On the evening of November 22, the 2022 FIDE Men's World Team Championship ended the final round of the group stage in Jerusalem, Israel. The Chinese team, led by Wen Yang, a member of the national elephant team of Qilu Chess Academy, drew against the French team and ranked first in Group A with a total result of 4 wins, 1 draw and 9 points. The tournament enters the knockout stage, where China will face Poland, fourth place in Group B, in the quarterfinals.
A total of 12 teams participated in the World Team Tournament, divided into two groups for 5 rounds of single round-robin competition, and the top four in each group entered the knockout round to compete for the championship. In the previous four rounds, the Chinese team has defeated South Africa, Spain, Ukraine and the Netherlands, winning four consecutive victories, locking the first place in the group one round ahead of schedule, and determining the promotion to the top eight.
In the final match of the group stage on the 22nd, the Chinese team advanced to the tournament and continued to send four light chess players to play, while the veteran Wen Yang "sat firmly in the Chinese military tent". In actual combat, Lu Shanglei and Bai Jinshi shook hands with Vasher Ragraf and Jaramyan respectively. Li Di, who fought on the fourth stage, defeated Lagarde in the back hand and also achieved a four-game winning streak. Xu Xiangyu made a mistake in the endgame and lost to Mussad. In the end, China tied with the European powerhouse France, whose average rating was 140 points higher than itself.
The group stage ended smoothly, with China, France, Spain and Ukraine finishing in the top four of Group A and advancing to the quarterfinals. The Netherlands and South Africa were eliminated. In Group B, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, India and Poland finished in the top four of Group B to advance to the quarterfinals. The host team Israel and Poland team have exactly the same game and game score, but unfortunately the small score is unfavorable, unfortunately it is out. The U.S. team finished bottom and missed the finals.
A more intense knockout tournament will take place November 23-25. In each round of this stage, the warring teams will face off in two matches, with the winner advancing to the semi-finals. In the event of a draw, a playoff is played (3 minutes per side, plus 2 seconds per move). The quarterfinals will be played at the same time, and will be played at 9 p.m. Beijing time on November 23 and 0:00 a.m. Beijing time on November 24, with China and Poland, Spain and Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine, France and India competing for tickets to the semifinals.