Shenzhen News Network, October 10, 2021 (Reporter Li Hui) On October 9, the professional individual group of the 2021 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Shenzhen Chess Invitational Tournament was successfully concluded at the Renaissance Pengnian Hotel in Luohu. After 7 rounds of competition, chess master Li Shaogeng won the championship with 4 wins and 3 championships, chess grandmasters Lü Qin and Zhang Xuechao won the second and third places respectively, and Cao Yanlei, Huang Guangying, Zhang Bin, Liu Ming and Li Hongjia won 4 to 8 places. The game was broadcast live on platforms such as Tiantian Chess, and the cumulative live broadcast popularity exceeded 15 million.
The competition was hosted by Guangdong Xiangqi Association and Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports, and organized by Shenzhen Mass Sports Promotion Center, Luohu District Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports Bureau, Shenzhen Xiangqi Association, Shenzhen Yichuan Culture and Sports Development Co., Ltd., and supported by Shenzhen Evening News.
Chess master Li Shaogeng (center) won the championship.
The award ceremony was held in the evening, and Lu Qin, vice chairman of the Chinese Chess Association and president of the Guangdong Provincial Chess Association, Wang Zhiqiang, deputy inspector of the Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports, Jiang Quansheng, executive vice chairman of the Sichuan Provincial Chess Association and head coach of the Chengdu Chess Team, Yu Yongqing, second-level researcher of the Luohu District Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports, Liu Dahua, grandmaster of chess, Huang Yong, head coach of the Shenzhen Chess Academy, and Cao Yang, president of the Shenzhen Chess Association, attended the ceremony.
Wang Zhiqiang said that the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Shenzhen Chess Invitational Tournament is a newly created IP in Shenzhen, which will be held as a brand event for a long time, and will gradually expand its scale in the future, benefiting more professional chess players and amateur chess enthusiasts in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and promoting the development of chess in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
Before Lü Qin took the stage to receive the award, the female chess master Shi Fenglan was very excited, she said: "You used to give awards to others, and you haven't been on stage to receive the award yourself for a long time." Lu Qin smiled and said, "It is true that I have not received my own trophy for a long time." This time the competition felt very good, and it was all played. In recent years, Shenzhen chess tournaments have been continuous, not only high specifications, but also extensive influence, is the benchmark for the development of chess in Guangdong. "
Champion Li Shaogeng is very modest, he said: "The competition is fast chess, and the gap between each game is relatively short, which is a certain challenge for all chess players." Coupled with the close level of everyone, all I can do is play every game of chess well, and there is a certain lucky component to win the championship. The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Chess Invitational Tournament is a very good platform, and I hope to participate in it in the future. "
In addition, the reporter learned on the spot that the amateur team group of the 2021 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Shenzhen Chess Invitational Tournament will be held from October 30 to 31.
【Source: Shenzhen News Network】
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