Hou Yifan: “World champion title did not change me”. In the interview taken by A. Karlovich and A. Burtasova on the next day after the decisive 8th game of the WWCC match, 17 year old world champion Hou Yifan...
GM Zhou Weiqi wins the 1st Qin Huangdao Open in thrilling finish
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...
Zhou Jianchao leads 1st Qin Huangdao Open
GM Zhou Jianchao leader in the 1st Qin Huangdao Open Chess Tournament The 1st Qin Huangdao Open Chess Tournament is being played in Qin Huangdao, Hebei, China, from 30 September to 7 October 2011. The 9-round event, hosted by...
1st Qin Huangdao Open Chess Tournament
1st Qin Huangdao Open Chess TournamentOct 1, 2011 The 1st Qin Huangdao Open Chess Tournament will be held in Qin Huangdao, Hebei, China from 30 September to 7 October 2011. Top rated players: Le Quang Liem VIE 2717, Nguyen...
Interview with a former World Champion Zhu Chen
Official website: http://shenzhen2011.fide.comZhu Chen: “We were really lucky for each other…” Zhu Chen was born March 13, 1976 in Wenzhou, Zhejiang. In 2001, she became China ‘s second women’s world chess champion after Xie Jun, and China ‘s 13th...
Shenzhen Women’s Grand Prix resumes
Round 9 pairings Name Rtg Res. Name Rtg WGM Tan Zhongyi 2429 – GM Zhu Chen 2490 GM Cmilyte Viktorija 2525 – IM Muzychuk Anna 2545 WGM Ruan Lufei 2477 – GM Hou Yifan 2578 WGM Ju Wenjun 2536...
Women’s GP round 8 report
In the 8th round of Women’s FIDE Grand Prix four games were scored. After 3,5 hours 5 outmatches were finished, although the last game between Elina Danielian and Munguntuul Bathhuyag took all audience. After five and half hours of...
Yifan leads Shenzhen, Xue 1/2 point back
Official website: http://shenzhen2011.fide.com Standings after 8 rounds Rk Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts Rp 1 GM Hou Yifan 2578 CHN * ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1...
Nanjing Pearl Spring Postponed?
Nanjing Pearl Spring PostponedSep 15, 2011Chessdom news In an attempt to learn more about the Nanjing Pearl Spring tournament, which was expected to take place in the 2nd half of October, we learned that the tournament will not take...
Hou Yifan takes over sole lead in Shenzhen
Round 8 results Name Rtg Res. Name Rtg GM Zhu Chen 2490 1/2 IM Kovalevskaya Ekaterina 2421 IM Munguntuul Batkhuyag 2465 0-1 GM Danielian Elina 2517 WIM Yildiz Betul Cemre 2308 0-1 WGM Ju Wenjun 2536 GM Zhao Xue...