On December 6, the 2023 National Chess Men's League Playoffs ended in Chongqing. Although the teenager Wang Yubo successfully defeated Wang Tianyi, Beijing Weikai & Jinhuan Construction Beijing-Hebei United Team still lost to Hangzhou 2-6 and unfortunately missed the top 4.
After defeating the Xiamen Xiangyu team in the game on the 5th, the Beijing-Hebei United team successfully advanced to the top six of the Xiangjia League. According to the format, Henan, which ranked third in the regular season, has the option to play this game. For him, it is not difficult to choose between the Beijing-Hebei United team and the Shanghai team. In the regular season, Henan had two wins against Shanghai and two draws against Beijing-Hebei United. The Beijing-Hebei United team's regular season results are also much better than those of the Shanghai team. In the end, the Hangzhou team, which ranked fourth in the regular season, became the opponent of the Beijing-Hebei United team in this round.
The two teams clashed, and the teenager Meng Fanrui took the lead on the stage, facing the sharp attack of the veteran Shen Peng, and finally lost. However, in the duel of the second station, the teenager Wang Yubo played well and cut Wang Tianyi down in blitz chess, which was a big upset, and the two teams also drew as a result. In the next third match, Lu Weitao of the Beijing-Hebei United team played against Brother Lai Li of the Hangzhou team, and the two played blitz chess again, and finally Brother Lai Li won, and the Hangzhou team took the lead again. On the fourth stage, Jiang Chuan lost blitz to Huang Zhufeng, and finally the Beijing-Hebei United team lost to the Hangzhou team 2-6, unfortunately missing the top 4.
In the second round of the other playoffs, Henan eliminated Shanghai 6-2. In this way, in the semi-final match on the 7th, the situation is Sichuan team against Henan team, Shenzhen team against Hangzhou team.
Although it is a pity that it missed the top 4, the performance of the Beijing-Hebei League with the new and old lineups still has many highlights this season. In particular, the rapid growth of the two youngsters also makes the future of this team promising.