1 June 2018

Team Russia Defeats China in Match in Qinhuangdao

Total score is 30:20.

Photo: Qipai.org.cn
Photo: Qipai.org.cn

In the final fifth round of the China - Russia match in Qinhuangdao, the Russian men's team won 3.5-1.5 (Sanan Sjugirov and Kirill Alekseenko defated their rivals, while Andrey Esipenko, Alexey Sarana, and Maxim Matlakov made draws). 

The score is 14.5-10.5 in favor of the Russian team.

The Russian women's team lost 2-3 (Aleksandra Goryachkina, Olga Girya, Natalija Pogonina, and Polina Shuvalova drew their games, Valentina Gunina lost). 

The score is 15.5-9.5 in favor of the Russian team. 

The total score in the classical part is 30-20 in favor of Russia.

The best results were shown by Sanan Sjugirov, Alexey Sarana, Aleksandra Goryachkina, and Natalija Pogonina - 3.5/5.  

Tournament on Chess-Results (men)

Tournament on Chess-Results (women)

Photos by Vladimir Potkin and Alexander Motylev


We congratulate the Russian teams on their successful performance in China!