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Results from Sep 28th

Men's Group

There were two rounds played for the Men's Group. Yu Zhiying went 1-1 and had 6 wins after 12 rounds. Rui sensei lost both rounds.

Wang Chunhui continued his good play and beat Chen Hanqi 4p in round 11. He led new pros with 7 wins. Zhao Fei beat Gao Yu 3p in round 11, Hua Chang beat Jiang Jidou 2p in round 12. These two trailed with 6 wins. 6 other new pros had 5 wins.

At the top Fan Yunruo 8p beat Wang Zejin 6p and Liu Yuhang 5p. Wang Xinghao 4p beat Chen Xian 7p and Li Chengsen 5p. They tied Chen Xian 7p with 10 wins. 6 more players had 9 wins.

Round 11

14 Chen Hanqi 4p < Wang Chunhui 1p
27 Gao Yu 3p < Zhao Fei 1p
31 Chen Yafeng 2p < Yu Zhiying 6p
36 Hua Chang 1p < Hu Yuhan 5p
38 Zhang Mingkang 1p < Li Xinchen 1p
41 Chen Xudong 3p < Lu Xunfeng 1p
42 Rui Naiwei 9p < Jin Yucheng 2p
44 Yan Wenkai 1p > Chen Tuli 1p
49 Wang Mian 1p < Jiang Jidou 2p
53 Qu Ming 1p < Yang Ge 1p
55 Cai Lichen 1p < Cheng Xiaoqing 1p
56 Su Guangyue 1p > Huang Yiming 3p
57 Shi Ji 1p < Zhou Runmin 1p
58 Hu Zhenpeng 1p < Zhang Haowei 1p
59 Wang Pengfei 1p > Wang Yucheng 1p
60 Wang Wenqi 1p < Xue Hongzhe 1p

Round 12

14 Wang Chunhui 1p < Huang Xin 5p
25 Yu Zhiying 6p < Chen Hanqi 4p
30 Zhao Fei 1p < Yin Songtao 3p
32 Jiang Jidou 2p < Hua Chang 1p
39 Lu Xunfeng 1p < Wang Zeyu 3p
44 Li Xinchen 1p < Wang Mian 1p
45 Zhou Runmin 1p > Su Guangyue 1p
46 Cheng Xiaoqing 1p > Fan Bingxu 2p
49 Chen Tuli 1p > Li Huasong 4p
50 Wang Haotian 1p > Rui Naiwei 9p
51 Yang Ge 1p < Wang Junxiao 2p
54 Huang Yiming 3p > Cai Lichen 1p
56 Wang Pengfei 1p < Qu Ming 1p
58 Wang Yucheng 1p < Yu Haoran 1p
60 Wang Wenqi 1p > Hu Zhenpeng 1p

Wang Xinghao 4p (right) vs Shen Peiran 5p in round 10. 15 year old Wang Xinghao 4p of AL team Shanghai is a rising star.

Women's Group Round 8

Even with 2006 born new pros Chen Manqi and Li Sixuan in the field, Wu Yiming 1p is still the youngest pro in the NIC (her 13th birthday is about two months away). But she is not the youngest player in the competition. Her opponent in round 8 is almost an half year younger than she is. And the young amateur beat Wu Yiming to get her fourth win. Amateur Yan Ximo 5D is having a great tournament, but the same cannot be said of our youngest pro.

New pros did not fare well in this round. They lost every match up against more seasoned pros.

At the top of the group Li He 5p showed no sign of slowing down, beating Zhan Ying 1p to go 8-0. Wang Chenxing 5p beat Lu Minquan 5p, Wang Yubo 3p beat Chen Yiming 4p. They trailed with 7 wins. 5 other players had 6 wins.

11 Wang Pan 1p > Li Sixuan 1p
14 Li Xuemeng 1p < Zhao Yifei 3p
17 Chen Manqi 1p < Sun Guanqun 1p
21 Wang Siyin 2p > Li Xiaoxi 00 1p
22 Wu Yiming 1p < Yan Ximo 5D
24 Yu Jingying 1p < Gao Ruohuan 1p
25 Xu Jingqi 1p < Wei Xintong 1p
27 Zhang Mengyao 1p < Yang Qiqi 1p
29 Mao Yanxin 1p < Wang Meicheng 1p

Li He 5p (left) continued her rampage through the field by beating Zhan Ying 1pZhan Ying 1p lost the battle but kind of won the campaign. She accumulated enough points in this tournament to be promoted to 2p (CWA announces promotions at the beginning of each month, so her promotion will probably be announced in a few days, unless there will be a delay due to the Oct 1st long holiday)Battle to the last: Zhou Hongyu 5p(right) vs Li Xiaoxi 3p (the 1994 version) was the last game to finish in the whole venue and Zhou 5p prevailed. Even though it was late several pros still lingered around for the review. That pointing hand belongs to Chen Yunong 5p.

Results from Sep 29th (last day of competition)

Men's Group Round 13

Yu Zhiying and Rui Naiwei both lost in the final round. Yu Zhiying finished with 6 wins 7 losses and was placed at 69th in 120 players. Rui Naiwei 9p finished with 4 wins 9 loesses and placed at 108th.

Wang Chunhui leads new pros with 7 wins and was placed at 40th. Zhao Fei finished at 62nd place with 6 wins. Hua Chang, Cheng Xiaoqing and Zhou Runmin also finished with 6 wins.


Before the start of the final round Chen Xian 7p, Fan Yunruo 8p and Wang Xinghao 4p all tied with 10 wins. In the final round Chen Xian 7p beat Ying Yitao 4p. AL Shanghai teammates Fan Yunruo 8p and Wang Xinghao 4p played each other. Fan 8p won the battle but had less opponent points than Chen Xian 7p. Chen 7p became the 2019 NIC Men's Group champion. Fan 8p finished 2nd. Cai Jing 6p finished 3rd. Wang Xinghao 4p finished 4th (Wang 4p accumulated enough points to be Wang 5p before the final round).


14 Yin Songtao 3p > Wang Chunhui 1p
27 Zhao Fei 1p < Zhao Zhongxuan 3p
31 Chen Yusen 5p > Yu Zhiying 6p
36 Hua Chang 1p < Shi Yulai 2p
37 Li Xinchen 1p < Ding Shixiong 5p
40 Cai Wenxin 2p > Lu Xunfeng 1p
44 Chen Tuli 1p < Liu Qifeng 5p
46 Liu Yuncheng 2p < Cheng Xiaoqing 1p
47 Wang Mian 1p < Chen Haodong 1p
48 Zhou Runmin 1p > Jiang Jidou 2p
51 Xiao Qi 1p > Rui Naiwei 9p
52 Qu Ming 1p > Li Huasong 4p
53 Yang Ge 1p < Fan Bingxu 2p
55 Hu Zihao 2p > Su Guangyue 1p
56 Huang Yiming 3p > Wang Wenqi 1p
57 Shi Ji 1p > Wang Pengfei 1p
58 Han Zhuoran 1p < Cai Lichen 1p
59 Hu Zhenpeng 1p > Yang Zongyu 1p
60 Wang Yucheng 1p < Xue Hongzhe 1p


Final Standing (number after name is games won)

1. Chen Xian 7p 11
2. Fan Yunruo 8p 11
3. Cai Jing 6p 10
4. Wang Xinghao 4p 10
5. Shen Peiran 5p 10

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40. Wang Chunhui 1p 7
62. Zhao Fei 1p 6
69. Yu Zhiying 6p 6
78. Hua Chang 1p 6
82. Cheng Xiaoqing 1p 6
83. Zhou Runmin 1p 6
93. Li Xinchen 1p 5
94. Wang Mian 1p 5
95. Lu Xunfeng 1p 5
98. Chen Tuli 1p 5
101. Qu Ming 1p 5
107. Su Guangyue 1p 4
108. Rui Naiwei 9p 4
110. Yang Ge 1p 4
113. Cai Lichen 1p 4
115. Hu Zhenpeng 1p 3
116. Wang Wenqi 1p 3
117. Wang Pengfei 1p 3
120. Wang Yucheng 1p 2

Wang Xinghao 4p (left) vs Fan Yunruo 8pChen Xian 7p (left) vs Ying Yitao 4pLast day of competition. Closest to the camera is Su Guangyue 1p (left) playing Hu Zihao 2p who is less than half his age.

Women's Group Round 9

Wu Yiming 1p beat Wang Qianyu 1p and finished at 4-5. I was expecting a better result so a little disappointed. On the other hand finishing 4-5 is not a disaster at national stage for a second year pro, especially when she is still only 12.

Yan Ximo 5D also finished at 4 wins but given that she is an amateur and is even younger than Wu Yiming it is certainly a very good result. I would not be surprised at all if she makes pro next year.

Among new pros Li Sixuan, Li Xuemeng, Li Xiaoxi, Chen Manqi all finished at 4 wins.

Nobody could stop Li He 5p's quest for championship in this edition of the NIC. She won outright with 9 wins. Wang Chenxing 5p and Wang Yubo 3p (who will also be promoted at the beginning of next month) finished at 2nd and 3rd place respectively.

11 Yan Ximo 5D < Wang Siyin 2p
12 Li Xuemeng 1p < Gu Wanshan 1p
13 Liu Huiling 2p > Li Sixuan 1p
19 Wang Qianyu 1p < Wu Yiming 1p
20 Wang Xiangyun 3p < Li Xiaoxi 00 1p
21 Wei Xintong 1p < Yuan Jie 1p
23 Chen Manqi 1p > Wang Han 5D
26 Wang Meicheng 1p < Zhang Mengyao 1p
28 Xu Jingqi 1p > Yu Jingying 1p
29 Yan Yuying 6D < Mao Yanxin 1p


Final standing:

1. Li He 5p 9
2. Wang Chenxing 5p 8
3. Wang Yubo 3p 7
4. Tang Jiawen 2p 7
5. Zhou Hongyu 5p 7

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32. Li Sixuan 1p 4
35. Li Xuemeng 1p 4
36. Li Xiaoxi 1p 4
38. Chen Si 6D 4
39. Yan Ximo 5D 4
41. Chen Manqi 1p 4
42. Wu Yiming 1p 4
47. Wang Han 5D 3
48. Xu Jingqi 1p 3
50. Wei Xintong 1p 3
52. Zhang Mengyao 1p 3
54. Yu Jingying 1p 2
55. Wang Meicheng 1p 2
56. Mao Yanxin 1p 2
58. Yan Yuying 6D 1

Li He 5p (right) beat Fang Ruoxi 2p in round 9Wu Yiming 1p (right) beat Wang Qianyu 1pZhou Hongyu 5p (right) beat Gao Xing 4p

A few more photos from the closing ceremony.

Presenting award certificates to top 3 finishers (from left to right: Hua Xueming 7p (CWA vice chair, head of the national team), Wang Yubo 3p, Wang Chenxing 5p, Li He 5p, Chen Xian 7p, Fan Yunruo 8p, Cai Jing 6p, Mr Fu Zhigang (City of Wuxi Huishan District Culture and Sports Bureau Director))Men's Group 4th to 12th (from left to right: Wang Xinghao 4p, Shen Peiran 5p, Wang Zejin 6p, Liu Yuhang 5p, Tang Jingxuan 3p, Li Xiangyu 5p, Li Chengsen 5p, He Yuhan 6p, Chen Hao 6p, Mr Xu Wei (Wuxi Weiqi Association Chair))Women's Group 4th to 6th (from left to right: Tang Jiawen 2p, Zhou Hongyu 5p, Chen Yiming 4p, Mr Xie Linkai (Wuxi Yiyou Culture and Sports Ltd. President))