On December 14, 2021, "Bank of China · Immortal Guiding Cup "National Chess Master Invitational Tournament opened in Luohu, Shenzhen. This is a very distinctive game, stipulating that chess players must start with immortals guiding the way. After five rounds of fierce competition in the men's preliminaries, Wang Tianyi was out of the cold, and Hong Zhi, Jiang Chuan, Meng Chen, Xie Jing, Zhang Xuechao and Xu Guoyi advanced to the knockout round. After five rounds of fierce competition in the women's group, Tang Dan accumulated 9 points and rode the dust, followed by Chen Lichun, Liu Huan, Zhao Guanfang, and Shi Fenglan with 6 points.
The competition is guided by the Chinese Chess Association, sponsored by the Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports, organized by the Luohu District Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports, Shenzhen Yichuan Culture and Sports Development Co., Ltd., co-organized by Shenzhen Chess Academy, Shenzhen Chess Association and Shenzhen Sports Industry Association, and sponsored by Bank of China Shenzhen Branch.
26 men and women were invited to participate in the competition, including 18 men and 8 women. The male players are Liu Dahua, Lü Qin, Wang Tianyi, Jiang Chuan, Hong Zhi, Zhao Xinxin, Xie Jing, Xu Chao, eight national champions, as well as grandmasters Meng Chen, Xu Guoyi, Zhang Xuechao, and chess masters Cao Yanlei, Li Shaogeng, Li Hanlin, Su Shaofeng, Huang Hailin, Liu Ming, and Zhang Bin. The female chess players are Tang Dan, Dang Guolei, Zhao Guanfang, Chen Xinglin, Chen Lichun, five national champions, as well as chess masters Liu Huan, Shi Fenglan and Tang Sinan.
The total prize money of the competition is as high as 400,000 yuan, of which the winner prize money is 100,000 yuan, the runner-up is 60,000 yuan, and the third runner-up is 40,000 yuan.
The men's preliminaries were held in five rounds, with the top six advancing to the knockout rounds.
The men's group played the first two rounds of the game in the morning, with Wang Tianyi and Hong Zhi winning in a row. The results of the second round were as follows: in the first stage, Zhang Xuechao lost to Xie Jing first; in the second stage, Hong Zhi defeated Lü Qin first; in the third stage, Jiang Chuanzhan and Meng Chen; in the fourth stage, Huang Hailinzhan and Liu Ming; in the fifth, Zhao Xinxin defeated Su Shaofeng; in the sixth, Cao Yanleizhan and Wang Tianyi; in the seventh, Li Shaogengzhan and Zhang Bin; in the eighth, Liu Dahua defeated Huang Guangying; in the ninth, Li Hanlinzhan and Xu Guoyi.
The men's team played the third round in the afternoon, and the results were as follows: in the first, Xie Jing lost to Hong Zhi; in the second, Meng Chen drew with Zhao Xinxin; in the third, Huang Hailin lost to Jiang Chuan; in the fourth, Lü Qin defeated Liu Dahua; in the fifth, Wang Tianyi drew against Zhang Xuechao; in the sixth, Xu Guoyi defeated Cao Yanlei; in the seventh, Su Shaofeng drew with Li Hanlin; in the eighth, Liu Ming lost to Li Shaogeng; in the ninth, Huang Guangying defeated Zhang Bin. Wang Tianyi fought three battles and three draws, and Hong Zhi won three battles and three victories.
The fourth round of the men's division started at 8 p.m. Wang Tianyi has drawn three times in a row, and now the situation is very dangerous, and he must win two consecutive games to enter tomorrow's knockout round. This round of Wang Tianyi's opponent is the popularity master Zhang Bin, Zhang Bin is tenacious in defense, and now he is the first hand, can Wang Tianyi pass the pass? However, Zhang Bin can't be too conservative, he has reached the point where he must win. Wang Tianyi started aggressively and soon ate Zhang Binyi. Entering the middle game, the two sides exchanged the double car and began the contest of horse artillery and chess. Zhang Bin made a mistake in stepping into the horse peeping slot, and was hit by Wang Tianyi's retreat cannon, and Zhang Bin's horse was forced to retreat and lose the second first. In the end, Wang Tianyi defeated Zhang Bin, and Wang Tianyi passed this pass.
Hong Zhi and Jiang Chuan, who are leading the points, drew and both advanced to the knockout round one round earlier. Meng Chen defeated Lü Qin with his backhand and also broke into the knockout round one round earlier. The abandoned master Cao Yanlei drew with Li Hanlin, and Cao Yanlei lost one and drew three, regrettably out. Zhao Xinxin drew xie jing, Zhang Xuechao defeated Huang Hailin, and Huang Guangying drew with Liu Ming.
The fifth round of the men's division started at 10 p.m. A heavyweight battle attracted everyone's attention, that is, Xie Jing vs. Wang Tianyi. Xie Jinghe can qualify, and Wang Tianyi must win to advance. Xie Jing's first hand and chess game made people feel frightened, and they didn't know what way Wang Tianyi could get through the difficulties? Wang Tianyi's chess form was a bit strange, luring Xie Jing to attack. Xie Jing did indeed come to attack, abandoning the seven soldiers to take the initiative to attack. During the attack, the situation became complicated, Xie Jing hurriedly closed his hands, Che Yiping was invited to exchange, and Wang Tianyi continued to charge the pawns, and then played out the discarded pawns and counterattacked the initiative. Subsequently, Wang Tianyi ate his opponent Yixiang, and then took advantage of Xie Jing's weakness in lack of elephants, Xu Tu forged ahead, and finally defeated Xie Jing. However, due to more than 60 rounds, it was judged to be a draw.
There, Jiang Chuan defeated Zhao Xinxin, and the situation became complicated.
In the end, Hong Zhi and Jiang Chuan scored 8 points, Hong Zhi ranked first with a small score, Jiang Chuan ranked second, Meng Chen ranked third with 7 points, Xie Jing, Xu Guoyi, Zhang Xuechao, and Wang Tian accumulated 6 points together, which was a relatively small score, Xie Jing ranked fourth, Zhang Xuechao ranked fifth, Xu Guoyi and Wang Tianyi had the same small score, Xu Guoyi ranked sixth with one more win, and Wang Tianyi ranked seventh. The top six Hong Zhi, Jiang Chuan, Meng Chen, Xie Jing, Zhang Xuechao and Xu Guoyi advanced to the knockout round, and the seventh place Wang Tianyi regrettably left.
Tomorrow morning there will be a knockout match for the men's and women's divisions. The excitement goes on.