The 26th Samsung Cup has been fought consecutively, and the championship has been decided in one stage, which is very enjoyable. Of course, the Sino-Korean struggle for hegemony is still the theme, the first round of 32 rounds of 12 sino-Korean battles (including Taiwan representative Wang Yuanjun against South Korea's Li Dongxun), Chinese chess players 7 wins and 5 losses, occupying the upper hand. But this advantage is meaningless, because China's first person, Ko Jie, is half-blind to South Korea's Kim Ji-seok, while South Korea's two leading figures, Shin Jin-hyun and Park Young-hwan, defeat China's world champion Sheil-ho and post-00 youngster Lee Wei-ching respectively, and the South Korean is better in terms of sharpness stability.
The ensuing round of sixteen was still divided into two days, with eight Chinese players, seven Korean players and one Japanese player competing for the top eight places. According to the principle of avoidance of the same country as much as possible, the Chinese legion to meet the Japanese and South Korean coalition forces, theoretically there is a possibility of winning the eight strong, but everyone knows that it is a difficult task to complete, we are looking forward to five or six people to break through the pass, the worst will also be with the South Koreans according to the eight finals and half of the country, right?
The facts are frustrating. The four duels on the first day of the Sixteen Finals were all disputes between China and South Korea, and the Chinese chess players were difficult to find a victory and exhaust the ink in four battles, which was indeed difficult to accept. If it is reasonable that Mi Yuting failed to cross Park Tinghuan's pass, then Xie Ke vs Lee Dong Hoon, Peng Li Yao vs Lee Chang Seok should at least be a pattern of equal strength, and winning the next round is not too demanding, right? Dang Yifei, who performed well in the first round, should have won a lot in the face of Han Shengzhou, who was not well-known. However, we have not only lost these games, but also lackluster in content, there are not many opportunities, and Chinese chess fans feel depressed.
On October 23, there were four matches after the Round of 16, three of which were still Sino-Korean Wars and one Sino-Japanese War. In the Sino-Japanese war, the Chinese team's young and powerful Zhao Chenyu defeated the Japanese former chess saint Yamashita Keigo after the 70s was the planned result, and the three Sino-Korean PK battles were the redemption battles of the Chinese legion. If the Chinese players can win all the games, especially the first person in South Korea, Shin Jin-chan, it can be said that they have completely saved the face of the previous day's fiasco.
Unfortunately, the current Shen Zhenchen is really strong, and the Chinese world champion Fan Tingyu has done his best to still see his opponent advance with a complete defeat. Fortunately, Yang Dingxin, who ranked second in China, and Lian Xiao, who ranked ninth, withstood the pressure and took Kim Ji-seok and An Chengjun respectively to win back the two cities for the Chinese legion.
Eight finalists came out, three from China, five from South Korea, and China's thickness advantage disappeared. Coupled with South Korea's strongest two Shin Jin-chan and Park Tinghuan are still on the list, the road to the seven consecutive hegemonies of the Chinese chess players' Samsung Cup has been extremely difficult.
The 2 wins and 5 losses of the Chinese players against South Korea in the second round are indeed a big defeat, and the stable performance of South Korean leaders is the key to their good results. For the sharp Shen Zhenchen, it seems that it is difficult to say who to send up, especially Ke Jie is out early, the arrow is broken, and the Chinese chess player can only survive in adversity this time.
The quarter-finals of the Samsung Cup are still divided into two days, and the first two sets will be played on the 25th, Yang Dingxin vs Lee Chang-seok, Shin Jin-chan vs Han Shengzhou. The two games on the 26th were Lian Xiao vs Park Tinghuan, Cho Chen-woo vs Lee Dong-hoon.
It looks like Shin Will be "guaranteed" to the Final Four, and how many places will the three Chinese players be able to occupy in the semi-finals? Lee Sedol has said that the championship is always a one-man affair. Now, the Chinese legion needs such a person to stand up. In the vicissitudes of the sea, who can show the true colors of heroes? The tide ebbs and flows, and maybe there will be surprises ahead.
The 26th Samsung Cup Round of 16
Black: Fan Tingyu Jiudan (China)
White: Shin Jin-chan 9-dan (Korea)
Black paste 6 1/2 mesh
A total of 170 lots
White wins in the middle of the game
Date of the match: 23 October 2021
Location: Network
Who's going to stop Shin-
The four Chinese generals who played in the round of sixteen on the second day of the battle
Young general Zhao Chenyu was expecting an outbreak