15 May 2019
IMSA World Masters Championship Goes On in China
Valentina Gunina, Alexandra Kosteniuk and Zhao Xue lead women's rapid event.
Photo: Official website
The International Mind Sports Association World Masters Championship is taking place in Hengshui, China, on May 13-18. Round 5-8 of the rapid chess tournament were played on May 15.
Standings:
Open: 1. Anton Korobov - 6.5, 2. Le Quang Liem - 5, 3-7. Vladimir Fedoseev, Santosh Vidit, Ruslan Ponomariov, Leinier Dominguez, Yu Yangyi - 4.5, 8-10. Richard Rapport, Boris Gelfand, Ivan Cheparinov - 4, 11-12. Dmitry Andreikin, Gawain Jones - 3.5, 13-14. Rauf Mamedov, Bu Xiangzhi - 3, 15-16. Peter Leko, Wang Hao - 2.5.
Women: 1-3. Zhao Xue, Valentina Gunina, Alexandra Kosteniuk - 5.5, 4. Anastasia Bodnaruk - 5, 5-6. Mariya Muzychuk, Zhansaya Abdumalik - 4.5, 7-9. Lei Tingjie, Tan Zhongyi, Nana Dzagnidze - 4, 10-14. Elisabeth Paehtz, Anna Ushenina, Dronavalli Harika, Antoatena Stefanova, Irina Krush - 3.5, 15. Humpy Koneru - 2.5, 16. Bela Khotenashvili - 1.5.
Three final rounds will be played on May 16.
Official website
