Chinanews.com, Chengdu, November 19th (Reporter He Shaoqing) The 5th "Belt and Road" Chengdu Global Chess Pairs Tournament in 2022 kicked off in Chengdu on the afternoon of the 19th.
This tournament attracted 32 chess players from 12 countries and regions, including grand masters such as Zheng Weitong, Zhao Xinxin, Jiang Chuan, and Hong Zhi.
It is understood that the Global Chess Pairs Tournament was founded by the World Xiangqi Federation and the Chengdu Municipal People's Government in 2017. It is an innovative event for Chinese and foreign players to "play a game of chess" hosted by the World Xiangqi Federation.
Affected by the epidemic, the Global Pair Chess Tournament will be suspended in 2020.
In 2021, a new model of "online + offline" joint competition will be launched, that is, the offline Chinese domestic mixed doubles group and the online international doubles group.
In 2022, the 5th "Belt and Road" Chengdu Global Chess Pairs Tournament will also be divided into international doubles group and Chinese domestic mixed doubles group. Each eight-pair group will be divided into two groups. In the finals, the world chess rules will be used for the competition, and the prize money of the competition will reach 500,000 yuan.
Huo Zhenting, chairman of the World Chess Federation, said in a video speech that chess is an excellent representative of Chinese culture and the crystallization of the Chinese nation's millennium culture. He hopes that with chess as a link and a double match as a stage, more friends can participate in chess activities and promote Chinese culture. culture.
Xue Zhong, the first vice-chairman and secretary-general of the European Chess Federation, said that the Global Pair Chess Tournament provides a good platform for the promotion of chess between Germany and China, and Europe and China, and hopes that chess players from all countries will achieve good results.
"I have traveled to Germany twice to participate in the World Chess Competition. Germany even holds its own chess league. I can feel that chess is very popular in European countries." Chinese chess player Zheng Weitong said that the chess doubles match is more important than ordinary chess competitions. It is interactive and entertaining, and I will try my best to bring wonderful duels to chess fans.
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