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世界智力大师半决赛1日进行

Worldmindmasters' Finals 4th round will be held on the 1st of December. The pairings are as follow: (1) Lu Qin versus Wang Yang (2) Xu Yinchuan versus Hong Zhi 世界智力大师赛12月1日将进行第4轮比赛,对阵如下: (1) 吕钦对汪洋 (2) 许银川对洪智

When Linna met Yinchuan

When Yinchuan met Linna, (or Linna met Yinchuan, lady first) In the second round of the Worldmindmasters' Finals, played yesterday in Beijing, the Men's World Champion met the Women's World Champion, a rare occurrence in the long history of Xiangqi. Grandmaster Xu Yinchuan beat Grandmaster Wang Linna 2-0. Ms Wang gracefully accepted defeat and indicated she learned a few things from the encounter.

满 江 红

满 江 红 * 段克己 * 欲把长绳 lend me long rope 维白日 to attach the day 暂留春住 so the youth stays 亲友面 familial faces 一回相见 sometimes see 一回非旧 sometimes not same 扰扰胶胶尘世事 worry worldly things 不如人意十常九 most unhappy 向斜阳 sun setting 无语倚危楼 silently gazing 空搔首 emptiness 活国手 active grandmasters 谈天口 chat hosts 都付与 all going for 尊中酒 bottles of wine 这情怀又是 the same feeling 去年时候 like last year 风外纷纷飞絮乱 flowers scattered 柳边湛湛长江去 stream flowing 问老来 ask the old folk 还有几多愁 how much sadness left 愁如许 so much of these

八雄继续勇猛挺进

世界智力大师赛在北京激烈进行中, 今天第二轮赛事, 已有多位名将落马. 明天冲(30日) 将进行第3轮比赛,八雄继续向冠军宝座挺进 ! 安排的对阵如下: (1) 许银川对李鸿嘉 (2) 洪智对宇兵 (3) 汪洋对陈建昌 (4) 吕钦对赵鑫鑫

网络选手打进大师赛第二轮

The tournament organised jointly by Worldmindmasters and China Qiyuan is inaugurated today in Beijing. Top players including Xu Yinchuan, Lu Qin, Zhao Xinxin and those who qualified through internet contests worldwide are taking part. Don Morris CEO of Worldmindmasters delivered an enthusiastic speech, stressing the joint organised tournament will go on to be sponsored for its full 5 years. 由中国棋院和世界智力大师公司举办的第二届象棋大师赛今天在北京开赛。经过激烈战斗, 有两名网络赛入选的棋手打进了第二轮, 他们是刘征和范思远. 中国象棋协会选派的棋手蒋川、赵鑫鑫、黄仕清等人顺利过关, 进入第二轮. 北京的董子仲对广东的李鸿嘉,苦战三个多小时后出局. 29日进行第2轮比赛, 种子棋手吕钦、许银川、洪智等将出师. 对阵如下: (1) 许银川对王琳娜 (2) 李鸿嘉对张晓刚 (3) 洪智对范思远 (4) 黄仕清对宇兵 (5) 陈建昌对苗利明 (6) 刘征对汪洋 (7) 王晟强对赵鑫鑫 (8) 蒋川对吕钦

We met for a few games today

For quite a time I have not seen H, today we met for a few games of Xiangqi, we both recorded our moves, here is the first game. I was playing Red. Black resigned.

世外仙棋烂斧柯

More of poetry with a Xiangqi (or Weiqi) theme. 鹧 鸪 天 * 元好问 * 零落栖迟感兴多 adversity brings sigh 酒杯直欲卷银河 let's drink milky way 人间清镜悲华发 lament passing age 世外仙棋烂斧柯 long lasting xiangqi 长袖舞 oh dance 抗音歌 oh sing 月明人影两婆娑 under moonlight 醉来知被旁人笑 people might laugh 无柰风情未减何 but it can't be helped