Ye Jiangchuan, the chief coach of the national team, and others said that the championship was won by the spiritual strength of the team’s cohesion and glory for the country.
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 11 (reporters Zheng Zhi and Lu Yuchen) in the final of the International Chess Federation Chess.com online National Cup, which ended late at night on the 10th, the Chinese national elephant team drew the US team and pressed the opponent to win the championship with the first advantage of round-robin tournament. Ye Jiangchuan, the chief coach of the national team, and others said that the championship was won by the spiritual strength of the team’s cohesion and glory for the country.
This event is an online world competition launched by the International Chess Federation during the epidemic, bringing together the top players in the national elephant industry. The Chinese team of the 2018 Olympic Games “double champion King” was composed of Ding Liren, Wang Hao, Hou Yifan, wei Yi, Yu Yunyi and Ju Wenjun were composed. Ye Jiangchuan served as the team leader, and Xu Jun, the coach of the men’s team and Yu Shaoteng, the coach of the women’s team, served as the coach. The team competed for the championship with the European United, the Russian team, the American team, the Indian team and the world united team.
“These six teams represent the highest level in the world and have attracted widespread attention from chess fans all over the world.” Ye Jiangchuan said. Due to the time difference between the parties, the competition time is often arranged late at night Beijing time, and the end is already the early morning of the next day. “this time period still has some tests for us”.
The Chinese team locked the final quota in two rounds in advance in the round-robin tournament stage of this competition, and also won the championship with the first ranking. Ye Jiangchuan said: “The Chinese team chess player reproduces the spirit of China’s team fighting in the world Olympic team male and female teams in recent years, which is a great encouragement to our Chinese international chess community.” He particularly stressed: “Not only the chess players have excellent skills, but more importantly, they have a strong spiritual power of cohesion and win honor for the country together.”
In the six-day game, Yu Yunyi played 10 games, winning 6, winning 3 and losing 1, scoring 7.5 points, in the final, in the case of the other three sets, two sets and one loss, the key victory turned the tide and made great contributions to the Chinese team. After the match on the evening of the 10th, he also waved his fist to celebrate for himself.
“In fact, it is a kind of catharsis of one’s own nervousness…… Later, I was very happy to learn that this game of chess was the champion.” Yu Yiyi said, “it is very exciting to win the championship in such a high-level competition, at the same time, it also proves that it is not accidental that we have won several team championships in China international chess team over the years. It can be said that we are a very united team, and we work together from coaches to players.”
This competition emphasizes gender equality, so there must be a female chess player in each round. Hou Yifan and Ju Wenjun in the Chinese team won the title of world chess for 7 times in total, and the configuration is luxurious. Yu Shaoteng, the coach of the women’s team, also said after the game: “The coaches of other teams are very envious that we have such excellent female chess players. Both players play perfectly, more levels also bring greater confidence to our male chess players. Our Chinese team is really strong in this game.”
Ding Li also wrote on social media after the game: “Even online, the world team matches are also exciting. Congratulations on winning the championship. The tension before the game and the release of pressure after the game seemed to return to those time of fighting side by side.”