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Female World Champion Hou Yifan participates in 1st China Women Chess Grandmaster Tournament |
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Monday, 18 April 2011 07:15 |
1st China Women Chess Grandmasters Tournament has just started in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province in China from April 16 to April 26. Ten Chinese top women grandmasters including women world champion Hou Yifan (GM, Rtg.2602) and bronze medalist Zhao Xue (GM,Rtg.2495) are both participating in this tournament.
For the purpose of encouraging competition, this tournament has special rule which does not allow players to offer draw to their opponent, unless the game is theoretically drawn. For the round-robin 9 round schedule, the time control is 90 minutes for total, with 30 seconds increment per move. Game live broadcasting will be at 14:00 CCT each day and spectators can click website link http://live.chinaqiyuan.com/chess.html to support their favorite players. Round result can be found at http://www.chess-results.com/tnr48019.aspx?art=4&lan=1&wi=1000
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