China crowned world chess champion
By Cruz Fang
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2007-05-29 11:39
Beijing – China smashed Botswana 4-0 on May 28 to clinch the trophy at the first World Women’s Team Chess Championship even though there is one more round to go.
China now leads the tournament of 10 teams with 15 points; Russian trails behind with 13 points, while Ukraine is in third place at 12 points.
“We came to fight for the championship,” said China’s coach Ye Jiangchuan in an interview with Sina.com. “During the competition we have seen our team mature immensely. It’s not an unexpected victory. This is an excellent team.”
On the way to the championship, China beat seven of its eight opponents during the tournament, including an impressive 4-0 win over powerhouse Russia. China only had a 2-2 draw with Georgia.
Source: China Daily
China secure title with 1 round to go at Women´s Chess Championships
Source: CCTV.com
05-29-2007 10:14
Over in Yekaterinburg, Russia, China have whitewashed underdogs Botswana in the eighth round of the Women’s World Chess Team Championship. The win means they are now beyond reach in the race for the title.
The Cup was shown before the games of round 8. The weight of the golden trophy is about 15kg and its height is more than 70cm.
10 teams from around the world have been competing for their share at this year’s inaugural event.
China squared off against Botswana, who have not won any match in the event. So for the leaders, it was an easy encounter as the powerhouses have been leading in the rankings all the way.
Leading player Zhao Xue elected not to play, leaving other teammates the chance to gain some experience.
Source: CCTV
And we have people in USCF governance wanting to destroy women’s chess in this country. Very sad.
The world needs another three sisters, this time to overpower the mighty Chinese girls! Where can we find them?
Once China has made the climb to the top, it is unlikely that US chess education can ever produce comparable results.
I believe this is mostly because in US schools, intellectual achievement is not nearly valued as much schools as in China. In US high schools, if you are a guy you have to be an athlete (or risk to be a nerd, geek, or worse) and if you are a girl you have to be a model. In China, it is intellectual excellence that is valued and rewarded much more.
I applaud the efforts by Polgar and others to counter this trend by promoting chess in schools, but there is something fundamentally twisted about the American mentality in the first place.
WJ
The US is a great country and that’s why the great talents keep immigrate to it. There is no stopping for US chess, just take a look at recent US Campionship’s top half. Even Susan was immigrated.
Congrats China! China has definitely become a world chess power, and this has spilled over into the U.S. too: just look at the top 100 age lists on the USCF website. An astonishing percent of the kids have names like Chu, Lee, Yang, etc.
The Orient is coming!
China you have done a tremendous job and wish the chess team all in best in the future. Once again congrats to the women for doing their best.GO CHINA!!!!!!