Hello Sunshine

The round of 16 matches of the First China Women’s Chess Open Finals 2022 were all held on Thursday, March 30, 2023 at 深圳阳光酒店 (Shēnzhèn Sunshine Hotel) in 罗湖区 (Luōhú District), 深圳 (Shēnzhèn), China. After fierce battles, six seeded players, namely: 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán), 居文君 (Jū Wénjūn), 郭琦 (Guō Qí), 黄茜 (Huáng Qiàn), 翟墨 (Zhái Mò), 赵雪 (Zhào Xuě), and two non-seeded players, namely: 张岚琳 (Zhāng Lánlín), 赵盛鑫 (Zhào Shèngxīn), made it to the final eight. Here are the matchups for the quarterfinals, scheduled for Friday, March 31, 2023, 2 P.M.: 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) vs. 翟墨 (Zhái Mò), 赵盛鑫 (Zhào Shèngxīn) vs. 黄茜 (Huáng Qiàn), 赵雪 (Zhào Xuě) vs. 郭琦 (Guō Qí), and 张岚琳 (Zhāng Lánlín) vs. 居文君 (Jū Wénjūn).

Though deeply absorbed in her university career, four-time Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) reassured reporters that “I very much cherish any opportunity to sit at the board and play chess”. Photo: 郑志鹏 (Zhèng Zhìpéng)/深圳晚报 (Shēnzhèn Evening News).