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Chinese Chess Championship 2021

Chinese Open Chess Championship 2021 is ongoing in Xinghua Jiangsu, being played from May 7- May 15.

The event is a 11 rounds, robin-round system, with 11 Grandmasters and one International master. The top seeds are GM Wei Yi and GM Yu Yangyi, both rated above 2700.

After round 4 Xu Zhihang, Xu Xiangyu, and Lu Shanglei lead with 2,5/4.

GM Wei Yi

Participants list:

No. NameRtg
9GMWei Yi 2732
2GMYu Yangyi 2709
1GMZhao Jun 2638
8GMBai Jinshi 2618
12GMLu Shanglei 2615
6GMXu Xiangyu 2573
11GMLi Di 2561
10GMJu Wenjun 2560
5GMXu Yinglun 2554
4GMXu Yi 2527
7GMLiu Yan 2524
3IMXu Zhihang 2506

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