2021 China-Japan-Korea Nie Weiping Cup Go Masters Tournament Chengdu Ended The Chinese team won the third place

Sichuan online reporter Xue Jian

On November 1, the 2021 China-Japan-Han Nie Weiping Cup Go Masters tournament ended in Du Fu Caotang in Chengdu. After three days and three rounds of online matches, the Japanese team won two consecutive victories and locked in the championship in the first round. In the runner-up battle, the two teams fought for a long time, and in the end, the Chinese team lost 2:3 to the opponent and won the third place in this competition.

The 3rd China-Japan-Korea Nie Weiping Cup Go Masters in 2021 is hosted by the China Weiqi Association, Chengdu Municipal Sports Bureau and Chengdu Qingyang District People's Government, and hosted by Sichuan Weiqi Association, Chengdu Chess Academy, Chengdu Qingyang District Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau. The game adopts the rules of Chinese Go, the time is 5 times after 1 hour per side, 1 minute reading seconds, the game adopts a fixed person system, each team has 5 people, including one person representing his hand in the 50s, 70s and 80s, one female elder over 45 years old, and one young chess player under 18 years old. 2 points are awarded for each game win, 2 points are awarded for those with the highest score, the one with the higher score is ranked first, if the score is the same, the score is compared, and if the difference cannot be made, the ranking is tied. The prize money for the winner is 450,000 yuan, the prize money for the runner-up is 250,000 yuan, and the prize money for the third runner-up is 200,000 yuan. Lin Jianchao, chairman of the China Weiqi Association, highly praised the nie weiping cup China-Japan-Korea Go Masters tournament for its new form and significance, which not only created a stage for the players of the three countries to exchange chess skills, but also promoted the exchange and mutual learning and international development of Go, which attracted the attention of the fans of the three countries.

In this tournament, Nie Weiping, Chang Hao, Gu Li master and apprentice, South Korea's Cao Xuanxuan, Lee Chang-ho master and apprentice, and Japan's Takemiya Masaki and other people played, the competition lineup is luxurious, each team of old, middle-aged and young four generations of chess players in the same hall. Because the Japanese team defeated the Chinese team and the South Korean team in the first two rounds of the competition, they won the championship in the early round. Therefore, the final round of the match on November 1, the China-South Korea showdown, was particularly remarkable. The China-South Korea showdown began at 1 p.m. However, half an hour before the start of the game, Nie Weiping appeared at the scene of the game in advance and watched the webcast of the Samsung Cup final with great interest. Chang Hao, Gu Li, Liu Xuan, and song Xuelin, the "King of the Southwest", gathered in front of the computer to discuss the game between Chang Hao and Yamashita Jingwu, and expressed their opinions compared with the analysis given by the computer. After the official match began, the competition between the two teams was very fierce, and almost every inch of land was in contention. After more than 2 hours of fighting, Nie Weiping, Chang Hao and Gu Li lost to Cao Xuanxuan, Lee Chang-ho and Zhao Hansheng respectively, while Tu Xiaoyu and Zhang Xuan won two sets. The Chinese team lost to the South Korean team 2:3 on aggregate, ending the journey of the 2021 China-Japan-South Korea Nie Weiping Cup Go Masters with a record of two consecutive defeats. After the game, Nie Weiping said, thank you chess fans for paying attention to this game, cheering us on, Japanese Go has also been silent for many years, this time it is also considered to be cheering for Japanese Go, let them also be happy, but at the cost of our failure, the cost is a bit high.

(The picture of this article is provided by Chengdu Chess Academy)