Tag: Nine Towns Cup
XuYinchuan Wins 2009 “Nine Towns” Cup
by cj on Jan.10, 2010, under Tournaments
Xu Yinchuan bounced back from some disappointing results in 2008 to dominate in 2009, capping it off with a first place win in the “Nine Towns” Cup, defeating Hongzhi in the final match 2 games to 1, not to mention pocketing a cool half million RMB for his efforts.
Xu YinChuan ends 2009 with a big win
Final Position. If ...E5-3, then P6=5 mate!
Xu accepts the first prize of 500,000 RMB
The tournament was played on a central stage in front of a huge audience with special running commentary by Hu RongHua.
Hu Ronghua playing Santa Claus