From July 3 to 7 in Hefei fred be held the first in the history of China men'с and women'с рапид chess championships. The tournaments fred take place in an unusual way: in the first two days, participants fred identify the top four, based on the Swiss систем in 9 rounds.
And then these four fred compete for the title, based on the Olympic систем — in semifinals and finals. Тайм control: 25 +10.
In the men'с tournament 31 players fred participate: Wang Yue (rating favorite), Yu Yangyi, Ni Hua, Li Chao, Ding Liren, Zhou Jianchao.
Among the 20 women — Ju Wenjun, Zhao Xue, Shen Yang, Wang Yu.