Loading...
As one of the promotion activities of this tournament, Ye Jiangchuan, chairman of the Chinese Chess Association and international grandmaster, led world champions Xu Xiangyu and Li Di, as well as famous players Zhao Yuanhe and Bao Qilin, to Chengdu No. 7 Middle School Elite School to interact with teachers and students.
After a lapse of 6 years, Chengdu once again ushered in a chess tournament. The first China Chess Championship is the first chess tournament in Chengdu, and it is one of the competitions with the highest level and the highest prize money in China. The top five domestic team champions Ding Liren, Wei Yi, Yu Yangyi, Wang Hao, and Bu Xiangzhi will all appear, and Xu Xiangyu, Li Di, Bai Baishi, Lu Shanglei, who won the World Team Championships in 2022, Xue Haowen, the junior men's individual champion of the 5th National Mind Games, and Huang Renjie, who ranks first in China under the age of 20 in the international rating, will all participate, which can be called the highest level of duel in China.
In order to better play the role of high-level competitions and promote the development of chess in Chengdu, the organizing committee held a special activity of "World Champions on Campus" today. Ye Jiangchuan and his entourage came to Chengdu No. 7 Middle School Talent School, and he brought a speech entitled "The Development of Chess in the World and China" to the teachers and students, which won bursts of applause. Ye Jiangchuan specifically mentioned that in 1986, the outstanding chess players and coaches of the whole country went to Beijing for exchanges, "At that time, I copied the chess scores for 15 days and copied dozens of letters, which was like a treasure." These games also helped a large number of chess players grow at that time...... In 1988, Chess developed a strategy for male players to help female players, and I happened to be assigned to help Xie Jun. In 1991, Xie Jun won the first world championship of Chinese women's chess, which played a great role in promoting the development of Chinese chess...... "Today, chess has become a very popular chess sport, especially in primary and secondary schools.
At the same time as Ye Jiangchuan's speech, world champions Xu Xiangyu and Li Di, as well as famous players Zhao Yuanhe and Bao Qilin had a unique wheel battle with the students on the scene. After the game, the students found their idols to take a group photo and asked some questions they usually encountered in the process of playing chess. Tomorrow, the first China Chess Championship will be contested, and the final champion will be determined on January 8.
Chengdu Daily Jinguan News Reporter/Photography/Video Chen Hao Editor-in-charge He Qitie Editor Wang Qi