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This year the Chinese Chess Federation hosts the match that takes
place from 14. to 20. July in Yinzhou, a precinct of Ningbo.
The line-up of the Russian team
Men: Peter Svidler, Nikita Vitiugov, Maxim Matlakov, Vladimir Fedoseev, and Daniil Dubov
Women: Valentina Gunina, Olga Girya, Aleksandra Goryachkina, Natalia Pogonina, and Alina Kashlinskaya
The Russian women's team with their coach Sergey Rublevsky.
The Chinese start with:
Men: Yu Yangyi, Wei Yi, Bu Xiangzhi, Lu Shanglei, and Wang Chen
Wei Yi and Yu Yangyi
Women: Tan Zhongyi, Shen Yang, Huang Qian, Lei Tingjie, Ding Yixin
The event started on Wednesday with a blitz-match, which the Chinese men won 26-24. The Chinese women were a bit more dominant and won 28-22. With 6.0 points each Lu Shanglei and Yu Yangyi were the most successful players in blitz. Vladimir Fedoseev and Daniil Dubov followed with 5.5 points.
| Rg. | Team | Wtg1 |
| 1 | China | 26.0 |
| 2 | Russia | 24.0 |
After three of five rounds Russia trails by 6-9. China narrowly won the first match while the second was drawn after Peter Svidler managed to win with Black against Wei Yi. But in the third round China (and Wei Yi who won with Black against Nikita Vitiugov) took revenge and won 3.5-1.5.
| Bd. | Nr. | Name | Elo | Result | Name | Elo | Nr. | ||
| 1 | 1 | GM | Yu Yangyi | 2736 | ½ - ½ | GM | Svidler Peter | 2740 | 6 |
| 2 | 5 | IM | Wang Chen | 2521 | ½ - ½ | GM | Vitiugov Nikita | 2734 | 7 |
| 3 | 8 | GM | Matlakov Maxim | 2691 | 1 - 0 | GM | Lu Shanglei | 2595 | 4 |
| 4 | 9 | GM | Fedoseev Vladimir | 2664 | 0 - 1 | GM | Wei Yi | 2724 | 2 |
| 5 | 10 | GM | Dubov Daniil | 2661 | 0 - 1 | GM | Bu Xiangzhi | 2695 | 3 |
| Bd. | Nr. | Name | Elo | Pt. | Result | Pt. | Name | Elo | Nr. | ||
| 1 | 2 | GM | Wei Yi | 2724 | 1 | 0 - 1 | ½ | GM | Svidler Peter | 2740 | 6 |
| 2 | 7 | GM | Vitiugov Nikita | 2734 | ½ | ½ - ½ | ½ | GM | Yu Yangyi | 2736 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | GM | Bu Xiangzhi | 2695 | 1 | ½ - ½ | 1 | GM | Matlakov Maxim | 2691 | 8 |
| 4 | 4 | GM | Lu Shanglei | 2595 | 0 | 1 - 0 | 0 | GM | Fedoseev Vladimir | 2664 | 9 |
| 5 | 10 | GM | Dubov Daniil | 2661 | 0 | ½ - ½ | ½ | IM | Wang Chen | 2521 | 5 |
| Bd. | Nr. | Name | Elo | Pt. | Result | Pt. | Name | Elo | Nr. | ||
| 1 | 6 | GM | Svidler Peter | 2740 | 1½ | ½ - ½ | 1½ | GM | Bu Xiangzhi | 2695 | 3 |
| 2 | 7 | GM | Vitiugov Nikita | 2734 | 1 | 0 - 1 | 1 | GM | Wei Yi | 2724 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | GM | Yu Yangyi | 2736 | 1 | ½ - ½ | 1½ | GM | Matlakov Maxim | 2691 | 8 |
| 4 | 5 | IM | Wang Chen | 2521 | 1 | ½ - ½ | 0 | GM | Fedoseev Vladimir | 2664 | 9 |
| 5 | 4 | GM | Lu Shanglei | 2595 | 1 | 1 - 0 | ½ | GM | Dubov Daniil | 2661 | 10 |
Wei Yi
Daniil Dubov
Maxim Matlakov
Nikita Vitiugov
In the women's match the Russians are favorites. After all, the Russian Federation sent its A-team whereas China is playing without its best players. The Russian team indeed won the first round but rounds two and three saw no winner. Russia leads by 8-7.
| Bd. | Nr. | Name | Elo | Result | Name | Elo | Nr. | ||
| 1 | 6 | GM | Gunina Valentina | 2548 | ½ - ½ | WGM | Tan Zhongyi | 2488 | 1 |
| 2 | 10 | IM | Kashlinskaya Alina | 2432 | ½ - ½ | IM | Shen Yang | 2465 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | WGM | Huang Qian | 2457 | 0 - 1 | WGM | Pogonina Natalija | 2465 | 9 |
| 4 | 4 | WGM | Lei Tingjie | 2450 | 1 - 0 | WGM | Girya Olga | 2486 | 7 |
| 5 | 5 | WGM | Ding Yixin | 2439 | 0 - 1 | WGM | Goryachkina Aleksandra | 2486 | 8 |
| Bd. | Nr. | Name | Elo | Pkt. | Result | Pkt. | Name | Elo | Nr. | ||
| 1 | 7 | WGM | Girya Olga | 2486 | 0 | ½ - ½ | ½ | WGM | Tan Zhongyi | 2488 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | IM | Shen Yang | 2465 | ½ | 1 - 0 | ½ | GM | Gunina Valentina | 2548 | 6 |
| 3 | 8 | WGM | Goryachkina Aleksandra | 2486 | 1 | ½ - ½ | 0 | WGM | Huang Qian | 2457 | 3 |
| 4 | 9 | WGM | Pogonina Natalija | 2465 | 1 | ½ - ½ | 1 | WGM | Lei Tingjie | 2450 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | WGM | Ding Yixin | 2439 | 0 | 0 - 1 | ½ | IM | Kashlinskaya Alina | 2432 | 10 |
| Bd. | Nr. | Name | Elo | Pkt. | Result | Pkt. | Name | Elo | Nr. | ||
| 1 | 1 | WGM | Tan Zhongyi | 2488 | 1 | 1 - 0 | 1½ | WGM | Goryachkina Aleksandra | 2486 | 8 |
| 2 | 2 | IM | Shen Yang | 2465 | 1½ | ½ - ½ | ½ | WGM | Girya Olga | 2486 | 7 |
| 3 | 6 | GM | Gunina Valentina | 2548 | ½ | 1 - 0 | ½ | WGM | Huang Qian | 2457 | 3 |
| 4 | 10 | IM | Kashlinskaya Alina | 2432 | 1½ | ½ - ½ | 1½ | WGM | Lei Tingjie | 2450 | 4 |
| 5 | 9 | WGM | Pogonina Natalija | 2465 | 1½ | ½ - ½ | 0 | WGM | Ding Yixin | 2439 | 5 |
Olga Girya and Shen Yang in round three
Shen Yang
Lei Tingjie
Ding Yixin
Tan Zhongyi
Huang Qian
Valentina Gunina
Natalia Pogonina
Alina Kashlinskaya
Aleksandra Goryachkina
Games
Photos: Tournament page
