26 November 2019
First Games of Russia - China Match Played in Moscow
Guests take the lead 6-4.
On November 26, the first round of the traditional Russia - China match was played in the Central Chess Club in Moscow. The Chinese teams achieved victories 3-2 in both sections.
It is curious that in the open section all games were won with White.
Lu Shanglei - V. Fedoseev 1-0, Bai Jinshi - A. Sarana 1-0, Xu Yinglun - M. Chigaev 1-0, A. Esipenko - Xu Xiangyu 1-0, A. Predke - Wen Yang 1-0.
In the women's event, the results were more varied.
M. Potapova - Ning Kaiyu 0-1, P. Shuvalova - Zhai Mo 1/2, L. Garifullina - Ding Yixin 1-0, Zhu Jiner - D. Dordzhieva 1-0, Huang Qian - A. Bivol 1/2.
The second round will be played on November 27.
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Photos by Vladimir Barsky