The first "Binhai New Area Cup" Chess China Open is a 9-round Swiss tournament held in Tianjin, China from 25 December 2018 to 2 January 2019. 62 players from 12 countries and regions compete for a total prize of 326,000 yuan. The competition attracted the famous Indians Sesulaman, Ganguoli, the Mongolian player Bad Chulun and the female player Padmini who just won the Asian individual championship. The Chinese Chess Association participate with 47 players, including Lu Shanglei, Zhao Jun, Zeng Zhongsheng and other veterans who have been in the game for many years, as well as Zhu Jiner and Ning Kaiyu who have won the World Youth Championship.
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Schedule in UTC:
Round 1 Dec 25, 2018 06:30
Round 2 Dec 26, 2018 06:30
Round 3 Dec 27, 2018 06:30
Round 4 Dec 28, 2018 06:30
Round 5 Dec 29, 2018 06:30
Round 6 Dec 30, 2018 06:30
Round 7 Dec 31, 2018 06:30
Round 8 Jan 1, 2019 06:30
Round 9 Jan 2, 2019 01:00
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