The 2009 Chinese Championship is taking place in Xinghua Jiangsu, China from May 26 to – June 6, 2009.
Standings after 5 rounds:
| 1. | Wang Hao | g | CHN | 2696 | 4½ | |||||||||||||
| 2. | Ding Liren | CHN | 2458 | 3½ | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Bu Xiangzhi | g | CHN | 2704 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 4. | Ji Dan | CHN | 2342 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 5. | Zhou Jianchao | g | CHN | 2635 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 6. | Ni Hua | g | CHN | 2724 | 2½ | |||||||||||||
| 7. | Zhou Weiqi | g | CHN | 2563 | 2½ | |||||||||||||
| 8. | Li Chao B | g | CHN | 2643 | 2½ | |||||||||||||
| 9. | Hou Yifan | g | CHN | 2590 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 10. | Liang Chong | g | CHN | 2511 | 1½ | |||||||||||||
| 11. | Zhang Pengxiang | g | CHN | 2638 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 12. | Li Shilong | g | CHN | 2557 | 1 |
Official site: http://live.chinaqiyuan.com/chess.html
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Go Yifan!
Personally, I think Yifan needs a better coach..