The third and fourth rounds of the professional group of the first "Shanghai Cup" Chess Masters Open continued today in Nanxiang, Shanghai. After the second matchday competition, Wang Tianyi and Wang Yang in the men's A group led with 6 points, and Zheng Weitong, Jiang Chuan and Cao Yanlei in the men's B group each accumulated 6 points to temporarily lead; in the women's group, the national games champion Wang Linna accumulated 7 points to temporarily rank first, and Zuo Wenjing, Chen Xinglin and Tang Dan both accumulated 6 points.
Photo: On behalf of the Organizing Committee of the "Shanghai Cup" Chess Masters Open Tournament, Shan Xiali, President of Shanghai Chess Academy, accepted the calligraphy works donated by Professor Li Jianxin of Shanghai University
Illustration: Chess Grandmaster Shan Xiali and Zhao Wei live-streamed chess for the majority of chess friends The organizer provided a picture (the same below)
In the focus battle of the professional men's group A in the morning, Wang Yang defeated Miao Liming, who had won two consecutive victories before. The two sides began to form a pair of troops to turn the bottom artillery, and in the 11th round, Wang Yangche's nine-in-two ingenious ideas, the black side did not cope well, fell into the inferior position. The red side pressed forward step by step, and won the 20th round, laying the foundation for the victory.
Professional men's B group, the four chess players who are temporarily leading in the points caught and fought, and the result was that Cao Yanlei defeated Zhao Jincheng and Lü Qin lost to Jiang Chuan.
Cao Yanlei and Zhao Jincheng started with immortals guiding the way against the bottom cannon, the red side had more than one middle soldier and the black side was active, and both sides had their own strengths. The black side of the middle game abandoned the attack and failed to work. After the red side secured the front, it entered the middle of the road first and won.
Lü Qin played a round against Jiang Chuan, and the two sides formed a classic position of three soldiers in the middle of the artillery against the screen horse, and the black horse stepped on the border soldiers and then extended the cannon to cross the river, and the layout was reversed. Lü Shuai had no choice but to abandon his son to fight but was unable to return to heaven, and Jiang Chuan won the victory.
Pictured: The scene of the game
In the fourth round of the professional men's group A in the afternoon, Wang Tianyi defeated the youngster Hua Chenhao first. The two sides started with a military game, the young general dared to fight, the middle game caused a lot of pressure on the red side, but unfortunately under the pressure of time, it failed to get out of the most accurate move, and the red side was able to breathe. After the exchange of sub-forces, the artillery of the Red Fang Remnant Chess Cart made meritorious contributions and won the game.
In the fourth round of the professional men's B group, Zheng Weitong won the red victory over Lü Qin. Zheng Weitong started with the immortals guiding the way, and Lü Qin also set up a cannon after the death. The red side began to move left and right, seeking the material advantage of the two soldiers to enter the endgame, but the black side borrowed the power of the sleeping slot horse, and the double cannon flashed back and forth, making it difficult for the red side old marshal to return to his position. Unfortunately, due to time constraints, the black side eventually regretted that it was lost after the timeout.
In the professional women's group, Wang Linna defeated Zuo Wenjing with her backhand, ending the latter's three-game winning streak, surpassing in points and temporarily ranking first, and Zuo Wenjing temporarily ranked second. After Chen Xinglin lost to Zuo Wenjing in the morning, she defeated Shi Fenglan in the afternoon and temporarily ranked third. After Tang Dan lost the first set, he went down to three cities in a row and temporarily ranked fourth.
According to the schedule, the first stage of the professional men's preliminary round will end tomorrow morning, and the top two of the A and B groups will each take the top two to enter the second stage final that starts tomorrow afternoon, when the top four will be determined through the cross-elimination round. (Chief reporter of Xinmin Evening News, Jin Lei)