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In a further example of the vitality of western chess in China, a top-flight grandmaster event, the 1st Danzhou Hainan Tournament was held in the city of Danzhou, in the Chinese province, Hainan. The tournament took place from June 11 - 20, 2010, and brought together a collection of top talent ranging from experienced top pros such as Wang Hao (2722), Bu Xiangzhi (2681), and Ni Hua (2667), as well as budding stars such as 18-year-old Ding Liren (2547) and 16-year-old female phenom Hou Yifan (2589). The event had a purse of 300,000 yuans (before tax) which translates to USD 44,000.
The event saw the experienced player Bu Xiangzhi (2681) win the event with 6.0/9, edging out Li Chao b (2619) on tie-break, with young Ding Liren, the lowest rated player of the event with 2547 Elo, and second youngest, who came in clear third, with a remarkable 2708 performance.
Though he kept his war face for the duration of the event:
Bu brandishes his winner's trophy.
Here is a game by the tournament victor, punctuated by an elegant tactic at the end.
Xiangzhi,Bu (2681) - Hua,Ni (2667) [D17]
1st GM Danzhou CHN (6), 17.06.2010
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.d4 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 Nbd7 7.Nxc4 Nb6 8.Ne5 a5 9.g3 e6 10.Bg2 Bb4 11.0-0 0-0 12.e3 h6 13.Qe2 Nfd7 14.Nxd7 Nxd7 15.Rd1 Qe7 16.e4 Bg6 17.Be3 Rfd8 18.Rac1 Rac8 19.d5 Bc5 20.Bh3 b6 21.dxe6 fxe6 22.Qg4 Bxe3 23.Qxe6+ Qxe6 24.Bxe6+ Bf7 25.Bxf7+ Kxf7 26.fxe3 Nc5 27.Kf1 Ke6 28.Ke2 Nb3 29.Rc2 Ke5 30.Rf1 Rf8 31.Rxf8 Rxf8 32.Nd1 Nc5 33.Rc4 Rf6 34.Nf2 h5 35.g4 h4 36.g5 Rg6 37.b4 axb4 38.a5 Rxg5 39.axb6 Kd6 And now classic in its simplicity: White to play and win.
And here are a few pictures from the event:
18-year-old Ding Liren with his third place trophy
Ye Jiangchuan daring Wang Hao to look him in the eyes.
Ye Jiangchuan with 4th-6th winners, Zhou Jianchao, Wang Hao, and Zhao Jun.
3-time Chinese champion Ni Hua alongside
Hou Yifan, Yu Yang Yi, and Zhou Weiqi.
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