China Chess League 2011
(see all-time tournament summary) |
| Dates: |
April - December 2011 |
| Cities: |
Rounds 1-3: Tianjin, Crystal Palace Hotel
Rounds 4-6: Chengdu, Phoenix Lake Tianquan Hotel
Rounds 7-9: Shenzhen, Shenzhen University
Rounds 10-12: Chongqing, Chongqing Shen Jisuofeite Hotel
Rounds 13-15: Qingdao, Qingdao Haier
Rounds 16-18: Tianjin, King Hall Hotel |
| Tournament Director: |
GM Ye Jiangchuan (CHN) |
| Chief Arbiter: |
IA Gao Zhiqian (CHN) |
| Teams participating: |
10 (no relegations since Division A grew to 12 teams next year) |
| Players participating: |
79 from 11 countries (incl. 26 GMs, 11 IMs, 12 WGMs, 2 FMs, 4 WIMs and 1 WFM) |
| Games played: |
450 |
| Competition format: |
Five board double round robin.
Note! The League was to be reduced down to 8 teams and so teams ranked 7th-10th entered play-off for two League 2012 spots (Hebei and Jiangsu won). This had no effect however as the pool was finally extended to 12 teams. |
| Final order decided by: |
1. Match points; 2. Game points |
| Time control: |
all moves in 90 minutes + 30 sec. increment per move
One game in every match is 25m + 30s rapid |
| Website: |
http://sports.sina.com.cn [ZH] |
| Other Websites: |
ChessBase report: Beijing wins Chinese Division A |
| Official logo: |
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| Downloadable game file: |
11china.zip |