Nanjing chess 2009live games and daily news on Chessdom (pairings added) Nanjing Pearl Springs 2009 begins on Monday, the 28th of September in China. It is the first event of the Grand Slam and will feature Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria),...
Wang Yue and Hou Yifan King and Queen
Final Ranking after 7 Rounds (Queen) Rk. Name FED Rtg Pts. 1 GM Hou Yifan CHN 2585 5,5 2 Ju Wenjun CHN 2443 5,0 3 GM Zhao Xue CHN 2542 4,0 4 Tan Zhongyi CHN 2435 3,5 5 WGM...
Double forfeit
Translated from Chinese lanaguage which was published in Sina Sports http://sports.sina.com.cn at 21:21 hr on 21 September 2009. In the 6th round of the Zhejiang Lishui Xingqiu Cup International Open Chess Tournament held in Lishui, Zhejiang Province, an extraordinary...
King and Queen update
Rank after Round 5 (Queen) Rk. Name FED Rtg Pts. 1 GM Hou Yifan CHN 2585 3,5 2 Ju Wenjun CHN 2443 3,5 3 GM Zhao Xue CHN 2542 3,5 4 GM Xu Yuhua CHN 2485 2,5 5 Tan...
Chinese Chess King and Queen
Round 1 on 2009/09/17 at 14:00 Bo. No. Name Result Name No. 1 1 GM Zhang Pengxiang 0 – 1 GM Zhou Jianchao 8 2 2 GM Wang Yue ½ – ½ GM Ni Hua 7 3 3 GM...
Maotai Prince Cup National Chess K/Q Championship
Men’s section standings after 2 rounds: 1-3. Ni Hua, Wang Yue, Zhou Jianchao 1.54-6. Ding Liren, Wang Hao, Li Chao 1.07-8. Bu Xiangzhi, Zhang Pengxiang 0.5 LIVE games here: http://live.chinaqiyuan.com/chess_jz.html Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
China wins, Russia 2nd, Ukraine 3rd
The unthinkable almost happened. China 1 came into the final round with a small lead over Ukraine, Russia, Armenia, and Poland. To make things even more favorable, China played Vietnam, a team which has not won a single match....
The medal count
Report by Chessdom.com The best player of the competition was Valentina Gunina. Despite her forfeit for being 1 minute late, she scored the fantastic 6,5/8. (This was the difference between Gold and Silver as Russia lost by 1/2 tie...
The battle for Silver and Bronze
If China defeats Vietnam, they automatically clinch the Gold medal. Ukraine, Russia, Armenia, and Polang are tied with just 1 point behind. Georgia is mathematically alive for the medal race with 9 points. Final round pairings: Round 9 on...
China defeats Poland, take over lead
By defeating the leader Poland, China one has virtually assured the title since they will face Vietnam in the final round, a team which has not won a single match. However, the battle for Silver and Bronze is still...