China beats Russia
7/21/2015 – In the traditional match between China and Russia the Chinese celebrated a double victory and confirmed their status as a new chess superpower. The Chinese men won 14-11, and the Chinese women, who were nominally weaker than the Russian women, had a strong finish and won 15-10. Best players were Bu Xiangzhi, Maxim Matlakov, and Shen Yang. Mehr...
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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
Men
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
Discussion and Feedback
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Not the Russian "B" team. They had three players from the national team.
For the women, it's the China B team vs Russia's B+ team.
The Russian women aren't weak, they've won the last 3 Olympiads. The Chinese simply played better.
@ A7fecd1676b88, Whatever he said, You have completely failed it. For sake, you are talking about match between both women's team
"in the Russian team only Alina Kashlinskaya reached 50%"
That pretty much says it all.
The Russian women are weak. What was it that GM Short said again?
That pretty much says it all.
The Russian women are weak. What was it that GM Short said again?
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