Dr. Yi Ling, founding partner of Linkchina Consulting, performing the traditional bell ringing that starts the games of the Llobregat Open Chess Tournament, accompanied by Jorge I. Aguadero Casado, editor-in-chief of Peón de Rey.
We could say that round 9 of the V El Llobregat Open Chess Tournament is the round of dreams, of those who are as long as they are and of those who are not as long as they are not. The seeded players who were left behind know that nothing will give them back the lost effort; those who have survived the passing of the days of play know that they are missing the last step, the one that defines if they will be chosen for glory or if they will immolate themselves at the foot of the altar of Caissa, the muse of chess. “And it was all a lie…”, say those who, having believed that they would eat the world, have been devoured by it.
We have come so far and some have lost so much… but we must seize happiness where we find it and not regret it. Let these lines be a tribute to those who will rise after the fleeting defeat in the game, like a Phoenix over the embers, and who will sit down again in front of the board with renewed strength. The love for chess consists in overcoming setbacks. On this occasion we have had the honor of receiving Dr. Yi Ling, founding partner of Linkchina consulting, who has made the traditional ringing of the bell that starts the games of the Llobregat Open Chess Tournament, and whom the chronicler has had the pleasure of accompanying. Dr. Ling, in addition, has performed the kick-off on the first board, a ceremony that we have celebrated for the first time.
During the course of this ninth round, we received a visit from a delegation of the “Junts per Catalunya” party, currently the main opposition force in the Parliament of Catalonia. In the photo, from left to right, Ramon Barau Requena (local leader), Jordi Turull (ex-deputy and Secretary General of the party), the main referee of the tournament, Hernan Siludaki and Isidre Sierra (mayor of Sant Climent).
On the sporting side, the result again of draws on the first three boards takes us directly to a frenetic final round, in which the players will give their all to compete for the financial prizes. Leading the provisional standings are Yahli Sokolovsky (7.5 points), Cristobal Henriquez (7) and Ido Gorshtein (6.5), followed by… up to 5 players with the same score as the third! As we anticipated, there will be fire on the board. In Group B, Piotr Dukaczewski (7), Jacek Stachanczyk (6.5) and Aleksandr Avanesyan (5.5) lead. In Group C, Javier Sanz (7), Narek Danielyan (6,5) and Hailey Ruth Van De Graaff (6) lead. You can watch the games live, starting at 4 pm, at the link https://www.elllobregat.com/openchess/ We could say that round 9 of the V El Llobregat Open Chess Tournament is the round of dreams, of those who are as long as they are and of those who are not as long as they are not. The seeds that were left behind know that nothing will return them for the lost effort; those who have survived the passage of the days of the game know they are missing the last step, the one that defines whether they will be chosen for glory or if they will sacrifice themselves at the foot of the altar of Caissa, the muse of chess. “And it was all a lie…” say those who, having believed that they would devour the world, have been devoured by it. We have come so far and some have lost so much… but we must take advantage of happiness wherever we find it and not regret it. These lines are worth paying tribute to those who are going to rise after the fleeting defeat in the game, like a Phoenix over the embers, and who will return to sit in front of the board with renewed strength. The love of chess consists of overcoming setbacks.
On this occasion we have had the honor of receiving Dr. Yi Ling, founding partner of the Linkchina consultancy, who has rang the traditional bell ringing that begins the games of the El Llobregat Open Chess Tournament, and whom the chronicler has had the pleasure of accompanying. Dr. Ling also performed the kick-off on the first board, a ceremony that we celebrated for the first time. In sports, the result of a draw on the first three boards takes us directly to a frenetic final round, in which the chess players will give everything to qualify for the financial prizes. Leading the provisional classification are Yahli Sokolovsky (7.5 points), Cristóbal Henríquez (7) and Ido Gorshtein (6.5), followed by… up to 5 players with the same score as the third! As we anticipated, there will be fire on the board. In Group B, Piotr Dukaczewski (7), Jacek Stachanczyk (6.5) and Aleksandr Avanesyan (5.5) lead. In Group C, Javier Sanz (7), Narek Danielyan (6.5) and Hailey Ruth Van De Graaff (6) lead. You can watch the games live, starting at 4 p.m., at the link https://www.elllobregat.com/openchess/
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