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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Beijing, November 10 (Xinhua) — The 7th International Team Chess Tournament among members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) concluded recently in Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang Province, northeast China. Over the course of three days, after 11 rounds of fierce competition, Team Russia claimed victory, Team China took second place, and Team Kazakhstan rounded out the top three.
According to local media, a thrilling final match took place between the Chinese and Russian teams, although both teams ultimately tied 2-2. However, the Russian players, with a total tournament result of 8 wins and 2 draws, defeated the Chinese chess players (7 wins and 3 draws) and won gold.
Thus, the Russian team has already won the champion title three times since the tournament was held, and the Chinese team has won silver five times.
Eleven teams from nine countries, including China, Russia, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, and Mongolia, participated in the 7th International Team Chess Tournament among SCO countries. Each team consisted of three men and one woman.
In particular, China was represented by three teams, including grandmasters with a maximum rating of over 2600 points, such as Lu Shanglei, Li Chao, and Ma Qun. Russia's honor was also defended by prominent young players: Savva Vetokhin, Artem Uskov, and Anna Shukhman, all U16 World Chess Olympiad champions, as well as International Master Roman Shogdzhiev.
The SCO International Team Chess Tournament was established in 2019 and has been held seven times continuously, with the first five tournaments taking place in Qingdao, Shandong Province, and the last two in Harbin. The main organizers of the competition are the Chess and Card Center of the General Administration of Sports of the People's Republic of China and the China Chess Association.
The organizers hope that such chess competitions will serve as a platform for the discovery of new models of exchange and cooperation between SCO countries in the field of sports, will promote cultural communication and mutual understanding between their participants, and thereby make an active contribution to strengthening the solidarity and progress of the SCO. -0-
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