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.
Participants list:
| No. | Name | Rtg | |
| 9 | GM | Wei Yi | 2732 |
| 2 | GM | Yu Yangyi | 2709 |
| 1 | GM | Zhao Jun | 2638 |
| 8 | GM | Bai Jinshi | 2618 |
| 12 | GM | Lu Shanglei | 2615 |
| 6 | GM | Xu Xiangyu | 2573 |
| 11 | GM | Li Di | 2561 |
| 10 | GM | Ju Wenjun | 2560 |
| 5 | GM | Xu Yinglun | 2554 |
| 4 | GM | Xu Yi | 2527 |
| 7 | GM | Liu Yan | 2524 |
| 3 | IM | Xu Zhihang | 2506 |
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