On October 6, 2023, the chess individual event of the 19th Asian Games held in the Chess Hall of Hangzhou Intelligence Building entered the 5th and 6th rounds of competition.
In the men's individual competition, Singapore's Liu Yihao temporarily ranked first with 7 points, followed by Vietnam's Lai Li Brother and China's Zhao Xinxin and Zheng Weitong with 6 points.
In the 5th round, Zhao Xinxin showed an excellent chess game and defeated Liu Yihao.
In the sixth round, Zhao Xinxin won again, this time defeating Vietnam's Lai Li brother and successfully advanced to the final.
In this way, Zhao Xinxin successfully entered the men's individual final, while Liu Yihao regretted the loss.
In the women's individual competition, China's Zuo Wenjing led the other players with 7 points. China's Wang Linna, Malaysia's Yu Xinru and Singapore's Wu Lanxiang followed with six points.
In the fifth round, Zuo Wenjing defeated Malaysia's Yu Xinru. In the sixth round, Zuo Wenjing once again showed excellent chess skills, defeating Hong Kong's Lin Jiaxin and successfully advancing to the final.
In this way, Zuo Wenjing successfully advanced to the women's individual final, while Wang Linna and Wu Lanxiang will compete for another place in the final. In addition to the men's and women's individual competitions, there are other competitions that are also attracting attention.
In the mixed team event, the Chinese team has already won the gold medal and has shown strong strength.
In the National Xiangqi Open, Meng Fanrui won the championship, showing his outstanding chess skills.
Looking ahead to the next final, the men's individual final will be China's Zhao Xinxin against China's Zheng Weitong. The women's individual final will feature the Chinese Civil War, with Zuo Wenjing facing Wang Linna.
With both finals highly anticipated, who will win the men's and women's individual gold medals? Let's wait and see. Through combing the above competitions, we can see that Chinese players have performed well in individual chess events, and their positive fighting spirit and excellent chess skills have made them the biggest competitors.
At the same time, it also brings new hope for the development of Chinese chess. In the future, it can be expected that Chinese chess will continue to show strong strength on the world stage and win more honors for the country.
To sum up, the men's and women's individual finals of the chess individual events of the 19th Asian Games are about to begin, with China's Zhao Xinxin and Zheng Weitong battling fiercely in the men's individual final, while China's Zuo Wenjing will face teammate Wang Linna for the women's individual gold medal.