Say goodbye to 2021 and hello 2022. Looking back on 2021 on the occasion of retiring the old and welcoming the new, this year, the Go world rose up together, hundreds of boats competed, Mi Yuting and Xie Ke won the Dream Lily Cup; Ke Jie and Tang Weixing lost the LG and Chunlan Cup; Park Tinghuan defeated Shin Jinchen to win the Samsung Cup. There are commendable highlight moments, but also farewells and endings...
The editors of Yike Go have sorted out the major events that occurred in the chess world in 2021 for everyone, and after the selection of chess fans, the top ten series of the year have been sorted out: news, battles, chess players and chess reviews, etc.
The five players in this issue are the five most popular young catchers after Yuta Iyama, japan's first person. Among them, the eldest, Yu Zhengqi, was born in 1995, and the youngest, Kwan Hang Taro, was born in 2001.
The five chess players in the current year are the elite of Japan's emerging talents and the most potential Japanese fresh force in the world competition. How will they perform in 2021?
Welcome to comment on the performance of the above chess player last year in the comments section and leave his New Year's wishes!
1. Kwan Hang Taro
Birthday: November 28, 2001, Tokyo
Upgrading status: entered the stage in 2017 and upgraded to eight stages in 2021
Yike World Ranking: 164th; Japan Ranking: 18th
Match stats: 51 matches, 37 wins and 14 losses, win rate: 72.55%
Competition results: 2020 No. 54 Newcomer King. In 2021, he defeated Yili liao 3-1 to win the 47th tianyuan, setting a record for the fastest to win seven titles in 4 years and 8 months. Features: Like to watch AI left and right to fight each other.
2. Yu Zhengqi
Birthday: June 19, 1995, Taipei
Upgrading status: entered the stage in 2009, and upgraded to eight stages in 2018
Yike World Ranking: 38th; Japan: 3rd
Match statistics: 59 matches, 42 wins and 17 losses; win rate: 71.19%
Competition results: Runner-up of the 68th NHK Cup, 1st runner-up of the 65th Kansai Chess Academy, five consecutive championships. 7 crowns in total. Goal: World Top 4.
Winner of the Kansai Chess Academy Award:
Best Chess Player Award 4 times
Li Xian Award 1 time
Daoxuan Award 2 times
Heisei 23-year newcomer award
2 consecutive wins
Nagai Award 2 times
Yoshida Prize 6 times
3.Toshimaru Shibano
Birth date: November 9, 1999 Kanagawa
Upgrading status: entered the stage in 2014, and upgraded to nine stages in 2019
Yike World Ranking: 51st; Japan Rank: 5th
Match stats: 63 innings, 39-24, wins: 61.9%
Competition results: 76th Honinbo Challenger, 30th Japanese Dragon Star, a total of 7 crowns.
4. Xu Jiayuan
Birthday: December 24, 1997 in Taipei
Upgrading status: entered the stage in 2013, and upgraded to nine stages in 2021
Yike World Ranking: 44th; Japan Ranking: 4th
Match stats: 66 innings, 45 wins and 21 losses, win rate: 68.18%
Competition results: 3-2 victory over Shibano Tiger Maru to win the 59th ten dan and the 28th Japan Ahan Kiriyama Cup, a total of 4 crowns.
5. One force Liao
Birthday: June 10, 1997 in Miyagi Prefecture
Upgrading status: entered the stage in 2010, and upgraded to nine stages in 2020
Yike World Ranking: 20th; Japan Ranking: 2nd
Match stats: 59 innings, 39 wins and 20 losses, win rate: 66.1%
Competition results: 46th Celebrity Challenger, 68th NHK Cup, a total of 14 crowns.