No..I don't think that it is happening because of Chrome. All top browsers are compatible with any kind of word format.
But you can try with Content setting under control Panel of Chrome -> Settings -> Show Advanced Settings -> Content Setting.
I just switched to Chrome from IE8. When I paste from Word97 to a forum post it doesn't keep the formating like Bold which it did with IE8. Can I change a setting or something?

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