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Play against the World Champions! Although Zhao Chenyu, a young man in Taiyuan, was defeated

On October 27, the semi-finals of the 2021 "Samsung Cup" World Go Masters began, and Taiyuan chess player Zhao Chenyu lost to South Korean chess player Park Tinghuan 9 dan in the middle of the game, missing the final.

In the preliminary stage of this event, Zhao Chenyu advanced to the main competition as the first place in the Preliminary Round of the China Region. In the main stage, Cho Chenyu defeated South Korean star Lee Chang-ho in the first set of the game reversal, followed by the victory over Japanese chess player Keigo Yamashita and South Korean famous Lee Dong-hoon.

After advancing to the final four, dark horse Cho Chen-woo and world champion Park Tinghuan met in the semi-finals. In this battle, Park Tinghuan's overall strength was superior, and he took the lead from the layout stage, and Zhao Chenyu was unable to return to heaven after several hard battles.

Born in Taiyuan in June 1999, Zhao Chenyu began to learn chess at the age of 6 and became a professional chess player at the age of 12, and then joined Jiangsu to participate in the Weijia League. In 2021, the 22-year-old Zhao Chenyu's chess strength has improved significantly, and he has continuously advanced to the final four of the World Professional Go Championship and the World Go Masters.

Source Taiyuan Daily News Gathering and Editing Center reporter Yang Erxin

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