China competed at the 37th Chess Olympiad, which took place between 20 May and 6 June 2006, in Turin, Italy.

Open Tournament

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Summary

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  • The Chinese men's team came 2nd winning Silver.
  • Wang Yue went undefeated winning eight games and drawing four.

Standings

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No. Team Points Buch Matches
2. China 34 393.0 +8 =1 -4

Rounds

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Round Opposition Score Result
1 Syria 3.5 - 0.5 Win
2 Scotland 3.5 - 0.5 Win
3 Slovakia 3.5 - 0.5 Win
4 Russia 1.0 - 3.0 Loss
5 India 2.0 - 2.0 Draw
6 USA 1.5 - 2.5 Loss
7 Argentina 3.0 - 1.0 Win
8 Philippines 3.5 - 0.5 Win
9 Georgia 4.0 - 0.0 Win
10 Armenia 0.5 - 3.5 Loss
11 France 1.5 - 2.5 Loss
12 Czech Republic 3.0 - 1.0 Win
13 Netherlands 2.5 - 1.5 Win

Round 1

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Syria 2296 ½ : 3½ 2588 China
Hamad 2286 0 - 1 2623 GM Zhang Pengxiang
IM Hakki 2459 0 - 1 2598 GM Wang Yue
FM Omearat 2274 ½ - ½ 2607 GM Ni Hua
Al-Baba 2166 0 - 1 2525 GM Zhao Jun

Round 2

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China 2593 3½ : ½ 2441 Scotland
GM Bu Xiangzhi 2640 1 - 0 2594 GM Rowson
GM Wang Yue 2598 1 - 0 2437 GM McNab
GM Ni Hua 2607 ½ - ½ 2447 IM Aagaard
GM Zhao Jun 2525 1 - 0 2285 FM Berry

Round 3

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Slovakia 2536 ½ : 3½ 2625 China
GM Ftáčnik 2597 ½ - ½ 2640 GM Bu Xiangzhi
GM Štohl 2538 0 - 1 2640 GM Zhang Zhong
IM Petrík 2515 0 - 1 2623 GM Zhang Pengxiang
GM Likavský 2492 0 - 1 2598 GM Wang Yue

Round 4

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China 2625 1 : 3 2723 Russia
GM Bu Xiangzhi 2640 ½ - ½ 2729 GM Kramnik
GM Zhang Zhong 2640 0 - 1 2743 GM Svidler
GM Zhang Pengxiang 2623 0 - 1 2719 GM Grischuk
GM Wang Yue 2598 ½ - ½ 2701 GM Bareev

Round 5

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India 2688 2 : 2 2621 China
GM Anand 2803 ½ - ½ 2640 GM Bu Xiangzhi
GM Sasikiran 2692 ½ - ½ 2640 GM Zhang Zhong
GM Harikrishna 2680 ½ - ½ 2598 GM Wang Yue
GM Ganguly 2578 ½ - ½ 2607 GM Ni Hua

Round 6

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China 2597 1½ : 2½ 2640 United States
GM Bu Xiangzhi 2640 1 - 0 2671 GM Kamsky
GM Zhang Pengxiang 2623 0 - 1 2650 GM Onischuk
GM Wang Yue 2598 ½ - ½ 2637 GM Ibragimov
GM Zhao Jun 2525 0 - 1 2603 GM Kaidanov

Round 7

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Argentina 2510 1 : 3 2621 China
GM Peralta 2524 ½ - ½ 2640 GM Bu Xiangzhi
GM Ricardi 2515 0 - 1 2640 GM Zhang Zhong
IM Flores, Diego. 2494 0 - 1 2598 GM Wang Yue
GM Zarnicki 2507 ½ - ½ 2607 GM Ni Hua

Round 8

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China 2625 3½ : ½ 2504 Philippines
GM Bu Xiangzhi 2640 1 - 0 2617 GM Paragua
GM Zhang Zhong 2640 ½ - ½ 2539 GM Antonio
GM Zhang Pengxiang 2623 1 - 0 2406 Laylo
GM Wang Yue 2598 1 - 0 2452 FM Dimakiling

Round 9

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Georgia 2597 0 : 4 2621 China
GM Jobava 2646 0 - 1 2640 GM Bu Xiangzhi
GM Kacheishvili 2605 0 - 1 2640 GM Zhang Zhong
GM Gagunashvili 2560 0 - 1 2598 GM Wang Yue
GM Gelashvili 2576 0 - 1 2607 GM Ni Hua

Round 10

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Armenia 2680 2½ : 1½ 2621 China
GM Aronian 2756 ½ - ½ 2640 GM Bu Xiangzhi
GM Akopian 2706 1 - 0 2640 GM Zhang Zhong
GM Asrian 2646 ½ - ½ 2598 GM Wang Yue
GM Sargissian 2612 ½ - ½ 2607 GM Ni Hua

Round 11

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China 2628 1½ : 2½ 2649 France
GM Bu Xiangzhi 2640 ½ - ½ 2708 GM Bacrot
GM Zhang Zhong 2640 0 - 1 2682 GM Lautier
GM Zhang Pengxiang 2623 ½ - ½ 2628 GM Sokolov, A.
GM Ni Hua 2607 ½ - ½ 2576 GM Vachier-Lagrave

Round 12

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Czech Republic 2576 1 : 3 2617 China
GM Navara 2658 ½ - ½ 2640 GM Bu Xiangzhi
GM Hráček 2593 0 - 1 2623 GM Zhang Pengxiang
GM Láznička 2551 0 - 1 2598 GM Wang Yue
IM Cvek 2503 ½ - ½ 2607 GM Ni Hua

Round 13

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China 2617 2½ : 1½ 2646 Netherlands
GM Bu Xiangzhi 2640 ½ - ½ 2676 GM Sokolov, I.
GM Zhang Pengxiang 2623 0 - 1 2669 GM Tiviakov
GM Wang Yue 2598 1 - 0 2655 GM Van Wely
GM Ni Hua 2607 1 - 0 2584 GM Nijboer

Team results

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Stage: FINAL A RESULTS
Round: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th Points gms + = - % Elo opposition average Elo performance rating pos.
Opponent: SYR SCO SVK RUS IND USA ARG PHI GEO ARM FRA CZE NED
Score: 1 2 3 4 3 34 52 23 22 7 65.4 2576 2686 2.
1. GM Bu Xiangzhi 2640 - 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 8 12 4 8 0 66.7 2665 2790 -
2. GM Zhang Zhong 2640 - - 1 0 ½ - 1 ½ 1 0 0 - - 4 8 3 2 3 50.0 2628 2628 -
3. GM Zhang Pengxiang 2623 1 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 - - ½ 1 0 8 4 1 3 56.3 2558 2601 -
4. GM Wang Yue 2598 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ - 1 1 10 12 8 4 0 83.3 2564 2837 2. + 1.
1r. GM Ni Hua 2607 ½ ½ - - ½ - ½ - 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 9 2 7 0 61.1 2517 2597 -
2r. GM Zhao Jun 2525 1 1 - - - 0 - - - - - - - 2 3 2 0 1 66.7 2351 2476 -
2628 W W W L D L W W W L L W W 13 8 1 4 17 : 9
ELO Match results matches + = - Match points

Individual statistics

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Name Title ELO rating Board Points Games played + = - % ELOav ELOp position
team individual
Bu Xiangzhi GM 2640 1 8 12 4 8 0 66.7 2665 2790 2.
Zhang Zhong GM 2640 2 4 8 3 2 3 50.0 2628 2628 2.
Zhang Pengxiang GM 2623 3 8 4 1 3 56.3 2558 2601 2.
Wang Yue GM 2598 4 10 12 8 4 0 83.3 2564 2837 2. 2. + 1.
Ni Hua GM 2607 1r. 9 2 7 0 61.1 2517 2597 2.
Zhao Jun GM 2525 2r. 2 3 2 0 1 66.7 2351 2476 2.

Team statistics

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Team code ELO rating Final position Points Buch Games played Matches games % ELOav ELOp Individual medals
CHN 2628 2. 34 393.0 52 8 1 4 23 22 7 65.4 2576 2686 1 - 1 - 0

Medals

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Team

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Place of finish [1] Players [2][3] Seed [4] Average April 2006 FIDE rating [5] Matches won Matches drawn Matches lost Total score [6]
Second Bu Xiangzhi, Zhang Zhong, Zhang Pengxiang, Wang Yue, Ni Hua, Zhao Jun 12 2628 8 1 4 34.0

Best individual rating performance

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Position Player [3] April 2006 FIDE rating Principal board played Games played Points scored Rating performance
Second Wang Yue 2598 4 12 10.0 2837
6th Bu Xiangzhi 2640 1 12 8.0 2790

Board prizes

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Fourth board

Player April 2006 FIDE rating Games played Points scored Percentage attained [7]
GM [8] Wang Yue 2598 12 10.0 83.3

Women's Tournament

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Summary

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  • The Chinese women's team came 3rd winning Bronze.
  • Zhao Xue who entered the tournament seeded 22nd played played in every round and went undefeated conceding only six draws in 13 games.

Standings

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No. Team Points Buch Matches
3. China 27½ 307.5 +8 =3 -2

Rounds

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Round Opposition Score Result
1 Malaysia 3.0 - 0.0 Win
2 England 3.0 - 0.0 Win
3 France 2.5 - 0.5 Win
4 Ukraine 1.0 - 2.0 Loss
5 Hungary 0.5 - 2.5 Loss
6 Poland 2.5 - 0.5 Win
7 Bulgaria 1.5 - 1.5 Draw
8 Latvia 3.0 - 0.0 Win
9 Russia 1.5 - 1.5 Draw
10 Armenia 2.0 - 1.0 Win
11 Greece 3.0 - 0.0 Win
12 USA 1.5 - 1.5 Draw
13 Belarus 2.5 - 0.5 Win

Round 1

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Malaysia 2089 0 : 3 2377 China
WFM Siti 2169 0 - 1 2423 WGM Zhao Xue
Wan Khye Theng 1989 0 - 1 2411 Shen Yang
WCM Nur Shazwani 2108 0 - 1 2298 WFM Hou Yifan

Round 2

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China 2377 3 : 0 2231 England
WGM Zhao Xue 2423 1 - 0 2378 IM Houska
Shen Yang 2411 1 - 0 2144 WFM Gilbert
WFM Hou Yifan 2298 1 - 0 2170 WGM Bellin

Round 3

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France 2366 ½ : 2½ 2370 China
IM Skripchenko 2423 ½ - ½ 2423 WGM Zhao Xue
WGM Leconte 2345 0 - 1 2390 WGM Wang Yu
WGM Milliet 2330 0 - 1 2298 WFM Hou Yifan

Round 4

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China 2370 1 : 2 2430 Ukraine
WGM Zhao Xue 2423 ½ - ½ 2425 WGM Zhukova
WGM Wang Yu 2390 0 - 1 2468 IM Lahno
WFM Hou Yifan 2298 ½ - ½ 2397 WGM Ushenina

Round 5

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Hungary 2426 2½ : ½ 2377 China
IM Hoang 2487 ½ - ½ 2423 WGM Zhao Xue
IM Madl 2387 1 - 0 2411 Shen Yang
IM Vajda 2403 1 - 0 2298 WFM Hou Yifan

Round 6

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China 2377 2½ : ½ 2334 Poland
WGM Zhao Xue 2423 1 - 0 2439 IM Radziewicz
Shen Yang 2411 ½ - ½ 2265 WFM Przezdziecka
WFM Hou Yifan 2298 1 - 0 2297 WIM Majdan

Round 7

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Bulgaria 2367 1½ : 1½ 2370 China
GM Stefanova 2502 ½ - ½ 2423 WGM Zhao Xue
WGM Djingarova 2319 ½ - ½ 2390 WGM Wang Yu
WGM Velcheva 2279 ½ - ½ 2298 WFM Hou Yifan

Round 8

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China 2377 3 : 0 2291 Latvia
WGM Zhao Xue 2423 1 - 0 2287 WGM Reizniece
Shen Yang 2411 1 - 0 2309 WGM Rogule
WFM Hou Yifan 2298 1 - 0 2278 WIM Berzina

Round 9

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China 2377 1½ : 1½ 2496 Russia
WGM Zhao Xue 2423 ½ - ½ 2540 GM Kosteniuk
Shen Yang 2411 0 - 1 2489 IM Kosintseva
WFM Hou Yifan 2298 1 - 0 2460 IM Kovalevskaya

Round 10

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Armenia 2371 1 : 2 2370 China
IM Mkrtchian 2453 0 - 1 2423 WGM Zhao Xue
IM Danielian 2422 1 - 0 2390 WGM Wang Yu
WIM Andriasian 2237 0 - 1 2298 WFM Hou Yifan

Round 11

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China 2377 3 : 0 2354 Greece
WGM Zhao Xue 2423 1 - 0 2464 IM Dembo
Shen Yang 2411 1 - 0 2305 WGM Makropoulou
WFM Hou Yifan 2298 1 - 0 2292 WIM Fakhiridou

Round 12

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United States 2414 1½ : 1½ 2377 China
WGM Zatonskih 2433 ½ - ½ 2423 WGM Zhao Xue
IM Krush 2437 1 - 0 2411 Shen Yang
WGM Goletiani 2371 0 - 1 2298 WFM Hou Yifan

Round 13

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China 2377 2½ : ½ 2262 Belarus
WGM Zhao Xue 2423 1 - 0 2281 Azarova
Shen Yang 2411 ½ - ½ 2223 WIM Popova
WFM Hou Yifan 2298 1 - 0 2281 WIM Sharevich

Team results

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Stage: FINAL A RESULTS
Round: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th Points gms + = - % Elo opposition average Elo performance rating pos.
Opponent: MAS ENG FRA UKR HUN POL BUL LAT RUS ARM GRE USA BLR
Score: 3 3 1 ½ 3 2 3 27½ 39 22 11 6 70.5 2341 2499 3.
1. WGM Zhao Xue 2423 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 10 13 7 6 0 76.9 2406 2617 2.
2. WGM Wang Yu 2390 - - 1 0 - - ½ - - 0 - - - 4 1 1 2 37.5 2389 2302 -
3. Shen Yang 2411 1 1 - - 0 ½ - 1 0 - 1 0 ½ 5 9 4 2 3 55.6 2283 2326 -
r. WFM Hou Yifan 2298 1 1 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 13 10 2 1 84.6 2300 2596 2.
2408 W W W L L W D W D W W D W 13 8 3 2 19 : 7
ELO Match results matches + = - Match points

Individual statistics

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Name Title ELO rating Board Points Games played + = - % ELOav ELOp position
team individual
Zhao Xue WGM 2423 1 10 13 7 6 0 76.9 2406 2617 3. 2.
Wang Yu WGM 2390 2 4 1 1 2 37.5 2389 2302 3. - -
Shen Yang - 2411 3 CHN 5 9 4 2 3 55.6 2283 2326 3.
Hou Yifan WFM 2298 1r. 11 13 10 2 1 84.6 2300 2596 3. 2.

Team statistics

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Team code ELO rating Final position Points Buch Games played Matches games % ELOav ELOp Individual medals
CHN 2408 3. 27½ 307.5 39 8 3 2 22 11 6 70.5 2341 2499 0 - 2 - 0

Medals

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Team

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Place of finish [9] Players [10] [11] Seed [12] Average April 2006 FIDE rating [13] Matches won Matches drawn Matches lost Total score [14]
Third WGM Zhao Xue, WGM Wang Yu, Shen Yang, WFM [15] Hou Yifan 6 2408 8 3 2 27.5

Best individual rating performance

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Player April 2006 FIDE rating Principal board played Games played Points scored Rating performance
WGM [16] Zhao Xue 2423 1 13 10.0 2617
WFM [15] Hou Yifan 2298 3 13 11.0 2596

Board prizes

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Fourth (reserve) board

Player April 2006 FIDE rating Games played Points scored Percentage attained [7]
WFM [15] Hou Yifan 2298 13 11.0 84.6

[[Category:China at the Chess Olympiads]]

  1. ^ Where teams share the same total score, they are ordered by Buchholz tiebreak scores, calculated by summing the final scores of each opponent played by a given team. It was on the basis of a superior sum of opponents' scores, 392.5 to 380.5, that the United States claimed third place over Israel.
  2. ^ Players are ordered by board, from first to last, in the same fashion in which they principally played; the fifth and sixth players of each team may have played on higher boards during the Olympiad but played fewer games than the players who primarily occupied the positions.
  3. ^ a b All players are Grandmasters except where a note to the contrary is present.
  4. ^ Teams were initially seeded into the Olympiad on the basis of the average Elo rating of the top four players expected to compose each team; for example, the highest-seeded team, Russia, entered the tournament with an average FIDE rating of 2718, whilst the lowest-seeded team, Somalia, fielded no players with international ratings (and was therefore assessed an average rating of 1600).
  5. ^ The ratings averaged are those of the top four players expected to compose each team.
  6. ^ Inasmuch as the tournament consisted of 13 rounds, with four games played by each team per round, the maximum number of points one team could accumulate was 52.
  7. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference percentage was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference GM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Where teams share the same total score, they are ordered by Buchholz tiebreak scores, calculated by summing the final scores of each opponent played by a given team. Georgia, for example, was placed ahead of the Netherlands because Georgia's opponents finished the tournament having scored 305.5 points, whilst those of the Netherlands scored but 276.5.
  10. ^ Players are ordered by board, from first to last, in the same fashion in which they principally played; the fourth player on each team will have played on a higher board during the Olympiad but will have played fewer games than the players who primarily occupied the positions.
  11. ^ Titles for all FIDE-titled players are provided.
  12. ^ Teams were initially seeded into the Olympiad on the basis of the average Elo rating of their expected players; for example, the highest-seeded team, Russia, entered the tournament with an average FIDE rating of 2490, whilst the lowest-seeded team, Yemen, fielded no players with international ratings (and was therefore assessed an average rating of 1600).
  13. ^ The ratings averaged are those of the top three players expected to compose each team.
  14. ^ Inasmuch as the tournament consisted of 13 rounds, with three games played by each team per round, the maximum number of points one team could accumulate was 39.
  15. ^ a b c WFM denotes Woman FIDE Master.
  16. ^ Cite error: The named reference WGM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).