- Ke Jie loses in the Chunlan Cup Go match
- 2022-12-20 14:37:31.0 Source: Xinhua Network
Author: Wang Hengzhi
The quarter-finals of the 14th Chunlan Cup Professional World Championship ended online on the 19th. Chinese chess player Ke Jie lost to South Korean chess player Shin Jin-joo.
The top eight Chinese teams in this year’s Chunlan Cup occupy five places, namely Ke Jie, Yang Dingxin, Tang Weixing, Li Xuanhao and Li Weiqing. In the quarter-finals, Yang Dingxin and Li Xuanhao will face each other, and the other three will face South Korean chess players.
The focus of this round is undoubtedly the match between Ke Jie and South Korea’s number one player Shin Jin-joo. Ke Jie played well in the first half of this match, but made a big mistake in move 102. Shen Zhenzhen took the opportunity to confirm the lead in one fell swoop. In the next process, Shen Zhenzhen answered correctly, and Ke Jie he conceded in the middle of the game.
In the other two challenges between Chinese and South Korean chess players, both sides won one game each. Tang Weixing defeated Shen Minjun in the half game; “post-00” chess player Li Weiqing lost to Bian Xiangyi with a slight disadvantage of 1/4 chess pieces. In addition, Li Xuanhao defeated Yang Dingxin in the mid-match and advanced to the semifinals.
The semi-finals will be held on December 21st. The semifinals will be Li Xuanhao against Shen Zhenzhen and Tang Weixing against Bian Xiangyi.
The Chunlan Cup World Professional Go Championship is hosted by the Chinese Go Association and the Chunlan Group and was established in 1998.
