12th WUC Chess: Chinese Players taking the Lead

GUIMARAES – Bu Xiangzhi (CHN) leads the WUC with a total of 5 points in 6 rounds. Yesterday, August 23^rd, during the 7^th round, all attention was turned to the game between Bu and Polish player Tazbir Marcin, who has 4.5 points. The men’s classification has the Chinese in the 1^st place followed by Tazbir (POL) and Bulski Krzysztof (POL), both with 4.5 points.

In the women’s ranking, Tan Zhongyi (CHN) assumes the headship, close followed by Kashlinskaya Alina (RUS) and Zhang Xiaowen (CHN). The 1^st place has 5 points, Alina 4.5 points and the 3^rd has 4.5 points as well

In the ranking by country, China is in 1^st place with 14.5 points and only three athletes. Poland is in 2^nd place with 13 points and Russia in the 3^rd place with 12.5 points.

In the last 3 rounds, the number of ties has come to fall. There were 9 in round 4, 8 in the 5th and 7 in round 6. The draws are frequent in chess games. It can be declared, for example, after 30 plays with the agreement of both players. In this tournament, there is a possibility for the players to ask the referees and they will decide and declare the tie.

Official Dinner brings together Participants of the WUC Futsal and WUC Chess

FISU Vice-President Luciano Cabral (r) presents an award

Last Wednesday, August 22th, the WUC Official Dinner took place at the Panoramic Restaurant in Minho’s University in Braga which was attended by the participants if the WUC Chess and from the WUC Futsal as well. At Panoramic Restaurant were represented the following institutions: Braga European Capital of Youth, Guimarães European Capital of Culture, Minho’s University, Organizing Committee, FISU, FIDE, FIFA and a few more Portuguese federations that support these events, University of Malaga, host of the next World University Futsal Championship and delegates from all the teams in the competitions. After the dinner, Luís Rodrigues, President of The Organizing Committee said a few words to the guests, followed by the speech of the Rector of Minho’s University. A ntónio Cunha stating that those two competitions have extreme importance to the institution because “sport is part of the educational project of the university”. At the end of the speeches, a awards were given to the teams and to the guests that helped with the organization of the WUCs. The awards were presented by Luciano Cabral, FISU Vice-President and Bruno Barracosa, FADU President. The ceremony, hosted by Fernando Parente, Secretary-General of The Organizing Committee, ended around 11.30pm.

(Source: Rita Magahlães, OC)

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