Xiangqi En Blog

Mr. Wen Zhu（文竹）is the "Godfather of Xiangqi in Hunan Province", he once became obsessed with Xiangqi, and "loved the game very deeply". When Hunan's Xiangqi started to take off, out of his pocket, he personally sponsored the Provincial Xiangqi Tournament, trained a group of excellent players, and personally leading the "Hunan Troop" to compete across the country, aiming to build up a professional team. He loved the game and was willing to devote his life to it. "Loved very much the game" Spring rain was incessantly long, wet clothes and wet shoes, wet everything. In the Hunan Old Staff College on Rongyuan Road in the City of Changsha, a plaque with the engraved words "Hunan Xiangqi Team Training Centre" hangs in front of a building. Pushing the door open and getting in, once inside, the sound of raining gradually subsided. The visitor heard the crisp sound of wooden blocks clashing against one another ~~ inevitably Wen Zhu...

(Ed. Li Laiqun was born in 1959, crowned Individual Champion in 1982, 1984, 1987, 1991. He was sometimes known as "Star of Multiple Wisdoms".) 李来群特大仗剑走天涯 Li Laiqun : "Playing Xiangqi made me feel like a swordsman (剑客), my life was full of act of chivalry." "I am 58 years old, and now I still regard myself as a 28-year-old young man, playing Xiangqi, I have benefited a lot, my life is full of heroic act of chivalry." On June 18, on the occasion of the Grandmaster Jiang Chuan's Xiangqi Blind Exhibition Guinness World Record Challenge, the many distinguished Xiangqi guests held a round-table forum, and the renowned veteran Xiangqi Champion Li Laiqun took to the floor and gave an interesting talk. Grandmaster Li Laiqun recalled that when he started learning to play, there was a good old man from the neighborhood kindly teached him. In those days, he played the game after h...

Macao's Xiangqi in recent years Xiangqi has long been one of the popular cultural pursuits, attracting countless enthusiasts with its unique charm. In modern times, the game has developed in many other countries and across continents. Macao has hosted some large-scale tournaments, thus building bridges and links to Southeast Asia and the world. From the colonial era to nowadays Macao Special Administrative Region, the game has maintained its attraction, produced a number of high calibre players. Among them the "Macao Qiwang" (chess king) Li Jinhuan was quite remarkable. In 2005 during the World Xiangqi Championship in Paris he single-handedly defeated China's Grandmasters Lu Qin and Liu Dianzhong, and Taipei's Wu Guilin, winning 2nd place ahead of many top world players. Macao is a small city having deep European and Chinese influences, an area about 30 square kilometers with a population around 500,000. Though well known as a gambling ...

(Ed. A story by the former women's world chess champion Ms Xie Jun about her visit to France in mid October 2003, when she was participating in the Franco-Chinese chess exhibitions as part of a cultural exchange. There and then, Grandmaster Hu Ronghua became her Xiangqi teacher. The article sheds light on some aspects of Chess, Xiangqi and Weiqi (Go)'s relationship.) Cultural Exchange in Paris by Xie Jun Our 8-members all stars chess delegation visited France from 11-18th October 2003 to take part in Franco-Chinese cultural exchange activities. The delegation was led by Mr. Pei Jiarong, Secretary of the Chess Academy（棋院）, with top players of Xiangqi, Weiqi (Go) and Chess included. Three different kind of games performing on the same stage at the same time was rare, it was ground breaking and has never attempted before. If you ask me what I ga...

五月十三日的欧洲歌唱大赛总决赛，共26队参加，过程激烈，引人入胜，经过裁判组及观众组的投票，瑞典夺得2023年大赛冠军： 1. 瑞典 583 2. 芬兰 526 3. 以色列 362 4. 意大利 350 5. 挪威 268 6. 乌克兰 243 7. 比利时 182 8. 爱沙尼亚 168 9. 澳大利亚 151 10. 捷克 129 11. 立陶宛 127 12. 塞浦路斯 126 13. 克罗地亚 123 14. 亚美尼亚 122 15. 奥地利 120 16. 法国 104 17. 西班牙 100 18. 摩尔多瓦 96 19. 波兰 93 20. 瑞士 92 21. 斯洛文尼亚 78 22. 阿尔巴尼亚 76 23. 葡萄牙 59 24. 塞尔维亚 30 25. 英国 24 26. 德国 18 + + + + Sweden won the Eurovision Song Contest last night after a dramatic jury and audience votes : 1. Sweden 583 2. Finland 526 3. Israel 362 4. Italy 350 5. Norway 268 6. Ukraine 243 7. Belgium 182 8. Estonia 168 9. Australia 151 10. Czechia 129 11. Lithuania 127 12. Cyprus 126 13. Croatia 123 14. Armenia 122 15. Austria 120 16. France 104 17. Spain 100 18. Moldova 96 19. Poland 93 20. Switzerland 92 21. Slovenia 78 22. Albania 76 23. Portugal 59 24. Serbia 30 25. United Kingdom 24 26. Ge...

第67届欧洲歌唱大赛决赛将于明日星期六（五月十三日）在英国利物浦举行。BBC One 及 iPLayer 将首次进行现场直播。 有37个国家参加了半决赛，争取20个入选席位。半决赛分两组，已于五月九日及十一日圆满举行。 自动入选的六国为英国、法国、西班牙、德国、意大利及去年冠军乌克兰。 以下是全部参加明日歌唱大赛决赛入围名单, 号码顺序根据抽签 ： 1. 奥地利 2. 葡萄牙 3. 瑞士 4. 波兰 5. 塞尔维亚 6. 法国 7. 塞浦路斯 8. 西班牙 9. 瑞典 10. 阿尔巴尼亚 11. 意大利 12. 爱沙尼亚 13. 芬兰 14. 捷克共和国 15. 澳大利亚 16. 比利时 17. 亚美尼亚 18. 摩尔多瓦 19. 乌克兰 20. 挪威 21. 德国 22. 立陶宛 23. 以色列 24. 斯洛文尼亚 25. 克罗地亚 26. 英国 + + + + Eurovision Song Contest 2023 The grand final of the 67th Eurovision Song Contest will be held tomorrow Saturday (May 13) in Liverpool, England. BBC One and iPLayer will broadcast live for the first time. 37 countries participated in the semi-finals, seeking 20 selected places. The semi-finals, divided into two groups, were successfully held on Tuesday of May 9th and Thursday of May 11th respectively. 6 countries are automatically entered for the final, they are UK, France, Spain, Germany, Italy and last year's champion Ukraine. Here is a lis...

Mauritius was named to TripAdvisor's 2023 Travellers' Choice list TripAdvisor, one of the top travel and booking platforms, has announced its Travellers' Choice Awards list of the world's best destinations. Mauritius was ranked first on the Best Nature Destinations list and third on the Popular Destinations list. The list is based on the ratings, number and content of hotels, restaurants, attractions, booking data etc. of the past 12 months, reflecting the popularity of major travel destinations around the world. The Travelers' Choice Grand Prize is TripAdvisor's highest honor and is awarded annually to the top 1-% of destinations in a given category. Port Louis, the modern capital of Mauritius, is a bustling port with a vibrant seaside and busy markets. Most tourists are attracted to resorts such as Mont Choisy, popular with divers, the quiet Trou-aux-Biches and the more bustling Flic en Flac. The Rivière Noire is ideal for experiencing deep-sea fish...

The perfect combination of chess and school learning Ding Liren（丁立人）was born into a middle-class family, his father was an executive in the energy sector, his mother in a nursing profession. Life was fairly comfortable, they have time and motivation to pursue their hobbies and things they wanted to. Ding's development as a chess player was step by step, during which his parents did not need making too great a sacrifice to help their child learn chess, unlike many families at that time, nor had they narrowed their child's future to just playing chess only. They gave support and guidance to their young child when it was needed and always at the right moment. Previously, generations of players who earned their living have had one option only, that if they want to succeed in the game, to give up normal school life early on to just concentrate on their chess. Most of them had not experienced life in junior high school or high school, which is quite regrettable. At t...