Maoran already qualify with 5.5 points. Left 3 spots.

Cao Zi hang should go through if Maoran do not take round 7 seriously.

I predict Youbin will go through by beating Weihe.

Then Fan Yong Kang advances by winning Shunli.


As for the Champion, if Fan yong Kang goes through, he still has a high chance of beating Maoran for the Champion.


Just my 5 cents worth of opinions

This is round 6 of the fiercely fought competition.

Liao Ming Hao took black and beats the famous Women GM Zhang Xin Huan in record moves (15 moves)and time (5 min). Zhang used 15 mins overall.

Zhang Liao

1) C25 H8+7 6) R23 ?? C8+6
2) H2+3 R98 7) R3+1?? C87
3) R12 P7+1 8) H3+5 C2+4
3) R2+6 H2+3 9) R3-1?? C27
4) P7+1 A4+5 10)R34 C7+3
5) P5+1 E3+5 Shall omit the next few moves.

Cheers

It has to be taken note that this is a major competition where the competition towards the end will be stiff, so that the occurances of drawn games increases. Everybody has become very careful as they know they cannot afford to lose. Furthermore, there is nobody with a clear advantage over the rest of the players. Even Maoran who led the group drew his last 2 games. Therefore, before the competition even started, it can actually be counted that there will be a few players with 5 points to be promoted.

In my opinion, I think that 7 rounds are still not enough. I have no complains about the 7+2 rounds system but why cant we add 2 more rounds to make it 9+2? In 2005 national competition, there are 11 rounds despite a turnout of only 44 players (inclusive of all the ranked players). In 2006, there were already many complains that there were only 9 rounds.

In a 7 round system, luck plays a much more important role that in a 9 round system. Cruelty of the system.

I still think the system needs to be reviewed and improved on.

Well, if people can take time out for a 7+2 competition, it is not a great difference to play 2 extra nights.

Furthermore, I think SIXGA has not account fully why they use the X+2 system.

The 7+2 system indeed brings about more excitment as the spectators will see the semi-final and finals as a more fiercely fought competition than in a swiss system. However, SIXGA is trying to prevent people from watching the games and does it not defeat the purpose of a X + 2 system? Furthermore, there are no big chess boards to broadcast the games nor are there any efforts to put the games online so that the chess fans can follow the news. If that is the case, why not make it 9 rounds like last year's competition? It is more accurate in gauging the strengths of all the players.

Another question to consider is that is the 7+2 system raising the qualities of the games? Well, I do not think there is much differences as compared to previous years. In fact, it might be worse. Those that did not make it to top 4 are not taking their last 2 games seriously and are actually just playing for fun and waiting to get the deposit back. The monetary awards for 5th - 8th are not enough to inspire the players that did not qualify to play seriously, from what was gathered on the ground.

Though the X+2 system may offer some advantages, but the main question here is that is it appropriate in the Singapore context or is it more suited for international competition where there are more publicity and more chess fans following the news with world-class players in the competition?

I would seriously think that SIXGA should ask the players and chess fans to fill up a feedback form and see what could be improved on.

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2004-2005 Hong Kong Team competition Fan Yong Kang (red) draws GM Zhao Nu Quan (black)

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2003-2004 Hong Kong Team competition 张文昌 (red) draws Fan Yong Kang (black)

2004-2005 Hong Kong Team competition Fan Yong Kang (red) draws GM Zhao Nu Quan (black)

2003-2004 Hong Kong Team competition 张文昌 (red) draws Fan Yong Kang (black)

It would be good to have the news (like the crosstables and results) and selected games up on the offical website, similar to those on www.stqiyuan.com reporting on China Team Competition or individual competition. Live games would be even BETTER!

Also a chess corner like the ones used in Li Mei Hua Cup 2007 is a good idea. The idea of somebody that strictly maintains the order there is good too. There are more than enough stuff for the arbiters to do.

A few big chessboards somewhere else not inside the competition grounds to broadcast the top few games would be good too. Since people are mostly only interested in knowing who tops the table.In that way, we can guide all chess fans that is coming to watch the games there. Maybe we can set the chess corner there too. So that the players who have finished the games can proceed there to analyse their games.

These suggestions might not be easy to implement, but we have to slowly push our way there.

Suggestion box is only useful if people are proactive. However, chinese chess players are actually quite a reserved group of people so maybe asking them to finish a feedback form before they can take back the deposit would be better.

This will make the SG competition more competitive. That will also increase the turnout for the competition every year!


Also, according to what I have read, the HK masters are immune to the regulation. I think that makes sense.

自1999年起，全港個人賽分甲、乙組進行，每屆甲組卅三名及以下將喪失甲組資格，乙組前八名則獲得甲組資格。

自2002年起，制度更改如下，凡香港甲組棋手，如連續兩屆缺席甲組賽事，將喪失甲組資格。即上屆缺席者，今屆若再度缺席將喪失其甲組資格，香港象棋特級大師及香港象棋大師不受此限。

自2003年起，制度更改如下，全港個人賽甲組名次最後百分之二十的棋手將喪失甲組資格，降至乙組，乙組前八名則獲得甲組資格。

香港甲組棋手及並未參加過全港中國象棋個人賽（甲組）的香港象棋特級大師、香港象棋大師將可參加來屆全港中國象棋個人賽（甲組）。

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