Source: Xinhua Net
Guangzhou, 30 Oct (Xinhua) -- The 2021 "Lechang Peach Blossom Cup" National Chess Women's First Division League ended in Lechang, Guangdong on the 30th. After 6 months and 18 rounds of fighting, liumiao white tea Beijing team won the overall championship of the season, and Shenzhen Jinyafu brain team and Hangzhou gas group team won the second and third places respectively. Beijing team Tang Dan was awarded the "Most Valuable Chess Player".
Before the start of the final round of matches, Beijing and Shenzhen were tied for first place in the table with 24 points, and Beijing only led 2 games of slow chess. The final battle was crucial for both teams, with Beijing facing Zhejiang Xiuzhou Yuebo and Shenzhen playing Against Jiangsu Changzhou Puyue Manchen. In the end, Beijing and Shenzhen both won, with the former winning the sixth women's League championship trophy in the history of the team.
Due to the double round robin format of the Women's League this season, Beijing and Zhejiang teams met in the first round, when Beijing Tang Dan and Liu Huan both lost, and that defeat became Tang Dan's only game of chess this season. But soon Tang Dan found his form, with 17 consecutive wins from the second round, with the advantage of one more win, he overwhelmed Shenzhen Wang Linna and won the "Most Valuable Chess Player".
Zhu Guoping, president of the Chinese Chess Association, announced the closing of the tournament. Guo Liping, secretary general of the Chinese Chess Association, concluded that the 2021 Women's League A set sail from Jiangyin, Jiangsu Province, to Lechang, Guangdong, for the first time, and held the tournament in a different place across provinces, and in the context of normalization of epidemic prevention and control, it has gone through an unusual "rematch" road. This season's women's A reform and innovation, encourage the competition, shorten the time, increase the number of fast chess, the total number of slow chess and fast chess throughout the season reached 270 games, the number of games increased by nearly 50% compared with previous sessions, further enriching the content of the event and improving the intensity of the event. In addition, for the first time, live video and master explanations have been introduced to meet the needs of the majority of enthusiasts with an all-round perspective.