[Source: Xinmin Evening News] The original intention of the Shanghai Cup Xiangqi Masters Open is to create a platform for chess players and chess friends to gather together, so that the quintessence of the Chinese nation can be carried forward and traditional culture can be plant

[Source: Xinmin Evening News]

The original intention of the Shanghai Cup Xiangqi Masters Open is to create a platform for chess players and chess friends to gather together, so that the quintessence of the Chinese nation can be carried forward and traditional culture can be planted in more soil. Chess players participating in this "Shanghai Cup" are particularly happy. They have the opportunity to communicate face-to-face with grand masters and learn their chess skills, and at the same time feel the spiritual inspiration both on and off the chessboard.

Caption: Photo by Xinmin Evening News reporter Li Mingshen of the 4th Shanghai Cup Xiangqi Masters Open (the same below)

Treatment upgrade

The 4th "Shanghai Cup" specially set up a wheel battle, and 60 chess enthusiasts were invited I came to Nanxiang Tanyuan in Jiading and talked with Lu Qin, Xu Tianhong, Tang Dan, Chen Xinglin and other chess grandmasters and national champions. Some chess friends follow every tournament. When they heard about this good opportunity, they couldn't help but admire: "Last year, I played a round of matches in the Oriental Pearl Tower. This year, the 'treatment' is even better. These masters are our idols!"

for a chess match Tanyuan is a gathering place for Nanxiang literati and lofty ideals in history. The waterfalls, flowing clouds, birds singing and the fragrance of flowers in the garden make chess players forget to leave. With pavilions and waterside pavilions in front of you and secluded paths at your feet, it is an ideal scene to be able to learn a few tricks from the chess masters.

It is said to be a round-robin game. The "Shanghai Cup" game arrangement is carefully arranged. One master plays against three chess players, ensuring that both parties have time to fully communicate. Dozens of moves later, a young chess player from Jiading surrendered. Although he lost, the young man commented that he had learned a lot: "When I entered the middle game, my strength was restricted by the master." He told reporters that he doesn’t have much time to maintain his hobbies after work. “I am very lucky to be able to ask the chess master for advice today.”

Caption: The master’s wheel battle

Carefully prepared

From the Yangpu District Xiangqi Association Wang Weipeng made careful preparations, because today he faced Lu Qin, the five-time national individual championship champion and a former leader in the chess world. "I have studied chess for many years, and today I prepared an unpopular game, because playing chess with these grand masters, If you start with a regular start, you will soon fall into a passive position. "

After a while, the chess games of the two adjacent stations ended one after another, leaving only Wang Weipeng and Lu Qin's big one still continuing. Entering the middle game, Wang Weipeng, who was playing red, gradually fell into a disadvantage. "The real expression of skill in chess is the middle game. Some of the master's moves cannot be prepared in advance." At the end of the chess game, Wang Weipeng and Lu Qin took a group photo, " I used to watch Master Lu play chess when I learned chess, and now I also watch his live lectures. "

After the chess game was over, the chess players were still unfinished. Wang Weipeng and a chess friend found another table and laid out the chess pieces to review the game. Other chess players also gathered around to "give pointers". When we got to the point of controversy, everyone expressed their opinions, and the atmosphere remained warm.

Caption: Master's wheel battle

After reluctantly collecting the chess pieces, Wang Weipeng, who works in traditional Chinese medicine, told reporters that besides busy work and study, chess is also a part of life, because chess has complex and changeable strategies and endless possibilities. The changes fascinate me. Wang Weipeng also revealed that due to his influence, his son also loves to play chess. "Nowadays, many children love to play chess, and they are influenced by their fathers or grandfathers."

Advance to the main draw

Lucky chess friends are not the only ones like Wang Weipeng. . In order to attract more amateur chess players and fans to pay attention to the "Shanghai Cup", provide chess enthusiasts with the opportunity to compete with top chess players on the same stage, and build the "Shanghai Cup" into a grand party for chess enthusiasts to participate in, this event will be held at Three provinces and one city in the Yangtze River Delta region held 4 qualifying tournaments respectively, with a total of more than 500 players participating. The top two players from each station, a total of 8 players, participated in the qualifying finals. The top two chess players in the final will participate in the next "Shanghai Cup" competition and gain valuable opportunities to compete with top professional chess players.

Caption: The chess game explanation attracts attention

“This year’s competition is larger in scale, with the most players and the highest level, and the largest prize money in history." Wu Liang, Secretary-General of the Jiading District Xiangqi Association, introduced that this year's "Shanghai Cup" selection competition adopts a points system. Each chess player needs to pass multiple rounds of competition to accumulate points to determine the ranking. It is worth mentioning that there are not only experienced veterans at the competition site. There are many chess players, and there are many young chess players. Although they are young, they are no weaker than adults when playing chess.(Xinmin Evening News reporter Jin Lei)