Xinhua News Agency, Suzhou, November 5 (Reporter Liu Weiwei) The third “Taiping paperweight” Cup Chinese go Invitational tournament opened in Xiangcheng, Suzhou on the 5th. Nie Weiping, the former chairman of the Chinese Go Association, Wang Runan, rong Jianxing, chairman of Guangdong Weiqi Association, and Wu Yulin, the former coach of the Chinese junior Go team, won the first battle. After the first round match, Nie Weiping and Wang Runan advanced to the final.
This invitational tournament lasts for two days and consists of two rounds. At the opening ceremony on the 5th, four chess elders decided to play the first round in the form of lottery. The result of the lottery was that Nie Weiping played against Wu Yulin and Wang Runan. After two hours and 30 minutes of fierce competition between the two groups of Masters, Nie Weiping finally winning by resignation Wu Yulin and Wang Runan winning by resignation Rong Jianxing.
On the afternoon of the 6th, the final will be held in the Shuxiang small courtyard of Taiping Old Street, Xiangcheng district, and the market will be explained synchronously in The Qixi warehouse facing each other, present the ultimate duel between Nie Weiping and Wang Runan for go lovers who came to watch the battle.
Wang Runan, who has participated in the invitational tournament of go elders for 3 consecutive years, said that Xiangcheng has a strong cultural background and atmosphere, and Taiping paperweight also has a profound origin with go. The holding of this competition not only provides an opportunity for the older generation of Go players to get together, but also provides a good platform for the spread and development of Go culture.