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The Chinese Chess Federation hosted the match that took
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 line-up of the Chinese team
Men: Yu Yangyi, Wei Yi, Bu Xiangzhi, Lu Shanglei, and Wang Chen
Women: Tan Zhongyi, Shen Yang, Huang Qian, Lei Tingjie, Ding Yixin
After three rounds the Chinese were leading 9-6. In the second half of the match the Russian fared better and managed to draw the matches in round four and five 2.5-2.5. But this was of course not enough to catch up and thus China won the match 14-11. The best individual players were Bu Xianghzi and Maxim Matlakov, who both finished with 4.0/5.
Round 4
| Bd. | Nr. | Name | Elo | Pt. | Result | Pt. | Name | Elo | Nr. | ||
| 1 | 6 | GM | Svidler Peter | 2740 | 2 | ½ - ½ | 2 | GM | Lu Shanglei | 2595 | 4 |
| 2 | 3 | GM | Bu Xiangzhi | 2695 | 2 | 1 - 0 | 1 | GM | Vitiugov Nikita | 2734 | 7 |
| 3 | 8 | GM | Matlakov Maxim | 2691 | 2 | 1 - 0 | 1½ | IM | Wang Chen | 2521 | 5 |
| 4 | 9 | GM | Fedoseev Vladimir | 2664 | ½ | 1 - 0 | 1½ | GM | Yu Yangyi | 2736 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | GM | Wei Yi | 2724 | 2 | 1 - 0 | ½ | GM | Dubov Daniil | 2661 | 10 |
Round 5
| Bd. | Nr. | Name | Elo | Pt. | Result | Pt. | Name | Elo | Nr. | ||
| 1 | 5 | IM | Wang Chen | 2521 | 1½ | ½ - ½ | 2½ | GM | Svidler Peter | 2740 | 6 |
| 2 | 4 | GM | Lu Shanglei | 2595 | 2½ | ½ - ½ | 1 | GM | Vitiugov Nikita | 2734 | 7 |
| 3 | 8 | GM | Matlakov Maxim | 2691 | 3 | 1 - 0 | 3 | GM | Wei Yi | 2724 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | GM | Bu Xiangzhi | 2695 | 3 | 1 - 0 | 1½ | GM | Fedoseev Vladimir | 2664 | 9 |
| 5 | 10 | GM | Dubov Daniil | 2661 | ½ | ½ - ½ | 1½ | GM | Yu Yangyi | 2736 | 1 |
Bu Xiangzhi
Maxim Matlakov
Games
Women
The Russian women at first seemed to do better than the Russian men and after three rounds led 8-7. But then they lost rounds four and five surprisingly clearly with 1-4 which gave the Chinese women a clear 15-10 victory. Top scorer of the Chinese team was Shen Yang with 4.0/5, in the Russian team only Alina Kashlinskaya reached 50%
Round 4
| Bd. | Nr. | Name | Elo | Pt. | Result | Pkt. | Name | Elo | Nr. | ||
| 1 | 1 | WGM | Tan Zhongyi | 2488 | 2 | 1 - 0 | 2 | WGM | Pogonina Natalija | 2465 | 9 |
| 2 | 8 | WGM | Goryachkina Aleksandra | 2486 | 1½ | 0 - 1 | 2 | IM | Shen Yang | 2465 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | WGM | Huang Qian | 2457 | ½ | 1 - 0 | 2 | IM | Kashlinskaya Alina | 2432 | 10 |
| 4 | 4 | WGM | Lei Tingjie | 2450 | 2 | ½ - ½ | 1½ | GM | Gunina Valentina | 2548 | 6 |
| 5 | 7 | WGM | Girya Olga | 2486 | 1 | ½ - ½ | ½ | WGM | Ding Yixin | 2439 | 5 |
Round 5
| Bd. | Nr. | Name | Elo | Pt. | Result | Pt. | Name | Elo | Nr. | ||
| 1 | 10 | IM | Kashlinskaya Alina | 2432 | 2 | ½ - ½ | 3 | WGM | Tan Zhongyi | 2488 | 1 |
| 2 | 9 | WGM | Pogonina Natalija | 2465 | 2 | 0 - 1 | 3 | IM | Shen Yang | 2465 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | WGM | Huang Qian | 2457 | 1½ | ½ - ½ | 1½ | WGM | Girya Olga | 2486 | 7 |
| 4 | 8 | WGM | Goryachkina Aleksandra | 2486 | 1½ | 0 - 1 | 2½ | WGM | Lei Tingjie | 2450 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | WGM | Ding Yixin | 2439 | 1 | 1 - 0 | 2 | GM | Gunina Valentina | 2548 | 6 |
Shen Yang
Alina Kashlinskaya
Games
