Danzhou National Elephant Super War Ding Liren won the third time

Source: People's Daily - People's Daily

Beijing, September 29 (Reporter Zheng Yi) Hainan Danzhou's 12th Chess Grandmaster Super Tournament recently ended all 7 rounds of single round robin competition, and Chinese chess player Ding Liren won the championship with 5.5 points, which is also his third time since 2013 and 2014.

Founded in 2010, Danzhou National Elephant Super Battle has developed into a chess brand event with world influence after years of intensive cultivation. This year's competition adopts a combination of online and offline methods, and 3 foreign chess players participate in the competition with 5 Chinese chess players in Danzhou through online games. In the first four rounds, Bulgarian star Topalov led the table alone, and the top seed of the event, Ding Liren, won 2 wins and 2 draws. The fifth round became a key battle, and Ding Liren defeated Topalov to lay the foundation for winning the championship. In the last two rounds, Ding Liren was in good shape, played steadily, won 1 win and 1 draw, and finally won the championship with an advantage of 0.5 points. With a direct victory, Topalov's Chinese chess player Wei Yi, who had accumulated 5 points, won the second place.

People's Daily ( 2021-09-30 13th edition)