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Sino-US Chess Event to Kick off Thursday

No less than 14 grandmasters fromboth China and the United States will face off here in the Sino-U.S Chess Event slated from July 11 to 15.


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Sino-US Chess Event to Kick off Thursday
No less than 14 grandmasters fromboth China and the United States will face off here in the Sino-U.S Chess Event slated from July 11 to 15.

Thirteen players from both sides will compete on 10 boards overfour rounds of play.

According to the rule, each player will have 90 minutes per game, plus 30 seconds added for every move from the beginning.

Following are the team squads from both participant countries:

Chinese delegation:

Overall Team:

1. Ye Jiangchuan, GM, 2676,

2. Xu Jun, GM, 2654,

3. Zhang Zhong, GM, 2639,

4. Bu Xiangzhi, GM, 2601,

5. Ni Hua, GM, 2536,

6. Zhang Pengxiang, GM, 2601,

7. Xie Jun, GM, 2562,

Women's Team:

1. Zhu Chen, GM, 2505,

2. Wang Pin, WGM, 2482,

3. Zhao Xue, WGM, 2357,

Junior's Team:

1. Wang Yue, FM, 2454,

2. Wang Hao, NM-

3. Zhao Jun, NM, 2359,

USA delegation:

Overall Team:

1. Alexander Goldin, GM, 2618,

2. Yasser Seirawan, GM, 2631,

3. Boris Gulko, GM, 2597,

4. Gregory Kaidanov, GM, 2616,

5. Alexander Shabalov, GM, 2622,

6. Joel Benjamin, GM, 2598,

7. Larry Christiansen, GM, 2578,

Women's Team:

1. Irina Krush, WGM, 2406,

2. Elena Donaldson, WGM, 2377,

3. Jennifer Shahade, WIM, 2341,

Junior's Team:

1. Vinay Bhat, IM, 2411,

2. Dmitry Schneider, FM, 2434,

3. Nakamura Hikaru, IM, 2466.


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