Guangxi News Network Nanning, October 30 (Reporter Jin Xiangyi, correspondent Qin Caibei, intern Yang Ruiyuan, Tao Lihong) When the Chengwei League returned to the place where it originally started this year, the Qingxiu District of The Greentown Nanning began the work of creating a "national Go town" by hosting a competition. On October 29, the opening ceremony of the Nanning Qingxiu Station of the 2021 Season of the City Go League held the opening ceremony at the Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center, and the reporter learned from the opening ceremony that the Qingxiu District of Nanning City will take this as an opportunity to join the "National Go Town" family.
The 2021 season of the City Siege Federation Nanning Qingxiu Station kicked off. Courtesy of the organizing committee
The scene of the 2021 nanning Qingxiu station of the City Siege Federation. Courtesy of the organizing committee
The 2021 season nanning Qingxiu Station of the Chengwei Federation is guided by the China Weiqi Association, hosted by the Sports Bureau of the Autonomous Region, the People's Government of Qingxiu District of Nanning City and Huazhi Sports, and hosted by the Guangxi Social Sports Development Center, the Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Sports and Tourism of Qingxiu District of Nanning City, and the Guangxi Intellectual Sports Industry Federation.
The City Go League is a large-scale intellectual sports tournament founded in Nanning in 2015, because of its similar format to the NBA, the form of professional players and amateur chess players and rich peripheral activities, it has quickly attracted a wide range of attention, the scale of the event has expanded year after year, and the number of participating teams has developed from 16 in the first edition to 32 this year, and the participating teams come from many countries and regions.
The 2021 season of the City Siege Federation is divided into domestic divisions and overseas divisions. Courtesy of the organizing committee
Affected by the epidemic, the 2021 season of the City Siege Federation is divided into domestic divisions and overseas divisions. The 3rd and 4th rounds of the Chengwei League's domestic competition at the Nanning Qingxiu Station competition from October 29 to 30 were attended by 18 teams and more than 200 professional and amateur chess players, including professional chess players such as Ma Xiaochun Jiudan, Hu Yaoyu 8 Duan and Peng Quan 7 Dan, amateur masters such as Hu Yuqing 8 Dan, Ma Tianfang 7 Duan, Wang Chen 7 Duan and Cao Ruxu 7 Dan, and Li Niannian, a female chess player who won the gold medal for Guangxi at the 14th National Games.
It is reported that the first and second rounds of the overseas division have been held online from September 4 to 26, with 14 teams from 12 countries and regions on five continents playing against each other in the air, and four teams in Paris, Toronto, Seoul and Bangkok remain unbeaten. During the competition, overseas clubs gave full play to their respective advantages to promote The culture of Go, which attracted the attention of all walks of life in the local community.
At the opening ceremony of the Qingxiu Station Event, Huang Yu, Secretary of the Qingxiu District Party Committee, said that as an important part of the 2021 Qingxiu District Creative Life Festival, the Qingxiu District will take this event as an opportunity to further increase support for The Go sports and sports industry, and actively apply for the "National Go Town".
China's first World Champion of Go, Ma Xiaochun Jiudan, played. Courtesy of the organizing committee
Lin Jianchao, chairman of the China Weiqi Association, Wang Runan, former chairman of the China Weiqi Association, Nie Weiping, vice chairman of the China Weiqi Association and "chess saint", Lu Yiwen, deputy director of the Autonomous Region Sports Bureau, Huang Yu, secretary of the Qingxiu District Party Committee, and Lei Xiang, vice chairman of the China Weiqi Association and chairman of Huazhi Sports Industry Co., Ltd., and other leading guests and chess celebrities attended the opening ceremony, helping Qingxiu District to create a "national Go hometown".
It is understood that the "National Go Town" was originally launched by the former National Sports Commission (reorganized into the State General Administration of Sport in 1998), which is an encouraging recognition of regional cities such as "holding national Go events many times", "regularly organizing regional Go activities", and "carrying out Go popularization activities in no less than 10 primary schools or kindergartens". In recent years, all parts of the country have attached great importance to the development of Go sports, and the popularity of Shenchuang "National Go Town" has increased day by day. If Qingxiu District finally gets its wish, it will become the second county (city, district) in Guangxi to receive the title of "National Go Town" after Beihai City.
A chess player of Nanning Tianyuan Club who plays at home. Courtesy of the organizing committee
In addition to the 3rd and 4th rounds of the Chengwei League, Qingxiu Station also held a colorful series of Go-themed events and cultural peripheral activities. Including the Tuqiang 100 Three-In-England Chess Invitational Tournament participated by 22 teams, the Han Sauce Cup happy 100 first Nanning Qingxiu District Old Friends Go Exchange Tournament, the "South China City Cup" Guangxi Youth Go Championship finals attended by more than 2,000 young chess players, the Nanguo Forum and Tuqiang 100 • ChengweiLian Public Welfare Lecture Hall led by Lin Jianchao, Chairman of the China Weiqi Association, and the Wisdom Qingxiu Life Exhibition and Zhiyun Industry Exhibition held in Hall 12, Area D, Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center. As well as the Specially Invited Doctor of Chengwei Lian's Go Public Welfare Classroom, Vitality 100 • Living Chengwei Lian's Public Welfare Guidance Chess, Chengwei Lian's Go into the Campus Public Welfare Activities, etc.
According to the format of the City Siege League, club players can watch the game of teammates on the field synchronously, discuss the coping strategy and take turns in the form of relay to play a game of chess. Courtesy of the organizing committee
Off-field discussion of countermeasures, the field two or two against each other. Courtesy of the organizing committee
Lu Yiwen, deputy director of the Autonomous Regional Sports Bureau, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech. Lu Yiwen said that after years of meticulous cultivation, the city Go league has become a bright business card of Guangxi culture and sports, a Chinese cultural business card handed over from Guangxi to the world, and under the joint cultivation of all parties, Guangxi has made remarkable progress in the level of competition and industrial development of Go. "Like the development of Go, Guangxi has shown a vigorous development trend in various fields such as competitive sports, mass fitness, sports industry, and major events in recent years, and has made significant progress in the construction of strong sports areas." In the future, the Sports Bureau of the Autonomous Region will continue to support the cooperation between the Urban Siege Federation and local governments and urban areas, jointly promote the in-depth integration of sports and culture, drive cultural and sports consumption, build a platform for interactive exchanges for the masses, and strive to write a new chapter in the development of sports. ”
Nie Weiping, vice chairman of the China Weiqi Association and known as the "Saint of Chess", attended the opening ceremony of the 2021 Qingxiu District Creative Life Festival and exchanged souvenirs with Qingxiu District. Courtesy of the organizing committee
It is reported that this year's City Siege Federation returned to Nanning to hold and became one of the important activities of the Qingxiu District Creative Life Festival for the first time. At the opening ceremony of the 2021 Qingxiu District Creative Life Festival, Nie Weiping, the "Chess Saint", and Zeng Pengxin, the mayor of Qingxiu District, exchanged souvenirs; many Go stars such as world champions Ma Xiaochun, Liu Xiaoguang, Yu Bin also "parachuted" into Nanning to help Qingxiu District create a "national Go town".
In addition to the rich Go activities, the 2021 Nanning Qingxiu District Creative Life Festival with the theme of "Creativity Makes Life Better" was held from October 29 to October 31. In addition to the Activities of the Nanning Qingxiu Station of the 2021 Season of the City Go League, the Creative Life Festival will also hold sports events and activities such as the Qingxiu Sports Industry Development Forum and the 2021 Dance Guangxi 8th "Qingxiu Cup" Dance Competition.