Ke Jie’s game attracted the attention of head coach Yu Bin (right). Photo by Beijing News reporter Sun Haiguang
Beijing News (Chief Reporter Sun Haiguang) On April 27, the second Quzhou Lanke Cup World Go Open ended the third round of the competition. Ke, the top player in the Chinese Go rankings Jie lost to Korean chess player Kang Dongyoon in 9th dan. After being upset in the first round of the first Lanke Cup, Ke Jie missed the top 8 again this year. Ke Jie said that many people joked that he had no fate with Lan Ke Bei, but in fact he was still not strong enough.
The match between Ke Jie and Jiang Dongrun is the focus of the third round. The latter has blocked Ke Jie many times in the World Series. Jiang Dongyun defeated Ke Jie three times in the 2015 LG Cup top 8, the 2016 Samsung Cup top 32, and the 2022 LG Cup top 8. Yesterday we met again, and Ke Jie, who was playing white, was blocked again. When his winning rate reached 90% in the middle game, he made a miscalculation when attacking in the midfield. Jiang Dongyun reversed the situation and turned defeat into victory.
In the first Lanke Cup last year, Ke Jie lost an upset to Chinese Taipei chess player Lai Junfu in the first round. Chess fans said that he was not compatible with the Lanke Cup. In fact, not only the Lanke Cup World Go Open, but also the Lanke Cup Chinese Go Championship, a traditional domestic event that started in 2006, Ke Jie also missed the chance to win. In 2016 and 2018, Ke Jie reached the finals of the Lanke Cup China Go Championship twice, but lost to Mi Yuting 9th Dan and Tan Xiao 9th Dan respectively.
Ke Jie lost to Jiang Dongyun in the focus battle. Photo by Beijing News reporter Sun Haiguang
After defeating Korean chess player Hao Hyun Jun in the second round of this year’s Lanke Cup and advancing to the top 16, Ke Jie took the initiative to talk about her relationship with the Lanke Cup. "Many people tease me that I have no connection with Lan Ke Cup. In fact, I am still not strong enough." Ke Jie said that he has been analyzing his shortcomings some time ago, and there are still some areas where he can improve. During the training camp with the national team, Ke Jie increased the amount of training, hoping to improve his chess skills. "Nowadays, young people are very interested in playing, and I try to keep up."
Since April 8, the national Go team has been in Quzhou. training camp. Before the Lanke Cup, the national team chess players participated in the 29th LG Cup China Trials and the 10th Yingshi Cup Qualifying Tournament. Ke Jie won 3 sets in a row to advance to the LG Cup. On May 19, he will go to South Korea to compete with Ding Hao and others. In the Yingshi Cup qualifying competition, Ke Jie defeated Korean chess players Kim Myung-hun 9th dan and Byun Sang 19th dan to enter the top 16. National team head coach Yu Bin believes that Ke Jie is in good form recently.
With Ke Jie out, Chinese chess players are already at a disadvantage in the top 8 of this year's Lanke Cup. Only three players, Gu Zihao, Yang Dingxin and Ding Hao, advanced. There are four Korean chess players, namely Shin Jin-seok, Byun Sang-il, Park Jung-hwan and Kang Dong-yoon. The other seat belongs to Japanese chess player Yuta Iyama. According to the schedule, the top 8 and semi-finals will be held in Wushi County, Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang on June 27th and 29th. The specific matchups are: Yang Dingxin vs. Shen Zhenzhen, Gu Zihao vs. Pu Tinghuan, Ding Hao vs. Jiang Dongyun, Jingshan Yuta vs. Bian Xiangyi.
editor Wang Chunqiu
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