China Beat US 5.5-4.5 in Chess Contest Second Round

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China Beat US 5.5-4.5 in Chess Contest Second Round

Hosts China beat the United States 5.5-4.5 here on Friday in the second round of their second chess contest. Following were the results of the ten games (US players at the front):

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Hosts China beat the United States 5.5-4.5 here on Friday in the second round of their second chess contest. Following were the results of the ten games (US players at the front):

Men's event:

Alexander Goldin, GM, tied Ye Jiangchuan, GM

Yasser Seirawan, GM, tied Xu Jun, GM

Larry Christiansen, GM, lost to Zhang Zhong, GM

Gregory Kaidanov, GM, tied Bu Xiangzhi, GM

Joel Benjamin, GM, beat Ni Hua, GM

Alexander Shabalov, GM, beat Zhang Pengxiang, GM

Women's event:

Irina Krush, WGM, lost to Zhu Chen, GM

Jennifer Shahade, WIM, lost to Wang Pin, WGM

Junior's event:

Dmitry Schneider, FM, tied Zhao Jun, NM

Vinay Bhat, IM, tied Wang Yue, FM

(Note: One point will be awarded for a win, 0.5 for a draw and nil for loss)

The United States still lead 10.5-9.5 over China after two rounds. Altogether there are four rounds of competitions in the two-country chess contest.

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