27th Summer Universiade in Kazan

Chess competitions at the 27th World Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia, are taking place on 9-15th July in the equestrian sports complex “Kazan”.

The tournament is held in two sections – Men and Women, each to be played over nine rounds of Swiss system.

Each country is allowed to register up to eight players in total.

Team medals will be determined according to the total points scored by the best three players (per country), including at least one man and one woman.

Chinese representatives Tan Zhongyi and Li Chao B are defending gold medals from the previous Universiade in Shenzhen.

Follow the live games in Men and Women Sections

Women Section, Participants (top seeds):

1 GM Zhao Xue CHN 2553
2 WGM Ju Wenjun CHN 2531
3 WGM Tan Zhongyi CHN 2478
4 IM Munguntuul Batkhuyag MGL 2452
5 IM Bodnaruk Anastasia RUS 2440
6 WGM Girya Olga RUS 2437
7 IM Guramishvili Sopiko GEO 2421
8 IM Shen Yang CHN 2405
9 WGM Bulmaga Irina ROU 2403
10 IM Savina Anastasia RUS 2368
11 WGM Nakhbayeva Guliskhan KAZ 2354
12 WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs MGL 2351
13 WGM Kashlinskaya Alina RUS 2334
14 WGM Rogule Laura LAT 2329
15 WGM Arabidze Meri GEO 2320
16 WGM Stojanovic Andjelija SRB 2302
17 WGM Przezdziecka Marta POL 2297
18 WIM Dolzhykova Kateryna UKR 2296
19 WGM Kalinina Olga UKR 2292
20 WGM Kulovana Eva CZE 2272
21 WGM Mammadyarova Turkan AZE 2267
22 WIM Dudas Eszter HUN 2266
23 WIM Sgircea Silvia-Raluca ROU 2261
24 WIM Davletbayeva Madina KAZ 2260
25 WIM Kulon Klaudia POL 2258

Men Section, Participants (top seeds):

1 GM Andreikin Dmitry RUS 2727
2 GM Alekseev Evgeny RUS 2714
3 GM So Wesley PHI 2708 (Webster University)
4 GM Li Chao B CHN 2686
5 GM Matlakov Maxim RUS 2665
6 GM Yu Yangyi CHN 2657
7 GM Amin Bassem EGY 2650
8 GM Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2647
9 GM Andriasian Zaven ARM 2620
10 GM Hovhannisyan Robert ARM 2620
11 GM Kravtsiv Martyn UKR 2620
12 GM Ma Qun CHN 2584
13 GM Onischuk Vladimir UKR 2576
14 GM Zhou Jianchao CHN 2572
15 GM Moranda Wojciech POL 2570
16 GM Tomczak Jacek POL 2564
17 IM Tazbir Marcin POL 2561
18 GM Durarbayli Vasif AZE 2549
19 GM Margvelashvili Giorgi GEO 2548
20 GM Baryshpolets Andrey UKR 2544
21 GM Bulski Krzysztof POL 2534
22 GM Batchuluun Tsegmed MGL 2517
23 GM Gundavaa Bayarsaikhan MGL 2516
24 IM Jurcik Marian SVK 2512
25 GM Abasov Nijat AZE 2498
26 IM Nigalidze Gaioz GEO 2497
27 GM Perez Ponsa Federico ARG 2488
28 IM Ibarra Chami Luis Fernando MEX 2482
29 IM Petenyi Tamas SVK 2480
30 IM Nestorovic Nikola SRB 2461