Ju Wenjun took the oath on behalf of the contestants. Photo by Fu Yuqun
Danzhou, China, September 23 (Fu Yuqun) The 12th Danzhou Chess Grandmaster Super Tournament in Danzhou, Hainan, China, 2021 kicked off in Danzhou on the 23rd. This year's competition was conducted in a combination of online and offline, with 8 grandmasters playing against each other in the cloud and competing for the championship of this tournament through 7 rounds of single round robin.
The theme of the Super Hegemony Battle is "Striving for Free Trade Port, Wisdom New Danzhou", and the event lasts for 6 days. The 5 Chinese players participating in the competition are Ding Liren, Wei Yi, Bu Xiangzhi, Yu Yangyi and Ju Wenjun, the 3 foreign players are Russia's Vichugov, Hungary's Laporte, Bulgaria's Topalov, and the average rating of the 7 male grandmasters is as high as 2736 points. Among them, China's Ding Liren, Wei Yi, Bu Xiangzhi, Yu Yangyi and Hungary's Laporte have all won the championships of the previous Super League.
The 12th Danzhou Chess Grandmaster Super Tournament in Danzhou, Hainan, China, 2021, kicked off in Danzhou on the 23rd. Photo by Fu Yuqun
Ju Wenjun, who is currently a chess world chess queen, played in the tournament for the first time. She said that danzhou chess grandmaster super master super game level is high, the participants are very good, this game experience believes that it will help them accumulate a lot of practical experience, I hope to adjust the mentality, in the game to play every game of chess, play their best level.
In addition to the wonderful games of international grandmasters during this Year's Super League, on September 26, five Chinese participating chess grandmasters will conduct zero-distance interactive exchanges and wheel wars with chess fans at Danzhou Nada Central School.
Tian Hongwei, director of the Chess Department of the Chess and Card Sports Management Center of the State General Administration of Sport and secretary general of the China Chess Association, said in his speech that the Danzhou Chess Grandmaster Super Master Battle has been successfully held for eleven sessions, and the standard of running the tournament has been continuously improved, and the tournament has developed into a traditional brand event with great influence, which is praised by the participating chess players from all over the world. In the past 10 years, in addition to hosting the Danzhou Super League, Hainan has also undertaken large-scale events such as the International Open and the First Division League for many times, which has effectively enhanced the popularity, reputation and influence of Danzhou's city, and promoted the development of urban economy and tourism.
Li Xiuquan, vice mayor of Danzhou City, said that in the future, Danzhou will cultivate and build Danzhou Chess Grandmaster Super Master into a well-known sports brand event with international influence, so that chess can be better popularized to the whole society and make new contributions to Danzhou's economic development and social progress.
Hainan Danzhou Chess Grandmaster Super Master Battle has been successfully held for eleven consecutive sessions since 2010, developing from the highest level regular event in China to one of the top international events, enjoying a high reputation in the chess world at home and abroad, and is one of the important cultural and sports brand events in Hainan Province. For more than a decade, danzhou has more than 40 primary and secondary schools and kindergartens, a total of more than 80,000 people to learn chess, of which more than 3,000 people have won the chess certificate issued by the China Chess Association, and 10 people have won the title of chess association master.
The competition was hosted by the Chess and Card Sports Management Center of the General Administration of Sport of the People's Republic of China (China Chess Academy), the China Chess Association, the Department of Tourism, Culture, Radio, Television and Sports of Hainan Province and the Danzhou Municipal People's Government, and hosted by the Danzhou Municipal Bureau of Tourism, Culture, Radio, Film and Television and Sports, and the Hainan Chess Association. (End)
Source: China News Network