Xiangqi, also known as "Xiangqi" or Chinese Chess (Xiangqi in English), is a Han Chinese chess puzzle game with a long history in China, which was recorded in the pre-Qin period. How many kinds of Xiangqi games are there? I'll introduce you to the types of Xiangqi tournaments, welcome to read.
Xiangqi tournaments are divided into three categories, Xiangqi international tournaments, Xiangqi domestic official tournaments, Xiangqi domestic non-state-run tournaments.
1. Xiangqi international tournaments
The world chess tournaments are mainly the World Chess Championship, the Asian Chess Championship, and the World Intellectual Elite Games (Xiangqi Group).
1.1 World Chess Championship (World Championship)
The World Chess Championship is a world chess tournament organized by the World Chess Federation, and is one of the highest level and largest chess tournaments in the world. It is held once every two years and has been held for 12 times. The tournament has four categories, namely men's team, men's individual, women's individual and non-Chinese Vietnamese individual. Every year, it is a chess event covered by all the major media.
The 13th World Chess Championship, sponsored by BGG Group, was held from October 21st to 27th, 2013 at BGG Ten Mile Silver Beach Hotel in Guangdong.
The tournament*** attracted 25 teams and more than 80 players from 23 countries and regions.
Among them, the top three of the men's individual group are: China's Wang Tianyi, China's Sun Yongzheng, China's Macao's Cao Yanlei; the top three of the women's individual group are: China's Tang Dan, Vietnam's Nguyen Hoang Yen, and U.S. East's Ja Dang; and the top three of the men's team tournament are: China's team, Macao's team, and Vietnam's team. Thailand's Kisana won the Individual Non-Chinese Vietnamese Championship.
1.2 Asian Chess Individual Championship (Asian Championship)
Asian Chess Championship, organized by the Asian Chess Federation of the Asian Chess Individual Championship is the highest honor of all individual chess tournaments in the Asian chess world, which represents the highest level of all individual chess tournaments, because it is the players from the individual chess tournaments in various Asian countries and regions, all the way up to the top of the mountain. The highest peak. At the same time, the Asian Xiangqi Individual Championship is an event that is held every two years by the Asian Chess Federation to strengthen international cultural exchanges, enhance friendship among Asian chess communities and promote the improvement of chess techniques.
? The 16th Asian Chess Individual Championship? was held from September 22 to 27, 2013 and was organized by the Australian Chess Federation.
In the men's division, Xu Yinchuan won the championship and Hong Zhi was the runner-up. Zhuang Hongming won the third place by defeating Wu Mingyi first, and Wu Mingyi placed fourth. The fifth to eighth place finishers were: Chinese Taipei's Jiang Zhonghao, Vietnam's Lai Lai, Hong Kong, China's Huang Xueqian, and Macao, China's Cao Yanlei. In the women's division, Vietnam's Wu Lanxiang defeated Chinese Taipei's Peng Rouan in the last game, thus winning the championship with 12 points from six wins, China's Chen Xinglin won 10 points from five wins and one loss to win the second place, Chinese Taipei's Peng Rouan, Singapore's Chen Mingfang, Malaysia's Lim Kia Puay, and Brunei's Jen Hui Hui Hui won the third to sixth places.
1.3 World Intellectual Elite Games
The World Intellectual Elite Games (Chess Group), initiated by the International Intellectual Federation, is the first large-scale international intellectual sports event in the history of mankind. The games include five major intellectual sports: bridge, chess, checkers, go and Xiangqi. The first World Mind Games were held from October 3 to 18, 2008 in Beijing. The main reasons for choosing to hold it in China are: firstly, Xiangqi and Weiqi are intellectual activities that have a considerable mass base in China; secondly, due to the importance and promotion of the Chinese government; thirdly, unlike other countries, China has a unified management of intellectual sports, which also contributed to the organization and management of the first World Intellectual Games held in China. This is the first time for intellectual sports to organize a comprehensive large-scale competition in the world, with more than 3,600 athletes and coaches from 143 countries and regions participating in the event, and there were 36 small items in 5 major events, including bridge, chess, Go, checkers and Xiangqi, of which 5 small items in Xiangqi were Men's Rapid Chess, Women's Team Race, Men's Team Race, Women's Individual Race and Men's Individual Race. On March 20, 2012, the International Federation of Intellectual Sports announced through its official website that the 2nd World Intellectual Games would be held in Lille, France, from August 9 to 23, 2012, with the events of Bridge (14th Bridge World Games), Chess, Checkers, and Weiqi, and the invited event of Xiangqi. Competition and the first session of the basic items (chess in the first for the official project, the second for the invited projects), in addition to the high call of Texas Hold'em did not enter the second session of the Chi Games.
The 2012 World Intellectual Games saw China's players take home double gold in chess, and Hong Kong's players also won a bronze medal in the men's individual event. In the Xiangqi event, the Chinese team players have a clear advantage, Wang Tianyi and Chen Lichun, two grandmasters won the men's and women's championships respectively. Among the five programs of the World Intellectual Elite Games, the number of participating countries and regions, and the number of athletes can be seen, chess is a relatively small international influence, and most of the participants are Chinese players.
2. Xiangqi Domestic Official Tournaments
Domestic official tournaments refer to tournaments directly or indirectly organized by the Xiangqi Department of the Chess Management Center of the General Administration of Sport (the Chinese Chess Academy), and are divided into tournaments and invitational tournaments in accordance with the nature of the tournaments.
2.1 Tournaments
The National Xiangqi Championship (Individual), as a high-level Xiangqi tournament in China, was founded in 1956, and is even older than the Xiangqi Association established in 1962. Ancient? The tournament was held once a year, with the original men's division only, and the women's division was established in 1979; it was not held in 1961 and 1963 because of three years of natural disasters, in 1967-1973 because of """, and in 1976 because of the death of Mao Zedong. The National Xiangqi Individual Tournament is an event in the Xiangqi world, representing the highest level in the domestic Xiangqi Individual Tournament, and at the same time, the winners will have the opportunity to be promoted to the rank of ? The winner will have the opportunity to be promoted to the rank of "Grand Master", which is a great honor for chess players.
The National Xiangqi Championship (Men's Team Group), i.e. Xiangqi Class A League, with the participation of the top ten teams of the previous year's Xiangqi Class A League and the top two teams of the Xiangqi Class B League, is organized by the Xiangqi Association, with the participation of teams from the provinces (municipalities directly under the Central Government) and enterprises directly under the Central Government. It represents the highest level of domestic Xiangqi tournaments in China as a regular national level tournament.Before 2012, the Xiangqi A League only had a men's division, not a women's division. The preliminaries of the first National Xiangqi Women's Grade A League were held at the end of October 2013 in ? the hometown of national Xiangqi? Gaomi City, Shandong Province. This marked the official launch of the top national women's Xiangqi tournament after a long gestation period. The National Xiangqi Women's Grade A League is a top-level professional tournament founded by the Chess Sports Administration Center of the General Administration of Sport of China this year, which will replace the original Women's National Xiangqi Team Tournament and become a top-level women's Xiangqi tournament in the international arena. The establishment of the Women's Grade A League is a milestone for improving the structure of chess tournaments in China, enhancing the level of women players and promoting the overall development of China's chess cause. The positioning of the tournament breaks through the traditional thinking of competition organization, and the openness of running the tournament has explored a new way for the development of the competition reform system of Xiangqi, and has got good social feedback effects.
The National Xiangqi Grade B League, compared to the Xiangqi Grade A League, the scale and level of the competition system is lower, and the requirements for participation are broader. According to the requirements, all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities, municipalities directly under the central government, municipalities with separate plans, sports bureaus, and relevant industry associations can organize teams to participate in the tournament, which need to be reported to the Chess Management Center of the State General Administration of Sport and the Xiangqi Association. Other units that need to organize teams need to submit their applications to the Xiangqi Association, and then they can register for the tournament after the examination and approval of the Xiangqi Association. Compared with Xiangqi A, it is shorter and denser, and usually holds 9 rounds to produce results, and the first and second places can get the qualification of A-level league.
The National Intellectual Games (Xiangqi Group) is another national sports event organized by the State General Administration of Sports with intellectual sports as the main sport, following the National Games, the City Games, the National Sports Congress and other national comprehensive games. After the second Intellectual Games in 2011, it was changed to be held every four years. The main chess and card projects, including the second Smart Games *** set up chess, Go, chess, backgammon, checkers and bridge and other 6 major, 54 small items of competition.
In addition, for different age groups of participants, China also organizes the National Xiangqi Youth Championship Competition, the National Xiangqi Junior Championship Competition, the National Xiangqi Children's Championship Competition, hosted by the Chinese Chess Association, the organizer is the provincial and municipal sports bureaus and chess associations. The Xiangqi Championships for young people, teenagers and children help to stimulate the enthusiasm of young people and children to love sports and Xiangqi, and provide a platform for them to show their chess skills.
2.2 Invitational Tournaments
? Yinli Cup? Xiangqi Competition was established in 1990, and was held once a year until 2004, during which it was held for 15 times.
? Wuyang Cup? National Chess Championship Invitational Tournament, then by the Yangcheng Evening News Sports Department Director Su Shaoquan and "New Sports" magazine editor-in-chief Hao Keqiang *** with the discussion, founded by the Yangcheng Evening News, during the period of Mr. Fok Yingtung's sponsorship. As of 2009
the tournament ceased to run in 2009, during which a **** organized 29 sessions. The annual Five Sheep Cup was the highest level, most influential and longest lasting chess tournament in China at that time. Its successful organization not only played a great role in promoting the popularization, development and improvement of Xiangqi, but also became one of the most well-known brands of Chinese chess. The tournament is characterized by the fact that the participants can only be grandmasters, i.e. the high standard of the tournament is guaranteed by the strict limitation of the participants.
? Nine City Property Cup? National Xiangqi Year-end Finals, organized by Shanghai? The National Xiangqi Year-end Finals, sponsored by Shanghai Jiucheng Real Estate Co. Ltd. and organized by the Xiangqi Association, is an invitational tournament for Xiangqi champions. The tournament was first held in December 2008, which not only reformed the tournament system to enhance the confrontation and spectacle of the game, but also raised the champion's prize money to 300,000 yuan in record time, causing a sensation in the industry. 2009, based on the success of the first tournament, the Nine City Property Cup National Xiangqi Final was held in Shanghai, China, with the support of the Shanghai Xiangqi Association and the Shanghai Xiangqi Association. Jiu Cheng Real Estate Cup National Xiangqi Supremacy Tournament? broke through and upgraded the individual champion's prize money to 500,000 RMB. The tournament took up the role of the year-end chess finals. Xiangqi year-end finals and innovatively put forward the idea of "Chess Entertainment". The new concept of entertaining Xiangqi is put forward. The new concept of integrating entertainment elements into Xiangqi tournaments allows more people to pay attention to Xiangqi and bring them to the scene of Xiangqi tournaments. The National Xiangqi Year-end Finals was held in Beijing. National Xiangqi Year-end Finals was stopped in 2010, during which only two sessions were held.
? Maoshan Cup? National Xiangqi Championship Invitational Tournament, the first was held in May 2009 in the scenic Maoshan scenic area of Jurong City, the tournament was organized by the China Chess Association, the Jurong Municipal People's Government and the exclusive title of the commercial unit **** with the participation of chess players, including Hu Ronghua, Lv Qin, Xu Yinchuan, Xu Tianhong, Zhao Guorong, Tao Hanying, including the eleven grandmasters who had won the men's individual championship of the National Championship. Jurong City has a deep chess heritage and many folk amateur masters. Although many amateur tournaments are held here every year, the lack of professional masters participating in the tournament has also affected the growth of local players to a certain extent, and also hindered the further promotion of Chinese chess in the region. The annual Maoshan Cup? Maoshan Cup National Xiangqi Championship Invitational Tournament provides a platform for local players to learn. Developed in 2014, the sixth Jurong? Maoshan Peninsula Cup? National Xiangqi Championship Invitational Tournament has opened on May 17, organized by the ? China Xiangqi Association? and the organizer? Jiangsu Yadong C&D Group? and Jiangsu Huijin Holding Group? Invited 23 national chess champion players*** to create a? Chess Banquet The grand ceremony. The National Champion Invitational Tournament invited 23 players who have won various national chess tournaments, including men's players Hu Ronghua, Liu Dahua, Li Laiqun, Lv Qin, Xu Tianhong, Zhao Guorong, Xu Yinchuan, Tao Hanming, Yu Youhua, Hong Zhi, Zhao Xinxin, Jiang Chuan, Sun Yongzheng, and women's players Shan Xiali, Hu Ming, Wu Xia, Wang Lina, Jin Haiying, Zhang Guofeng, Dang Guolei, Zhao Guanfang, Tang Dan, and You Yingqin ****. This Chinese chess tournament doubled the attention of all walks of life, the prize group set up as follows: men's 1-6 were 100,000 yuan, 70,000 yuan, 60,000 yuan, 50,000 yuan, 40,000 yuan, 30,000 yuan; women's 1-6 were 60,000 yuan, 40,000 yuan, 30,000 yuan, 25,000 yuan, 20,000 yuan, 15,000 yuan; not winning the chess player subsidy (after tax) 20,000 yuan for men and 10,000 yuan for women.
? Duel famous mountain? National Xiangqi Championship Challenge, is the State General Administration of Sports Chess Sports Management Center, the Chinese Chess Association in 2012 launched a high-end tournament, the participants are famous players who have won the national championship, once a year, as of May 2014 has been held for two sessions. The series consists of six to eight stops and a grand final, with two players competing in each stop and the winner advancing to the grand final. Unlike other traditional tournaments, the tournaments are extremely unique and are held in famous mountains around the world,
combining beautiful scenery with exciting games. The first tournament was divided into The first tournament was divided into the "Battle of the Famous Mountain Series" and the "Battle of the Famous Mountain Series". and? The first tournament was divided into two phases. Two phases were held. The second and 2013 ? Nanxi River Cup? Battle of Famous Mountains National Xiangqi Championship Challenge Finals started on the banks of Nanxi River. Six grandmasters, Zhao Guorong, Wang Tianyi, Sun Yongzheng, Hong Zhi, Jiang Chuan and Zhao Xinxin, advanced to the finals after 6 rounds of the preliminary rounds. After 5 rounds of single round robin preliminaries, Zhao Guorong from Heilongjiang and Beijing's Wang Tianyi, with the same record of 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, ranked first and second to enter the final of the Champion and Runner-up Double Chess Finals. In the end, Wang Tianyi won the championship with one win and one draw and received 120,000 RMB in prize money, while Zhao Guorong won the second place. Unlike in 2012, in order to enhance the influence of the tournament, especially to attract the attention of many online chess fans, this tournament also set up an online platform to promote the Battle of Famous Mountain? Lianhua Mountain Station Network Tournament and QQ Game Tianxia Chess Game? After three seasons of preliminaries, the National Xiangqi Network Tournament Network Tournament, each season from the total number of more than 1 million participants selected 4 advanced players, **** 12 players entered the finals in Yongjia, the finals is the form of the landing tournament, and finally from Liaoning Fan Si Yuan, Heilongjiang Hao Jichao and Beijing Moyi were awarded the first, second and third place, and won the prize money of 60,000 yuan, 20,000 yuan and 10,000 yuan, respectively.
? BGG Cup? National Xiangqi Championship Invitational Tournament, the first held on December 16 - December 20, 2012, jointly organized by the Xiangqi Association and BGG Group, invited thirteen men's active champions of the National Xiangqi Championship, Hu Ronghua, Liu Dahua, Li Laiqun, Lv Qin, Xu Tianhong, Zhao Guorong, Xu Yinchuan, Tao Hanming, Yu Youhua, Hong Zhi, Zhao Xinxin, Jiang Chuan, Sun Yongzheng to compete on the same stage. Individual national champion prize money reached 600,000 yuan, the second 200,000 yuan, the third 100,000 yuan, the fourth 60,000 yuan; the total prize money of the game 1.14 million yuan, which in the history of Xiangqi have reached an unprecedented height. Xu Yinchuan won seven victories in seven battles and won the first championship, and his self-transcendent chess king's temperament conquered thousands of chess lovers. Sun Yongzheng won the second place, Hong Zhi won the third place and Jiang Chuan won the fourth place. The tournament highlights six major highlights: high prize money for the first time; the champion armor solemn debut; the medal of merit shining eye-catching; the opening and closing ceremonies of creative iterations; the game field discipline strict; participating chess players moral and artistic. This tournament has won the honor of "Oscar of Chess". Chess Oscar? reputation. One year later, the second edition of the Cinnamon Garden Cup? National Chess Champion Invitational Tournament was held from December 21st to 26th, 2013, which was hosted by China Chess Association and BGY Group, co-organized by Guangdong Chess Sports Management Center, Guangzhou Chess Academy and Pearl River Culture, and undertaken by Guangzhou Haixin Cultural Activity Planning Co. Hu Ronghua, Liu Dahua, Li Laiqun, Lv Qin, Xu Tianhong, Zhao Guorong, Xu Yinchuan, Tao Hanming, Yu Youhua, Hong Zhi, Zhao Xinxin, Jiang Chuan, Sun Yongzheng, Wang Tianyi, and Xie Jing, the fifteen men's active champions of the National Chess Championship, gathered for the first time and competed against each other in the chess world. The tournament was not only upgraded to once a year, but the champion's prize money was even increased to 650,000 RMB, which once again set a new record for the highest prize money in domestic chess tournaments. Zhao Xinxin played steadily in this tournament and won the championship, veteran Liu Dahua won the second place, Xu Tianhong and Yu Youhua tied for the third place. The second tournament embodied the champion group? Beyond the self? The second tournament reflected the new outlook of the champion group, "Beyond Self". Champions never grow old. has become a new topic of discussion. Along with the awarding ceremony, the? Cinnamon Garden Hundred Cities Chess Championship (Amateur)? The awarding ceremony was held in conjunction with the awarding ceremony. This 100-city amateur tournament is the first national scale Xiangqi competition for owners of BGG's 100 projects, for owners of BGG's projects and potential customers, as long as they are amateur Chinese chess enthusiasts can enroll to participate. The finals of the tournament were held from December 21
to 26, 2012, in conjunction with the second edition of the "BGG Cup". Cinnamon Garden Cup Invitational Tournament was held at the Phoenix Hotel in Guangzhou. Amateurs participating in the tournament can not only compete with amateurs from other regions of the country, but also receive personal instruction from masters and challenge masters to wheel-to-wheel battles. In addition, the champion of this amateur tournament can get up to 10,000 yuan in prize money. This Xiangqi amateur chess players 100 cities champion competition will drive ? Xiangqi into the community, into the school?
In order to further promote chess as a national treasure, BGG Group has been exclusively sponsoring Guangdong BGG Chess Team since 2010, and has successfully organized the BGG Cup? BGG Cup? The 31st Provincial, Hong Kong, Macao and Macau Inter-Chinese Chess Tournament, the BGYC Cup, and the Guangdong BGYC Chess Team. Cinnamon Cup? National Chess Champion Invitational Tournament, the BGY Cup? BGY Cup? Junior Xiangqi Tournament,? The 13th World Chess Championship The 13th World Xiangqi Championship and many other Xiangqi tournaments encourage Xiangqi enthusiasts of all ages to actively participate in Xiangqi and promote the vigorous development of the Xiangqi cause. The tournament sponsored by Cinnamon Group is a great breakthrough compared to similar tournaments, with the biggest highlights being the setting of the champion's prize money, the selection of participants and the strict and standardized management of the tournament. The high prize money sponsored by the businessmen greatly attracted the attention of the whole nation to the chess tournament, further promoted the popularization of chess, and made a good attempt for the development of chess tournaments in the future.
? Cai Shen Cup? National Television Xiangqi Fast Chess Tournament, the first tournament in 2013, was held annually thereafter. The tournament is organized by the China Chess Association and Caixin Group***, and co-organized by Guangdong Chess Sports Management Center and Guangzhou Chess Academy. The tournament invites men's active champions, grandmasters and players with the highest annual rating in the National Xiangqi Championship, and adopts a 16-player single-elimination tournament system. 16 players are divided into two groups of Caixin masters and Caixin brothers according to their age, and each of the 16 players is divided into two groups of Caixin masters and Caixin brothers for the first phase of elimination, with the first two winners of the elimination within the group going on to the semifinals. Competition for the first and second place. The prize money was 100,000 for the 1st place, 50,000 for the 2nd place, 30,000 for the negative side in the semifinals, 15,000 for the negative side in the second round, and 10,000 for the negative side in the first round. In the end, Jiang Chuan of Beijing beat Zhao Guorong of Heilongjiang in the title duel with a win and a draw to win the crown, Zhao Guorong was the runner-up, and Lv Qin of Guangdong and Wang Yang of Hubei tied for third place.The event was changed to a non-nationally-run tournament in 2014.
? Huaiyin Hanxin Cup Xiangqi International Masters Tournament and Chinese Chess Development Forum? , the tournament is organized by the Chinese Chess Association and the Jiangsu Provincial Sports Bureau, hosted by the People's Government of Huaiyin District of Huai'an City and the Huai'an Municipal Sports Bureau, and co-organized by the Jiangsu Chess Academy. It started in 2009 and is held annually. The 12 chess players competing for the Xiangqi Masters Match are 6 people from home and abroad, 12 Chinese and foreign Xiangqi masters will gather in Huaiyin to compete for the Hanxin Cup; and a number of celebrities led by Hu Ronghua, the leading expert of Xiangqi, will also give lectures around the theme of Xiangqi culture and launch the exhibition of Xiangqi collection on the Xiangqi Development Forum held at the same time. The tournament will begin with five rounds of a group point system***, followed by a two-group final with the same ranking, and the winner will be awarded the Han Xin Cup and 100,000 yuan in prize money.
3. Xiangqi Domestic Non-State Tournaments
Xiangqi Domestic Non-State Tournaments are mainly Xiangqi tournaments organized by the community in various provinces and cities, which allow non-registered players to participate. Currently, there are a lot of domestic non-state chess tournaments organized by provinces and cities, among which the more famous ones are:
The second? Cai Shen Cup? TV Xiangqi quick chess invitational tournament, organized by Caixin Group and Guangdong TV*** together, kicked off on January 27, 2014 in Guangzhou Chess Academy, had attended the first tournament Liu Dahua, Lv Qin, Xu Tianhong, Zhao Guorong, Xu Yinchuan, Tao Hanming, Yu Youhua, Hong Zhi, Jiang Chuan, Sun Yongzheng, Xie Jing, Wang Yang, Zhuang Yuting and other masters appeared again in the current tournament, Zhao Xinxin, Wang Tianyi, Zheng Yitong also joined in the this Xiangqi event. This year's tournament followed the grouping method of the previous tournament, which was divided by age group into ? Master of Caixin? and? The two divisions of the tournament were divided into The tournament was divided into two groups to play against each other. In addition, the tournament adopts the 16-player single-elimination system, with a basic time of 6 minutes for each side, and 3 seconds added for each move, which will bring a different visual enjoyment to the chess fans with its lightning-fast games. The tournament will not only be broadcast on Guangdong TV Sports Channel, but also on Guangdong Xiangqi website. One of the organizers of the tournament, Foshan Caixin Hotel Co., Ltd. will also give certain rewards to the winning players: 100,000 for the first place, 50,000 for the second place, 30,000 for the negative side in the semi-finals, 15,000 for the negative side in the second round, and 10,000 for the negative side in the first round. In order to increase the participation of all people in the tournament, the organizing committee will arrange a family carnival at Guangzhou Chess Academy at 2:00 p.m. every day from January 27 to 29, which will be held at the Guangzhou Chess Academy. Parent-child Carnival In the event, all kinds of chess-related games and cultural performances are set up, and the Carnival is also specially designed for chess fans to build up the "Chess Wheel Battle". The Carnival also set up a special platform for the chess fans to play chess games. The platform for hundreds of chess fans to compete with their favorite chess masters.
The Guangzhou Municipal Chess Festival will be held in the city of Guangzhou. The Spring Festival Cup Chess tournament is since 1994, every year during the Spring Festival, by the Guangzhou City Chess Association, Guangdong East Lake Chess Academy, Guangzhou City Culture Park, organized by the chess group open tournament, will be held in the famous Guangzhou Culture Park, from all over the world of Xiangqi masters were on behalf of dozens of chess teams, gathered here, to chess to meet friends and promote friendship. The outdoor plaza stage with Cantonese opera singing and the indoor chess field with its quiet atmosphere are very interesting. Every Spring Festival Cup invites Guangzhou local TV media and part of the Internet media, and the good publicity effect makes it gradually become? Chess City Guangzhou's signature symbol.