On May 3, the "Sports Cup" 2022 China City Chess League May Day Warm-up Tournament ended on Zhisai.com, with an innovative model suitable for the participation of the whole people and a fierce and fun format arrangement, setting off a boom in national elephants and breaking the event record many times. In just three days, 1124 players from 562 city teams completed 8550 tit-for-tat matches and fought for city honors in the name of chess. In May, full of youth and vitality, the proportion of young chess players in the warm-up tournament accounted for more than 90%, and the majority of young people devoted themselves to love, and the cause of Chinese national elephants was vigorous.
The participation of the whole people has triggered a boom in national elephants
National Elephant Taidou Lin Feng Teacher Competition
Starting from the first City National Elephant League, in order to achieve the goal of the whole people participating in the competition, the innovation proposed that there is no registration system, allowing professional chess players and amateur chess players to compete in the same field, which has stimulated many amateurs to sign up for the competition. For the first time, the event was hosted by the All-China Sports Federation, which once again enhanced the participation of the whole people and gave the event a special significance.
On the basis of the original city competition, the May Day warm-up competition once again boldly innovated, and a male and a female 2-person combination was piloted to participate. At the same time, in order to ensure that people of all ages and levels have enough opportunities to play, three groups of adults, youth and teenagers are set up to compete.
The new registration arrangement greatly reduces the difficulty of forming a group, individual enthusiasts can easily team up to participate, and the registration crowd is no longer limited to professional teams or training groups. In the end, the warm-up competition attracted a total of 1124 participants from 562 teams from 84 cities, including 90 in the adult group, 100 in the youth group and 934 in the junior group. The enthusiasm for registration is very high, and the scale of the competition is far greater than in previous editions.
The warm-up competition attracted 79-year-old Guoxiang Taidou Lin Feng, who also set a record for the highest age of the city elephant league participants. He Muting, a 5-year-old chess player in the junior group, is the youngest participant in the city competition, and the difference between Teacher Lin and Xiao Muting is 74 years old, which makes people feel that the Chinese national elephant is endless.
The new format is even more intense
Grandmaster Platinum Stone
Grandmaster Xu Xiangyu
Grandmaster Xu Translation
In addition to the registration conditions that are more suitable for the participation of the whole people, the blitzkrieg of the warm-up competition 3+2 is also a major charm that attracts everyone's attention. City game referee Shi Shuhua quit her refereeing job this time and resolutely signed up for the adult group competition, she analyzed: "There are often opportunities to referee, but 3+2 time is rare. Basically ten minutes a game of chess, very test the psychology and strength of the chess player, the game process must be thrilling, such a stimulating game who can not be moved? ”
The exciting matchmaking experience is accompanied by a marathon-style schedule. Each day, the warm-up tournament is played in one category, each group is divided into two stages: the preliminary round and the final, and a team has to play up to 22 chess games a day. From 9:00 a.m. to 21:00 p.m., except for the two breaks in between, chess players must maintain a highly concentrated competitive state in front of the screen.
There is a challenge to have the weight of honor, this warm-up competition from all walks of life masters gathered, including Platinum Stone, Xu Xiangyu, Xu Yi three grandmasters, 1 international master Dai Changren, as well as Hu Yu, Yan Tianqi, Zhao Shengxin and other 18 athletes.
City Showdown sketches a popular map
The City Elephant League is organized in cities as a unit, coupled with a high degree of national participation, which to a certain extent reflects the popularity of chess in various places. Judging from the registration situation, Shanghai has a total of 62 city teams participating, which is the city with the largest number of participants. In addition, Zhuhai has 46 teams, Hangzhou has 41 teams, Beijing has 36 teams, Qingdao has 30 teams, and Changchun has 26 teams, and the popularity of national elephants in these cities is significantly higher. In addition, Shandong Province has 15 cities (including 2 county-level cities) participating, with a total of 65 teams, which is the province with the largest number of participating cities.
Judging from the results of the competition, Tianjin, Jinan, Shenyang, Beijing, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Qingdao, Shenzhen, Suzhou and Nanjing occupy a place in the top eight of the three categories. Among them, 8 teams from Hangzhou are on the list, which is the biggest winner of this warm-up match.
Among the participants, there were 323 chess players without any rank title, and 22 players with professional titles of athletes and above. The competition also attracted the participation of many famous school chess players, such as Lin Lin, a teacher in the German Department of Peking University, Li Yifei, a student of the National University of Singapore, etc., and there were 12 teams participating in the competition under the name of the school, including Jinan University, Zhejiang University, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Jilin University, and Chongqing Light Industry Vocational College.
Among the chess players participating in the competition, the most are still chinese elephant coaches, referees and beginner enthusiasts. In the City Elephant League, everyone's participation is to stand up for their own city, which is not only an individual victory or defeat, but also a battle for the city hero team.
Online competition keeps the national elephant hot
In the context of the fight against the epidemic, online showdowns have provided more possibilities for national elephant competitions. The City Elephant League adopts a combination of online and offline competition, and chess players can cross thousands of miles to achieve matches without leaving home. This warm-up match is an online game, the preliminary stage requires the chess players to record their own video of the game, which is convenient for the referee to review, and the final needs to open the video conference throughout the whole process, and the referee in charge will supervise the bureau in real time.
Online competitions are conducive to the participation of the whole people, and will gradually become the mainstream, but also pose challenges to relevant practitioners. With the continuous expansion of the scale of online competitions, the variety of events continues to increase, and the technology of online games must also be continuously improved.
After three hot match days, the three strongest city teams were produced one after another, the Tianjin Clearance Team of Hu Zehua and Wang Na won the championship of the adult group, the Hangzhou Yichu SX team of Xu Xiangyu and Zhao Shengxin won the championship of the youth group, and the Shenzhen Longgang King team of Wu Yixing and Wang Chuqiao won the junior group championship.
The warm-up tournament is a preview of the 3rd City National Elephant League, sponsored by the All-China Sports Federation, guided by the Competition Committee of the All-China Sports Federation, organized by the Chess and Card Sports Management Center of the General Administration of Sports, the China Chess Association, Qilu Chess Academy, Robot Valley (Beijing) Investment Co., Ltd., and co-organized by Qilu Chess and Card Sports Development Co., Ltd., Zhisai.com, Xintu Sports Group (Hainan) Co., Ltd., and Shandong Guoyi Education Development Co., Ltd.
It is reported that due to the enthusiastic response, the innovative format of the warm-up race is expected to be retained or continued in the main race. The may sun is getting more and more enthusiastic, and the highest temperature on May Day is the enthusiasm of chess fans.
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