This article details the results of the China national chess team.
Chess Olympiads
China has competed at the every Chess Olympiad since the 23rd edition in 1978.
World Team Chess Championships
Asian Team Chess Championships
Asian Chess Games
Overall statistics Appearances Years Points Games played Match points Matches played Games Matches % (Points/Games played) Team medals won Individual medals won1 2006 17½ 27 13 9 +14 =7 -6 +6 =1 -2 64.8 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 0 - 1
Yearly statistics Year Final position ELO team Points Games played Match points Matches played Games Matches % (Points/Games played) ELO opposition average ELO performance rating Individual medals2006 2. 2594 17½ 27 13 9 +14 =7 -6 +6 =1 -2 64.8 2459 2569 0 - 0 - 1
Asian Indoor Games
Overall statistics Appearances Years Points Games played Match points Matches played Games Matches % (Points/Games played) Team medals won Individual medals won1 2007 18½ 24 11 6 +15 =7 -2 +5 =1 -0 77.1 1 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0
Yearly statistics Year Final position ELO team Points Games played Match points Matches played Games Matches % (Points/Games played) ELO opposition average ELO performance rating Individual medals 2007 1. 2627 18½ 24 11 6 +15 =7 -2 +5 =1 -0 77.1 2379 2590 2 - 0 - 0
2007 In October 2007, China won the gold medal in the "classic chess mixed team" event of the 2nd Asian Indoor Games in Macau with 11 match points. India won the silver with 9 match points followed by Vietnam with 8 match points and 16.5 game points for the bronze.
World Youth Olympiads (U16)
2002 The Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF) organised the World Youth Olympiad (U16) which took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 20–28 August 2002. 2nd seeds China A took clear first on the back of an 85% score on board 1 by Wang Yue and an 80% score on board 2 by Zhao Jun. (Games in PGN.)
Final Standings 1 2 China - A 2362 31 232.0 2 1 Ukraine 2412 27 234.0 3 7 Indonesia 2197 26.5 219.0 4 4 India 2292 26 238.0 5 11 Uzbekistan 2113 24 238.5 6 3 Romania 2300 23 233.0 7 6 Iran 2224 22.5 226.5 8 8 Kazakhstan 2176 22 228.5 9 17 Singapore - A 2022 21.5 213.0 10 10 Vietnam 2119 21 216.5 11 9 Malaysia - A 2162 21 211.0 12 14 Australia - A 2067 21 190.0 13 5 England 2225 20.5 233.0 14 15 Turkmenistan 2067 20.5 179.0 15 28 USA 2000 20 198.0 28 Teams
National team summit matches
2001
2001 Summit Matches China vs. Russia Rapidplay
There was a China vs. Russia Rapidplay match in Beijing China on 5 September 2001 as a warm up for the China-Russia Summit. The match finished 4-4 after China won the first round 3.5-0.5 but Russia stormed back to win the second by the same score. The Russian team of Alexander Khalifman, Peter Svidler, Evgeny Shaposhnikov and Ekaterina Kovalevskaya took on the Chinese team of Ye Jiangchuan, Zhang Zhong, Ni Hua and Xu Yuhua. Games in PGN
China-Russia Chess Summit
The China-Russia Chess Summit took place in Shanghai, China, September 7-12th 2001. The event borrowed ideas from the China-USA match, like that series this one will last four years, China will host the match in 2001 and 2003 while Russia will be the host in 2002 and 2004. They played for the Riverside Weicheng Estate Cup. Games in PGN
Venue: Shanghai International Cenvention Center Sponsor: Weicheng Real Estate Corporation Prizefund: Men's $30,000, Women's $10,000 and Juniors $6,000. Format: Single Schveningen for Men, Double Schveningen for both Women and Junior sections. Time control: 40 moves within 2 hours, then 1 hour for the remaining moves.
Day 6 12 September 2001
The final day 6 saw 4 of 12 games drawn. The Russian men won 3.5-2.5, the Chinese women won 2.5-0.5 and the Chinese juniors 2-1.
Final Standings: Men Russia 21½ - China 14½, Women Russia 9-9 China, Juniors Russia 11 - China 7. Final Individual Standings: Men: 1. Motylev, 4.5 2-3. Grischuk, Khalifman 4.04. Dreev 3.5 5-7. Svidler, Xu Jun, Ye Jiangchuan 8-10. Rublevsky, Peng Xiaomin, Zhang Zhong 2.5 11. Liang Chong 2.0 12. Zhang Pengxiang 1.5. Women: 1-2. Wang Lei, Kovalevskaya 4.0 3. Stepovaia 3.5 4. Wang Pin 3.0 5. Xu Yuhua 2.0 6. Zimina 1.5 Juniors: 1. Bu Xiangzhi 4.5 2-3. Kosteniuk, Sharposhnikov 4.0 4. Smirnov 3.0 5. Ni Hua 2.0 6. Xu Yuanyuan 0.5
2nd SUFE Cup
There was a double-round Sheveningen system match which took place in Shanghai University of Finance and Economics called the "China-World All Stars Women's Summit". It featured the best Chinese women players against the rest of World, mainly Georgia. The time control was 25min/10sec. 2 or 3 games were played each day except June 3 which was a rest day. The 1st SUFE Cup featured GMs such as Krasenkow, Bologan and Ye Jiangchuan. This years was the turn of the women. The event received a lot of publicity. All games were transmitted live by Shanghai Cable TV but not on the Internet. Games in PGN
The final score was 41.5- 30.5.
China 41.5
1 Wang Pin wg CHN 2504 8.0 2564; 2 Zhu Chen wg CHN 2538 7.5 2534; 3 Xie Jun g CHN 2557 7.0 2496; 4 Xu Yuhua wg CHN 2501 7.0 2496; 5 Wang Lei wg CHN 2498 6.5 2468; 6 Qin Kanying wg CHN 2489 5.5 2410;
Rest of the World 30.5
1 Chiburdanidze, Maia g GEO 2513 7.0 2571; 2 Maric, Alisa m YUG 2446 6.0 2514; 3 Alexandria, Nana wg GEO 2336 5.5 2485; 4 Ioseliani, Nana m GEO 2499 5.0 2457; 5 Gaprindashvili, Nona g GEO 2381 4.0 2389; 6 Zhukova, Natalia wg UKR 2463 3.0 2321;
USA-China Match
The Seattle Chess Foundation ran the US-China Chess Summit Match March 14–18 in Seattle at the Norton Building's Harbor Club (Seattle) in downtown Seattle (second and Columbia). The four-round match had the top six players of each country facing each other in one game a day for four days. In addition, two leading women players and two junior players (under 18) from each country competed. China won the event 21-19 thanks to a brilliant day 3 (6.5-3.5), days 2 and 4 were drawn and the US edged day 1. Games in PGN
US team: Joel Benjamin, Boris Gulko, Yasser Seirawan, Gregory Kaidanov, Hikaru Nakamura, Alexander Ivanov, Larry Christiansen, Irina Krush, Camilla Baginskaite, Vinay S Bhat, Dmitry Schneider.
China team: Zhang Zhong, Yin Hao, Xu Jun, Peng Xiaomin, Ni Hua, Xie Jun, Zhu Chen, Wang Lei, Qin Kanying, Bu Xiangzhi.
US-China Results:
Day One: The US 5.5 - China 4.5. Day Two.: US 5 - China 5. Day Three: US 3.5 - China 6.5. Day Four: US 5 - China 5.
Final score: China 21 - US 19.
2002
2002 Summit MatchesUS-China Chess Summit
The US-China Chess Summit took place July 10-15th 2002 in Shanghai with games on the 11th, 12th, 14th, and 15th. Each round consisted of 10 games featuring six of the top male players, two of the top female players, and two of the top junior players from each country. The US led until the final round when a 6-4 loss led to China winning 20½ - 19½ overall. All Games in PGN
CHINA 4-6 USA DAY 1 11 July 2002 Ye Jiangchuan B 0-1 W Alexander Goldin Xu Jun W 1/2 B Yasser Seirawan Zhang Zhong B 1/2 W Larry Christiansen Bu Xiangzhi W 1/2 B Gregory Kaidanov Ni Hua B 0-1 W Joel Benjamin Zhang Pengxiang W 0-1 B Alexander Shabalov Zhu Chen B 1-0 W Irina Krush Wang Pin W 1-0 B Jennifer Shahade Wang Hao B 0-1 W Dmitry Schneider Wang Yue W 1/2 B Vinay Bhat
CHINA 5.5-4.5 USA DAY 2 12 July 2002
Ye Jiangchuan 1/2 Alexander Goldin Yasser Seirawan 1/2 Xu Jun Zhang Zhong 1-0 Boris Gulko Gregory Kaidanov 1/2 Bu Xiangzhi Ni Hua 0-1 Joel Benjamin Alexander Shabalov 1-0 Zhang Pengxiang Zhu Chen 1-0 Irina Krush Jennifer Shahade 0-1 WGM Wang Pin Zhao Jun 1/2 FM Dmitry Schneider Vinay Bhat 1/2 IM Wang Yue
Results of the 3rd Round 14 July 2002
CHINA 5 - 5 USA (14½ - 15½)
Ye Jiangchuan B 1/2 W Alexander Goldin Xu Jun W 1-0 B Larry Christiansen Zhang Zhong B 1/2 W Boris Gulko Bu Xiangzhi W 1/2 B Gregory Kaidanov Ni Hua B 1/2 W Joel Benjamin Xie Jun W 1/2 B Alexander Shabalov Zhu Chen B 0-1 W Irina Krush Wang Pin W 1/2 B Elena Donaldson Zhao Jun B 0-1 W Nakamura Hikaru Wang Yue W 1-0 B Vinay Bhat
Round 4 15 July 2002
CHINA 6-4 USA 20½ - 19½
Ye Jiangchuan W 1/2 B Alexander Goldin Xu Jun B 0-1 W Larry Christiansen Zhang Zhong W 1/2 B Boris Gulko Bu Xiangzhi B 1/2 W Gregory Kaidanov Ni Hua W 1/2 B Joel Benjamin Xie Jun B 1-0 W Alexander Shabalov Zhu Chen W 1-0 B Irina Krush Wang Pin B 1-0 W Elena Donaldson Zhao Jun W 1/2 B Dmitry Schneider Wang Yue B 1/2 W Nakamura Hikaru
2006 2006 Summit MatchesFrance - China Match
France and China played for the Trophée MULTICOMS in Paris 4–9 September 2006. This is a Scheveningen match with 6 men and 3 women in the teams. There are 20 000 Euros in prizes for the men's section. France edged out China 20-16 in the main men's event. The women's part was a complete mismatch in terms of ELO ratings in favour of the Chinese and so it proved in reality finishing 12.5-5.5. This left the final overall result as China 28.5 France 25.5.
Games in PGN (Men) - Games in PGN (Women)
Final Round 6 Standings:
Men
France Men 20.0 Bauer, Christian g FRA 2599 4.0 2705 Nataf, Igor-Alexandre g FRA 2592 4.0 2705 Fressinet, Laurent g FRA 2626 4.0 2705 Sokolov, Andrei1 g FRA 2589 3.5 2637 Degraeve, Jean-Marc g FRA 2540 2.5 2523 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime g FRA 2577 2.0 2455
China Men 16.0 Wang Yue g CHN 2626 4.0 2712 Zhou Jianchao g CHN 2520 3.5 2644 Ye Jiangchuan g CHN 2641 2.5 2530 Yu Shaoteng g CHN 2542 2.5 2530 Zhang Pengxiang g CHN 2622 2.0 2462 Zhao Jun g CHN 2533 1.5 2394
Women France Women 5.5 Leconte, Maria wg FRA 2304 3.5 2524 Choisy, Mathilde wf FRA 2145 1.0 2194 Guichard, Pauline FRA 2227 1.0 2194
China Women 12.5 Hou Yifan wf CHN 2488 5.0 2498 Zhao Xue wg CHN 2456 4.0 2350 Shen Yang CHN 2459 3.5 2282
Total: China 28.5 France 25.5
Coverage at: http://www.echecs.asso.fr/ and http://www.europe-echecs.com/
China-Russia Chess Summit
The China - Russia Chess Summit saw two double round robin Scheveningen format events, one for men and one for women, taking place in Ergun, Mongolia 10–20 August 2006. Russia won the men's event 26.5-23.5 but China won the women's section winning 28-22 which meant that in the combined standings China beat Russia 51.5-48.5.
Men's Games in PGN - Women's Games in PGN
2007 2007 Summit MatchesRussia vs China Match
The 4th China vs Russia Chess Match took place 18–31 August 2007 in Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia. China won the match overall 52.5-47.5 coming back to win the men's half with three wins in the final round and won the women's half 27-23 (almost entirely due to Elena Tairova's catastrophic 2.5/10, the other Russian players scored at least 50%).
Games in PGN
Final Round 10 Standings: IV RUS-CHN Match Nizhniy Novgorod RUS (RUS), 20-30 viii 2007 1 Alekseev, Evgeny g RUS 2689 7.0 2816 2 Inarkiev, Ernesto g RUS 2663 5.5 2703 3 Jakovenko, Dmitry g RUS 2735 5.0 2667 4 Tomashevsky, Evgeny g RUS 2654 3.5 2557 5 Timofeev, Artyom g RUS 2650 3.5 2557 24.5
1 Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina m RUS 2454 5.5 2469 2 Korbut, Ekaterina wg RUS 2445 5.0 2433 3 Kosintseva, Nadezhda m RUS 2475 5.0 2433 4 Kosintseva, Tatiana m RUS 2502 5.0 2433 5 Tairova, Elena wg RUS 2410 2.5 2240 23.0 47.5 1 Bu Xiangzhi g CHN 2685 5.0 2678 2 Wang Hao g CHN 2624 5.5 2714 3 Wang Yue g CHN 2696 5.5 2714 4 Zhang Pengxiang g CHN 2649 5.0 2678 5 Ni Hua g CHN 2681 4.5 2642 25.5
1 Ruan Lufei CHN 2433 6.0 2529 2 Zhao Xue wg CHN 2500 5.5 2493 3 Shen Yang wg CHN 2439 5.5 2493 4 Huang Qian wm CHN 2410 5.0 2457 5 Wang Yu wg CHN 2384 5.0 2457 27.0 52.5
Official site: https://web.archive.org/web/20080224034319/http://russiachess.org/
UK-China Match
The Liverpool Chess International took place 3–9 September 2007. China had a comfortable 28 - 20 win against a UK team, led by Michael Adams and Nigel Short, by 28-22 in Liverpool.Liverpool Chess International 2008Liverpool Chess International in The Week in Chess The Chinese team managed to do this without having a single player among the world's 20 highest-rated grandmasters. The average age of the British team was 29. For the Chinese it was 20.
Games in PGN