Original title: The Finals of the Fifth National Amateur Go Competition
According to the Chinese Go Association, the final of the fifth national amateur go competition “Hanjiang Cup” was completed on the 10th in Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou. Tang Chongzhe won the championship of the famous group of players with 9 wins, Zhang Guang from the famous group of teachers won the championship with 7 wins and 1 loss, and Sun Baoquan from the celebrity group won the championship with a straight victory.
A total of 178 chess players participated in the finals, including 65 in the famous players group, 63 in the celebrity group and 50 in the famous teachers group. There are 9 rounds of competition in the master group, 8 rounds in the celebrity group and 8 rounds in the master group.
On the 10th, the final round of the three rounds was held: Tang Chongzhe, who had won the first eight rounds, defeated Zheng Yanjie, who had won the previous 6 rounds, and became the master group champion with a record nine rounds . consecutive victories. Zhou Zhenyu, who had 7 wins and 1 loss in the first eight rounds, lost to Chen Yang and finished as runner up. Ma Tianfang beat Tao Hanwen and won the third place. According to the competition rules, champion Tang Chongzhe can apply for amateur 8th dan.
In the famous teacher group competition, Zhang Guang and Li Zixu, who were both 6 wins and 1 loss before the final round, met on a narrow road in the final round, and the former won the championship. Li Ping, another 6-1 loss player, lost to Song Yang, who won the second place, and An Hang defeated Xu Qing to take the third place. The champion of the famous group of teachers receives the amateur 6th dan.
In the first seven rounds of the celebrity group, there were four players with 6 wins and 1 loss. In the last round, Sun Bao defeated Huang Ziwei with all his strength, and Xu Yunkun defeated Ye Ziliang. Sun Baoquan and Xu Yunkun achieved the same score and won the championship with one win in a row, Xu Yunkun won the second place, and Ye Ziliang finished third. The top three in the celebrity pool will receive amateur 5th dan.
