Beijing, 11 Sep (Xinhua) -- According to the China Chess Association, on the 10th local time, in the second game of the third round of the 2017 Men's Chess World Cup Individual Tournament in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, the World Chess Player Bu Xiangzhi, ranked 35th in the world, held the white first hand battle and the world chess king and the world's number one Norwegian famous Player Carlson, thus eliminating the opponent with a record of 1 win and 1 draw, and advancing to the round of 16.
Bu Xiangzhi, who has a rating of 2714, blocked Carlson, who has a rating of 2827, out of the door of the round of 16, breaking the biggest upset since the start of the competition.
Wang Hao, the world's 44th-ranked Chinese chess player, also advanced to the round of 16 with a record of 1 win and 1 draw, and the other two Chinese chess players, Ding Li and Li Chao, will play a fast chess game with their opponents.
In the third round of the first game of slow chess on the 9th, Bu Xiangzhi, who was black and backward, was domineering in the face of the world chess king, abandoning the soldiers first and then abandoning the elephant, and finally forced Carlson to concede defeat with the passage soldiers, and he also became the first Chinese chess player to defeat Carlson in the slow chess game since Carlson became the world chess king at the end of 2013.
In the second game of slow chess, Bu Xiangzhi, who already had a one-point lead, quickly gained a smooth situation in the Slavic defense and redeemed a large number of subs, occupying the opponent's lifeline in the middle of the game, and once had an advantage. However, Bu Xiangzhi, who remained calm and sober-minded, chose the most risk-free change, and finally the long general was a draw, and he successfully eliminated Carlson 1.5:0.5.
After the game, Bu Xiangzhi said: "Before the game today, I deliberately looked at some complicated starts that he might go, and tried to know what he was going to do. On the spot, he chose the Slavic defense Milan system, this change I often play in black and white, and in actual combat I chose a steady move. In the middle stage, Carlson's short translocation was not good, and if he went to Qc7, the situation was still quite complicated. After the short translocation, I think I can make it easier. I've been in a better situation. Later he abandoned his troops to find an opportunity to attack, but I held on. Finally I saw a change in the draw of a long player. I'm certainly happy to be able to eliminate Carlson. I thought Carlson was still very personable, and he congratulated me after the end. ”
After eliminating the chess champion Carlson, Bu Xiangzhi equaled his own best record in his own history at the 2011 World Cup. In the round of 16, Bu Xiangzhi will encounter the last runner-up, the famous Russian general Svedler.
Bu Xiangzhi said: "Next, I will continue to work hard, plate by plate, and will not think too much." ”
In another match played on the same day, Wang Haozhi black defeated ukrainian men's grandmaster Kuzupov after 67 rounds, thus winning 1. A 5:0.5 score eliminates opponents and advances to the next round.
Ding Liren and Li Chao once again fought with India's Vidit and Hungary's Laporte, and the two rounds of slow chess were drawn 1:1, and they will enter the fast chess overtime match on the 11th local time.
Image source: Official website of the organizing committee of the tournament, official website of FIDE, Chinese team
Editor: Wang Jingyu
Issued: Xu Zheng