Say goodbye to 2021 and hello 2022. Looking back on 2021 on the occasion of retiring the old and welcoming the new, this year, the Go world rose up together, hundreds of boats competed, Mi Yuting and Xie Ke won the Dream Lily Cup; Ke Jie and Tang Weixing lost the LG and Chunlan Cup; Park Tinghuan defeated Shin Jinchen to win the Samsung Cup. There are commendable highlight moments, but also farewells and endings...
The editors of Yike Go have sorted out the major events that occurred in the chess world in 2021 for everyone, and after the selection of chess fans, the top ten series of the year have been sorted out: news, battles, chess players and chess reviews, etc.
Previous results
After the active voting of 385 enthusiastic chess players, the score results of the chess players are as follows:
1. Ding Hao: 9.16 points
2. Zhao Chenyu: 7.29 points
3. Sheko: 7.19 points
4. Xu Jiayang: 6.89 points
5. Li Weiqing: 6.78 points
Ding Hao scored the highest score of the three crowns of the year, and everyone expected it. Although Xie Ke reached the final twice, the overall performance of the whole year was average, slightly behind Zhao Chenyu. Li Weiqing did not perform well in the World Series and domestic individual competitions, and was surpassed by Xu Jiayang, who won the Rotten Ke Cup.
Introduction to chess players in this issue
NO.1: Shen Min
On February 4, Beijing time, the 25th Chosun Daily LG Cup Chess King Battle Final Decider ended, after nearly 7 hours of fierce fighting, China's first person Ke Jie Jiu Dan black 302 hands lost to South Korea's Shin Min Kuo Jiu Dan. Shen Min, who came later, won two consecutive rounds, won the match with a total score of 2-1, won his first world championship, and achieved his goal of "creating a miracle to defeat Ke Jie".
Shin-hyun: Born on January 11, 1999.
2021 match data: 73 innings, 39 wins and 34 losses, win rate: 53.42%.
2021 Results: 25th LG Cup Champion.
NO.2: Shen Zhenchen
On February 25, Beijing time, the 4th round (the 13th round of the total) of the third stage of the 22nd Nongshim Sim Ramen Cup World Go Team Championship was over, and South Korea's first man and deputy coach Shin Jin-jin defeated the Chinese team's main player and "eight champions" Ke Jie Jiudan in the hand of 185, honoring his "total victory over Qingtai" and helping the South Korean team win the championship for the 13th time.
On September 15, the 13th Chunlan Cup final three chess games ended, Shen Zhenchen Jiudan black 173 hands slaughter dragon in the middle set to defeat Tang Weixing Jiudan, with a total score of 2:0 clean sheets for the latter, to win the second personal crown.
Shin Shin-hee: Born on March 17, 2000.
2021 match data: 97 innings, 80 wins and 17 losses, win rate: 82.47%.
2021 Annual Competition Results: 13th Chunlan Cup Champion, 22nd Nongshim Cup Five Consecutive Victories over Qingtai, Korea's Strongest Chess Champion, South Korea GS Plusc Cup Champion, Korea Celebrity Battle Champion, Korean Dragon Star War Champion, South Korea KBS Go King Battle Champion.
NO.3: Mi Yuting
On May 5th, the 4th "MLILY Dream Lily 0 Pressed Mattress Cup" World Go Open Final 5th Round ended in Rugao, Jiangsu Province, the first champion Winner Mi Yuting Jiudan and the post-00 leader Xie Ke Jiudan decisive match, and finally Mi Yuting won the 298 hand game, Wufanqi was crowned Meng Lily again with a total score of 3:2.
Mi Yuting: Born on January 8, 1996.
2021 match data: a total of 68 games, 43 wins and 25 losses, the most domestic wins against male chess players, the winning rate: 63.24%.
2021 Annual Competition Results: The 4th Dream Lily Cup Champion, the 16th Weifu Fangkai Cup Champion.
NO.4: Park Ting-hwan
On November 3, the 26th "Samsung Car Insurance Cup" World Go Masters Final Triple Chess Decider ended online, and as a result, Park Tinghuan defeated Shin Jin-chan in the middle of the game and won the championship with an aggregate score of 2:1, winning the fifth world championship after the Fujitsu Cup, LG Cup, Dream Lily Cup and Chunlan Cup.
Park Ting-hwan: Born on January 11, 1993.
2021 match data: 89 innings, 63 wins and 26 losses, win rate: 70.19%.
2021 Annual Competition Results: 26th Three Star Cup Champion, Korea's Strongest Chess Champion Runner-up, South Korea's 4th Dragon Star Battle Final Runner-up, South Korea's 40th KBS Chess Championship Runner-up.
No.5: Yuta Iyama
On November 30, the 9th game of the 23rd Nongshim Shin Ramen Cup World Go Team Tournament ended online, and Iyama Yuta slaughtered South Korean vice-admiral Shin Min-soo to win the first four consecutive victories in the history of Nongshim for japan, ending the second stage of the match. Yuta Iyama's four consecutive wins set a new record for the longest consecutive win in the Nongshim Cup, and the Japanese team had 3 players enter the third stage of the final showdown, which was also the first time in the history of the Nongshim Cup, and helped the Japanese team end the embarrassment of being at the bottom of the 15 consecutive sessions ahead of schedule.
Yuta Iyama: Born on May 24, 1989, entered the 14th year, and 9th dan in 1921.
2021 match data: 53 innings, 37 wins and 16 losses, win rate: 69.81%.
2021 Annual Competition Results: Four consecutive victories in the 23rd Nongshim Cup, nine consecutive championships of Japanese chess holy war, ten consecutive championships of Japan's Honinfang, and five major chess championships in Japan.