China’s women world champion qualifies for men’s World Cup in RussiaWomen’s 2006 world chess champion Xu Yuhua of China has qualified for the men’s World Chess Cup alongside with other seven Chinese, according to the International Chess Federation (FIDE)...
Chinese Power
Chinese ChessGabriel Schoenfeld – 10.3.2007 – 11:52AM“Are We Ready for China?” That is the title of Aaron Friedberg’s characteristically provocative essay in the October COMMENTARY. Friedberg, who teaches politics at Princeton and was from 2003 to 2005 a key...
China wins match by 8 points
China edged UK by the score of 4.5 to 3.5 in round 6 to win by a margin of 8 points. China also wins the match score 5-1. GM Adams, Michael 2724 – 2523 Hou, Yifan WGM 1-0GM Short,...
China wins big today
Picture from the official website GM Wang, Hao 2626 – 2724 Adams, Michael GM 1/2GM Zhang, Pengxiang 2649 – 2683 Short, Nigel GM 1/2GM Rowson, Jonathan 2599 – 2523 Hou, Yifan WGM 1/2GM Ni, Hua 2681 – 2536 Pert,...
China back on track with 5-3 win
After a set back yesterday, the Chinese team on its 3rd match out of 4 to widen the lead to 4 points over the team from the UK. Round 4 – Friday September 7th GM Adams, Michael 2724 –...
Team UK tries to pull even against China
Having won the 3rd match and pulling within 2 points of China, the UK team will try to maintain the momentum for the 4th match. They are trailing China by 2 points. Round 4 – Friday September 7th GM...
UK strikes back to pull within 2
The UK team has struck back and won the 3rd match by the score of 5-3 to pull within 2 of China. Here are the results: GM Adams, Michael 2724 – 2681 Ni, Hua GM 1-0GM Short, Nigel 2683...
Third match LIVE actions
Round 3 LIVE actions (UK – China match) Thursday 6th September GM Adams, Michael 2724 – 2681 Ni, Hua GMGM Short, Nigel 2683 – 2685 Bu, Xiangzhi GMGM Wang, Yue 2696 – 2599 Rowson, Jonathan GMWGM Hou, Yifan 2523...
China defeats UK again
Round 2 (September 5, 2007) Howell, David – Wang Hao 0-1Jones, Gawain – Hou Yifan 1-0Zhang Pengxiang – Pert, Nicholas 1-0Ni Hua – Rowson, Jonathan 1-0Short, Nigel – Wang Yue 1/2Bu Xiangzhi – Adams, Michael 1/2Ding Yixin – Arakhamia-Grant,...
Round 2 of the UK – China match
Round 2 – Wednesday 5th September, 15.00 hrs GM Bu, Xiangzhi 2685 – 2724 Adams, Michael GMGM Short, Nigel 2683 – 2696 Wang, Yue GMGM Ni, Hua 2681 – 2599 Rowson, Jonathan GMGM Zhang, Pengxiang 2649 – 2536 Pert,...