Hangzhou Women Grandmaster Chess Tournament
Ten-player round robin on 13th-24th July
The 1st Hangzhou Women Grandmaster Chess Tournament will take place on 13th – 24th July 2011 in Hangzhou, China. Ten top women players compete in the round robin event that is concurrent with the World Chess Team Championship in Ningbo, also in China.
Participants:
1. GM Hou Yifan CHN 2575 (Women’s World Champion)
2. GM Nadezhda Kosintseva RUS 2560
3. GM Tatiana Kosintseva RUS 2557
4. GM Nana Dzagnidze GEO 2537
5. IM Anna Zatonskih USA 2522
6. WGM Ju Wenjun CHN 2515
7. IM Dronavalli Harika IND 2513
8. GM Marie Sebag FRA 2510
9. GM Zhu Chen QAT 2485 (former World Champion)
10. GM Zhao Xue CHN 2470
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
She may do well in this one. She has a bad streak lately.
The women are starting to get some high ratings now. If they continue to take risks and play in highly competitive tournaments, like Hou Yifan did at AAI, it’s only a matter of time before Hou, Humpy, and others crack the 2700 barrier.
Does anyone know any more detail?
Venue, hotel, and so on…