The National Chess Individual Championship, from 1956 to the present, has gone through more than 60 years of history. In such a long time, there have been proud sons of heaven like Hu Yang who have dominated for a while; there have also been some frustrated heroes who regret to stop at the place closest to the laurel. This post is selected from a vast sea of matches, five games, all of which are regrettable games for these chess masters. "To win the national championship, you must have the level of a national champion, but also have the mentality and luck of a national champion", which is indeed good.
First set, December 1, 1956 He Shun'an (first win) Heilongjiang Wang Jialiang
Background: This is the final innings of the final round of the National Individual Tournament. It was a six-man round robin with 5 rounds each (each round was divided between the two sides). In the first four rounds, Wang Jialiang won two wins and two and accumulated 6 points, and Yang Lao's three wins and one loss also accumulated 6 points, if not unexpectedly, the champion will be produced in the "Southern Yang And North King". But Wang had beaten Yang with one win and one draw in the fourth round of the hedge battle, so if the last two were to share the same points, Wang would win the first national championship in the history of the national individual competition. The situation at this time was extremely favorable to Wang: he and He had drawn a game, while Yang had lost the first round against Li Yiting in the last round, so in this game, Wang Jialiang could win if he was a draw. But also because of the psychology of wanting to be harmonious, and mistakenly thinking why Shun'an will not compete with all his strength (He did not play well in the first few rounds, and finally this game of chess can only rank sixth regardless of whether it is won or lost), and is not fully prepared. As a result, the game was lost, but Yang Lao's side turned yellow to green, defeated Li Yiting, obtained a valuable 1 point, and finally pressed Wang Jialiang to ascend to the national championship throne.
According to the words: Missing this good opportunity, Wang Lao won the second place twice in the next three years, but he never had such a favorable situation. After the rise of Hu Ronghua, the world was unified. The national championship became Wang Lao's lifelong regret.
In the second round, the 1978 National Individual Competition on September 23, Zhao Qingge (first win) Yang Guanfu
Background: In this competition, Yang Lao was in good shape, with nine wins and four and 21 points in the first twelve rounds, ranking first, 3 points more than Hu Ronghua, who ranked second. The game also won two rounds, and it seems that the champion has become Yang Lao's "bag". Unexpectedly, the last two rounds of sudden changes, lao Yang was first frustrated by Zhao Qingge in Liaoning, and then forced to make peace by Jiangsu Yanmujiang, and as a result, the points were caught up by Hu Ronghua in a big stride, and finally he was relegated to the second place due to his low score.
According to the language: If Yang Lao can win the championship, it will be after 1962, 16 years apart, and will set a record for the longest number of years since the same chess player won the championship twice (this record is now held by Hu Ronghua, the king of the Kuang Dynasty, for 12 years, 1985-1997; followed by Lü Qin, 11 years, 1988-1999), and will also set the record for the longest time to win the championship at that time (53 years old).
Third round: September 23, 1981 National Individual Competition Liu Dahua (first win) Li Laiqun
Background: This is the last round of the 1981 National Individual Championships. At that time, Li Laiqun had a greater hope of winning the championship with 18 points (Liu Dahua accumulated 16 points), but the chess game was unpredictable. Li Laiqun was insane due to excessive nervousness, and it is said that he lost sleep the night before the battle, while Liu Dahua, who had already passed the age of establishment, was calm and self-assured, steadily enterprising, and won the top again.
According to the language: Li Laiqun has gradually ascended to the chess world since 1977, scoring the same points with Liu Dahua for two consecutive years and ranking third and second due to the difference in small points. This battle and the situation of winning the championship are broken, exposing the weakness of psychological inferiority. However, he overcame this problem later, and finally won the titles of "Chess King" and "Chess Saint" in 1989, reaching the peak of his personal chess career.
Round 4: 1998 National Individual Competition Xu Yinchuan (first win) Yan Wenqing
Background: This was the final round of the 1998 National Individual Championships. In the first 10 rounds, Hebei Xiao will play Yan Wenqing very well, with 5 wins, 5 and 7 and 5 points ahead of the pursuers behind 1 big point, the last battle can win the championship, Hebei team will have another grandmaster. However, his opponent is Xu Yinchuan, whose chess skills are at the peak (3 wins, 7 and 6 and 5 points), and Xu Shaoxia reached the top for the first time in 1993 by slashing Yan Wenqing in the last round. The result of this battle is that Yan Wenqing repeated the tragedy of his brother Li Laiqun 17 years ago, losing to his opponent and sending his opponent to sit on the throne.
After the defeat, Yan Wenqing was unable to get up from his chair for a long time. It was a great surprise to everyone present. What is even more tragic is that Yan Wenqing has since had a lifelong bitter hand, and after that, he will almost lose every time. The adjustment of his psychological quality is much worse than that of Li Laiqun. So far, Master Yan has not been able to break through that layer of window paper.
Fifth Round, November 7, 2005 National Individual Competition Wang Yang (first lost) Hong Zhi
Background: The 2005 National Championship was held in Taiyuan, which was the final round of matches. Hubei rookie Wang Yang once led the race, and Shanxi Daily and Shanxi Evening News both used the headline "Wang Yang, only Chu has talent" as the headline to render the competition. In the final round, the points situation was: the first Pan Zhenbo 7 points against Bu Fengbo 6 and 5, the second Wang Yang 7 points against Hong Zhi 6 and 5, the third Wan Chunlin 6 points against Xu Yinchuan 6 and 5, the fourth Li Hongjia 6 and 5 against Zhao Guorong 6. Wang Yang's small score is higher than Pan Zhenbo's, so if he is down, the chances of winning the championship are also very large. However, when facing the war, he showed "impetuousness" (as the chess fans on the field said), and the chess was deformed, and he was defeated by the same brother who had been wandering outside for many years and had excellent psychological quality, and retreated to the fourth place.
According to the language: Jing Chu's children are multi-talented, and their comeback is unknown. In the past three years, Wang Yang has been fiercely armed with horses, conquered the north and fought in the south, and his chess skills have been perfected in lao cheng. This year, he won the "Shooter King" in the Xiangjia League with a high winning rate of 13 wins and 9 draws, and winning the national championship should be just around the corner.