Recently, the 10th Yantian District Chess Grading Tournament and Classless Exchange Tournament in the fall of 2023 was held in Yunhai School. The tournament has 20 competition categories, open to beginners from unranked to level 4, with a total of 720 players participating.
The competition was hosted by the Yantian District Chess Association, organized by the Yantian District Yixing Chess Association, and co-organized by the Yantian Branch of Shenzhen Pengcheng Chess Club. Mei Song, Director of Yantian District Sports Development Service Center, Guo Xiaofeng, Director of Student Development Center of Yantian Yunhai School, Cao Hewei, President of Yantian District Chess Association, Liu Bo, Secretary-General of Yantian District Chess Association, and other guests attended and presented awards to the young chess players.
In recent years, with the popularization of chess, more and more citizens, especially teenagers, have become chess enthusiasts. Grading tournaments are a necessary way to obtain a Chinese Chess Association level certificate. Cao Hewei said that with the expansion of the group of participants, the competition in the level competition has become more fierce and more exciting, indicating that the overall chess level is improving.
Cao Hewei introduced that on November 4, the chess project of the Fifth National Mind Games ushered in the finale, with Shenzhen team Xue Haowen and Jiang Haochen winning the junior men's championship and runner-up, and Shenzhen team Song Yuxin winning the women's individual runner-up. "There are a lot of young chess players in the level tournament who are discussing the Smart Games. The outstanding performance of the Shenzhen players in the national arena is inspiring, they are the pride of Shenzhen chess, and they are also a role model for countless young chess players in Shenzhen. ”
Shenzhen Evening News reporter Zheng Zhipeng correspondent Liao Si