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So all is ready for the 7th 海南 (Hǎinán) 儋州 (Dānzhōu) Super Grandmaster Chess Tournament “人民网 (People&squo;s Daily Online) Cup” to start tomorrow. The total prizefund is ¥400,000 yuán (about €54,000 €uros), with ¥120,000 yuán (about €16,200 €uros) for first place. The list of participants includes 丁立人 (Dīng Lìrén), Pentala Harikrishna, Vassily Mykhaylovych Ivanchuk, Péter Lékó, Ian Aleksandrovich Nepomniachtchi, 余泱漪 (Yú Yāngyī), 王皓 (Wáng Hào), 王玥 (Wáng Yuè), 卜祥志 (Bǔ Xiángzhì), and 13th Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán).

The 儋州 (Dānzhōu) Chess Association Training Base in 儋州市 (Dānzhōu City)
Photo: sports.people.com.cn