Hangzhou faced Beijing-Hebei United in the second round of the 2023 men's elephant league playoffs. The first player to play was Shen Peng, the No. 1 player of the A team, against Meng Fanrui, a young player of the Beijing-Hebei United team. At the beginning of the game, Shen Peng adopted the flying knife set by the layout, although Meng Fanrui bravely withstood the opponent's attack, but in the middle of the game he exchanged two cars, so that his own forces were scattered, and Shen Peng launched a ferocious offensive with the advantage of his troops. Although Meng Fanrui fought back, he had no other support except for the rook and the gun, and finally had to admit defeat in the middle game.
Immediately afterwards, Wang Tianyi, the No. 2 player of the Hangzhou team, appeared against Wang Yubo, a young player of the Beijing-Hebei United team. The game quickly ended in a draw in the slow stage, and the two sides continued to play a fierce game in the blitz extras. In the first game of blitz, the two sides again fell into a draw. In the second set, Wang Yubo, who took the lead, forced Wang Tianyi to lose his son in the middle game, and seeing that time was getting less and less, Wang Tianyi finally had to admit defeat. The result of this match was unexpected, and Wang's victory also put him in the spotlight and proved his strength.
In the third set, the Hangzhou team sent Brother Lai Li against the Beijing-Hebei United teamLu Weitao。In the slow phase,Lu WeitaoIt was supposed to be in the endgame of victory, but the slow move of 9 into 1 led to a reversal of the situation. Brother Ryli stubbornly held the peace and managed to survive the desperate situation. In the play-off blitz, the backhand Brother Reirry won in the middle gameLu WeitaoA sub, whileLu WeitaoCan only be defended passively. In the face of the cooperation of the Reirry brothers, he could no longer hold the tie and finally had to admit defeat in the middle game.
In the last game, Master Huang Zhufeng of the Hangzhou team faced the Beijing-Hebei United teamJiang ChuanLarge. The two sides fell into a draw in the slow stage, and in the blitz playoff, the first mover, Huang Zhufeng, showed great preparation and set up a throwing knife in the layout. By the time it comes to the mid-game,Jiang ChuanThe mega was already powerless to fight back and unfortunately lost the game. In the end, the Hangzhou team successfully advanced to the semifinals with a score of 6:2.
The other match was Shanghai vs. Henan. The game began, the No. 1 player of the Shanghai teamZhao Weiand Liu Zijian of the Henan team launched a fierce competition. Liu Zijian was well prepared and had an advantage in the layout, making it difficult for Black's discs to move and under control. However,Zhao WeiThe master did not panic, and he reversed the situation in the endgame by seeing the moves. The strength of the two sides is equal, and a fierce attack was launched, andZhao WeiThe master was even better in Zili's position, and finally beat Liu Zijian brilliantly, taking the lead in winning a point for the Shanghai team.
Next, the No. 2 player of the Shanghai team and the Henan teamXie JingAgainst Cho Kim Sung. The two sides staged a draw in the slow stage, and in the blitz playoff game, Master Zhao Jincheng showed great strength. This time,Xie JingGrandpa deeply felt the horror of Zhao Jincheng's blitz chess, he was always passive, and was finally forced to throw a shot to admit defeat, and the score was drawn.
The third round of the match was Sun Yongzheng of the Shanghai team against the Henan teamOceanLarge. The first to strikeOceanThe extra-large adopted the strategy of abandoning the son to attack and kill, and defeated Sun Yongzheng in less than 20 rounds, which made many chess fans lament that Sun Yongzheng had no power to fight back in this game of chess, which was really miserable.
The last match was Jiang Rongbing of the Shanghai team against He Wenzhe of the Henan team. The two sides ended in a draw in the slow phase, and in the blitz playoff, the first game also ended in a draw. In the second set, Jiang Rongbing lost a piece, while He Wenzhe gradually nibbled away at the opponent's chess pieces in the endgame stage, and finally defeated Jiang Rongbing, making Henan advance to the semifinals with a score of 6:2.
With the smooth passage of the Hangzhou team and the Henan team, the top four teams were officially produced, namely the Sichuan team, the Shenzhen team, the Henan team and the Hangzhou team. It's worth mentioning that these four teams also happen to be in the top four of the regular season!The semi-final matchups were also revealed. Sichuan, who had the right of first choice, chose Henan as their opponent in the semi-finals, while the other semi-final was Shenzhen against Hangzhou.
Through the fierce confrontation in this competition, we saw the top level of the players and the wonderful chess game. Each round has produced many eye-catching heroes and unexpected upsets, carrying the hard work and hard work of the players. And the birth of the top four teams also indicates that the semi-finals will be more intense and tense. I'm looking forward to seeing each team perform better in the future and expect them to bring us more exciting games.