This is the latest online competition carried out by China Chess Association by taking advantage of network technology.
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 13, 20202020the “good Chess Cup” National Chess youth online team competition kicked off on the evening of 13th. A total of 30 teams from all over the country participated in the competition online through zhicai.com.
This is the latest online competition carried out by China Chess Association by taking advantage of network technology and combining the characteristics of the project after the parent-child competition, North-South competition and other competitions since the outbreak.
This competition is in the form of group competition. Each team consists of 10 chess players, each of whom is 14 years old, 12 years old, 10 years old, 8 years old and 6 years old. The competition is divided into two stages: the preliminary competition and the final. The first four in the preliminary competition enter the semi-final. The semi-final and the final play in turn from the lower age group to the higher age group. The party whose points reach 5.5 points first wins. If the total score is even, a 14-year-old male chess player will play a sudden death play.
In order to improve the sense of honor of the contestants and reflect the theme of “unite as one to fight against the epidemic”, the online opening ceremony was held on the evening of the 13th through the online conference platform, and the small chess players participated in formal suits or team uniforms, zhu jiner, an outstanding national Communist Youth League member and a female grandmaster, played chess for the competition with Wei Yi, the world team champion and the male Grandmaster.
The competition will last until the 26th, and will be hosted by qingshao department of the State General Administration of Sports, chess and card Sports Management Center of the State General Administration of Sports, China Chess Association, Shandong Chess Association, Liaocheng Education and Sports Bureau, with the support of Dongchangfu District People’s Government, Liaocheng Dongchangfu District Chess Association, Shandong Wangguan Sports Culture Development Co., Ltd., Beijing Qizhi XinYuan Technology Co., Ltd. (zhicai.com), Shandong haoqi Sports Culture Co., Ltd. sponsored.