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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