Blitz Tournament at IMSA World Masters Championship Finished in Hengshui

Alexandra Kosteniuk took the second place.

The International Mind Sports Association World Masters Championship is finishing in Hengshui. The blitz chess tournament was concluded on May 18. 

Final standings:

Open: 1. Bu Xiangzhi - 14.5 points out of 22, 2. Anton Korobov - 13.5, 3-4. Richard Rapport, Dmitry Andrekin - 13, 5. Peter Leko - 12.5, 6. Wang Hao - 12, 7-8. Santosh Vidit, Russian Ponomariov - 11.5, 9-11. Boris Gelfand, Yu Yangyi, Vladimir Fedoseev - 10.5, 12. Leinier Dominguez - 10, 13. Le Quang Liem - 9.5, 14. Gawain Jones - 8.5, 15. Ivan Cherapinov - 8, 16. Rauf Mamedov - 7. 

Women: 1-2. Lei Tingjie, Alexandra Kosteniuk - 15 points our of 22, 3. Tan Zhongyi - 13.5, 4. Humpy Koneru - 13, 5. Irina Krush - 12,  6-7. Dronovalli Harika, Zhansaya Abdumalik - 11.5, 8. Anna Ushenina - 10.5, 9-12. Valentina Gunina, Nana Dzagnidze, Antoaneta Stefanova, Elisabeth Paehtz - 10, 13. Zhao Xue - 9.5, 14. Anastasia Bodnaruk - 9, 15. Mariya Muzuchyk - 8, 16. Bela Khotenashvili - 16.

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Congratulations to Alexandra Kosteniuk  on her successful performance in China!