The second round of the 2023 men's elephant league playoffs began, starting with the match between Hangzhou and Beijing-Hebei United. In this game, the Hangzhou team sent Shen Peng and Meng Fanrui to play against, Shen Peng set up a flying knife in the red layout, although it was resisted by the teenager Meng Fanrui, but in the middle stage, Meng Fanrui in order to exchange for two cars, resulting in the dispersion of the sub-force, and Shen Peng's troops had the advantage and launched a strong offensive. Although the teenager Meng Fanrui tried his best to attack, he had no other cooperation except for the car and the gun, and finally had no choice but to be broken in the middle game, so he could only throw and admit defeat.
Then, the Hangzhou team sentWang TianOne against Wang Yubo of the Beijing-Hebei United team. The two sides quickly reached a draw in the slow stage, and in the ensuing blitz playoff, Wang Yubo used the middle game to pressWang TianA big loss, and seeing that there is not much time left, I have to lose another sonWang TianA big and cheerful admission of defeat broke up a big upset.
Then, the Hangzhou team sent Brother Lai Li to play against Lu Weitao of the Beijing-Hebei United team. In the slow chess stage, Lu Weitao was originally in a must-win situation, but the slow move of the pawn caused the situation to be reversed, and Brother Laili stubbornly kept the peace, and after the blitz game in the extra game, Brother Laili sought Lu Weitao a son in the middle game, making Lu Weitao fall into passivity and could only defend. However, in the face of the cooperation of the Laili brothers, Lu Weitao was unable to keep the peace, and finally chose to admit defeat in the middle game.
The last game was Huang Zhufeng of the Hangzhou team against the Beijing-Hebei United teamJiang Chuan。The two sides reached a draw in the slow phase. In the play-off blitz, Huang Zhufeng took a well-prepared layout, forming a dominant situationJiang ChuanThe mega was powerless to resist and unfortunately lost. In the end, the Hangzhou team advanced to the semifinals with a score of 6-2.
The other match was Shanghai vs. Henan. The first to be carried out was the Shanghai teamZhao WeiLiu Zijian against the Henan team. Liu Zijian, who was the first to move, was well prepared, and the layout had the advantage for a while and kept Black firmly in check. However,Zhao WeiThe master did not panic, reacted flexibly, and reversed the situation in the endgame. The two sides have the same force to launch an attackZhao WeiThe master was obviously better at Zili's positioning, and finally succeeded in killing Liu Zijian and took the lead in scoring the first point for the Shanghai team.
Next, the Shanghai team sentXie JingPlayed against Zhao Jincheng of the Henan team. The two sides played a draw in the slow stage, and then in the play-off blitz, Master Zhao Jincheng showed strong blitz strength. Xie JingExtraordinarily deeply experienced the suppression of Master Zhao Jincheng, who had always had the upper hand and was finally persecutedXie JingThe extraordinarily large throw conceded defeat, making the score of the two sides tied.
The third game was played by 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 in less than 20 rounds, he slashed Sun Yongzheng off the horse. Many chess fans also lamented that Sun Teda did not have the slightest power to fight back in this game, and indeed suffered a fiasco.
The last game was Jiang Rongbing of the Shanghai team against He Wenzhe of the Henan team. The two sides reached a draw in the slow stage, and then played the first play-off blitz, which also ended in a draw. In the second blitz game that followed, Jiang Rongbing lost his disc, and He Wenzhe gradually gained an advantage in the residual stage and successfully defeated Jiang Rongbing. In this way, the Henan team advanced to the semifinals with a score of 6-2.
With the successful passage of the Hangzhou team and the Henan team, the position of the top four was officially born. After fierce competition, the teams that advanced to the semi-finals were Sichuan, Shenzhen, Henan and Hangzhou. Coincidentally, these four teams happen to be in the top four of the regular season.
Sichuan, as the first place in the regular season, enjoyed the right of first choice, and they chose Henan as their opponent in the semifinals. The other semi-final was between Shenzhen and Hangzhou. These two semi-finals are bound to be exciting games and competitions, so let's wait and see.
Summary: After fierce competition, the Hangzhou team successfully advanced to the semi-finals and entered the semi-finals together with the Henan team, the Sichuan team and the Shenzhen team. This tournament not only showcased the superb talent and rich experience of the players, but also fully demonstrated the charm and fierce competition of the Elephant League. In the next round of semi-finals, each team will go all out to qualify for the finals. Let's look forward to the exciting games and the final champion!