Chess was contested at the 2011 Summer Universiade from August 15 to August 21 at the Meihua Hall of the Shenzhen Conference and Exhibition Center in Shenzhen, China. Men's and women's individual and mixed team competitions were held. [1] It was the first time that chess was included in a Universiade. [2]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China (CHN) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
2 | Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
4 | Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (4 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's individual [3] | Li Chao China | Wang Hao China | Wang Yue China |
Women's individual [4] | Tan Zhongyi China | Batkhuyagiin Möngöntuul Mongolia | Huang Qian China |
Mixed team [5] [6] | China (CHN) Li Chao Tan Zhongyi Wang Hao | Ukraine (UKR) Martyn Kravtsiv Iurii Vovk Olha Kalinina | Georgia (GEO) Nino Batsiashvili Maka Purtseladze Luka Paichadze |
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