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Shenzhen Longgang Masters led by Ding Liren

3/31/2017 – The Chinese tournament taking place in Longgang, Shenzhen is now reaching the final stretch, with Ding Liren continuing to be the life of the party. Although he leads now with 5.0/8, he can still be overtaken by Anish Giri who trails just a half-point behind. In this report, don't miss Ding Liren's spectacular win over Yu Yangyi.

Longgang Masters sees Giri and Liren lead

3/27/2017 – It has been a very balanced tournament so far, and if Harikrishna was the first to score a win in round two, in round three, he lost to Anish Giri, who thoroughly outplayed him in a Sicilian. Ding Liren also kept the screws tight on Peter Svidler with his bishops against knights. All games were drawn in round four, leaving Ding Liren and Anish Giri in the lead.

Shenzhen Longgang Masters starts

3/25/2017 – In the South-Eastern area of China, next door to Hong Kong, the Longgang International chess tournament is being held in Longgang, a district of Shenzhen. With a generous purse of $90 thousand, six players are there to fight for the top prize of $20 thousand. Two of them are Chinese: Ding Liren and Yu Yangyi, and the four others are international guests: Anish Giri, Michael Adams, Pentala Harikrishna and Peter Svidler.
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