Zhang Xiran in the game. Photo by Sun Haiguang, chief reporter of the Beijing News
From Arshan in Inner Mongolia to Quzhou in Zhejiang Province, Zhang Xiran, a 16-year-old Hani girl, participated in two consecutive national ethnic minority Go competitions in 5 dan, with a gold medal and a silver award to prove her strength. At the age of 5 and a half, he learned chess, during which he studied under Ding Wei, the first professional in Yunnan, Zhang Xiran almost embarked on the road of professional chess players. Although she suspended training for two years before the middle school exam for academic purposes, Zhang Xiran said that the impact of Go on her was a lifetime, "I am a person with a more urgent temperament, and Go will make me more calm." ”
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The first round defeat was once in tears
The second national minority Go tournament of "Rotten Kecheng Rural Commercial Bank Cup" ended this afternoon in Quzhou, Zhejiang Province, and there are many amateur chess players with more than five dan masters, and Zhang Xiran, a hani girl from Yuxi, Yunnan Province, is one of them. In the first National Minority Go Competition in 2019, Zhang Xiran won the gold medal with the second place in the women's group.
When the opening ceremony was played by all ethnic groups, Zhang Xiran took the stage on behalf of the Hani ethnic group, and Wang Yi, vice chairman and secretary general of the China Weiqi Association, who presided over the event, recognized her at once, "This little girl is the gold medalist of the first Go competition." ”
In the amateur Go circle, Zhang Xiran, who became famous at a young age, seems to be a star chess player. In last night's chess guidance session, Lin Jianchao, chairman of the Chinese Weiqi Association, also invited Zhang Xiran to play double chess.
However, in the first round of the game, Zhang Xiran was tragically reversed by Lei Qiaoli, a chess player of the She, and once burst into tears on the field, leaning over the chessboard and crying bitterly. "Because I have been learning chess for a long time, I feel that my level is better than theirs, and I should not lose." Zhang Xiran was sad after losing chess, she said that she felt that she had become weaker, and she couldn't help but cry at once.
Zhang Xiran was a little disappointed, but her father told her that after two years, she had not touched chess, and not to expect too much, "After talking with my father, I lowered my expectations a lot, told myself not to think too much, and to play every game of chess with my heart." ”
After calming down, Zhang Xiran won 3 consecutive victories and finally won the silver medal with a score of 9th place. Hui chess players Wang Jingchu, Manchu chess players Guo Luoge and Zhang Xiyuan ranked in the top 3 of the women's group. Mongolian chess player Li Dongbo, Dong chess player Liang Hongzhang, and Tujia chess player Xu Yun ranked in the top 3 of the men's group.
Compared with other Go tournaments, the National Minority Go Tournament is more like a big party, and the players compete and communicate with each other. After many masters win quickly, they will play another game of guidance with the small chess players who have just played against them, and mention them.
Zhang Xiran, who has participated in the competition for two consecutive times, said that such a competition will promote the integration of ethnic groups, and the game will win or lose rather than the most important. In the second round, Zhang Xiran met a Tujia chess player who had recently learned chess, who took the initiative to ask for a post-game exchange, "After playing chess, I discussed Go with her for a while, and I think such a game is particularly good for enhancing national feelings and will make the relationship between various ethnic groups more intimate." ”
Zhang Xiran cried bitterly after losing the first round. Photo by Sun Haiguang, chief reporter of the Beijing News
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Both Hei Jiajia and Ke Jie are idols
Learning chess at the age of 5 and a half, Zhang Xiran soon showed his talent for Go and participated in national youth competitions many times. In 2017, she won the Yunnan Provincial Championship and represented Yunnan in the Mass Go Competition at the National Games in Tianjin.
When Zhang Xiran used most of her energy on Go, her academic performance began to decline, "When she was in the first and second grades of junior high school, she was playing chess with her heart, and I didn't put my energy into learning, and my grades were a bit not very good." ”
Near the middle school entrance examination, the pressure increased sharply, so the parents asked Zhang Xiran's opinion to see if they could choose between Go and learning. "At that time, I was a little hesitant, and I was afraid that I would not be able to do well, and finally I failed my parents." Zhang Xiran finally decided to put down Go and take care of his studies first, "As an interest, Go can be developed in college." ”
This release, that is, two years, Zhang Xiran did not participate in any Go activities during this period, but entered a closed middle school, can only go home for one or two days a month, and finally successfully admitted to the favorite high school, this year is about to enter the second year of high school.
Although she no longer trains and competes, Zhang Xiran will still understand the dynamics of Go and will pay attention to the matches of Hei Jiajia and Ke Jie, both of whom are her idols. In addition, Zhang Xiran also particularly admired his mentor Ding Wei Jiudan, the 28th Chinese Go nine-dan player and the youngest of the "Seven Little Dragons", "He is really powerful, our first professional nine-dan in Yunnan." ”
After two years of leaving Go, Zhang Xiran did not completely put it down, and the influence of Go on her has always been there, "I am a person with a more urgent personality, and Go will make me more calm." When learning encounters difficulties and setbacks, Zhang Xiran will stop and think about Go, and then try to find a way to solve the problem, and will not easily choose to give up.
Sun Haiguang, chief reporter of the Beijing News
Edited by Wang Chunqiu, proofread by Wu Xingfa