Monday, 12 April 2010

Hou Yifan Wins KL Open 2010


Hou Yifan was a very popular and most convincing winner of the 3rd KL Open 2010, the 16 year old grandmaster from China having already been crowned champion one round before the end.

See video of closing and prize giving ceremony by clicking here.

All reports are at the tournament website ww.klchess.com/klopen/ and the final standing can be found at chess-results.

The organisers of the KL Open also would especially like to thank, amongst many others, our friends at www.europe-echecs, www.chess.co.uk/twic/, www.chessdom.com, and www.susanpolgar.blogspot.com for daily international coverage.

Chessbase has also published a nice little final report summing up the KL Open at http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6252.