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The World Go Group Championship represents the highest level of Go group competition in the world. This time, only two players of the Chinese team took part in the game, and they won a very important championship trophy, which made a good start for the new year.
At present, there are nearly 40 million Go enthusiasts and nearly 10000 Go organizations in China, and the number of chess children who participate in the Go grading test every year is increasing. Constantly consolidate the mass base, and inject new confidence and power into Chinese professional Go.
On February 19, the 11th round of the 20th Nongxin Cup World Go Group Championship was held in Shanghai. The vice vanguard of the Chinese team, Dang Yifei, went to the battle in his cloak to challenge the defending Korean team's main player, Park Tinghuan. At this time, there are still three world champion chess players of the Chinese team who have not yet appeared.
280 win! After nearly four hours of fierce fighting, Zhihei defeated Park Tinghuan with an eye and a half advantage, and the Chinese team won the Nongxin Cup for the seventh time. In the last eight competitions, the Chinese team has won the championship for six times, demonstrating its strong team strength and talent depth.
Fan Tingyu Consolidates Foundation
In the last Nongxin Cup, among the five players of the Chinese team, only the deputy Dang Yifei won five consecutive games, and the other players lost the first game. In the end, the Chinese team failed to achieve five consecutive championships, and the South Korean team won the Nongxin Cup after four years. "Our goal this time is to bring back the lost champion," said Yu Bin, head coach of the Chinese Go team, before the start of the current Nongxin Cup.
The Nongxin Cup World Go Team Championship represents the highest level of Go team competition in the world. The road to winning the championship has never been smooth. This time, Japan sent the strongest team, while South Korea still aims to win the championship. "I believe the game will be more intense." Chinese chess player Shi Yue predicted before the game.
But the progress of the game was not as expected. After the Chinese team pioneer Fan Tingyu appeared in the second inning, Hao won seven consecutive victories, again performing the "grand drama" of "the leader of the Pioneer Association". It is also rare in the world chess world to be able to create super long winning streak records for many times in the challenge arena competition where experts gather. Although Fan Tingyu finally lost to his old opponent Park Tinghuan, his amazing performance opened the door for the Chinese team to win the championship.
On February 18, this year's Nongxin Cup entered the third stage. In the tenth inning, Japan's main player Yutai Ishiyama lost in a disorderly formation, and Park Tinghuan kept the final hope for the South Korean team to win the championship. The next thing he has to face is the senior general of the Chinese team, Dang Yifei, Gu Zihao, Shi Yue and Ke Jie. Although it is very difficult to pass the "one-on-one four" pass, Yu Bin is not taking it lightly. "Successive wins in the Nongxin Cup often happen, and the Chinese team's main player Ke Jie is also very likely to appear."
Dang Yifei's Call for War
In the Chinese Go world, Dang Yifei, 25, is considered a late bloomer. In the crucial eleventh game, Dang Yifei volunteered to play. He had previously lost to Park Tinghuan three times in the Bundesliga and the national team's Mountain Cup, but Dang Yifei was determined to end his losing streak in the Nongxin Cup.
At the beginning, Piao Tinghuan's speech came to a flying start, and the initiative was taken in the prologue. The white chess formation on the left was considerable. Dang Yifei intended to fight against the encirclement. Park Tinghuan fought head to head, flew out of the manor and turned to local governance. Dang Yifei used the offensive to rob the lower left. Due to the exchange between the upper part of black chess and the right side, white chess is in a good situation. At this time, the spectators believed that Park Tinghuan only needed to simplify the situation to keep winning.
The black 89 hands became the key hand, and the white 104 hands. Dang Yifei clearly benefited, and the two sides returned to the balance of power. Dang Yifei, who became more brave in the Vietnam War, continued to look for war planes. Park Tinghuan felt the situation was critical and took the initiative to attack. Both sides "broke hands" in the middle of the abdomen. At the official stage, Black Chess was not bad on the ground. Dang Yifei forced Park Tinghuan to seek compensation on the right. The 154 white hands can be said to be good at reversing, but Park Tinghuan subsequently miscalculated and made small losses on the spot. In the sound of seconds, Dang Yifei did not take any more risks, and his calculation was accurate. At 280 hands, Park Tinghuan threw in the towel.
Throughout the ups and downs of the chess game, the two players compare their skills and psychology. Park Tinghuan, who has almost no technical weakness, did not make the strongest changes in the key conflict in front of Dang Yifei, who has a "big heart". Dang Yifei proved his strength by ending his consecutive defeat against Park Tinghuan in such an important event. The Chinese team sent only two chess players to win the weighty championship trophy, making a good start for the new year.
Numerous fans have a bright future
Dang Yifei played the role of "Terminator", which made up for the regret that the last Nongxin Cup had stopped for five consecutive victories. After the game, he said that Fan Tingyu's seven consecutive wins had laid a good foundation for the Chinese team. There were three teammates behind him who did not play. Everyone had the ability to end the game. However, he also said frankly that although the Chinese team has advantages in talent thickness, the top chess players in Japan and South Korea should not be underestimated, and we still need to continue to work hard.
In the opinion of Dang Yifei, he is now an older chess player. The domestic "post-00s" chess players have a very strong momentum, and they will soon have their own world. Not long ago, Yang Dingxin, born in 1998, won the LG Cup World Go Champion, which demonstrated the growth speed of the new generation of Chinese Go players.
Looking back at the 20th Nongxin Cup, South Korea had obvious advantages in the early stage, winning 12 championships, China seven times, and Japan only once. This process also epitomizes the changes in the world chess arena. The South Korean team sent Li Changhao, a famous player in the Nongxin Cup, as the head of the delegation, hoping to help young Korean players grow up as soon as possible with his experience and ability.
Behind the glory of Chinese chess players in the arena is the vigorous development of folk Go. It is understood that there are nearly 40 million Go enthusiasts and nearly 10000 Go organizations in China at present, and the number of chess children who participate in the Go grading test every year is increasing. Constantly consolidate the mass base, and inject new confidence and power into Chinese professional Go.
People's Daily (February 21, 2019, version 15)
(Editor in charge: Hu Xuerong, Yang Lei)
