The 2nd Chess Women Masters Tournament takes place from 10th April to 19th April 2012 in Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.
Ten players will compete in the round robin tournament for the prize fund of 215,000 Yuan.
Participants:
Ju Wenjun CHN 2557
Zhao Xue CHN 2543
Mariya Muzychuk UKR 2490
Bela Khotenashvili GEO 2490
Shen Yang CHN 2440
Tan Zhongyi CHN 2438
Huang Qian CHN 2399
Zhang Xiaowen CHN 2354
Ding Yixin CHN 2350
Gu Xiaobing CHN 2257
Average elo: 2432
GM Zhao Xue
WGM Ju Wenjun
Women’s Chess World Champion GM Hou Yifan won the 1st edition of the tournament but this year she will be busy playing in the Bangkok Open.
Photos by Fan Lulu via http://blog.sina.com.cn/chessnews
Mariya Muzychuk
WGM Huang Qian, newly crowned China champion
WGM Zhang Xiaowen, last year China champion
Opening ceremony
