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The Stars Mixed Pair Chess Tournament “天一 (Tiānyī) High School Cup” started today (May 26, 2017) in 无锡 (Wúxī), 江苏省 (Jiāngsū province), China, featuring six women and six men. The format is quite popular in China: in mixed pair games, four players play a single chess game, one pair against another one with each player in the pair alternately making a move. Six pairs were thus formed: 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) & 葉江川 (Yè Jiāngchuān), 谭中怡 (Tán Zhōngyí) & 余少腾 (Yú Shǎoténg), 谢军 (Xiè Jūn) & 韦奕 (Wéi Yì), 诸宸 (Zhū Chén) & 徐俊 (Xú Jùn), 许昱华 (Xǔ Yùhuá) & 倪华 (Ní Huá), 刘适兰 (Liú Shìlán) & 余泱漪 (Yú Yāngyī).

谭中怡 (Tán Zhōngyí) & 余少腾 (Yú Shǎoténg) – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) & 葉江川 (Yè Jiāngchuān)
Stars Mixed Pair Chess Tournament “天一 (Tiānyī) High School Cup”; 无锡 (Wúxī), May 26, 2017

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Position after 26. ... Qc5-d4

27. Qa2! Threatening to trap Black’s Queen by Rc1-c4. 27. ... b5! 28. Rxc7 Rad8? A grave mistake – but... surely it’s 葉江川 (Yè Jiāngchuān)’s fault! Black ought to play 28. ... Nf6! with quite a defensible game (as now 29. Rd1 Qb6 30. d6 can be answered by 29. ... Rac8). 29. Rd1 Qb6 30. d6 hxg3 31. hxg3 Ng5 32. Qb2! And the demolition begins. 32. ... f6 33. Nc4! Qa6 34. Nxe5! fxe5 35. Qxe5+ Kh6 36. Rxd7! 1 : 0.

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) & 葉江川 (Yè Jiāngchuān). Photo: qipai.org.cn.

谭中怡 (Tán Zhōngyí) & 余少腾 (Yú Shǎoténg). Photo: qipai.org.cn.