China wins men’s world team chess championship title for 1st time
Xinhua News Agency on Apr 28, 2015 @ 10:40 AM
YEREVAN, April 28 (Xinhua) — China won the FIDE men’s world team chess championship for the first time in Tsaghksdzor, Armenia, after beating India 3-1 in the last round on Tuesday.
The Chinese team of Bu Xiangzhi, Ding Liren, Yu Yangyi, Wei Yi and Wang Chen, finished with 15 points from nine rounds in the round-robin tournament which featured the world’s best 10 teams.
Ukraine took the silver with 12 points, and hosts Armenia had bronze with 11 points.
…China also captured its first men’s Chess Olympiad cup last year. It finished the runner-ups at the FIDE world championship in 2005, 2011 and 2013.
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