▲ Lee Chang-ho, who passed the qualifiers in the last competition after 5 years, once again advanced to the ninth dan of this competition. Following the victory of the opponent's abstention in the second round of the first match of the season, the opponent also took the lead in the quarter-finals of the elder group in the third round because the opponent said that he had abstained (vaccinations) for any reason.
On the 21st, the 2021 Samsung Fire Cup World Go Masters Korean Domestic Selection Tournament was held at the Korea Chess Academy, and the competition entered its third day. Today, there are a total of 40 matches, which are the second round of the general group 5 to 7 group, the second round of the elder group, and the third round of the women's group. After a day of competition, the top eight of the nine groups were determined.
Kim Young-tae, a graduate student at the Korea Chess Academy, defeated Ahn Kok-hyun, who had finished runner-up in the Samsung Fire Cup
Kim Seung-sung, who is highly anticipated for the fixed segment rankings, will face Choi Chul-han in the quarter-finals.
In the general group, the progress of new students such as Cui Minrui Erduan (14 years old), Jin Shengzhen Chu duan (15 years old), and Li Yansan Duan (17 years old) is very eye-catching. In terms of amateur players, a total of 12 (the top 6 graduate students of the Korea Chess Academy, the top 6 of the amateur ranking) won the right to participate in the general group, it is worth mentioning that Kim Yun-tae and Kim Seung-su defeated professional chess players Ahn Kok-hyun and Shin Jae-won to enter the third round of the competition.
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In the women's group, Choi Jing, Wu Youzhen, Yoo Joo-eun, Cao Seung-ah, Lee Hyun-jin, Park Ji-young, Lee Do-young, and Park Ji-juan entered the top 8;
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The senior group will be played by Lee Chang-ho - Jung Dae-sang, Kim So-so-so - Kim Il-hwan, Choi Gyu-bung - Choi Myung-hoon, and Yoo Chang-hyuk - Kim Young-ho to compete for the top 4 tickets.
In order to prevent the spread of the epidemic, the matches were conducted online, and the matches were also divided into two sessions, morning and afternoon. The Korea domestic qualifiers will run until the 25th (the 22nd is a closed day). At present, the Men's Group of the China Qualifiers is held to the fourth round (9 rounds in total), and the women's group is held to the second round (5 rounds in total).
(liz compiled)