Round 9 results:
| Dzagnidze, Nana | – Fierro Baquero, Martha | 1-0 | |||
| Munguntuul, Batkhuyag | – Zhao Xue | ½-½ | |||
| Ju Wenjun | – Mkrtchian, Lilit | ½-½ | |||
| Kovanova, Baira | – Sebag, Marie | 1-0 | |||
| Zhu Chen | – Xu Yuhua | 0-1 | |||
| Yildiz, Betul Cemre | – Shen Yang | 0-1 |
Standings after 9 rounds:
| 1-2. | Dzagnidze, Nana | g | GEO | 2535 | 6½ | |||||||||||||
| 1-2. | Xu Yuhua | g | CHN | 2485 | 6½ | |||||||||||||
| 3. | Sebag, Marie | g | FRA | 2519 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 4-6. | Zhao Xue | g | CHN | 2542 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 4-6. | Mkrtchian, Lilit | m | ARM | 2468 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 4-6. | Munguntuul, Batkhuyag | wg | MGL | 2418 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 7-8. | Shen Yang | wg | CHN | 2453 | 4½ | |||||||||||||
| 7-8. | Ju Wenjun | CHN | 2443 | 4½ | ||||||||||||||
| 9-10. | Kovanova, Baira | wg | RUS | 2408 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 9-10. | Zhu Chen | g | QAT | 2488 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 11. | Fierro Baquero, Martha | m | ECU | 2386 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 12. | Yildiz, Betul Cemre | wm | TUR | 2224 | 0 |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
This tournament is boring for most of the population. Why, you ask? A good question.
I am awaiting for Martha to show her prowess.
cmon get in there Yildiz!!! hehe.
Offering 50$ for the first lady to lose to Yildiz.
How do Chinese achieve/get such high ratings? They do not possess tha natural abilities for chess as caucasians do, for sample.
‘This tournament is boring for most of the population. Why, you ask? A good question.’
Because there is no live video feed?
I don’t agree about their lack of ability. They are shorter in size and can more easily sit at the board, and their taller opponent think they are not so strong and underestimate them. I think many world champions are shorter than average.
Wow! 50 clams!!! ill take a bet on Yildiz!
“How do Chinese achieve/get such high ratings?”
I wonder if they really have less natural chess abilities than Caucasians, what’s your evidence? Don’t confuse ability with chess tradition … .
In any case, there is a dedicated (government?) effort to make Chinese chess players, both female and male, improve rapidly – which seems to be successful.
“How do Chinese achieve/get such high ratings? They do not possess tha natural abilities for chess as caucasians do, for sample.”
Go to your schools and universities and have a look: how many Chinese students top the class, how many professors are Chinese, before you make such a statment.
“How do Chinese achieve/get such high ratings? They do not possess tha natural abilities for chess as caucasians do, for sample.”
I’ve read many idiotic comments on this blog, but this one easily takes top honors.
‘Go to your schools and universities and have a look: how many Chinese students top the class, how many professors are Chinese, before you make such a statment.’
What do these have to do with playing chess?? Read before you reply, ok? Afro-Americans are naturally suited for basketball, caucasians are for chess, chinese are for bargaining and small businesses. It’s common knowledge.
It has been brought to my attention that chess law makers are not qualified for the job they have been given. Especially the introduction of the no draw before 30 moves rule. Now, what can be done about this nonsense?
‘Go to your schools and universities and have a look: how many Chinese students top the class, how many professors are Chinese, before you make such a statment.’
“What do these have to do with playing chess?? Read before you reply, ok? Afro-Americans are naturally suited for basketball, caucasians are for chess, chinese are for bargaining and small businesses. It’s common knowledge.”
This is just to show that how ignorant you are!
China is ranked No.5 in the world in chess ranking. They have 2 players over 2700+. They have produced 3 women world champions in Xie Jun, Zhu Chen and Xu Yuhua. Unlike other countries relying on former Soviet Union imports, these are all locally produced.
Not to mention China’s dominating in Chinese chess and GO.
Ah, Anon the ole basketball idea for the Afro-Americans haha ur funny!!! Are we any good in politics Anon? haha. U got my stomach hurtin with that stuff!! hahaha.