On October 6, the day after the batumi Olympiad, Bu Xiangzhi and Huang Qian, China's first chess Olympiad champion couple, came to the Black Sea near the hotel, rented an electric tricycle, and enjoyed the scenery along the Black Sea. At this time, they are an enviable couple.
Both husband and wife are the oldest members of the Chinese men's and women's teams, Bu Xiangzhi is 33 years old and Huang Qian is 32 years old. But both were "old guerrillas" of the Olympiad, with Bu Xiangzhi participating in the Seventh Olympiad and Huang Qian participating in the Fourth. At the dinner table, the two talked about the number of times they participated in the Olympiad, and Bu Xiangzhi said to Huang Qian: I have participated in all the parts you have participated in. I also participated if you didn't. But Huang Qian said proudly: In 2004, I won the championship for the first time I participated in the Olympiad. In that Olympiad, the Chinese women's team led by Huang Qian and Xie Jun achieved four consecutive championships. And Bu Xiangzhi has not won the championship. In 2014, the Chinese men's team won the 2014 Trumpsø Olympiad, and Bu Xiangzhi was not among them.
This time, when the two were both selected for the Olympiad squad again, Huang Qian joked with Bu Xiangzhi: I will accompany you to get the championship. At that time, even Bu Xiangzhi listened to it as a joke, but he did not expect it to become a fulfilled prophecy.
Before leaving, they said goodbye to their two-year-old son: Mom and Dad were going to the game and came back to buy you toys. When the little guy listened, he waved his little hand happily and said: "Bye bye!
The couple left for more than 20 days, missing the two major festivals that should have been spent with their children and family, the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Eleventh National Day. Every day in Batumi is to prepare, play, prepare, and play again. It is worth mentioning that the couple is still two model workers in this Olympiad, Bu Xiangzhi played 10 rounds, and Huang Qian played 11 rounds. After many days of fighting, Bu Xiangzhi, who was physically strong, did not feel too tired, but Huang Qian had already felt too tired. In order for Huang Qian to be able to play more easily, Bu Xiangzhi will help her make some preparations for the opening game every day according to the situation of her opponents, and sometimes prepare for it, but Huang Qian's brain is not so clear due to physical fatigue. "Especially in the second half, I was really stressed, it was a really difficult game," Huang Qian said.
During the Orsay, they videoed with their son every day, and the son also missed his parents and would say: Hug me. When saying goodbye, the little one will also say to Mom and Dad: Come on!
The son's cheering was very effective, Bu Xiangzhi and Huang Qian finally achieved a historic male and female championship with their teammates, Huang Qian won the Olympiad championship again after a gap of 14 years, and Bu Xiangzhi finally fulfilled his dream of winning the championship in his seventh Olympiad. The couple also won both silver medals. Huang Qian was very happy for Bu Xiangzhi, she said: I am really happier for him than I am winning the championship.
The championship made the Orsay champion couple exceptionally happy.
Whether or not to participate in the Olympiad in the future, Bu Xiangzhi's answer is: I must participate if I have the opportunity. (Ai Xin)