Life In 19x19

I will follow the 2019 Season "Huawei Mobile Cup" Chinese Weiqi A League, which is going to start tomorrow. There are 16 teams playing in Regular Season, the top eight teams will enter into Championship Playoffs for the Championship, and the last eight teams will enter into Relegation Playoffs, the last two will demote to B League.

The first round are as below:

Team Chengdu Yijin Holdings Vs Team Zhejiang Yunlin Weiqi
Dang Yifei Vs Zhang Tao (Fast game)
Park Junghwan Vs Tao Xiao (Leader game)
Gu Lingyi Vs Tong Mengcheng
Liao Yuanhe Vs Kim Jiseok

Team Jiangxi Sitir Liquor VS Team Shaanxi
Tu Xiaoyu Vs Jiang Qirun (Fast)
Gu Zihao Vs Shi Yue (Leader)
Xu Jiayang Vs Shen Peiran
Yang Kaiwen Vs Tao Xinran

Team Hangzhou City Vs Team Citic Bank Beijing
Ding Hao Vs Tuo Jiaxi (Fast)
Lee Donghoon Vs Chen Yaoye (Leader)
Wu Guangya Vs Han Yizhou
Xia Chenkun Vs Kim Myounghoon

Team United Xiamen Vs Team Tianjin Sijian Construction Group
Peng Liyao Vs Huang Jingyuan (Fast)
Ke Jie Vs Meng Tailing (Leader)
Fan Yin Vs Wang Shiyi
Park Hamin Vs Li Yu'ang

Team Weifang Hi-tech Vs Team Supor Hangzhou
Yi Lingtao Vs Li Qincheng (Fast)
Fan Tingyu Vs Shin Jinseo (Leader)
Chen Zijian Vs Xie Ke
Jiang Weijie Vs Lian Xiao

Team Shanghai Vs Team Chongqing
Li Weiqing Vs He Yuhan
Fan Yunruo Vs Yang Dingxin (Leader)
Wang Xinghao Vs Li Xuanhao (Fast)
Hu Yaoyu Vs Gu Li

Team Jiajia Food Group Tianjin Vs Team Shenzhen
Wang Zejin Vs Yan Zaiming
Xie Erhao Vs Shin Minjun (Leader)
Chen Zhengxun Vs Rong Yi (Fast)
Tang Weixing Vs Chen Yusen

Team Jiangsu (defending champion) Vs Team Lhasa Tibet
Huang Yunsong Vs Zhou Ruiyang (Fast)
Mi Yuting Vs Kang Dongyun (Leader)
Chen Xian Vs Ding Shixiong
Zhao Chenyu Vs Zhang Qiang


Source: https://home.yikeweiqi.com/#/gonews/detail/24426?type=1
https://home.yikeweiqi.com/#/gonews/detail/24419?type=1

Former world titleholder Kong Jie, who quite abruptly withdrew from competitions a few years ago, can be seen from CITIC team photo. Not sure what his role is.

Do you have info on the time controls? Thank you.

Gomoto wrote:Do you have info on the time controls? Thank you.

The game starts at 11am China time on Apr 15th. 2.5 hours for each player with 5 times 1 minute byo-yomi.
Fast games are NHK/CCTV time settings.

Yeah I also see Kong Jie in the team photo, not sure if he's going to play in future rounds

Mapleleaf wrote: Yeah I also see Kong Jie in the team photo, not sure if he's going to play in future rounds

Kong Jie is on the official roster so we should see him play this season. Although he may be more a backup to his younger teammates.

And one of the first games:
(ELF network)

Thanks Gomoto - for this game, move 40 I would probably play at G6; AI thinks move 71 less 16%, so it may prefer hane to give up 4 stones, then move 73 should still hane I guess; move 97 may make white feel confused; move 102 maybe should just reduce at E12, in the game white chooses to make a living in the black territory, black is compensated by attacking outside and entering the white corner, white is not profitable in this trade and thus falling behind.

I have updated the results for the first round above.
Source with some photos: https://home.yikeweiqi.com/#/gonews/detail/24439?type=1

The second round will be tomorrow, although I haven't checked out most games in round 1 yet..

The 2nd round will be in 3 hours, China time 11am and fast game starts at 1 pm.

Team Lhasa Vs Team Tianjin Sijian Construction Group

Mao Ruilong Vs Huang Jingyuan (Fast)
Zhou Ruiyang Vs Meng Tailing (Board 1)
Chen Hao Vs Li Yu'ang
Kang Dongyun Vs Wang Shiyi

Team Jiangsu Vs Team Jiangxi Sitir Liquor

Huang Yunsong Vs Tu Xiaoyu (Fast)
Mi Yuting Vs Gu Zihao (Board 1)
Chen Xian Vs Yang Kaiwen
Zhao Chenyu Vs Xu Jiayang

Team Chongqing Vs Team Weifang Hi-tech

Li Xuanhao Vs Chen Zijian
Yang Dingxin Vs Fan Tingyu (Board 1)
Li Xiangyu Vs Yi Lingtao (Fast)
He Yuhan Vs Jiang Weijie

Team Zhejiang Vs Team Shanghai

Tong Mengcheng Vs Li Weiqing (Fast)
Kim Jiseok Vs Fan Yunruo (Board 1)
Zhang Tao Vs Wang Xinghao
Tan Xiao Vs Hu Yaoyu

Team Shenzhen Vs Team Hangzhou city

Rong Yi Vs Wu Guangya
Shin Minjun Vs Ding Hao (Board 1)
Wang Shuo Vs Xia Chenkun (Fast)
Chen Yusen Vs Lee Donghoon

Team Supor Hangzhou Vs Team Jiajia Food Group Tianjin

Xie Ke Vs Chen Zhengxun
Shin Jinseo Vs Xie Erhao (Board 1)
Li Qincheng Vs Wang Zejin (Fast)
Lian Xiao Vs Tang Weixing

Team Shaanxi Vs Team Chengdu Yijin Holdings

Jiang Qirun Vs Dang Yifei
Shi Yue Vs Park Junghwan (Board 1)
Shen Peiran Vs Gu Lingyi (Fast)
Tao Xinran Vs Liao Yuanhe

Team Citic Bank Beijing Vs Team United Xiamen

Tuo Jiaxi Vs Park Hamin
Chen Yaoye Vs Ke Jie (Board 1)
Han Yizhou Vs Fan Yin (Fast)
Kim Myounghoon Vs Peng Liyao

Source with some match photos: https://home.yikeweiqi.com/#/gonews/detail/24485?type=1

I have updated the results above.

Some notable games that we can follow:

Ke Jie Vs Chen Yaoye https://home.yikeweiqi.com/#/live/room/17237/1/14213024
Shi Yue Vs Park Junghwan https://home.yikeweiqi.com/#/live/room/17238/1/14213218
Xie Erhao Vs Shin Jinseo https://home.yikeweiqi.com/#/live/room/17241/1/14218243

A lot of tournaments were ongoing in the past weekend: Qisheng, Women's World Championship, Int'l AI Go Tournament etc... Anyway, the 3rd Round of Chinese A League is currently broadcasting:

Team Weifang Hi-tech Vs Team Zhejiang

Yi Lingtao Vs Tong Mengcheng (Fast)
Jiang Weijie Vs Zhang Tao (Board 1)
Fan Tingyu Vs Tan Xiao
Chen Zijian Vs Kim Jiseok

Team Chengdu Vs Team Jiangsu

Gu Lingyi Vs Huang Yunsong
Park Jungkwan Vs Mi Yuting (Board 1)
Dang Yifei Vs Zhao Chenyu (Fast)
Liao Yuanhe Vs Chen Xian

Team Utd Xiamen Vs Team Shenzhen

Fan Yin Vs Chen Yusen
Ke Jie Vs Rong Yi (Board 1)
Sun Tengyu Vs Gan Siyang (Fast)
Peng Liyao Vs Yan Zaiming

Team Shanghai Vs Team 99 Weiqi Shaanxi

Li Weiqing Vs Jiang Qirun
Fan Yunruo Vs Shi Yue (Board 1)
Liao Xingwen Vs Shen Peiran (Fast)
Hu Yaoyu Vs Tao Xinran

Team Jiangxi Vs Team Lhasa

Byun Sangil Vs Zhang Qiang
Gu Zihao Vs Zhou Ruiyang (Board 1)
Tu Xiaoyu Vs Kang Dongyun (Fast)
Xu Jiayang Vs Chen Hao

Team Hangzhou City Vs Team Supor Hangzhou (Hangzhou Derby)

Wu Guangya Vs Xie Ke (Fast)
Ding Hao Vs Shin Jinseo (Board 1)
Xia Chenkun Vs Lian Xiao
Zhang Ziliang Vs Li Qincheng

Team Tianjin Sijian Construction Group Vs Team Citic Bank Beijing

Liu Xing Vs Cai Jing (Fast)
Meng Tailing Vs Chen Yaoye (Board 1)
Wang Shiyi Vs Tuo Jiaxi
Yao Xiaotong Vs Han Yizhou

Team Jiajia Food Group Tianjin Vs Team Chongqing
Chen Zhengxun Vs Li Xuanhao (Fast)
Xie Erhao Vs Yang Dingxin (Board 1)
Wang Zejin Vs Li Xiangyu
Tang Weixing Vs Xie He

I have just updated the results. Source with the games in the blue links in the website: https://home.yikeweiqi.com/#/gonews/detail/24751?type=1

Interesting game between Gu Zihao and Park Junghwan in round 4, Gu nicely attacked a thick wall.

Yes it was an interesting game, I thought Park was not in a good form. After the upper right corner trade, white was already leading a lot. Anyway, late updates for round 4 is as per below:

Team Jiangxi Vs Team Chengdu

Tu Xiaoyu Vs Liao Yuanhe (Fast)
Gu Zihao Vs Park Junghwan (Captain)
Byun Sangil Vs Gu Lingyi
Xu Jiayang Vs Dang Yifei

Team Jiangsu Vs Team Shanghai

Huang Yunsong Vs Liao Xingwen
Mi Yuting Vs Fan Yunruo (C)
Zhao Chenyu Vs Wang Xinghao (F)
Chen Xian Vs Li Weiqing

Team Lhasa Vs Team Citic Beijing

Mao Ruilong Vs Tuo Jiaxi (F)
Zhou Ruiyang Vs Chen Yaoye (C)
Ding Shixiong Vs Cai Jing
Chen Hao Vs Han Yizhou

Team Supor Hangzhou Vs Team Xiamen

Li Qingcheng Vs Sun Tengyu (F)
Shin Jinsheo Vs Ke Jie (C)
Xie Ke Vs Fan Yin
Lian Xiao Vs Peng Liyao

Team Zhejiang Vs Team Tianjin

Tong Mengcheng Vs Chen Zhengxun (F)
Kim Jiseok Vs Xie Erhao (C)
Tan Xiao Vs Wang Zejin
Zhang Tao Vs Tang Weixing

Team Chongqing Vs Team Hangzhou

Li Xiangyu Vs Wu Guangya(F)
Yang Dingxin Vs Ding Hao (C)
Li Xuanhao Vs Xia Chenkun
Gu Li Vs Lee Donghoon

Team Shaanxi Vs Team Weifang

Shen Peiran Vs Chen Zijian (F)
Shi Yue Vs Fan Tingyu (C)
Jiang Qirun Vs Yi Lingtao
Tao Xinran Vs Jiang Weijie

Team Shenzhen Vs Team Tianjin

Wang Shuo Vs Liu Xing
Shin Minjun Vs Meng Tailing (C)
Yan Zaiming Vs Li Yu'ang (F)
Rong Yi Vs Wang Shiyi

Round 5 is currently ongoing and I will update some results as most Fast games were finished:

Team Chengdu Vs Team Lhasa (3:1)

Dang Yifei Vs Kang Dongyun (Fast)
Park Junghwan Vs Zhou Ruiyang (Captain)
Gu Lingyi Vs Mao Ruilong
Liao Yuanhe Vs Zhang Qiang

Team Shanghai Vs Team Jiangxi (2:2)

Li Weiqing Vs Xu Jiayang
Fan Yunruo Vs Gu Zihao (C)
Wang Xinghao Vs Tu Xiaoyu (F)
Liao Xingwen Vs Yang Kaiwen

Team Weifang Vs Team Jiangsu(1:3)

Yi Lingtao Vs Zhao Chenyu(F)
Fan Tingyu Vs Mi Yuting (C)
Jiang Weijie Vs Chen Xian
Seol Hyunjun Vs Huang Xin

Team Tianjin Vs Team Shaanxi(1:3)

Wang Zejin Vs Shen Peiran (F)
Xie Erhao Vs Shi Yue (C)
Chen Zhengxun Vs Shi Yulai
Tang Weixing Vs Tao Xinran

Team Hangzhou Vs Team Zhejiang (3:1)

Zhang Ziliang Vs Zhang Tao
Lee Donghoon Vs Tong Mengcheng (C)
Wu Guangya Vs Kim Jiseok (F)
Ding Hao Vs Tao Xiao

Team Xiamen Vs Team Chongqing (3:1)

Fan Yin Vs Li Xiangyu
Ke Jie Vs Yang Dingxin (C)
Peng Liyao Vs Li Xuanhao (F)
Park Hamin Vs Gu Li

Team Tianjin SJ Vs Team Supor Hangzhou(1:3)

Liu Xing Vs Li Qincheng (F)
Meng Tailing Vs Shin Jinseo (C)
Huang Jingyuan Vs Xie Ke
Li Yu'ang Vs Lian Xiao

Team Citic Beijing Vs Team Shenzhen(2:2)

Han Yizhou Vs Rong Yi
Chen Yaoye Vs Shin Minjun (C)
Tuo Jiaxi Vs Yan Zaiming (F)
Kim Myounghoon Vs Wang Shuo

All the game records, rankings, photos etc are available in the link
https://home.yikeweiqi.com/#/gonews/detail/24981?type=1

https://home.yikeweiqi.com/#/live/board/18051

In one of the game between Team Tianjin and Team Shaanxi this round, both Wang Zejin and Shen Peiran are young U20 players. Wang resigned just after 94 moves as he read the ladder incorrectly... the only expiation is probably it was a fast game

P.S. or maybe it is not just the ladder, Black looks crashed even the ladder is good for black. But it is still a team match and the fight looks complicated, I would continue a bit more if I were him... (not to expect the opponent got disconnect issues etc.)

Some interesting stats after 5 rounds of the league. In the 5th round of the A League, in all the 32 games, 22 games were won by black players.

Park Jungkwan has lost 3 straight games, while his teammates are doing well and guarantee 3 points for the team in the last two rounds. Team Weifang has two world championship players, but the team hasn't got a win yet, and their first board captain lost all 5 games (Fan Tingyu 4 loss and Jiang Weijie 1 loss).

In the first board captain ranking up to 5 rounds, Mi Yuting, Shin Jinseo and Ke Jie are leading with 4 wins and 1 loss, while Fan Tingyu and Xie Erhao are both with 4 loss in first board.

In the fast games ranking up to 5 rounds, young player Shen Peiran is leading with 4 wins and 0 loss.

In the most wins ranking up to 5 rounds, Tuo Jiaxi and Zhao Chenyu are leading with 5 wins, while there are 12 other players with 4 wins.

Source: https://home.yikeweiqi.com/#/gonews/detail/25017?type=1

The 6th round is now broadcasting:

Team Jiangxi Vs Team Shangdong Weifang Hi-tech

Yang Kaiwen vs Chen Zijian
Gu Zihao vs Jiang Weijie (Captain) (W+0.5)
Xu Jiayang vs Yi Lingtao (Fast)
Tu Xiaoyu vs Fan Tingyu

Team Supor Hangzhou vs Team Citic Beijing

Li Qincheng vs Han Yizhou (Fast)
Lian Xiao vs Chen Yaoye (C) (B+1.5)
Shin Jinseo vs Tuo Jiaxi
Xie Ke vs Kim Myounghoon

Team Chengdu vs Team Shanghai

Liao Yuanhe vs Li Weixing
Park Junghwan vs Fan Yunruo (C)
Dang Yifei vs Wang Xinghao (F)
Gu Lingyi vs Hu Yaoyu

Team Lhasa vs Team Shenzhen

Mao Ruilong vs Gan Siyang (F)
Zhou Ruiyang vs Rong Yi (C)
Chen Hao vs Wang Shuo
Kang Dongyun vs Chen Yusen

Team Minsheng Bank Beijing (previously Team Shaanxi) vs Team Hangzhou

Jiang Qirun vs Ding Hao
Shi Yue vs Lee Donghoon (C) (W+0.5)
Shen Peiran vs Xia Chenkun (F)
Tao Xinran vs Wu Guangya

Team Chongqing vs Team Tianjin Sijian

He Yuhan vs Wang Shiyi (F)
Yang Dingxin vs Huang Jingyuan (C)
Li Xuanhao vs Liu Xing
Gu Li vs Yao Xiaotong

Team Zhejiang vs Team Xiamen

Tong Mengcheng vs Fan Yin (F)
Kim Jiseok vs Ke Jie (C) (W+0.5)
Zhang Tao vs Peng Liyao
Tan Xiao vs Park Hamin

Team Jiangsu vs Team Tianjin

Zhao Chenyu vs Xie Erhao (F)
Mi Yuting vs Chen Zhengxun (C)
Huang Xin vs Wang Zejin
Chen Xian vs Tang Weixing