Saturday, June 1, 2013

Ding Liren Wins 4th Danzhou Masters

The 4th Danzhou Tournament was won by Ding Liren with an undefeated score of 7/9 points.
The 10-player single round-robin competition was held from from 20-29 May in Hainan Danzhou and featured an impressive line-up of Chinese Grandmasters.
Bu Xiangzhi finished in second place on tie-breaks from Ni Hua after both scored 6/9 points.

Left to right: Ni Hua, Ding Liren and Bu Xiangzhi
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Ding Liren missed the recently held Chinese Championships because he had a starting place in the Alekhine Memorial instead.
The current youngest Grandmaster in the world, 13 year-old Wei Yi scored a respectable 4½ points.
The time control was 90 minutes for 40 moves and then 30 minutes to finish, with a 30 second increment from the start.
The final standings of the 4th Danzhou Tournament
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1Ding Liren2707*½1½½111½17.0
2Bu Xiangzhi2662½*½½½½½1116.0
3Ni Hua26460½*0111½116.0
4Zhou Weiqi2590½½1*10½½1½5.5
5Yu Yangyi2675½½00*1½1½½4.5
6Xiu Deshun25340½010*10114.5
7Wei Yi25300½0½½0*1114.5
8Wen Yang261800½½010*½½3.0
9Zhou Jianchao2607½000½00½*½2.0
10Lu Shanglei2551000½½00½½*2.0

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