Join forces to promote the development of Go in Long Yuan.
Build a good bridge to help the majority of chess friends exchange ideas.
Since its establishment, Gansu Weiqi Sports Association has given full play to the role of mass sports organizations as bridges, ties and assistants, and organized a series of important events with Gansu regional characteristics, among which the Yellow River Cup National Amateur Weiqi Open, the Kongtong Cup National Women's Amateur Weiqi Open, the Western Ten Provinces Weiqi Invitational Tournament, the Longyuan Cup National Amateur Weiqi Invitational Tournament and the Seven-stage National Championship are the first. Successfully held the 9th "Guo Xuebei" National Amateur Go Open, China-Kyrgyzstan Online Go Competition and other large-scale events. In Pingliang, the hometown of Weiqi in China, influential activities such as the World Summit Forum on the birthplace of Weiqi and the root-seeking tour of Weiqi culture were held. Regular provincial competitions, provincial Go tournaments, "Five-Segment Kings", doubles and other traditional competitions are held. In the summer of 2020, the number of participants in the provincial competition exceeded 7,000 for the first time, setting a new high in recent years. In the process of implementing the national fitness plan, Gansu Weiqi Sports Association has become a professional organization platform for serving the public, popularizing, competitive learning and friendly exchanges.
The "star" of the provincial games nurtured by ten years' hard work.
Speaking of Go in Gansu Province, the most famous is the "Dunhuang Cup" amateur Go Open. Qun Song, sponsor of the tournament and vice president of Gansu Weiqi Sports Association, said that the Dunhuang Cup has been successfully held for nine times and is the largest and most influential Weiqi Open in Gansu Province.
On June 5438+ 10, 2009, the first "Dunhuang Sound Cup" was a complete success, with 120 participants. At that time, it was only a district-level event. The 9th Dunhuang Cup, which developed to 20 19, had 560 participants, and was also held by Gansu Weiqi Sports Association from this tournament. According to statistics, Qinghai, Tibet, Xinjiang, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Hunan, Anhui, Tianjin, Liaoning and other provinces and cities, 14 cities and counties in Gansu Province and four districts in Lanzhou participated in the 9th Dunhuang Cup Competition ***3 1 12 person-times. After ten years of wind and rain, Dunhuang Cup has been upgraded from a district-level event to a provincial-level event. There is a tradition of "10th Anniversary Celebration" in China culture. On July 9, 2022, the 10th "Dunhuang Cup" Go Open will be held in Lanzhou, and the organizing committee will definitely dedicate a meaningful commemorative match.
Gansu Weiqi has a high degree of participation and wide influence, showing its vigorous strength.
It is not difficult to see from the scale of these events that the participation and influence of Go in Gansu Province are increasing year by year, which has changed the situation that only professionals and teenagers participated in the past, and a large number of adult "grassroots" players actively participated. These major events provide opportunities for grass-roots adult players to learn chess and make friends, create a platform for grass-roots adult players to enjoy the happy game of Go, and also provide opportunities for young players to improve their chess skills and exercise. At the same time, in the event planning, the cultural atmosphere is getting stronger and stronger, and the game-oriented Weiqi competition is transformed into a combination of traditional cultures such as Weiqi, calligraphy and painting, forming a good and strong cultural atmosphere of Weiqi competition. With the vigorous development of Go in Gansu, a wealth of talents have been accumulated, and a large number of referees, competition staff and conference organization and management talents have emerged. Gansu Weiqi Association believes that the future of Gansu Weiqi will be even better.