Reader/Shenzhen Business Daily reporter Fan Hongtao
The fragrance of dangui wafts around the ancient city, and the sea breeze blows to play chess. On September 21, the 2021 "Dapeng Cup" Chess Master Star Tournament (hereinafter referred to as "Dapeng Cup") came to an end at the Fangzhi Academy in Dapeng City, Shenzhen. After 7 rounds of fast chess matches, the 12 chess masters each decided the final ranking in the evening, and Hong Zhi, a chess grandmaster and member of the Shenzhen Yichuan chess team, won the championship.
The reporter learned that this year's "Dapeng Cup" adopts a points arrangement system, each participant has played seven rounds, and each chess player wins 2 points, and each chess player scores 1 point. The negative side is not scored. Each side basically takes 10 minutes, with 3 seconds plus each step. The tournament invited 12 domestic top chess players such as Liu Dahua, Hong Zhi, Li Shaogeng, Huang Hailin, Liu Ming, Su Shaofeng, Zhang Bin, Wang Linna, Dang Guolei, Huang Guangying, Lang Qiqi, Min Ren, etc., so that the majority of chess fans enjoyed the high-level chess game.
After 7 rounds of fast chess confrontation, Hong Zhi, a chess grandmaster and member of the Shenzhen Yichuan Chess Team, won the championship with 11 points. In the award speech, Hong Zhi said humbly: "Mid-Autumn Festival Jia Energy Saving and all colleagues gathered together, which is a more meaningful thing for the results of the competition. In addition, chess master Li Shaogeng and chess master Liu Ming won the second and third places respectively.
Dapeng City, which was founded in the 27th year of Ming Hongwu (1394 AD), is known as the root of Shenzhen's humanistic history, and the thickness of the humanistic history between the green bricks and tiles comes to the fore. It is worth mentioning that this is not the first time that Shenzhen has selected a high-level "national essence" event in Dapeng City during the traditional festival, and the "Lunar New Year Cup" chess tournament in February 2021 has also been contested here. Wang Zhiqiang, deputy inspector of the Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports, said: "Shenzhen has been actively exploring novel forms of running competitions, looking for places to hold competitions in line with the events, so as to create more high-quality chess events, bring more enjoyment to chess fans, and promote the integration and development of Shenzhen's cultural, sports and tourism. ”
The relevant person in charge of the organizer said that he hopes that through this competition, more chess masters can show their talents and wisdom, and also hope that more people can appreciate the profound style of the "national essence" and make the chess culture more colorful. "Holding chess tournaments in ancient cities is also a confluence of ancient cultures, and this excellent tradition of chess needs to be continuously inherited and refined."
According to statistics, the "Dapeng Cup" has been broadcast live on the daily chess platform for video live broadcast and chess score live broadcast, and has accumulated nearly 5 million popularity values. Ye Jiangchuan, vice chairman of the Chinese Chess Association, Wang Zhiqiang, deputy inspector of the Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports, Liu Shilan, president of the Shenzhen Chess Academy, Wen Liyue, deputy director of the Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports of Dapeng New District, and other leading guests attended the closing ceremony and presented awards to the chess players.
It is reported that this year's "Dapeng Cup" is sponsored by the Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports of Shenzhen Dapeng New District, and hosted by the Shenzhen Chess Association.
Review: Sun Shijian