhi was glad to make faces to entertain his charge


GM Zhao Jun and all players were given the red carpet treatment


A group shot with the grandmasters and children, some of whom seem to have already
run off...


A relaxed and jovial atmosphere was maintained


Women World Champion Hou Yifan gives an award to one of the children players


GM Wen Yang, Ding Liren and Zhao Jun also distributed awards


"Me! Me! I have a question!" (picture by Fan Lulu)


Pandora's box having been opened, a flood of questions soon followed (picture by Fan Lulu)


GM Wang Yue is reeling from some of the ones he had to answer


Question for defending champion GM Yu Yangyi from the hostess and chief arbiter
of the tournament, Ms. Liang Zhihua.


GM Bu Xiangzhi pays careful attention to his turn at answering questions


Hou Yifan plays in the simul


Multi-tasking is a part of it, as GM Zhou Jianchao plays and signs autographs


Finally Wang Yue faces the kind of question he is comfortable with


The line is because each player would successively play one move.


No fewer than 500 children took part in the mammoth simul! (picture by Fan Lulu)


GM Zhao Jun is besieged with autograph requests


Ni Hua and all the players, did their part with a smile


What an exhausting, albeit rewarding, 'rest' day


All players and guests (Photo by WGM Zhang Jilin)

Standings after five rounds

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