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We thank Siegfried Huber of Germany who kindly send us the following: 11th World Xiangqi Championship - Women's Individual --------------------------------------------------- Pl player F-old pnts. lev. exp. H F-new (*ELO) coeff. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 You Yingqing CHN 61-3 6½/7 92 5½ 49 55-4 (2315) 1:1 2 Ngo Lan Huong VIE 67-20 6 /7 98 5½ 62 65-21 (2245) 2:1 3 Gao Yi Ping TPE 68-11 5½/7 98 5½ 69 68-12 (2224) 2:1 4 Lam Ka Yan HKG 133-6 4 /7 119 2½ 112 122-7 (1846) 1:1 5 Kho Siaw Hei Evie MAS ---- 4 /7 102 95 95-1 (2035) F1=H 6 Chang Diana AUS 84-8 4 /7 114 5½ 107 95-9 (2035) 1:1 7 Wu Cai Fang GER 157-39 3½/7 147 3 147 154-40 (1622) 2:1 8 Teo Gui Min ...

（伦敦棋讯）第11届世界象棋锦标赛，定于2009年8月28日至9月3日，在中国山东省新泰市举办，赛场设于荣峰国际大酒店。已有28个国家及地区报名参加，男子选手81人，女子13人。比赛由世界象棋联合会授权中国象棋协会主办，接替由于经济危机而放弃主办权的加拿大。 比赛设奖金男子个人冠军五万元，亚军三万，季军二万，第八名六千。女子个人冠军二万元，亚军一万二千，季军八千，第六名也有奖金。非华越组冠军三万元，亚军一万五千，季军一万一千，第八名亦有四千。 参赛各国与地区：澳大利亚、汶莱、缅甸、柬埔寨、中华台北、东加拿大、西加拿大、中国香港、中国澳门、芬兰、法国、德国、荷兰、印度尼西亚、意大利、日本、西马来西亚、东马来西亚、蒙古、菲律宾、俄罗斯、新加坡、泰国、英国、东美国、西美国、越南、中国。 英国代表队由棋协的黎池刚先生担任领队，棋手是陈发佐、黄春龙及莱德（非华越选手）。此次英国队未派女子棋手参加。 本届棋坛盛会，参赛队伍与棋手人数均超过历届世界锦标赛，受到各方重视与关心，国内主要报纸、电视台、网站等30多家媒体参与赛事报道工作。 第11届世锦赛日程表：28日星期五迎宾、欢迎晚宴，8月29日星期六至9月2日星期三比赛，9月2日下午旅游泰山，9月3日星期四闭幕式及离会。 （组委会28日分别在 济南机场 与及 泰山火车站 ，接待远地而来的各国代表）

The UK Championship was suffessfully concluded on Saturday 20th of June 2009, held at Tower Hamlets Chinese School, Bethnal Green. Here is the list of results. 名次 / 姓名 / 总分 / (计算小分) Rank/Name/Points/Tie Break 1= Huang Chunlong 4.5 (14.5) 1= David Young 4.5 (14.5) 3. Shao Nan Fei 4.0 (12.0) 4. Wang Jianzheng 4.0 (10.0) 5= Pham Bao Tri 3.5 (12.5) 5= La Khan-Hoa 3.5 (12.5) 7. James Yip 3.5 (9.5) 8= Chu Zhixiang 3.0 (10.0) 8= Guo Li 3.0 (10.0) 8= Li Dailiang 3.0 (10.0) 11. Nam Luong 3.0 (9.0) 12. Lam Pak Hoi 3.0 (8.0) 13. Paul Byway 3.0 (7.0) 14. George Zhang 3.0 (6.0) 15. Huang Songjun 2.5 (10.0) 16. Ho Albert 2.5 (9.0) 17. Alan Dekker 2.0 (7.5) 18. An Yang 2.0 (7.0) 19. Vincent Pang 2.0 (6.5) 20. Ng Fat-Yeung 2.0 (6.0) 21= Young Ping Che 2.0 (5.0) 21= Frank Pisani 2.0 (5.0) 23. Stephen Chan 2.0 (4.0) 24. Reinders Rudolf 2.0 (3.0) 25. Wong J 1.5 (5.5) 26. Nathalie Betts 1.0 (5.0) 27. Johnson Ta 1.0 (3.0) 28. Caifang Wu 1.0 (2.0) 29. Peter Wood 1.0 (1.0)

The 11 th World Xiangqi Championship The 11th World Xiangqi Championship will be held from 28th of August to 3rd of September 2009, under the auspices of the World Xiangqi Federation, with the Chinese Xiangqi Association as Host Organizer, while the Provincial Administration of Sport of Shandong, the Municipal Government of Xintai as Co-Host Organizer. Venue of the Championship is at Rongfeng International Hotel, Xin Tai city, Shandong Province, China. The events will consist of Men's Team, Men's Individual, Non-Chinese/Vietnamese Individual, and Women's Individual. Men's Individual will be a 9 round competition using Swiss System. Women's Individual will depend on the participants for deciding the competition system and number of rounds. Men's Team's standing will be based on the combined performance of the 2 representatives of each team. Non-Chinese/Vietnamese Individual's standing shall be calculated separately. Prize Award and encouragement as fol...

As a preliminary practice leading up to the forthcoming June's UK Championship, and a good opportunity to be familiar with the tournament place, a small scale Xiangqi competition will be held on Saturday the 30th of May from 11.30am to 5.30pm, venue same as the June 20th UK Championship, that is at Raines Foundation Lower School (Tower Hamlets Chinese School), Old Bethnal Green Road, London E2 9RG. All players welcome, entry fee £5, registration and pay on the day. Please watch this space for any new development about this 30th of May competition. 象棋通讯：欢迎象棋爱好者参加5月30日（星期六）的象棋比赛，这可作为6月的全英锦标赛的小小热身赛事。比赛地点与全英锦标赛一样，在顺德中文学校，Old Bethnal Green Road, London E2 9RG, 比赛时间上午11点30分到下午5时30分。 报名费£5，当天现场报名及收费亦可，高手或初学同样欢迎，棋赛目的在发扬中国象棋艺术，鼓励学生及社会大众对象棋的兴趣。 5月30日的棋赛是由英国中文学校联会、英国象棋协会与顺德中文学校联合举办。 请留意这个5月30日赛事的最新报导。

2009年 “顺德中文学校杯” 全英中国象棋锦标赛，由英国象棋协会主办、顺德中文学校协办，定于6月20日（星期六）举行，比赛中午12时开始，到下午6时许结束，棋赛旨在增进棋艺爱好者与社会大众友谊，丰富社区文娱康乐活动, 支持民办中文教育。（是日亦为学校学生结业颁奖典礼，同时举行） 比赛地点：顺德中文学校/Raines Foundation Lower School, Old Bethnal Green Road, London E2 9RG 交通: 最近地铁站 Bethnal Green (红线)，步行到校约6到8分钟。走出 Bethnal Green 地铁，沿 Cambridge Heath Road 朝着 Hackney 方向走，第三个交通灯转左，白色矮铁门。Ajax House, Hector House 及 Paris House 在学校对面。 棋艺与友谊并重，奖励: 冠军: £120及银杯, 亚军: £80, 季军: £60, 殿军: £50, 第五名: £40, 第六名: £30；排名前六名将晋升英国棋协象棋大师。 采用亚洲棋例，报名费£15 （未满18岁£10)，5轮瑞士制。赛后晚宴联欢，欢迎参加, 每位 £15 报名截至日期: 2009年6月18日。有意参加者请发报名 email 给黎先生: laiqi2@gmail.com 参赛者得服从主办方的规例和决定，以友好态度，善待大众，争取好成绩，比赛时旁观不语，不会无故早退。

Happily coinciding with the school's end of term ceremony, the Shunde School Cup UK Xiangqi Championship 2009 , organized by UK Chinese Chess Association, kindly supported by Tower Hamlets Chinese School (Headmistress: Ms Stella Chung), will take place on Saturday 20th of June 2009, starting from noon 12 o'clock to finish around 6.00 p.m., venue at Raines Foundation Lower School, Old Bethnal Green Road, London E2 9RG. Beginners to masters are all welcome! As for transport indication, the nearest underground is Bethnal Green (Central line), the school is about 8 minutes walking distance. From the station go along Cambridge Heath Road in the direction towards Hackney, pass Museum of Childhood and BP station on the way, turn left at 3rd traffic light, St. Judes Rd is adjacent to the school, with low white iron gates, Hector House and Paris House are opposite the school. Prizes: 1st: £120 plus trophy, 2nd: £80, 3rd: £60, 4th: £50, 5th: £40, 6th: £30. Asian rules apply. Entry fee £...

Game 145 of “渊深海阔”. Red to play and draw, instructive. Red 6 pieces, Black 9 pieces. Main variation 1. P6+1 ch K4=5 2. P6+1 ch G5-4 3. R3=5 ch (a) G6+5 (b) 4. N8+6 ch K5=6 5. C8+5 ch K6+1 6. R5=4 ch K6+1 7. C8-2 ch B3-5 8. P5+1 ch K6-1 9. P5=4 ch K6-1 10.C8+2 ch C3-9 11.P4+1 ch R6-5 12.N6+7 G5+4 (c) 13.N7-6 ch G4+5 14.N6+8 N6+5 ch 15.K6=5 K6=5 16.N8-6 ch K5=6 17.N6+4 K6+1 (draw) Had Red played 3. N8+6 instead of the text move, then we have the following situation as illustrated in (a): (a) 3. N8+6 ch K5+1 4. P5+1 ch B3-5 5. C8=5 ch K5=4 Red run out of luck.

Red to play and draw, this time by successfully getting the opponent under lock and key! Red 8 pieces, Black 12 pieces. 1. R3=5 ch G4+5 2. R7=5 ch K5+1 3. C1=5 ch B5+7 4. C5-5 ch B7-5 5. B5-3 ch B5-7 6. B3+5 ch B7+5 7. B5+3 ch B5+7 8. B3-5 ch B7-5 9. B5+7 ch B5+7 10.B7-5 ch B7-5 11.B5-7 ch B5+3 12.C5=8 (draw)

Red 6 pieces. Black 7 pieces. It is amazing what complicated variations can be produced in such situation. Red to play and draw as demonstrated in Main Variation. Based on the ancient book of collected problems “渊深海阔”, as edited and analysed by leading experts Mr. Liu Guobin and Mr Zhu Baowei. Main Variation 1. rR=6 C5=4 (variation 1) 2. R6=4 (var2) P6+1 3. R4-2 P5=6 4. K4=5 C4=8 (variation 3) 5. R1=5 B1+3 (variation 4) 6. C1+9 B7+9 7. C1=5 (var5) C8=5 8. C5-2 B3-5 9. R5+2 R4=5 10.R5-6 P6=5 11.K5+1 (draw) What would happen had Black played 1. ... R4-2 and captured Red Rook? (variation 1) Variation 1 1. ... R4-2 ? 2. R1=6 R4-2 3. C1+9 B7+9 4. C2+9 checkmate Again, look at variation 2, had Red played 2. R1=4 instead of the text move. Variation 2 2. R1=4 ? P5=6 3. K4=5 R4=5 checkmate Variation within a variation! In the above variation 2, what can happen if Red plays 2...

Jiang Chuan of China won the Vietnam Tournament, contested on 21-28th of March 2009, with Zhang Qiang runner-up. After two slow games, the top honour was finally decided on a final rapid-play. 象棋通讯：越南 “芳庄旅游杯” 象棋邀请赛3月28日圆满闭幕。中国棋手蒋川勇夺冠军，张强亚军，越南棋手阮黄林季军，阮成保殿军。 　　本次赛事参赛者共24人，越南方面18人，另邀请蒋川、张强、柳大华、吴贵临、陈强安、郑祥福等六人。比赛自3月21至28日举行。 下面介绍决赛的一局（快棋）。 2009年第三届越南 “芳庄旅游杯” 象棋公开赛。 红方：张强 黑方：蒋川 弈于2009年3月28日 (决赛快棋. Final rapid) 蒋川 (Jiang Chuan) 张强 (Zhang Qiang) 黑胜。Red resigned.

Beginners are more or less afraid of the advancing of the opponent's Central Pawn. Here, Black deals with Red advancing the Central Pawn. Black is holding the situation. Further example, this time Red is discouraged to push forward the Central Pawn! With balanced position.

第三届越南“芳庄旅游杯”象棋公开赛。 红方：范启源 (越南) 黑方：吴贵临 (台湾) 2009年3月21日（第一轮） Further to our post on Saturday 14th of March, we present the following game between Vietnam's Fan Qiyuan and Taiwan's Wu Guilin, played in round one. 吴贵临 (Wu Guilin) 范启源 (Fan Qiyuan) 双方同意和。Draw agreed. 红方：张强 (北京) 黑方: 阮黄林 (越南) 2009年3月21日（第一轮） More game(s) of the Vietnam Open in round one. 阮黄林 (Ruan Huanglin) 张强 (Zhang Qiang) 最后红棋认负。Red resigned in the end. 红方：蒋川 (北京) 黑方：宗室日新 (越南) 2009年3月21日（第一轮） 宗室日新 (越南) 蒋川 (北京) 红胜。Black resigned.

Basic Opening Problems (2) - Sped-up Thrust of "wrong" Red Pawn plus Red Horse on right wing versus Windscreen Horses By Dr. Rene Gralla, Hamburg, Germany In part 1 of our discussion of basic opening problems we have watched Red - in case of Left-to-Centre-Right Wing Cannon Opening - pushing the "wrong" Red Pawn up right wing and across the river by P3+1+1 so that Black's foray of the C.K.Lai-Horse by H8+7+8 via Black's left wing against Red's right wing does not work smoothly. But the situation can even get more murky provided Red speeds up the thrust P3+1+1 so that Black can not even think of deploying the C.K.Lai-Horse. What to do now? The following encounter does not pretend to give an answer - but at least the protocol of that clash can give an idea of the possible consequences of the sped-up thrust of "wrong" Red Pawn. SPED-UP THRUST OF "WRONG" RED PAWN STOPS THE C.K.LAI-HORSE In the basic scenario of Left-to-Centre-Right Wing-C...

第一届世界智力运动会，洪智对许银川，第六轮（慢棋），弈于2008年10月9日，北京。 Battle of the Giants. Hong Zhi versus Gu Yinchuan in the 1st World Mind Sports Games, Beijing. Round six, 9th of October 2008. 许银川 (Xu Yinchuan) 洪 智 (Hong Zhi) 双方同意和。Draw agreed.

Basic Opening Problems - Advance of "wrong" Red Pawn versus Windscreen Horse Defence AND C.K.LAI-HORSE By Dr. René Gralla, Hamburg, Germany There is one basic problem that everyone faces who wants to learn XiangQi but who does not speak Chinese: the lack of sufficient literature on openings. You do not find answers even with regard to the most basic questions - and therefore you can only try out and find out by practical play. One example: What can Black do in case that Red - in the scenario of the Left-to-Centre-Right Wing Cannon-Over-the-River-Chariot Opening versus Windscreen Horses - does not advance the Left-wing Pawn by P7+1, as it is the convention? If Red unconventionally advances the RIGHT-(!!)-wing Pawn by P3+1? With the consequence that some tactical strikes that Black would routinely like to execute do not work now?! Herewith some examples of the author's own experiences with that variant of Red attack. Maybe those miniatures can serve as a kind of guidelines....

据荆楚网/楚天金报一则棋讯，应越南象棋协会的邀请，特级大师柳大华将于3月18日（星期三）前往风景如画的岘港，参加2009年越南象棋公开赛。 在越期间，柳大华还将与当地棋手进行1对10的盲棋表演。 象棋在越南很普及，得到政府重视，被列为学校一门课程，因而他们的整体水平相当高。电视每周有象棋节目，大街小巷，下棋者比比皆是。 “芳庄旅游杯”越南象棋公开赛定19日（星期四）拉开战幕，共有32名棋手参赛，其中16名越南棋手，16名其他国家和地区的象棋高手。 柳大华、蒋川、张强、李锦欢、赵汝权、吴贵临等人名字，出现在获邀请者名单中。 The 2009 Vietnam's Xiangqi Open Tournament will kick off on 19th of March, 32 players are competing in this prestigious tournament, 16 of them Vietnamese, the rest are invited from other countries and areas. Grandmaster Liu Dahua of China is one among the 16 invited players.

1990年10月20日，全国象棋个人赛（男子甲组），开局弃马攻杀，红棋二十三步胜。 A game played in the Xiangqi's Individual first division, on the 20th of October 1990. Red boldly sacrificed a Knight in the Opening, Black resigned on his 23rd move. Red: Yan Wenqing (Hebei) Black: Liu Dahua (Hubei) 柳大华 (Liu Dahua) 阎文清 (Yan Wenqing) 红胜。Black resigned.

今天又看到动态棋盘了（在我的电脑）, 呵呵! Today the dynamic chessboards come to life again (on my machine)! That is fine.

Grandmaster Lu Qin won the Wu Yang Cup, Guangzhou, 2009. 第29届 “五羊杯” 2月26日圆满闭幕，吕钦勇夺冠军。 名次 姓名 (单位) 积分 小分 胜 和 负 1. 吕钦 (广东) ---- 8 -- 39 - 2 - 4 - 0 2. 蒋川 (北京) ---- 8 -- 36 - 3 - 2 - 1 3. 赵鑫鑫 (浙江) -- 8 -- 35 - 3 - 2 - 1 4. 许银川 (广东) -- 7 -- 32 - 1 - 5 - 0 5. 赵国荣 (黑龙江)- 6 -- 36 - 1 - 4 - 1 6. 徐天红 (江苏) -- 6 -- 33 - 2 - 2 - 2 7. 于幼华 (浙江) -- 5 -- 42 - 2 - 1 - 3 8. 洪智 (湖北) ---- 5 -- 36 - 2 - 1 - 3 9. 陶汉明 (黑龙江)- 4 -- 35 - 0 - 4 - 2 10.柳大华 (湖北) -- 3 -- 36 - 0 - 3 - 3

Round 5 of the Wu Yang Cup, Guangzhou, 25th February 2009. ‘五羊杯’ 第五轮，广州文化公园中心台，2009年2月25日。 红方：赵鑫鑫 (浙江) 黑方：赵国荣 (黑龙江) 赵国荣 (Zhao Guorong) 赵鑫鑫 (Zhao Xinxin) 红胜。Black resigned. 红棋：徐天红 (江苏) 黑棋：柳大华 (湖北) 柳大华 (Liu Dahua) 徐天红 (Xu Tianhong) 红胜。 Black resigned. 红方：蒋川 (北京) 黑方；吕钦 (广东) 吕钦 (Lu Qin) 蒋川 (Jiang Chuan) 双方愿和。 Draw agreed.

广州市文化公园中心台前，第29届 “五羊杯” 盛况空前。金羊网-羊城晚报记者郑迅拍摄。 A dramatic scene at the Wu Yang Cup, Guangzhou Cultural Park, where the 5th round is unfolding this evening. Photo by Mr. Zheng Xun. 这一幅照片源自今晚报。 This photo is from the evening paper Jin Wan Bao. (来源：广东象棋网 )

Wu Yang Cup, 4th round, 24th February 2009, Guangzhou. “五羊杯” 第四轮，2009年2月24日，广州文化公园。 红方：吕钦 (广东) 黑方：赵鑫鑫 (浙江) 赵鑫鑫 (Zhao Xinxin) 吕钦 (Lu Qin) 红胜。Black resigned.

Two games from the Wu Yang Cup, 3rd round, played on 23rd February 2009. 第29届 “五羊杯” 全国象棋冠军赛第三轮，弈于2009年2月23日。 红方：赵鑫鑫 (浙江) 黑方：于幼华 (浙江) 于幼华 (Yu Youhua) 赵鑫鑫 (Zhao Xinxin) 红胜。Black resigned. 红方：蒋川 (北京) 黑方：陶汉明 (黑龙江) 陶汉明 (Tao Hanming) 蒋川 (Jiang Chuan) 红胜。Black resigned. 红方：柳大华 (湖北) 黑方：洪智 (湖北) 洪智 (Hong Zhi) 柳大华 (Liu Dahua) 黑胜。Red resigned.

In the 2nd round of the Wu Yang Cup, Guangzhou, the following 5 games were played on 22nd February 2009. 2009年2月22日，“五羊杯” 第二轮。 1) 于幼华先胜蒋川。 蒋川 (Jiang Chuan) 于幼华 (Yu Youhua) Black resigned. 2) 赵国荣先和许银川。 许银川 (Xu Yinchuan) 赵国荣 (Zhao Guorong) Draw agreed. 3) 柳大华先负赵鑫鑫 赵鑫鑫 (Zhao Xinxin) 柳大华 (Liu Dahua) Red resigned. 4) 洪智先负吕钦 吕钦 (Lu Qin) 洪智 (Hong Zhi) Red resigned. 5) 徐天红先和陶汉明 陶汉明 (Tao Hanming) 徐天红 (Xu Tianhong) Draw agreed.

这是名记者施绍宗先生镜头下的 “岭南双雄” 之一的许银川特级大师。 Grandmaster Xu Yinchuan in action, photo taken by well-known journalist Mr Shi Shaozong.

象棋通讯：“五羊杯”今（21日）在广州文化公园拉开战幕，据泓弈象棋网消息，第一轮比赛结果如下： 1. 蒋川先胜徐天红 2. 陶汉明先和赵国荣 3. 许银川先和柳大华 4. 赵鑫鑫先和洪智 5. 吕钦先和于幼华 Here is a game from the 1st round of Wu Yang Cup, which starts today: 徐天红 (Xu Tianhong) 蒋川 (Jiang Chuan) 红胜。 Black resigned. The game between Tao Hanming and Zhao Guorong was drawn. 赵国荣 (Zhao Guorong) 陶汉明 (Tao Hanming) 双方同意和 。Draw agreed. The game between Xu Yinchuan and Liu Dahua: 柳大华 (Liu Dahua) 许银川 (Xu Yinchuan) 双方愿和。Draw agreed. The game of Zhao Xinxin versus Hong Zhi: 洪智 (Hong Zhi) 赵鑫鑫 (Zhao Xinxin) 双方同意和。Draw agreed. The game of Lu Qin versus Yu Youhua: 于幼华 (Yu Youhua) 吕钦 (Lu Qin) 双方同意和。Draw agreed.

再次试发“象棋演播室”动态棋盘。“桔中秘”首局的顺炮横车弃马局。 Sometimes you see, sometimes not! Testing and put forward a famous text book game, with the familiar dynamic chessboard. Red to play and win in 13 moves. Checkmate with Double Cannons.

这是第二届“西联物流杯”中国西部精英赛的冠军争夺战，弈于2009年2月20日(第9轮)。 红方：四川 才溢 黑方：四川 谢卓淼 In the 9th and final round, Cai Yi (Red) defeated Xie Zhuomiao (Black) to win the top prize in the Xilian Wuliu Cup . 红胜。Black resigned.

The 10th Man versus Machine tournament was held on 14-15th of February 2009 at Taiwan University, with victory for the human players, final result 11-5. 本月14日至15日在台湾大学計算機資訊網路中心举行的第十届人机象棋大赛，结果人胜机器11比5。 1. ELP 先負 馬仲威 2. 馬仲威 先和 象棋世家 3. 陳慶文 先和 天馬行空 4. 千慮 先和 陳慶文 5. 象棋世家 先和 劉國華 6. 劉國華 先勝 ELP 7. 陳振國 先勝 千慮 8. 天馬行空 先和 陳振國

二月七日在东伦敦Dockland举行的牛年春节棋赛，共有二十二人参加，气氛友好热闹。经过五轮激烈比赛，大卫杨四胜一和勇夺冠军，郭淑珑取得亚军，范宝池季军。 Result of the Year of the Ox Friendly Tournament, Saturday 7th February 2009, East London. Players/Points/Bucholtz/Opponents (Tourney no., result, adjustment) 1. David Young 4.5/13.5/15,1,+1/7,1,+3/5,1,+1/2,D.-16/6,1+5 2. Guo Shulong 4/12.5/10,1,+1/14,1,+2/13,1,+1/1,D,+16/5,D,-15 3. Pham Bao Tri 4/11/14,0,-31/6,1,+2/16,1,+3/8,1,+11/7,1,+1 4. Dam K.D. 4/8.5/13,0,-31/18,1,+1/15,1,+1/10,1,+1/16,1,+6 5. AnLum 3.5/14.5/8,1,+31/9,1,+29/1,0,-1/16,1,+27/2,D,+15 6. George Zhang 3/13/12,1,+5/3,0,-2/21,1,+1/13,1,+6/1,0,-5 7. Shao Nanfei 3/12/20,1,+2/1,0,-3/19,1,+9/11,1,+23/3,0,-1 8. Chen Fazuo 3/11.5/5,0,-31/19,1,+1/14,1,+1/3,0,-11/13,1,+1 9. Chu Zhixiang 3/10/17,1,+3/5,0,-29/10,0,-29/14,1,+4/15,1,+3 10. Tan Tran 2.5/13.5/2,0,-1/20,1,+5/9,1,+29/4,0,-1/11,D,+12 11. La Khan Hoa 2.5/9.5/19,1,+4/13,0,-28/17,1,+4/7,0,-23/10,D,-12 12. Alain Dekker 2.5/8.5/6,0,-5/15,0,-15/22,D,+4/19,1,+17/17,1,+17 13. Pin Yan...

第二届 “西联物流杯” 中国西部精英赛的一局棋，弈于2009年2月17日（第四轮）。 红方：贵州 陈柳刚 黑方：成都 王晟强 Xilian Wuliu Cup , 17th February 2009, Chengdu. The 5-day 9-round tournament was opened on 16th of February 2009, with first prize 15,000 yuan. 4th round, top board. Red: Chen Liugang (Guizhou) Black: Wang Cheng Qiang (Chengdu) 红胜 。 Black resigned.

首届悉尼 “三李杯” 国际城市混双邀请赛的两个对局。 弈于2009年2月14日（ 第 2 轮） 红方： 上海 单霞丽、谢靖 黑方： 河北 胡明、李来群 A mixed double from San Li Cup, Sydney, Australia. Hu Ming & Li Laiqun (Hebei) Shan Xiali & Xie Jing (Shanghai) 红胜。Black resigned. 又一局混双赛。 红方：台湾 高懿屏、吴贵临 黑方：澳大利亚 黄子君、张延平 Another game from the same tournament, round two. Red Taiwan's Gao Yiping & Wu Guilin, Black Australia's Huang Zijun & Zhang Xianping. 红胜。Black resigned.

(象棋通讯) 第15届“迎春杯”象棋团体赛，地中海国际地产队夺得冠军。 2月15日下午，“迎春杯”在广州文化公园圆满落幕。 共有36支棋队的150多棋手参赛。第一届仅有三个棋队，发展到本届的数目，可见影响力的不断提高，比往年有了更进一步的提高，香港派出两队，澳门也有一队。 吕钦、洪智、赵鑫鑫、庄玉庭、陈丽淳、郑一弘、汪洋、蒋川、汤卓光、李鸿嘉、黎德志、刘宗泽、李锦欢、张学潮等名手全都上阵，气氛热烈。 陈松顺、蔡福如、陈柏祥等棋坛元老在赛会期间，亲临现场指导。

2009广州市第十五届 “合生迎春杯” 象棋团体赛 红方：吕钦 （惠州市华轩置业） 黑方：赵鑫鑫 （地中海国际酒店） 日期：2月14日（第4轮） 4th round of the Hesheng Ying Chun Cup team competition, Red： Lu Qin, Black： Zhao Xixin, played on February 14th 2009, Guangzhou. 双方同意和 。Draw agreed.

今天试发一个新棋盘。 “渊深海阔” 的一个残局，局名 金蝉脱壳。 红先和。 Today testing with a new chessboard. Endgame composition Escape of the Golden Cicada. Red to play and draw.

有棋友zhongtongchs在网上介绍了中炮过河车急进中兵对屏风马平炮兑车，是综合参考众多书籍和文章的努力成果。 A popular and exciting Opening of Central Cannon Advancing the Central Pawn, based mainly on various books and articles, a good effort by zhongtongchs. 黑有优势。With advantage for Black.

(象棋通讯) 第十五届 “迎春杯” 象棋团体赛，定于二月十四日到十五日在广州市文化公园举行。有三十二个棋队参加。冠军将可取得一万元人民币的奖励，亚军五千元，季军三千元，第六也有一千二百元。其余各队将获鼓励奖三百元。 The 15th Ying Chun Cup Team Tournament will be organized on the 14th-15th of February 2009, at Guangzhou Culture Park. 32 teams are going to take part, starting on Valentine's Day. 1st prize 10,000 yuan, 2nd prize 5,000 yuan, 3rd 3,000 yuan, down to 6th place with 1,200 yuan. 7th to last place each will receive 300 yuan as consolation. Top players are coming from many provinces, including Guangdong, Hubei, Zhejiang, Fujian, Shandong, Hainan, Guangxi, Guizhou, together with Beijing, Hong Kong and Macau.

棋艺爱好者 “test2002” 在一个象棋网站发帖，摆了一个残局，说要摆一个月，看谁能破? A Xiangqi enthusiast named “test2002” has put up an endgame in a popular website in Guangdong, China, challenging anyone to solve it completely within a month!

这是一位北京棋友寄来的一个友谊对局。北京棋友执红先行。 We are glad to share with our readers the following interesting game played by Tom, a Xiangqi friend from Beijing. The game was one of his favourite friendlies played with his chessmates in the past. In May 2008 Tom won 3rd place in a National Blind Tournament. Tom described, when players played, they spoke the move of chessmen, the referee would move the chessmen for them, because of the blind game, all players were muffled with opaque cloth. Chessmate Tom 红胜。Black resigned.