At the scene of the Xiangjia League match, Zhang Shenhong of Hunan team played against Ru Yichun of Hangzhou team. This article is provided by the figure/Yu Cheng
Red Net Moment, May 17 (Reporter Xiang Qun Intern Zhao Ran) "The Hunan chess team, composed of zhuang Yuting, Nie Tiewen, Zhang Shenhong, Li Xuesong, Wang Qing, Yu Yixiao and other six people, has won three points in two rounds, and we hope that through our efforts, we can finally qualify for this season's National Chess League." On May 16, Yu Cheng, deputy secretary general of the Hunan Provincial Chess Association in charge of the chess project and coach of the Hunan Chess Team (men's team), introduced it in an interview with the Red Net Sports Reporter.
The 2021 National Chess Men's League "Yushu Rural Commercial Bank Cup" Qualifier, which began on May 14 in Yushu City, Jilin Province, will ignite the war, and 12 chess teams from all over the country will compete for two places in the regular season of the Xiangjia League this season through a 3.5-day intensive schedule. On May 13, Luo Lixin, the proposed chairman of the Hunan Provincial Chess Association, Du Yajie, vice chairman, and all the members of the Hunan Xiangjia team held a ceremony in the compound of the Provincial Sports Bureau, and Luo Lixin encouraged everyone to "play out the style, play the level, and strive for good results."
Coach Yu Cheng (third from left) took a group photo with the members of the Hunan Chess Team at the scene of the game.
The 2021 National Chess Men's First Division League Qualifier is divided into two stages, Jilin Inspirational Orange Sports, Shenzhen Game Culture, Zhejiang Sports Lottery, Wenzhou Chess Association, Heilongjiang Changsheng, Jiangsu Jiangyin, Kailuan Group, Shandong Renault Men's Wear, Hangzhou Chess Association, East Lake Yike Chess Edge, Zhejiang Zhiyun Center and Hunan Honglong Real Estate Team A total of 12 teams first played 7 rounds of points arrangement, and the top four entered the knockout rounds. In the knockout round, the first ranked team in the first stage will be selected in the third and fourth places, and the second team will play against the other team, and the winning two teams will qualify for the regular season of the Xiangjia League this season.
According to Yu Cheng, each team plays 4 people per round in the qualifier stage, and the basic time is 20 minutes, and each step is added to 5 seconds. "Compared to previous editions, the 2021 National Chess Men's First League Qualifiers are much more competitive, with about half of the teams having the ability to compete for the right to qualify, with a total of 6 Grandmasters and 22 Chess Grandmasters appearing in the lineup of this qualifier." The Red Net Sports reporter also found from the registration form that the Shenzhen team was led by two national champions Liu Dahua and Xu Tianhong, supplemented by two chess masters Zhang Bin and Huang Guangying, and the young chess player Min Ren was also very strong, and this team was undoubtedly the number one qualifier this season.
Luo Lixin (fifth from left) and Yu Cheng (sixth from left) take a group photo with the participants before the march in front of the compound of the Hunan Provincial Sports Bureau.
On the first match day, Shenzhen won consecutive victories over the East Lake Yike Chess Team and the Kailuan Group team, laying a very good foundation for winning the right to qualify. The Heilongjiang team, led by Grandmaster Zhao Guorong, is also a favorite to win the championship, and the main lineup of the team does not have a particularly obvious shortcoming, and Cui Ge, Liu Junda and He Weining are the backbone of the team. The Shandong team is also a team with rich experience in elephant armor competitions, and the four players Xie Yue, Chen Fujie, Li Hanlin and Li Xueshan also have good strength, and the call for qualifying before the game is relatively high. In addition, the host Jilin Inspirational Orange Sports Team led by Grandmaster Tao Hanming and the Zhejiang Sports Lottery Team led by Grandmaster Yu Youhua should not be underestimated. At the 2020 National Chess Individual Championship, Zhejiang young player Sun Xinhao once left a very deep impression on people with a dark horse posture. "Our Hunan chess team is led by Master Zhang Shenhong from Zhangjiajie, although our strength on paper is not as good as the brother team, but we hope to strive for good results through our efforts." Yu Cheng said. In the first four rounds of the game, hunan chess team drew 1-1 with Hangzhou chess association team in the first round, defeated the East Lake Yike away team in the second round 2-0, lost to the host Jilin team in the third round, and won Shandong team in the afternoon, currently accumulating 6 points.
According to the schedule, the 2021 National Chess Men's First Division Qualifiers will determine the final two-time team on May 18. The regular season of the Xiangjia League will be held the next day (May 19) in Jilin Yushu, and the top ten teams in the National Chess League last season and the two teams in this qualifier will participate in the 2021 National Chess Men's League regular season.