The first "Shanghai Cup" Chess Masters Open was held yesterday in Nanxiang, Jiading, where chess master Cao Yanlei from Henan defeated "Extra-large" Jiang Chuan after a play-off to win the men's championship in the professional group and a prize of 300,000 yuan. At this point, the peak showdown staged by the top 23 male chess players and the top 7 female chess players in the domestic rankings, as well as 2 young shanghai players, came to an end, and the high level and intensity of the competition firmly attracted the attention of the domestic chess world and chess lovers around the world, and fulfilled the original intention of Shanghai to establish the city's own brand chess top tournament. The "Shanghai Cup" can be described as a hit.
Picture: The level of competition in the first "Shanghai Cup" is very high, and the organizer provides a picture (the same below)
The chess exhibition is endlessly charming
Cao Yanlei's road to winning the championship can be described as ups and downs. The master "escaped death" in the group stage, and finally liked zheng Weitong and other strong opponents to reach the final of the second stage. In the first round of the knockout match with Grandmaster Shen Peng, Cao Yanlei, who was red, had lost two soldiers in a row in slow chess, but stubbornly maneuvered with his opponent, first changing the opponent's pawn and eating the opponent's elephant in vain. In this game of chess, Cao Yanlei and Shen Peng played from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., to the 371st hand, tenaciously playing peace. After that, cao Yanlei won the opponent quickly in only 22 rounds of super fast chess, and fought with Jiang Chuanhuishi's champion and runner-up. In yesterday's final, facing Jiang Chuan, a grandmaster who ranked third in the ranking and has recently been in outstanding form, Cao Yanlei still struck behind. Overtime fast chess, Jiang Chuan, who is in charge of the red, is a must-win situation, but Cao Yanlei successfully summed up, and after the super fast chess draw, he finally seized the opportunity of the fourth play-off to end the suspense. Summing up the championship journey, Cao Yanlei said that he had "lost several times, but the willows were dark and bright", saying the infinite charm on the chessboard.
Pictured: Cao Yanlei (left) and Jiang Chuan play against each other
Chess is the essence of the country and the intellectual sport with the strongest mass foundation. Shanghai has given birth to Hu Ronghua, Shan Xiali, Ouyang Qilin and other national champions, is an important position in the development of chess, the first "Shanghai Cup" is to continue to amplify this charm and influence. In this professional group competition, the male chess players from the 5 rounds of group stage to determine the top two to advance to the second stage of the final, the format is quite exciting, less than one point will affect the chance of qualifying. To this end, on the field, the masters are actively seeking to win and show all their skills. Wang Tianyi, the grandmaster who ranked first in the country, finally won the third place, and when evaluating the three or four finals with Shen Peng, he said: "The downfall is more intense... The opponents are also very familiar, they can be opened, and the process is wonderful. As for the cross-elimination match with Jiang Chuan, he commented that the opponent was better and better. Chess master Ge Weipu, who served as the referee of the "Shanghai Cup", commented that Zheng Weitong, the champion of the New Science National Games in a state of great form this year, failed to qualify from the group, which also proved that the competition level of the first "Shanghai Cup" was very high. Tang Dan, who won the championship later in the women's group, also said that the process was normal, "because the participating chess players are very strong, between Bo Zhong." ”
Pictured: Women's competition
Sow the seeds for the sea and the sky
Crowning the name of Shanghai and embracing the ambition of Kunpeng, the "Shanghai Cup" made its debut in the chess industry, with the ultimate purpose of creating a chess event and disseminating traditional culture. Chess grandmaster Hu Ronghua explained that compared with the invitational tournament of the same name 40 years ago, the significance of the "Shanghai Cup" is different today, "The competition has been held for five consecutive years to create a business card of Shanghai." ”
This business card, in addition to the top chess players, top competitions, also contains the inheritance and promotion of chess culture. The first "Shanghai Cup" set up overseas group competitions, as well as youth group competitions and celebrity invitational competitions. For example, in Europe, non-Chinese players from 9 countries participated in the competition, showing their understanding and understanding of Chinese chess. Although the competition was conducted online due to the epidemic, the number of spectators watching the live broadcast of the game on major video platforms was large, and they interacted enthusiastically during the viewing process.
Pictured: Chess players experience learning and trying to make Nanxiang cages
The first "Shanghai Cup" Chess Masters Open Tournament settled in Jiading Nanxiang Ancient Town. During the tournament, it was the 150th anniversary of the advent of Nanxiang Xiaolong, and after the event, the chess masters of the "Shanghai Cup" walked into Nanxiang Ancient Town to learn and try to make Nanxiang Xiaolong. Xue Zhong, secretary general of the European Chess Federation, wrote a poem for this purpose: Shanghai Cup on the banks of the Huangpu River, Nanxiang Xiaolong Chuan Guozhi; Wuzhou Chess Friends Yiwang Tie, Chess Promotion Famous Biography!
During the "Shanghai Cup" competition, "Hu Ronghua Chess Classroom No. 1" was listed at Jiading Liuyun Primary School. Chess masters have come to the school to bring children vivid and detailed chess keynote speeches and wheel war performances. Hu Ronghua said that the development of chess also needs to build a tower foundation first, and sow the seeds of chess in the hearts of younger Chinese people, so that in the future, chess can be talented and have a grand view. He laughed and said, "Surely there will be no more exactly the same Hu Ronghua, but in a few years, there will be a more powerful chess player than Hu Ronghua." (Xinmin Evening News chief reporter Jin Lei)
Pictured: Chess players guide students