UK vs China in Liverpool

800th Anniversary Summit Chess Match
UK v China
Tuesday September 4th to Sunday September 9th 2007
St. Georges Hall, Concert Room, Liverpool, UK.

The format of the match will be a Scheveningen for the first six boards (each player meets all six opponents once); and similar for the women’s boards (each to play both opponents three times).

Also running parallel with the match a

Liverpool 800th Anniversary International Open
Monday September 3rd to Sunday September 9th 2007 of nine rounds, with two days of double-rounds.

Here are the players for the match:

China

GM Wang Yue (age 20) 2696
GM Bu Xiangzhi (age 22) 2685
GM Ni Hua (age 24) 2681
GM Zhang Pengxiang (age 27) 2649
GM Wang Hao (age 18) 2619
WGM Hou Yifan (age 13) 2523
WGM Shen Yang(age 18) 2439
WFM Ding Yixin (age 16) 2278

Average age: 20
Average ELO: 2571

UK

GM Michael Adams (age 34) 2724
GM Nigel Short (age 42) 2683
GM Jonathan Rowson (age 30) 2599
GM Nick Pert (age 26) 2536
GM Gawain Jones (age 18) 2526
GM David Howell (age 16) 2519
IM Keti Arakahamia-Grant (age 39) 2419
IM Jovanka Houska (age 27) 2401)

Average age: 29
Average ELO: 2551

Here is the official website: http://www.liverpoolchessinternational.co.uk/index.htm