In the round of 16 of the 10th Ying's Cup, Wang Xinghao, a rising star born in 2004, made a leaping horse and struggled to kill the world's first person in the world, Shen Zhenzhen, and his road to defending his title came to an abrupt end.
Wang Xinghao's outstanding performance made chess fans have higher expectations for him. The question now is, when will he be able to achieve even more impressive results? Or even won the Toad Palace in international competitions?
Wang Xinghao defeated Shen Zhenzhen
No, the opportunity is here again. The 10th National Champion Mountain Cup is about to start in August, and Wang Xinghao has already qualified from the domestic qualifiers and is about to embark on his journey.
Who will participate in this competition? Who are Wang Xinghao's rivals? Let me analyze and judge it for you.
The specific list of 16 people is: Chinese Wang Xinghao 9 dan, Zhao Chenyu 9 dan, Fan Tingyu 9 dan, Korea Shin Zhenzhen 9 dan, Park Tinghuan 9 dan, Bian Xiangyi 9 dan, Shin Minjun 9 dan, Kim Myung Hoon 9 dan, Jiang Shengmin 9 dan, Choi Guanghu 6 dan, Park Minkui 9 dan, Japan Yili Liao 9 dan, Shibano Tiger Maru 9 dan, Iyama Yuta 9 dan, Chinese Taipei Hsu Hao Chung 9 dan, Lai Junfu 9 dan.
Since chess players from the same country do not meet in principle, Wang Xinghao's main opponents are the four kings of Korea and the top three of Japan, and it is not easy to win the championship after four consecutive levels. For him, this is both a challenge and an opportunity.
Wang Xinghao defeated Qi Yuting
The championship prize of this year's National Champion Mountain Cup has increased to 100 million won (about 526,000 yuan), and the runner-up is 40 million won (about 214,000 yuan). The schedule is the round of 16 and quarterfinals on August 3, the semi-finals on the 4th, and the final on the 5th.
Because of the small size of the participants, the small amount of prize money, and the fact that it is a rapid chess tournament, the National Player Mountain Cup can only be regarded as an international second-level event, and cannot be compared with the Samsung Cup, LG Cup, Ranco Cup, Chunlan Cup and other world individual competitions.
What is Wang Xinghao's best result in domestic and foreign competitions before? In the semifinals and finals of the 18th Advocate Chess Cup in 2023, Wang Xinghao won the championship in one fell swoop by keeping the eight-time champion Ke Jie 9 dan and the double champion Qi Yuting 9 dan in a row.
At the World Championships, Wang Xinghao's best result was three quarterfinals, but in addition to Shin Jinzhen, he also had the highlight of beating Bian Sang-il 9-dan and Park Ting-hwan 9-dan.
Wang Xinghao's rating has entered the top ten in China, and he has the strength to defeat any opponent, and it is time to make a result. It is expected that the 20-year-old Wang Xinghao will have a sense of urgency and the momentum of giving up others.
Wang Xinghao nine paragraphs
In September this year, Wang Xinghao will be admitted to Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, is this a mistake or a clever move? Maybe only he knows.
In any case, as the hopeful star of Chinese Go, chess fans hope that he will raise his eyebrows at the World Series as soon as possible and win glory for the country.
In the 10th National Hand Mountain Cup, can Wang Xinghao win consecutive battles and even become the champion? Let's wait and see.