Types of chess games

Xiangqi, also known as "Xiang Qi" and Chinese chess (English name Xiangqi), is a Han chess puzzle game. It has a long history in China and has been recorded in the pre-Qin period. How many types of chess games are there? Below I will introduce the types of chess games to you. Welcome to read.

Chess competitions are divided into three categories: international chess competitions, official domestic chess competitions, and domestic non-state-run chess competitions.

1. International Chess Competitions

The three major chess competitions around the world include the World Chess Championship, the Asian Chess Championship, and the World Intellectual Elite Games (Chess Group).

1.1 World Chess Championship (World Championship)

The World Chess Championship is a world chess competition hosted by the World Chess Federation. It is one of the highest-level and largest chess competitions in the world. It is held every two years and has been held for 12 times now. There are four categories in the competition, namely men's team, men's individual, women's individual and non-Chinese-Vietnamese individual. Every session is a chess event that major media rushes to report on.

The 13th World Chess Championship sponsored by Country Garden Group was held at Guangdong Country Garden Shili Silver Beach Hotel from October 21 to 27, 2013.

This competition attracted 25 teams and more than 80 athletes from 23 countries and regions to participate in the competition.

Among them, the top three in the men’s individual group are: Wang Tianyi from China, Sun Yongzheng from China, and Cao Yanlei from Macau, China; the top three in the women’s individual group are: Tang Dan from China, Ruan Huangyan from Vietnam, Mei Dong Player Jia Dan; the top three teams in the men's team competition are: China Team, Macau China Team, and Vietnam Team. Thai chess player Kishana won the non-Chinese-Vietnamese individual competition championship.

1.2 Asian Chess Individual Championship (Asian Championship)

Asian Chess Championship, the Asian Chess Individual Championship hosted by the Asian Chess Federation is the highest honor of all individual chess competitions in the Asian chess community. , it represents the highest level of all individual chess competitions, because it is the highest peak reached by chess players who have climbed all the way up from individual chess championships in Asian countries and regions. At the same time, the Asian Chess Individual Championship is also a grand event stipulated by the Asian Chess Federation to be held every two years. It aims to strengthen international cultural exchanges, enhance friendship among chess circles across Asia, and promote the improvement of chess technology.

The 16th Asian Chess Individual Championship, hosted by the Australian Chess Federation, was held from September 22 to 27, 2013.

In the men’s category, Xu Yinchuan won the championship and Hong Zhi won the runner-up. Zhuang Hongming defeated Wu Mingyi first and won the third place, and Wu Mingyi ranked fourth. The players who ranked fifth to eighth were: Jiang Zhonghao from Chinese Taipei, Brother Lai Li from Vietnam, Huang Xueqian from Hong Kong, China, and Cao Yanlei from Macau, China. In the women's category, Vietnam's Wu Lanxiang defeated Chinese Taipei's Pang Ro'an in the last battle and won the championship with six wins and 12 points. China's Chen Xinglin won the runner-up with 5 wins and 1 loss and 10 points. Chinese Taipei's Peng Ro'an, Singapore's Chen Mingfang, Malaysia’s Lin Jiapei and Brunei’s Chiam Hui Yuan ranked third to sixth respectively.

1.3 World Intellectual Elite Games (Intelligence Games)

The World Intellectual Elite Games (Chess Group), initiated by the International Intelligence Alliance, is the first large-scale international intelligence competition in human history. Comprehensive sports events. The sports meeting includes five major intellectual sports including bridge, chess, draughts, go and chess. The first World Mind Games was held in Beijing from October 3 to 18, 2008. The main reasons for choosing to hold it in China are: firstly, intellectual activities such as chess and Go have always had a considerable mass base in China; secondly, due to the attention and promotion of the Chinese government; thirdly, unlike other countries, China has a strong focus on various intellectual activities. The movement implements unified management, which also contributed to the holding of the first World Mind Games in China from the perspective of organizational management.

This is the first time a comprehensive large-scale intellectual sports competition has been held around the world. More than 3,600 athletes and coaches from 143 countries and regions participated in the five major competitions of bridge, chess, go, draughts and chess. There are 36 minor events, including 5 minor events in chess, namely men's fast chess competition, women's team competition, men's team competition, women's individual competition and men's individual competition. On March 20, 2012, the International Mind Sports Federation announced through its official website that the 2nd World Mind Games will be held in Lille, France from August 9 to 23, 2012. The competition events include bridge (the 14th Bridge World Games), Chess, draughts, and go. The special event is chess. The major events set up in the competition are basically the same as those in the first session (chess was an official event in the first session, and a special event in the second session). In addition, Texas Hold'em, which is highly popular, did not enter the second Intellectual Games.

At the 2012 World Intellectual Elite Games, Chinese team players won double gold medals in chess events, and Hong Kong team players also won a men's individual bronze medal. In the chess event, the players of the Chinese team have obvious advantages. Two grandmasters, Wang Tianyi and Chen Lizhun, won the championships in the men's and women's groups respectively. Among the five events in the World Intellectual Elite Games, it can be seen from the participating countries and regions and the number of athletes that chess has a relatively small international influence, and most of the participants are Chinese players.

2. Domestic official chess competitions

Domestic official competitions refer to competitions held directly or indirectly by the Xiangqi Department of the Chess and Card Sports Management Center of the State General Administration of Sports (China Chess Academy). According to The nature of the competition is divided into championships and invitational competitions.

　2.1 Championship

The National Chess Championship (individual), as a high-level chess event in our country, was founded in 1956. The age of the competition is even older than that of the Chess Association established in 1962. ?. The competition is held once a year. Originally, there was only a men's group competition. In 1979, a women's group was established. It was not held in 1961 and 1963 due to three years of natural disasters. It was not held from 1967 to 1973 because of the "New Year's Movement". It was not held in 1976 due to the death of Mao Zedong. The National Xiangqi Individual Competition is a grand event in the chess world, representing the highest level in the domestic chess individual competition. At the same time, the winner will have the opportunity to be promoted to "Grand Master", which is the highest honor for chess players.

The National Xiangqi Championship (men’s team group), that is, the Xiangqi League A, the participating teams are the top ten in the Xiangqi League A and the top two in the Xiangqi League B in the previous year. It is hosted by the Xiangqi Association and organized by Representative teams from provinces (municipalities) and enterprises directly under the central government participated. As a national-level formal event, it represents the highest level of chess competition in my country. Before 2012, the Elephant League only had a men's team and not a women's team. The preliminaries of the first National Xiangqi Women's League A were held at the end of October 2013 in Gaomi City, Shandong Province, the hometown of chess across the country. This marks the official launch of this top national chess women’s event after a long period of preparation. The National Women's Chess League A is a top-level professional event in the country founded this year by the Chess and Card Sports Management Center of the State Sports General Administration. The league will replace the original Women's National Chess Team Competition and become a top-level women's chess competition at the international level. The establishment of the Women's League A is of milestone significance for improving the structure of my country's chess competitions, improving the level of women's chess players, and promoting the all-round development of my country's chess industry. The positioning of the event broke through the traditional competition organization ideas, opened the competition, explored a new development path for the chess competition reform system, and achieved good social feedback effects. The Guangdong Country Garden team won the championship in the first National Chess Women's League A, and Tang Dan won the Most Valuable Chess Player Award.

Compared with the National Chess League A, the scale and level of the National Chess League B are lower, and the requirements for participation are broader. According to the requirements, the sports bureaus of all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, cities under separate state planning, and sports associations of relevant industries can form teams to participate. They must report to the Chess and Card Sports Management Center of the State Sports General Administration and the Xiangqi Association. Other units that need to form a team to participate in the competition need to submit an application to the Xiangqi Association. They can register to participate after being reviewed and approved by the Xiangqi Association. Compared with the Elephant League, the time is short and the density is high. The results are usually produced after 9 rounds. The first and second place can qualify for the First Division League.

The National Intellectual Games (Xiangqi Group) is another national intellectual sports event sponsored by the State Sports General Administration after the National Games, City Games, National Sports Conference and other national comprehensive sports games. Sex Games. After the second Intellectual Games in 2011, it was changed to be held every four years. It mainly focuses on chess and card sports, among which the 2nd Intellectual Games consists of 6 major sports and 54 minor competitions including chess, go, chess, backgammon, draughts and bridge.

In addition, for contestants of different age groups, our country also holds the National Youth Chess Championship, the National Youth Chess Championship, and the National Chess Children’s Championship. The organizers are the Chinese Chess Association, and the organizers are They are provincial and municipal sports bureaus and chess associations. Chess tournaments for youth, teenagers and children help inspire young children to love sports and chess, and provide a platform to showcase their chess skills.

2.2 Invitational Tournament

The Yinli Cup Xiangqi Championship was founded in 1990 and is held once a year. It stopped being held in 2004, during which 15 games were held in one *** session.

The "Wuyang Cup" National Chess Championship Invitational Tournament was founded by the Yangcheng Evening News through consultation with Su Shaoquan, director of the sports department of the Yangcheng Evening News, and Hao Keqiang, editor-in-chief of the "New Sports" magazine. Sponsored by Mr. Fok Ying-tung. As of 2009

The competition stopped, during which 29 sessions were held in one year. The annual Wuyang Cup was the chess competition with the highest level, greatest influence, and longest duration in China at that time. Its successful holding not only played a huge role in promoting the popularization, development and improvement of chess, but also became the most famous brand of Chinese chess. The characteristic of this competition is that the contestants can only be grand masters, that is, strict restrictions are placed on the participants to ensure the high level of the competition.

The Ninetowns Real Estate Cup is the national chess year-end finals, a chess championship invitational tournament sponsored by the Shanghai Ninetowns Real Estate Company and hosted by the Xiangqi Association. The competition was held for the first time in December 2008. It not only reformed the competition system and improved the confrontation and enjoyment of the competition, but also raised the championship bonus to a record-breaking 300,000 yuan, which caused a sensation in the industry. In 2009, based on the success of the first event, the Ninetowns Real Estate Cup National Chess Super Championship achieved breakthroughs and upgrades, and the individual champion bonus was increased to 500,000 yuan. Taking up the important task of "Xiangqi Year-end Finals", and innovatively put forward the new concept of "Xiangqi Entertainment", integrating entertainment elements into xiangqi events, attracting more people to pay attention to xiangqi, and bringing the people to the scene of xiangqi competitions. The Ninetowns Real Estate Cup National Xiangqi Year-end Finals ceased to be held in 2010, during which it was only held twice a year.

The Maoshan Cup National Chess Championship Invitational Tournament was first held in May 2009 in the beautiful Maoshan Scenic Area of ??Jurong City. The event was organized by the Chinese Chess Association, the Jurong Municipal People's Government and the exclusive champion Co-organized by the famous commercial unit ***, participating chess players include 11 grand masters who have won the national championship men's individual championship, including Hu Ronghua, Lu Qin, Xu Yinchuan, Xu Tianhong, Zhao Guorong, and Tao Hanming. Jurong City has a profound chess heritage and many private and amateur masters. Although many amateur events are held here every year, the lack of professional masters participating has also affected the growth of local chess players to a certain extent and hindered the further development of Chinese chess in the local area. promote. The annual Maoshan Cup National Chess Championship Invitational Tournament provides a learning platform for local chess players. As of 2014, the 6th Jurong Maoshan Peninsula Cup National Chess Championship Invitational Tournament has opened on May 17. The organizer is the Chinese Chess Association and the organizers are Jiangsu Yadong C&D Group and Jiangsu Huijin Holdings. The group invited 23 national chess champions*** to create a chess banquet. This national championship invitational tournament invited male chess players Hu Ronghua, Liu Dahua, Li Laiqun, Lu Qin, Xu Tianhong, Zhao Guorong, Xu Yinchuan, Tao Hanming, Yu Youhua, Hong Zhi, Zhao Xinxin, Jiang Chuan, Sun Yongzheng and female chess players Shan Xiali and Hu Ming, Wu Xia, Wang Linna, Jin Haiying, Zhang Guofeng, Dang Guolei, Zhao Guanfang, Tang Dan, You Yingqin and 23 players who have won various national chess competition championships participated.

This Chinese chess competition has attracted much attention from all walks of life. The bonus groups are set as follows: men 1-6 are awarded 100,000 yuan, 70,000 yuan, 60,000 yuan, 50,000 yuan, 40,000 yuan and 30,000 yuan respectively; women's group 1-6 The six players are respectively 60,000 yuan, 40,000 yuan, 30,000 yuan, 25,000 yuan, 20,000 yuan, and 15,000 yuan; the subsidy (after tax) for non-winning chess players is 20,000 yuan for men and 10,000 yuan for women.

As of May 2014, it has been held twice. The series consists of 6 to 8 sub-stations and the finals. Two players will participate in each sub-station, and the winner advances to the finals. Different from other traditional competitions, the sub-station competitions are very unique and are held in famous mountains in various places.

It combines beautiful scenery with exciting games. The first competition is divided into two stages: "Decisive Mountain Series" and "Peak Showdown". The second and 2013 "Nanxi River Cup" decisive battle in famous mountains and the finals of the National Chess Championship Challenge kicked off on the banks of the Nanxi River. After 6 previous rounds of competition, six grandmasters, Zhao Guorong, Wang Tianyi, Sun Yongzheng, Hong Zhi, Jiang Chuan and Zhao Xinxin, advanced to the finals. After 5 rounds of single-round preliminaries, Zhao Guorong from Heilongjiang and Beijing player Wang Tianyi had the same record of two wins, two losses and one loss, with 6 points, ranking first and second in the championship and runner-up finals. In the end, Wang Tianyi won the championship with one win and one draw, and received a bonus of 120,000 yuan. Zhao Guorong won the runner-up. Different from 2012, in order to enhance the influence of the event, especially to attract the attention of many online chess fans, this competition has also added promotion activities on the online platform. The decisive battle of the famous mountain Xintai Lotus Mountain Station online competition area and QQ game After three seasons of preliminaries in the National Chess Online Competition, 4 chess players were selected from a total of more than 1 million contestants each season, and a total of 12 chess players entered the overall competition in Yongjia. In the finals, the finals were in the form of a landing competition. In the end, Fan Siyuan from Liaoning, Hao Jichao from Heilongjiang, and Mo Yi from Beijing won the championship, second place, and third place respectively, and received bonuses of RMB 60,000, RMB 20,000, and RMB 10,000 respectively.

?Country Garden Cup? National Chess Championship Invitational Tournament, the first held from December 16 to December 20, 2012, was jointly sponsored by the Xiangqi Association and Country Garden Group, and invited 13 current men of the National Xiangqi Championship Champions Hu Ronghua, Liu Dahua, Li Laiqun, Lu Qin, Xu Tianhong, Zhao Guorong, Xu Yinchuan, Tao Hanming, Yu Youhua, Hong Zhi, Zhao Xinxin, Jiang Chuan and Sun Yongzheng competed on the same stage. The prize money for the national champion in the individual competition reaches 600,000 yuan, the second place is 200,000 yuan, the third place is 100,000 yuan, and the fourth place is 60,000 yuan; the total prize money of the competition is 1.14 million yuan, which has reached an unprecedented height in the history of chess. Xu Yinchuan won the first championship with seven victories in seven games. His self-transcendence as a chess king conquered thousands of chess enthusiasts. Sun Yongzheng won the runner-up, Hong Zhi won the third place, and Jiang Chuan won the fourth place. The event highlighted six highlights: the first high prize money; the solemn appearance of the champion's armor; the dazzling merit medals; the creative opening and closing ceremonies; the strict discipline of the competition field; and the virtuous and artistic talents of the participating chess players. This event has won the reputation of "Oscar of chess". One year later, the second "Country Garden Cup" National Chess Championship Invitational Tournament was held from December 21 to 26, 2013. This competition was hosted by the Chinese Chess Association and Country Garden Group, with Guangdong Chess and Cards Sports Management Center, Guangzhou Chess Academy and Pearl River It is co-organized by cultural institutions and organized by Guangzhou Haixin Cultural Event Planning Co., Ltd. For the first time, the fifteen current national chess championship men's champions, Hu Ronghua, Liu Dahua, Li Laiqun, Lu Qin, Xu Tianhong, Zhao Guorong, Xu Yinchuan, Tao Hanming, Yu Youhua, Hong Zhi, Zhao Xinxin, Jiang Chuan, Sun Yongzheng, Wang Tianyi and Xie Jing, gathered together , competing in the chess world. Not only has the event been upgraded to an annual event, but the championship bonus has been increased to 650,000 yuan, once again breaking the current record for the highest bonus in domestic chess events. Zhao Xinxin performed stably in this competition and won the championship, veteran Liu Dahua won the runner-up, and Xu Tianhong and Yu Youhua tied for third place. The second event reflected the new look of the champion group to "transcend themselves", and "champions never grow old" became a new topic that people talked about. At the same time as the award ceremony, there was also the award ceremony of the Country Garden Hundred Cities Chess Championship (Amateur).

This Hundred Cities Amateur Competition is Country Garden’s first national-scale owner chess competition. It is open to owners and prospective customers of Country Garden’s 100 projects. All Chinese chess amateurs can sign up to participate. The Hundred Cities Amateur Tournament Finals will be held from December 21st to 26th at the Country Garden Phoenix Hotel in Guangzhou together with the second Country Garden Cup Invitational Tournament. Amateur players participating in the event can not only compete with amateur players in other competition areas across the country to learn skills, but also receive personal lessons from masters and challenge the masters in wheel battles. In addition, the champion player of this amateur competition can receive a bonus of up to 10,000 yuan. This 100-city championship competition for amateur chess players will bring chess into communities and schools, and will allow more people to be influenced by chess culture.

In order to further promote the Chinese quintessence of chess, Country Garden Group has exclusively sponsored the Guangdong Country Garden chess team since 2010, and has successfully held the Country Garden Cup, the 31st Provincial Hong Kong and Macao International Chess Tournament, and Country Garden Cup? National Chess Championship Invitational Tournament, Country Garden Cup Youth Chess Competition, Country Garden Cup The 13th World Chess Championship and many other chess events encourage chess enthusiasts of all ages to actively participate in chess and promote the vigorous development of chess. . The competition sponsored by Country Garden Group has made great breakthroughs compared with similar competitions. The biggest highlight lies in the setting of championship bonuses, selection of contestants and strict and standardized event management. The high bonuses sponsored by merchants have greatly attracted the attention of the whole people to chess competitions, further promoted the popularity of chess, and made a good attempt for the development of chess competitions in the future.

?God of Wealth Cup? National TV Chess Speed ????Chess Tournament. The first event was in 2013 and has been held every year since then. The event is co-sponsored by the Chinese Chess Association and Caishen Group, and co-organized by the Guangdong Provincial Chess and Card Sports Management Center, Guangzhou Chess Academy and other units. The competition invites the current men's national chess championship champion, grand master and the player with the highest annual rating, and adopts a 16-player single-elimination knockout format. The 16 chess players were divided into two groups according to their age: God of Wealth and Brother Cai Shen, each of which competed in the first phase of the knockout round. The top two winners in each group entered the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, the two players from the God of Cai group faced off against the two from the Brother Cai Shen group. (the opponent is determined by drawing lots), and the winner enters the final stage to compete for the championship and runner-up. The prize money is 100,000 for the first place, 50,000 for the second place, 30,000 for the loser in the semi-finals, 15,000 for the loser in the second round, and 10,000 for the loser in the first round. In the end, Beijing's Jiang Chuan defeated Heilongjiang's Zhao Guorong with one win and one draw in the championship and runner-up decisive battle to win the championship. Zhao Guorong won the runner-up, Guangdong's Lu Qin and Hubei's Wang Yang tied for third place. In 2014, the event was changed to a non-state-run competition.

?Huaiyin Han Xin Cup International Chess Masters Tournament and Chinese Chess Development Forum?, the competition is sponsored by the Chinese Chess Association and the Jiangsu Provincial Sports Bureau, hosted by the Huaiyin District People's Government of Huai'an City and the Huai'an Sports Bureau, and co-organized by the Jiangsu Chess Academy . Started in 2009, it is held once a year. The 12 chess players competing in the Xiangqi Masters Tournament are 6 domestic and 6 overseas players. 12 Chinese and foreign chess masters gathered in Huaiyin to compete for the Hanxin Cup; and many celebrities led by chess master Hu Ronghua also held a chess development forum at the same time, focusing on Lectures on the theme of chess culture were held and a chess collection exhibition was launched. The competition will first use a group points round-robin system for five rounds, and then the finals of the same name for both groups. The champion will win the Han Xin Cup and a bonus of 100,000 yuan.

3. Domestic non-state-run chess competitions

Domestic non-state-run chess competitions are mainly chess competitions organized by communities in various provinces and cities, and non-registered chess players are allowed to participate. At present, there are many domestic non-state-run chess competitions held in various provinces and cities, of which the more famous ones are:

The 2nd Caishen Cup TV Xiangqi Fast Chess Invitational Tournament, organized by Caishen Group Co-organized with Guangdong TV ***, it started at the Guangzhou Chess Academy on January 27, 2014. Liu Dahua, Lu Qin, Xu Tianhong, Zhao Guorong, Xu Yinchuan, Tao Hanming, Yu Youhua, Hong Zhi, Jiang Chuan, and others who attended the first event Masters such as Sun Yongzheng, Xie Jing, Wang Yang, and Zhuang Yuting once again appeared in this event, and Zhao Xinxin, Wang Tianyi, and Zheng Weitong also participated in this chess event. This competition follows the grouping method of the previous competition, and is divided into two groups according to age groups: "God of Wealth" and "Brother Wealth". In addition, the event adopts a 16-player single-elimination elimination system. The basic time is 6 minutes for each side, and 3 seconds are added for each step. The lightning-fast chess game will bring a different visual enjoyment to chess fans.

This event can not only be broadcast through the Guangdong TV Sports Channel, but chess fans can also view the live chess records on the Guangdong Xiangqi website. Foshan Caishen Hotel Co., Ltd., one of the organizers of the event, also gave certain rewards to the winning players in this event: 100,000 for the first place, 50,000 for the second place, 30,000 for the loser in the semi-finals, and 30,000 for the loser in the second round. 15,000, 10,000 for the losing side in the first round. In order to increase the participation of all the people in the event, the organizing committee will arrange a "Parent-Child Carnival" event at the Guangzhou Chess Academy at 2 pm every day from January 27th to 29th. The event will include various chess-related mini-games and artistic performances. The carnival also We have specially built a platform for chess fans, where hundreds of chess fans can compete with their favorite chess masters.

The Guangzhou Spring Festival Cup Chess Tournament is a chess team open competition hosted by the Guangzhou Xiangqi Association, Guangdong Donghu Chess Academy, and Guangzhou Cultural Park during the Spring Festival every year since 1994. It will be held in the famous It was held grandly in Guangzhou Cultural Park. Chess masters from all over the world represented dozens of chess teams and gathered here to make friends with chess and enhance friendship. The Cantonese opera chorus on the large stage in the outdoor square and the quiet and elegant birds in the indoor chess field complement each other interestingly. Every Spring Festival Cup will invite local TV media and some online media in Guangzhou. The good publicity effect makes it gradually become one of the signature symbols of Guangzhou, the "Chess City".