Nizhniy Novgorod: China vs Russia Chess Match
The final rounds of the nations match were all about China – at least
in the men's section. After the Russian men had been leading for most of the
event the Chinese GMs scored two victories of 3.0-2.0 and 4.0-1.0 points to
edge out their opponents in the final round. China won this section by 25.5-24.5
points.
The Russian women fought bravely, drawing round nine and winning round ten
with 3.0-2.0 points. But the overall score remained devastating: 27.0-23.0 for
the Chinese players. The final total of both teams: China beat Russia by 52.5-47.5
points.
Results of the final rounds
Round 09 (Wednesday,
29.08.2007) |
| 1 |
Tomashevsky, E |
½-½ |
Wang Yue |
|
1 |
Huang Qian |
0-1 |
Kosintseva, T |
| 2 |
Bu Xiangzhi |
½-½ |
Inarkiev, E |
2 |
Kosintseva, N |
½-½ |
Ruan Lufei |
| 3 |
Timofeev, A |
½-½ |
Ni Hua |
3 |
Wang Yu A. |
½-½ |
Kovalevskaya, E |
| 4 |
Wang Hao |
½-½ |
Alekseev, E |
4 |
Tairova, E |
0-1 |
Shen Yang |
| 5 |
Jakovenko, D |
0-1 |
Zhang Pengxiang |
5 |
Zhao Xue |
½-½ |
Korbut, E |
Round 10 (Thursday,
30.08.2007) |
| 1 |
Wang Yue |
1-0 |
Timofeev, A |
|
1 |
Kosintseva, T |
½-½ |
Wang Yu A. |
| 2 |
Alekseev, E |
½-½ |
Ni Hua |
2 |
Shen Yang |
½-½ |
Kovalevskaya, E |
| 3 |
Bu Xiangzhi |
1-0 |
Tomashevsky, E |
3 |
Kosintseva, N |
½-½ |
Huang Qian |
| 4 |
Jakovenko, D |
½-½ |
Wang Hao |
4 |
Zhao Xue |
½-½ |
Tairova, E |
| 5 |
Zhang Pengxiang |
1-0 |
Inarkiev, E |
5 |
Korbut, E |
1-0 |
Ruan Lufei |
Final scores
| |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Score |
| Russia men |
2.5 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
24.5 |
| Russia women |
2.0 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
23.0 |
| Russia total |
4.5 |
2.5 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
4.5 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.0 |
47.5 |
| |
| China men |
2.5 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
25.5 |
| China women |
3.0 |
4.5 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
27.0 |
| China total |
5.5 |
7.5 |
5.0 |
4.0 |
5.5 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
6.0 |
52.5 |
National players
| China |
|
|
| Ruan Lufei |
2433 |
6.0 |
| Wang Yue |
2696 |
5.5 |
| Wang Hao |
2624 |
5.5 |
| Zhao Xue |
2500 |
5.5 |
| Shen Yang |
2439 |
5.5 |
| Bu Xiangzhi |
2685 |
5.0 |
| Zhang Pengxiang |
2649 |
5.0 |
| Huang Qian |
2410 |
5.0 |
| Wang Yu A |
2384 |
5.0 |
| Ni Hua |
2681 |
4.5 |
|
|
| Russia |
|
|
| Alekseev,Evgeny |
2689 |
7.0 |
| Kovalevskaya,E |
2454 |
5.5 |
| Inarkiev,E |
2663 |
5.5 |
| Kosintseva,T |
2502 |
5.0 |
| Kosintseva,N |
2475 |
5.0 |
| Korbut,E |
2445 |
5.0 |
| Jakovenko,D |
2735 |
5.0 |
| Tomashevsky,E |
2654 |
3.5 |
| Timofeev,Arty |
2650 |
3.5 |
| Tairova,E |
2410 |
2.5 |
|
Individual scores and performances of the players
Picture gallery
Top scorer in the Russia-China match: GM Evgeny Alekseev with a 2814 performance
Russian team members and trainers watch anxiously as the final games are
played
Serious sideline discussions between Sergey Dolmatov, Dmitrij Jakovenko, Artyom
Timofeev, Ernesto Inarkiev and Evgeny Alekseev
The general public watching the games
So what were we supposed to do? WGM Ekaterina Korbut, 2445, with 5.0/10
So very, very tired: GM Dmitrij Jakovenko with an under-par performance
WGM Elena Tairova analysing a game in her hotel room
Chinese WGM Zhao Xue and GM Bu Xiangzhi
Chinese GM Wang Hao, rated 2624, scored 5.5/10 with a 2714 performance
5.5/10 and a prize: WGM Shen Yang, 2439
Zhang Pengxiang, Ni Hua and Bu Xiangzhi at the closing dinner
Enjoying a monster pizza: press chief Evgeny Tkachev and reporter Ilya Odesskiy
Photos and humorous, story-filled reports by Ilya Odesskiy
All results Nizhniy Novgorod 2007
Round 01 (Monday,
20.08.2007) |
| 1 |
Ni Hua |
1-0 |
Tomashevsky, E |
|
1 |
Kovalevskaya, E |
½-½ |
Huang Qian |
| 2 |
Jakovenko, D |
½-½ |
Wang Yue |
2 |
Zhao, Xue |
1-0 |
Kosintseva, T |
| 3 |
Zhang Pengxiang |
0-1 |
Alekseev, E |
3 |
Korbut, E |
½-½ |
Shen Yang |
| 4 |
Timofeev, A |
½-½ |
Bu Xiangzhi |
4 |
Wang, Yu A. |
½-½ |
Kosintseva, N |
| 5 |
Wang, Hao |
½-½ |
Inarkiev, E |
5 |
Tairova, E |
½-½ |
Ruan Lufei |
Round 02 (Tuesday,
21.08.2007) |
| 1 |
Alekseev, E |
1-0 |
Wang Yue |
|
1 |
Shen Yang |
1-0 |
Kosintseva, T |
| 2 |
Bu Xiangzhi |
1-0 |
Jakovenko, D |
2 |
Kosintseva, N |
0-1 |
Zhao Xue |
| 3 |
Inarkiev, E |
½-½ |
Ni Hua |
3 |
Ruan Lufei |
½-½ |
Kovalevskaya, E |
| 4 |
Wang Hao |
1-0 |
Timofeev, A |
4 |
Tairova, E |
0-1 |
Wang Yu A. |
| 5 |
Tomashevsky, E |
½-½ |
Zhang Pengxiang |
5 |
Huang Qian |
1-0 |
Korbut, E |
Round 03 (Wednesday,
22.08.2007) |
| 1 |
Jakovenko, D |
½-½ |
Ni Hua |
|
1 |
Zhao Xue |
1-0 |
Kovalevskaya, E |
| 2 |
Wang Yue |
½-½ |
Inarkiev, E |
2 |
Kosintseva, T |
½-½ |
Ruan Lufei |
| 3 |
Timofeev, A |
0-1 |
Zhang Pengxiang |
3 |
Wang Yu A. |
½-½ |
Korbut, E |
| 4 |
Bu Xiangzhi |
½-½ |
Alekseev, E |
4 |
Kosintseva, N |
1-0 |
Shen Yang |
| 5 |
Tomashevsky, E |
½-½ |
Wang Hao |
5 |
Huang Qian |
0-1 |
Tairova, E |
Round 04 (Thursday,
23.08.2007) |
| 1 |
Wang Yue |
1-0 |
Tomashevsky, E |
|
1 |
Kosintseva, T |
1-0 |
Huang Qian |
| 2 |
Inarkiev, E |
1-0 |
Bu Xiangzhi |
|
2 |
Ruan Lufei |
1-0 |
Kosintseva, N |
| 3 |
Ni Hua |
0-1 |
Timofeev, A |
3 |
Kovalevskaya, E |
1-0 |
Wang Yu A. |
| 4 |
Alekseev, E |
½-½ |
Wang Hao |
4 |
Shen Yang |
1-0 |
Tairova, E |
| 5 |
Zhang Pengxiang |
½-½ |
Jakovenko, D |
5 |
Korbut, E |
1-0 |
Zhao Xue |
Round 05 (Friday,
24.08.2007) |
| 1 |
Timofeev, A |
½-½ |
Wang Yue |
|
1 |
Wang Yu A. |
½-½ |
Kosintseva, T |
| 2 |
Ni Hua |
0-1 |
Alekseev, E |
2 |
Kovalevskaya, E |
0-1 |
Shen Yang |
| 3 |
Tomashevsky, E |
½-½ |
Bu Xiangzhi |
3 |
Huang Qian |
1-0 |
Kosintseva, N |
| 4 |
Wang Hao |
½-½ |
Jakovenko, D |
4 |
Tairova, E |
0-1 |
Zhao Xue |
| 5 |
Inarkiev, E |
1-0 |
Zhang Pengxiang |
5 |
Ruan Lufei |
½-½ |
Korbut, E |
Round 06 (Sunday,
26.08.2007) |
| 1 |
Tomashevsky, E |
½-½ |
Ni Hua |
|
1 |
Huang Qian |
0-1 |
Kovalevskaya, E |
| 2 |
Wang Yue |
½-½ |
Jakovenko, D |
2 |
Kosintseva, T |
½-½ |
Zhao Xue |
| 3 |
Alekseev, E |
1-0 |
Zhang Pengxiang |
3 |
Shen Yang |
½-½ |
Korbut, E |
| 4 |
Bu Xiangzhi |
½-½ |
Timofeev, A |
4 |
Kosintseva, N |
½-½ |
Wang Yu A. |
| 5 |
Inarkiev, E |
1-0 |
Wang Hao |
5 |
Ruan Lufei |
1-0 |
Tairova, E |
Round 07 (Monday,
27.08.2007) |
| 1 |
Wang Yue |
½-½ |
Alekseev, E |
|
1 |
Kosintseva, T |
1-0 |
Shen Yang |
| 2 |
Jakovenko, D |
1-0 |
Bu Xiangzhi |
2 |
Zhao Xue |
0-1 |
Kosintseva, N |
| 3 |
Ni Hua |
1-0 |
Inarkiev, E |
3 |
Kovalevskaya, E |
½-½ |
Ruan Lufei |
| 4 |
Timofeev, A |
½-½ |
Wang Hao |
4 |
Wang Yu A. |
½-½ |
Tairova, E |
| 5 |
Zhang Pengxiang |
0-1 |
Tomashevsky, E |
5 |
Korbut, E |
0-1 |
Huang Qian |
Round 08 (Tuesday,
28.08.2007) |
| 1 |
Ni Hua |
0-1 |
Jakovenko, D |
|
1 |
Kovalevskaya, E |
1-0 |
Zhao Xue |
| 2 |
Inarkiev, E |
½-½ |
Wang Yue |
2 |
Ruan Lufei |
1-0 |
Kosintseva, T |
| 3 |
Zhang Pengxiang |
1-0 |
Timofeev, A |
3 |
Korbut, E |
½-½ |
Wang Yu A. |
| 4 |
Alekseev, E |
½-½ |
Bu Xiangzhi |
4 |
Shen Yang |
0-1 |
Kosintseva, N |
| 5 |
Wang Hao |
1-0 |
Tomashevsky, E |
5 |
Tairova, E |
0-1 |
Huang Qian |
Round 09 (Wednesday,
29.08.2007) |
| 1 |
Tomashevsky, E |
½-½ |
Wang Yue |
|
1 |
Huang Qian |
0-1 |
Kosintseva, T |
| 2 |
Bu Xiangzhi |
½-½ |
Inarkiev, E |
2 |
Kosintseva, N |
½-½ |
Ruan Lufei |
| 3 |
Timofeev, A |
½-½ |
Ni Hua |
3 |
Wang Yu A. |
½-½ |
Kovalevskaya, E |
| 4 |
Wang Hao |
½-½ |
Alekseev, E |
4 |
Tairova, E |
0-1 |
Shen Yang |
| 5 |
Jakovenko, D |
0-1 |
Zhang Pengxiang |
5 |
Zhao Xue |
½-½ |
Korbut, E |
Round 10 (Thursday,
30.08.2007) |
| 1 |
Wang Yue |
1-0 |
Timofeev, A |
|
1 |
Kosintseva, T |
½-½ |
Wang Yu A. |
| 2 |
Alekseev, E |
½-½ |
Ni Hua |
2 |
Shen Yang |
½-½ |
Kovalevskaya, E |
| 3 |
Bu Xiangzhi |
1-0 |
Tomashevsky, E |
3 |
Kosintseva, N |
½-½ |
Huang Qian |
| 4 |
Jakovenko, D |
½-½ |
Wang Hao |
4 |
Zhao Xue |
½-½ |
Tairova, E |
| 5 |
Zhang Pengxiang |
1-0 |
Inarkiev, E |
5 |
Korbut, E |
1-0 |
Ruan Lufei |
