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The Chinese Chess Association with the patronage and support of the Ningbo Municipal Government and Ningbo Sports Bureau is staging the 2011 World Team Chess Championship in Ningbo, China. The event is being held from July 15 2011 (arrival) to July 26 2011 (Departure) at the playing venue in the five-star New Century Grand Hotel Ningbo.
Ivanchuk will have to do some magic if he wishes to help his team to the podium
The second round of the World Team championship, brought two very surprising results, potentially skewering the predictions of the pundits. The first was Ukraine's loss to the home team, China. Ukraine might be missing Ponomariov, but had an otherwise all-star team, and were the gold medalists at last year's Olympiads. Still, China had all their best players, with the home advantage, and it was reigning Chinese champion Ding Liren's decisive victory over Areschenko that tipped the score in their favor.
Ding Liren, who won the Chinese championship with a record performance, proved
the decisive element in China's favor.
The Russians scored their second consecutive win with an impressive 3-1 score over Hungary, including a nice win by Russian champion Ian Nepomniachtchi over Judit Polgar when the latter got into time trouble and missed a decisve tactic.
Nepomniachtchi scored a nice win over Polgar
WIth three players rated over 2740 playing against them, the Indians had a steep cliff to climb, and were unable to produce a statisical surprise against Azerbaidjan. Mamedyarov and Radjabov both won their games convincingly.
After their very impressive 3.5-0.5 win over Israel in the first round, Armenia gave a strong impression as a clear contender for the gold. The Israelis have a track record of doing extremely well in team events, and with Aronian on board one, what was not to like. The US team, who are playing without Nakamura, and had lost to the Russians in the previous round certainly didn't seem like they would be their kryptonite, yet that is exactly what happened. On board one, it is precisely Aronian who stumbled against a Kamsky who has been climbing his way back into the elite that allowed the US to hold the Armenians to a 2-2 draw. Yasser Seirawan, who broke a very long fast from competitve chess in the recent US championship, showed his spot on the team was deserved as he held higher-rated Sargissian (2663) to a draw.
Seirawan marked his return to competitive chess in the recent US championship, and
his appearance at the World Team serves as an international confirmation. He drew
against Gabriel Sargissian (2663) in round two.
Aronian looked like he might be a strong contender for top board, but a nervy
loss
against Kamsky in round two showed that he was not yet at his best.
Bd |
10 |
Russia | Rtg |
3 : 1 |
6 |
Hungary | Rtg |
1.1 |
GM |
Karjakin Sergey | 2788 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Leko Peter | 2717 |
1.2 |
GM |
Grischuk Alexander | 2746 |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Almasi Zoltan | 2726 |
1.3 |
GM |
Nepomniachtchi Ian | 2711 |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Polgar Judit | 2699 |
1.4 |
GM |
Vitiugov Nikita | 2733 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Balogh Csaba | 2643 |
Bd |
7 |
Azerbaijan | Rtg |
3 : 1 |
5 |
India | Rtg |
2.1 |
GM |
Radjabov Teimur | 2744 |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Harikrishna Pentala | 2669 |
2.2 |
GM |
Gashimov Vugar | 2760 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Sasikiran Krishnan | 2681 |
2.3 |
GM |
Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2765 |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Ganguly Surya Shekhar | 2627 |
2.4 |
GM |
Guseinov Gadir | 2625 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Negi Parimarjan | 2642 |
Bd |
8 |
Ukraine | Rtg |
1½:2½ |
4 |
China | Rtg |
3.1 |
GM |
Ivanchuk Vassily | 2768 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Wang Hao | 2718 |
3.2 |
GM |
Eljanov Pavel | 2697 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Wang Yue | 2709 |
3.3 |
GM |
Efimenko Zahar | 2706 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Li Chao B | 2669 |
3.4 |
GM |
Areshchenko Alexander | 2682 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Ding Liren | 2654 |
Bd |
9 |
Israel | Rtg |
3 : 1 |
3 |
Egypt | Rtg |
4.1 |
GM |
Sutovsky Emil | 2700 |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Adly Ahmed | 2631 |
4.2 |
GM |
Smirin Ilya | 2676 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Amin Bassem | 2609 |
4.3 |
GM |
Postny Evgeny | 2618 |
½ - ½ |
IM |
Shoker Samy | 2475 |
4.4 |
GM |
Nabaty Tamir | 2584 |
1 - 0 |
IM |
Ezat Mohamed | 2430 |
Bd |
1 |
USA | Rtg |
2 : 2 |
2 |
Armenia | Rtg |
5.1 |
GM |
Kamsky Gata | 2741 |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Aronian Levon | 2805 |
5.2 |
GM |
Onischuk Alexander | 2675 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Movsesian Sergei | 2700 |
5.3 |
GM |
Shulman Yuri | 2617 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Akopian Vladimir | 2667 |
5.4 |
GM |
Seirawan Yasser | 2635 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Sargissian Gabriel | 2663 |
Rank table
| Rk. | Team | Gms |
+ |
= |
- |
Pts |
BPts |
TB3 |
| 1 | Russia | 2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
6.0 |
0 |
| 2 | Armenia | 2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
5.5 |
0 |
| 3 | Azerbaijan | 2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
5.0 |
0 |
| 4 | China | 2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4.5 |
0 |
| 5 | Ukraine | 2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4.0 |
0 |
| 6 | Israel | 2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3.5 |
0 |
| 7 | India | 2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3.0 |
1 |
| 8 | Hungary | 2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3.0 |
1 |
| 9 | USA | 2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3.0 |
0 |
| 10 | Egypt | 2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2.5 |
0 |
| Friday | 15 July | Arrival | |
| Saturday | 16 July | 18:00h | Opening Ceremony |
| Sunday | 17 July | 15:00h | Round 1 |
| Monday | 18 July | 15:00h | Round 2 |
| Tuesday | 19 July | 15:00h | Round 3 |
| Wednesday | 20 July | 15:00h | Round 4 |
| Thursday | 21 July | 15:00h | Round 5 |
| Friday | 22 July | Rest Day | |
| Saturday | 23 July | 15:00h | Round 6 |
| Sunday | 24 July | 15:00h | Round 7 |
| Monday | 25 July | 15:00h | Round 8 |
| Tuesday | 26 July | 10:00h | Round 9, closing ceremony |
| Wednesday | 27 July | Departure |
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