China Men, Women clinch Gold. India Men get Silver, Asian Nations

26 May 2012, Kuala Lumpur – Here is the latest round-up report from Casto Abundo in China on the Asian Nations Cup Chess Championship 2012.

 

Round 8 Download PGN file Download games in pgn file for Men and Women. Watch Live Games Follow top board games live for Men and Women. Photo Album See many photos in Asian Chess Federation site. Video Reports Watch videos of rounds: Rd1, Rd2, Rd3, Rd 4, Blitz Results & Standings Round by round results in chess-results.com. The Highlights IM Kevin Goh SIN 2426 Li Chao-Goh after 45...Bb6-e3 0:1 GM Le Quang Liem VIE 2703 LeQuangLiem-Jumabayev after 24.Nc3-d5 1:0 GM Nguyen Truong Son VIE 2656 Kazhgalevev-Truong Son after 66...Qf4-h4+ 0:1 IM Nguyen Duc Hoa VIE 2496 NguyenD-Ismagambetov after 45.Rf5-g5+ 1:0 WIM Anjela Khegay SIN 2184 Zhai Mo-Keghay after 42...Qd2xf2 0:1

China Men, Women clinch Gold. India Men get Silver The Vietnam men's team receiving their Cup for winning the Asian Blitz Team Championship. China-1 narrowly beat Singapore 2½-1½ as IM Kevin Goh upset Chinese GM Li Chao. Ding Liren and Yu Yangyi countered to give China 2 wins. The top board game between Singapore GM Zhang Zhong and Wang Yue ended in a draw after almost five hours of play.. India inched closer to the leader after crushing Mongolia 3½-½ on wins by GMs Hari Krishna, Negi and Gopal. The board 1 game between GM Sasikiran of India and IM Gundavaa was drawn. Vietnam also smashed Kazakhstan by a similar 3½-½ slate on wins by GMs Le Quang Liem and Nguyen Truong Son and IM Nguyen Duc Hoa. Kazakhstan's IM Kiril Kuderinov held GM Dao Thien Hai to a draw on board 4 to prevent a shutout. In other matches, China-2 blanked Hong Kong 4:0, Iran whitewashed Korea 3½-½, Iraq also crushed rival Yemen 3½-½ and Indonesia blanked Chinese Taipei 4:0. With one round to spare, China-1 has won the gold and India the silver. .       Match points after 8 rds 15 - China 13 - India 11 - China-2 10 - Vietnam 9 - Iran, Kazakhstan, Iraq 8 - Singapore, Mongolia, Indonesia 5 - Korea, Yemen 2- Hong Kong 0 - Chinese Taipei China-1 won the crucial match with India.. In the women’s division, China-1 beat India 3½-½ on wins by GM Zhao Xue and WGMs Ju Wenjun and Huang Qian. WGM Mary Ann Gomes saved India from a shutout by holding Ding Yixin to a draw. The victory assured China of the gold medal. China-2 crushed Iran by a similar 3½-½ slate on wins by WGM Tan Zhongyi, Wang Jue and Guo Qi. WIM Sarasadat held IM Wang Yu to a draw to prevent a shutout. China-3 edged Singapore 2½-1½. Indonesia surprised Kazakhstan 3:1 and Vietnam followed suit with a 3:1 score against Mongolia. Here are match points after round 8: 16 - China-1 12 - India, China-2 11  China-3 7 - Indonesia 6 - Vietnam, Iran 5 - Kazakhstan 3 - Mongolia 2 - Singapore Final Standings Men’s Teams (After Round 9): Final Standings Women’s Teams (After Round 9):

(Editor: Casto Abundo  Photos by Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh)