GM Zhou Weiqi wins the 1st Qin Huangdao Open in thrilling finish
The 1st Qin Huangdao Open Chess Tournament was held in Qin Huangdao, Hebei, China, from 30 September to 7 October 2011.
Goddess Caissa directed a real drama in the final round. GM Zhou Jianchao held a full point lead and had white pieces, but Vietnam’s GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son defeated him and caught up on the shared first place.
But that was not all. A third player, GM Zhou Weiqi, enters the equation as he beats the top seeded GM Liem Le Quang, also with black pieces. Weiqi also settled on 7 points and grabbed the winner’s trophy on superior tie-break score.
The 9-round event, hosted by the Hebei Provincial Sports Bureau, Qin Huangdao Municipal People’s Government, offered a generous prize fund of 87,000 USD. The winner takes 20,000 USD home.
Round 9 top results:
GM Zhou Jianchao 2628 – GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son 2644 0 – 1
GM Liem Le Quang 2717 – GM Zhou Weiqi 2598 0 – 1
GM Wang Yue 2716 – GM Zhao Jun 2587 ½ – ½
GM Levan Pantsulaia 2614 – GM Ding Liren 2660 0 – 1
Yu Ruiyuan 2428 – GM Negi Parimarjan 2631 0 – 1
GM Bu Xiangzhi 2666 – IM Gundavaa Bayrsaikhan 2467 1 – 0
GM Li Chao B 2710 – GM Li Shilong 2515 1 – 0
Wan Yunguo 2459 – GM Yu Yangyi 2646 ½ – ½
IM Wang Chen 2454 – GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly 2631 ½ – ½
GM David Arutinian 2577 – Lu Yijie 2370 ½ – ½
IM Yang Kaiqi 2413 – GM Sandipan Chanda 2640 0 – 1
IM Batchuluun Tsegmed 2435 – GM Wen Yang 2547 ½ – ½
GM Xiu Deshun 2540 – IM Gao Rui 2424 ½ – ½
Final standings (top 20):
1 GM Zhou Weiqi CHN 2598 – 7
2 GM Zhou Jianchao CHN 2628 – 7
3 GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son VIE 2644 – 7
4 GM Negi Parimarjan IND 2631 – 6.5
5 GM Ding Liren CHN 2660 – 6.5
6 GM Wang Yue CHN 2716 – 6
7 GM Li Chao B CHN 2710 – 6
8 GM Bu Xiangzhi CHN 2666 – 6
9 GM Liem Le Quang VIE 2717 – 6
10 GM Zhao Jun CHN 2587 – 6
11 IM Wang Chen CHN 2454 – 5.5
12 Yu Ruiyuan CHN 2428 – 5.5
13 GM Levan Pantsulaia GEO 2614 – 5.5
14 IM Gundavaa Bayrsaikhan MGL 2467 – 5.5
15 Lu Yijie CHN 2370 – 5.5
16 IM Zhang Ziyang CHN 2414 – 5.5
17 GM Yu Yangyi CHN 2646 – 5.5
18 GM Sandipan Chanda IND 2640 – 5.5
19 GM David Arutinian GEO 2577 – 5.5
20 GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly IND 2631 – 5.5
21 Wan Yunguo CHN 2459 – 5.5
22 Zeng Chongsheng CHN 2413 – 5.5
Very impressive.