GM Yangyi Yu and GM Zhongyi Tan win Chinese Chess Championships 2021

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Chinese Open and Women’s Chess Championships 2021 took place simultaneously in Xinghua Jiangsu from May 7- May 15. Both events were played in a single round-robin format, within 11 rounds and time control 90′ + 30″.

GM Yu Yangyi, GM Wei Yi and GM Li Di scored 7 points each in the Open section. On tiebreak, Yu Yangyi claimed the title of the Chinese National Champion 2021. Wei Yi came second, while Li Di was third.

Final rankings Open section:

Rk.		Name	Rtg	Pts.
1	GM	Yu Yangyi	2709	7
2	GM	Wei Yi	2732	7
3	GM	Li Di	2561	7
4	GM	Lu Shanglei	2615	6
5	GM	Xu Yinglun	2554	5
6	GM	Liu Yan	2524	5
7	GM	Xu Xiangyu	2573	5
8	GM	Zhao Jun	2638	5
9	GM	Ju Wenjun	2560	5
10	IM	Xu Zhihang	2506	5
11	GM	Bai Jinshi	2618	4.5
12	GM	Xu Yi	2527	4.5

GM Tan Zhongyi emerged a clear winner in the Women’s championship with 8,5/11 points. She was followed by WIM Ning Kaiyu and WGM Zhu Jiner, sharing second place with 8 points.

Final rankings Women’s section:

Rk.		Name	Rtg	Pts.
1	GM	Tan Zhongyi	2510	8.5
2	WIM	Ning Kaiyu	2327	8
3	WGM	Zhu Jiner	2459	8
4	WIM	Song Yuxin	2290	6.5
5	WGM	Xiao Yiyi	2301	6
6	WGM	Zhai Mo	2366	6
7	WGM	Li Xueyi	2328	4.5
8	IM	Wang Yu A.	2294	4.5
9	WIM	Gu Tianlu	2267	4.5
10		Yuan Ye	2081	3.5
11	WIM	Ren Xiaoyi	2267	3.5
12	WGM	Gu Xiaobing	2263	2.5