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Russia played China in a match in Sochi 14th-24th August 2009. The match was split between a men's match over 5 boards and a women's match over 5 boards. There were 5 classical games, 10 rapid games and 10 blitz games. Russia emerged the winner over all after winning by a big margin in the men's half of the match. China's women won their half of the match.

Results:

Men

Standard China 12 - Russia 13, Men Rapid China 21 Russia 29, Men Blitz China 20 Russia 30 Men's Match finishes China 53, Russia 72.

Women

Women Standard China 13.5 - Russia 11.5 Women Rapid China 25 Russia 25 Women Blitz China 28 Russia 22

Women's Match finishes China 66.5 Russia 58.5.

Total: China 119.5 - Russia 130.5

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Total Men China 12 - Russia 13
Round 1 (August 15, 2009) China 2.5 - Russia 2.5
Ding Liren	- Tomashevsky, Evgeny	½-½	37	E17	Queens Indian
Nepomniachtchi, Ian	- Ni Hua	½-½	30	B33	Sicilian Sveshnikov
Timofeev, Artyom	- Zhou Jianchao	½-½	24	A22	English Opening
Vitiugov, Nikita	- Bu Xiangzhi	½-½	34	E53	Nimzo Indian
Wang Yue	- Malakhov, Vladimir	½-½	21	D15	Slav Defence
Round 2 (August 16, 2009) China 2 - Russia 3
Ni Hua	- Timofeev, Artyom	1-0	44	B53	Sicilian Hungarian
Tomashevsky, Evgeny	- Wang Yue	1-0	41	A29	English Four Knights
Bu Xiangzhi	- Malakhov, Vladimir	½-½	33	B36	Sicilian Maroczy Bind
Nepomniachtchi, Ian	- Ding Liren	½-½	32	C10	French Rubinstein
Zhou Jianchao	- Vitiugov, Nikita	0-1	64	D38	QGD Ragozin
Round 3 (August 17, 2009) China 3 Russia 2
Tomashevsky, Evgeny	- Bu Xiangzhi	½-½	16	D94	Gruenfeld Closed
Ding Liren	- Vitiugov, Nikita	1-0	41	D45	Anti-Meran Variations
Malakhov, Vladimir	- Ni Hua	1-0	36	D45	Anti-Meran Variations
Wang Yue	- Timofeev, Artyom	1-0	63	A84	Dutch
Zhou Jianchao	- Nepomniachtchi, Ian	½-½	27	D43	Anti-Meran Gambit
Round 4 (August 18, 2009) Russia 2.5 China 2.5
Malakhov, Vladimir	- Zhou Jianchao	½-½	58	A16	English Opening
Bu Xiangzhi	- Nepomniachtchi, Ian	½-½	43	A22	English Opening
Vitiugov, Nikita	- Wang Yue	½-½	36	D39	QGD Ragozin
Ni Hua	- Tomashevsky, Evgeny	½-½	13	C84	Ruy Lopez Centre Attack
Timofeev, Artyom	- Ding Liren	½-½	40	C10	French Rubinstein
Round 5 (August 19, 2009) Russia 3 China 2
Ding Liren	- Malakhov, Vladimir	0-1	37	D15	Slav Defence
Nepomniachtchi, Ian	- Wang Yue	½-½	22	B33	Sicilian Sveshnikov
Ni Hua	- Vitiugov, Nikita	½-½	22	B52	Sicilian Rossolimo
Zhou Jianchao	- Tomashevsky, Evgeny	½-½	17	A38	English Symmetrical
Timofeev, Artyom	- Bu Xiangzhi	½-½	17	E25	Nimzo Indian Saemisch

Russia - China Match Standard Sochi (RUS), 15-19 viii 2009 Final Round 5 Standings
China								12
1	Wang Yue	2736	|					2.5/5
2	Bu Xiangzhi	2702	|	|				2.5/5
3	Ni Hua	2701	|	|	|			2.5/5
4	Ding Liren	2530	|	|	|	|		2.5/5
5	Zhou Jianchao	2623	|	|	|	|	|	2.0/5
Russia								13
1	Malakhov,V	2707	½	½	1	1	½	3.5/5
2	Tomashevsky,E	2689	1	½	½	½	½	3.0/5
3	Vitiugov,N	2681	½	½	½	0	1	2.5/5
4	Nepomniachtchi,I	2632	½	½	½	½	½	2.5/5
5	Timofeev,Arty	2681	0	½	0	½	½	1.5/5

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Women Total China 13.5 - Russia 11.5
Round 1 (August 15, 2009) China 3.5 - Russia 1.5
Gunina, Valentina	- Xu Yuhua	1-0	36	E15	Queens Indian
Huang Qian	- Tairova, Elena	1-0	45	D44	Anti-Meran Gambit
Ju Wenjun	- Kosintseva, Nadezhda	1-0	64	E05	Catalan
Shen Yang	- Romanko, Marina	1-0	57	E97	King's Indian Classical
Kosintseva, Tatiana	- Zhao Xue	½-½	52	C99	Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Round 2 (August 16, 2009) China 2 - Russia 3
Huang Qian	- Gunina, Valentina	1-0	60	D16	Slav Lasker/Smyslov
Romanko, Marina	- Ju Wenjun	1-0	45	B52	Sicilian Rossolimo
Tairova, Elena	- Shen Yang	1-0	26	C50	Giuoco Piano
Kosintseva, Nadezhda	- Zhao Xue	1-0	41	C95	Ruy Lopez Breyer
Xu Yuhua	- Kosintseva, Tatiana	1-0	76	C92	Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Round 3 (August 17, 2009) China 3.5 - 1.5
Romanko, Marina	- Huang Qian	½-½	65	B01	Centre Counter
Xu Yuhua	- Kosintseva, Nadezhda	½-½	50	B19	Caro Kann
Zhao Xue	- Tairova, Elena	1-0	27	D15	Slav Defence
Gunina, Valentina	- Ju Wenjun	0-1	30	D75	Gruenfeld 3.g3
Kosintseva, Tatiana	- Shen Yang	½-½	55	C65	Ruy Lopez Berlin
Round 4 (August 18, 2009) China 2.5 Russia 2.5
Ju Wenjun	- Kosintseva, Tatiana	1-0	43	B38	Sicilian Maroczy Bind
Shen Yang	- Gunina, Valentina	1-0	50	D16	Slav Lasker/Smyslov
Tairova, Elena	- Xu Yuhua	1-0	61	C10	French Rubinstein
Kosintseva, Nadezhda	- Huang Qian	½-½	48	B97	Sicilian Najdorf
Zhao Xue	- Romanko, Marina	0-1	45	E97	King's Indian Classical
Round 5 (August 19, 2009) Russia 3 China 2
Huang Qian	- Kosintseva, Tatiana	½-½	50	D38	QGD Ragozin
Romanko, Marina	- Xu Yuhua	0-1	61	C00	French Defence
Tairova, Elena	- Ju Wenjun	½-½	40	B20	Sicilian Wing Gambit
Shen Yang	- Kosintseva, Nadezhda	0-1	40	D85	Gruenfeld Defence
Gunina, Valentina	- Zhao Xue	1-0	27	A46	Queen's Pawn Opening

Russia - China Match Women Standard Sochi (RUS), 15-19 viii 2009 Final Round 5 Standings
Russia								11.5
1	Kosintseva,N	2482	|					3.0/5
2	Tairova,E	2450	|	|				2.5/5
3	Romanko,M	2447	|	|	|			2.5/5
4	Gunina,V	2437	|	|	|	|		2.0/5
5	Kosintseva,T	2539	|	|	|	|	|	1.5/5
China								13.5
1	Ju Wenjun	2443	1	½	0	1	1	3.5/5
2	Huang Qian	2424	½	1	½	1	½	3.5/5
3	Xu Yuhua	2485	½	0	1	0	1	2.5/5
4	Shen Yang	2453	0	0	1	1	½	2.5/5
5	Zhao Xue	2544	0	1	0	0	½	1.5/5

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Russia - China Match Rapid Sochi (RUS), 21-22 viii 2009 Final Round 10 Standings
Russia								29
1	Nepomniachtchi,I	2632	|					8.0/10
2	Tomashevsky,E	2689	|	|				7.0/10
3	Timofeev,Arty	2681	|	|	|			5.0/10
4	Vitiugov,N	2681	|	|	|	|		4.5/10
5	Malakhov,V	2707	|	|	|	|	|	4.5/10
China								21
1	Wang Yue	2736	10	1½	½½	1½	½½	6.0/10
2	Ni Hua	2701	½0	½0	½½	11	0½	4.5/10
3	Bu Xiangzhi	2702	½0	½0	½½	½0	½1	4.0/10
4	Ding Liren	2530	00	½0	½½	0½	½1	3.5/10
5	Zhou Jianchao	2623	00	00	10	01	½½	3.0/10

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Russia - China Match Women Rapid Sochi (RUS), 21-22 viii 2009 Final Round 10 Standings
China								25
1	Ju Wenjun	2443	|					7.0/10
2	Xu Yuhua	2485	|	|				6.5/10
3	Huang Qian	2424	|	|	|			5.0/10
4	Zhao Xue	2544	|	|	|	|		4.0/10
5	Shen Yang	2453	|	|	|	|	|	2.5/10
Russia								25
1	Kosintseva,T	2539	11	½1	11	01	11	8.5/10
2	Kosintseva,N	2482	½0	½½	1½	01	1½	5.5/10
3	Romanko,M	2447	½0	00	½0	11	11	5.0/10
4	Gunina,V	2437	00	01	10	½0	11	4.5/10
5	Tairova,E	2450	00	00	00	½1	00	1.5/10

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Russia - China Match Blitz Sochi (RUS), 23 viii 2009 Final Round 10 Standings
China								20
1	Ni Hua	2701	|					5.0/10
2	Ding Liren	2530	|	|				4.5/10
3	Wang Yue	2736	|	|	|			4.0/10
4	Zhou Jianchao	2623	|	|	|	|		3.5/10
5	Bu Xiangzhi	2702	|	|	|	|	|	3.0/10
Russia								30
1	Tomashevsky,E	2689	11	01	11	01	½1	7.5/10
2	Malakhov,V	2707	½1	0½	½1	11	10	6.5/10
3	Vitiugov,N	2681	½0	10	10	11	11	6.5/10
4	Nepomniachtchi,I	2632	½0	11	½0	½1	11	6.5/10
5	Timofeev,Arty	2681	0½	01	01	00	½0	3.0/10

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Russia - China Match Women Blitz Sochi (RUS), 23 viii 2009 Final Round 10 Standings
Russia								22
1	Gunina,V	2437	|					6.0/10
2	Kosintseva,N	2482	|	|				5.5/10
3	Kosintseva,T	2539	|	|	|			5.0/10
4	Romanko,M	2447	|	|	|	|		3.0/10
5	Tairova,E	2450	|	|	|	|	|	2.5/10
China								28
1	Xu Yuhua	2485	01	10	01	11	11	7.0/10
2	Ju Wenjun	2443	10	½0	11	11	½1	7.0/10
3	Zhao Xue	2544	10	10	11	10	1½	6.5/10
4	Huang Qian	2424	10	01	00	10	10	4.0/10
5	Shen Yang	2453	00	10	00	½½	½1	3.5/10

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