On the morning of April 2, the Taiwan Railways "Taroko" 408 train, on the way from the Station of Shulin District of New Taipei City to Taitung City, derailed when it was traveling to the Daqingshui Tunnel in Hualien County, causing the vehicle to collide with the tunnel wall and seriously deform many carriages. So far, the accident has killed 51 people, including drivers, and injured 188 people.
After the accident, the Taiwan Go community reached out to help for the first time, and the Taiwan chess players led by world champion Zhou Junxun Jiudan raised funds through public welfare guidance to donate money to the aftermath of the accident and the families of the victims of the accident.
Zhou Junxun
On April 3, Zhou Junxun said on his personal FB: Yesterday's Taroko derailment incident made people sad, praying for the early recovery of the injured, the rest of the deceased, and the disaster relief staff must also be safe and well-cared for.
At the same time, Zhou Junxun also launched a fundraising and guidance chess campaign on this FB, which was held from 14:00 on April 3 to 21:00 on April 5, and the price was 500 yuan (about 115 yuan) per game of chess.
On the evening of April 5, Zhou Junxun expressed his gratitude to the chess players who participated in the guiding chess activities at FB: Thank you for the support and love of friends in the chess community.
In addition, Zhou Junxun announced the number of matches: 7 hours online on April 3, playing 20 games of chess; April 4 online for 10 hours, playing 32 games; April 5 online for 9 hours, playing 32 games. Three days took a total of 26 hours to complete 84 games of chess.
At the same time, Zhou Junxun also said: It has begun to count the amount of money this time, and hopes to publish the amount and details of the money before 4/8 afternoon. As a Taiwanese, the consensus must be consistent, that is, to avoid the recurrence of regrets, protect everyone, and cherish every life.
In addition, the famous "Xiao Xiaolin" teacher in Taiwan's Go industry, amateur strong Hao Lin Gengping, announced on April 7 on his personal FB that he had raised a total of 35,190 Taiwan dollars (about 8,100 yuan) through public welfare guidance chess, and had completed the transfer. This includes the warmth of chess friends in the United States, Hong Kong and the mainland. I hope that this little bit of care can indeed be delivered to the families of the victims.
Let's praise the Taiwanese Go community full of love!
(Non-busta)