Bitterness and pleasure in chess
Yan Wenqing, male, 1967, from Tangshan, Hebei. Influenced by his family and neighbors, Yan Wenqing likes playing chess since he was a child. With his talent, he can play chess at the age of five or six, and he can compete with adults in his teens. Talking about childhood memories, Yan Wenqing smiled. He said that when I was in primary school and middle school, I was almost obsessed with chess. Whether eating, walking or attending classes, all I can think about is playing chess. Once the bell rang, I was carrying my schoolbag and watching people play chess in the street. The teacher came to me with the whole class, grabbed my ear and asked, "Yan Wenqing, are you playing chess or going to school?" . I know it's wrong for me to be absent from class, and I know the teacher is doing me good, but I just can't play chess. Strangely, although I missed a lot of classes, before every exam, I only need to look through the books, and my exam results are always among the best.
Later, under the introduction of Cao, a local chess player in Tangshan, his chess skills improved rapidly under the guidance of Chen Chunjiang, a famous coach in Tangshan, and Kailuan chess players. 1982, Yan Wenqing, 15 years old, participated in the provincial chess competition for the first time and won the second place in the junior group. After joining the provincial chess team from 65438 to 0983, under the careful guidance of two famous China chess masters, Liu Dianzhong and Li Laiqun, Yan Wenqing has made great progress in many aspects such as technology and psychological quality. 1985 18-year-old Yan Wenqing won the national team championship together with Liu Dianzhong and Li Laiqun. Since then, he has participated in many major competitions at home and abroad, and in 1999, he represented China in the 6th World Chess Championship and won the team championship.
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In recent years, with the team's "leader" Li Laiqun fading out of the chess world, Liu Dianzhong is getting old, and the Hebei chess team has reached the age of youth. As the backbone of the team, Yan Wenqing took over from Liu Dianzhong and became the head coach of Hebei Chess Team, shouldering the heavy responsibility of revitalizing Hebei Chess. When it comes to changing roles, Yan Wenqing admits that the responsibility is heavier than before. In the past, as a chess player, all I had to do was play my own chess well, and now I have to help the chess player play chess, which is more demanding of me. At the same time, the improvement of team members' level and the cultivation of team reserve talents should also be bothered.
Over the years, Hebei chess team has been among the best in China, and its achievements are also very good. Yan Wenqing said that when he can lead the Hebei team to the top again as the head coach is the place where he is most stressed. He said: "Our past achievements were so good. Although we are still a strong team, the peak period has passed. In recent two years, Hebei team is in the stage of big blood change, and the introduction of players is very important. If the material selection is improper, it will not only delay the individual development of the players, but also delay the overall construction of the chess team. At present, we pay great attention to the performance of players from all over the province, and will introduce good players in the future. At the same time, the Hebei team needs a Li Laiqun-style leader now, but judging from the current players (including myself), it is hard to find such talents. "
no regrets for youth
As a famous chess master in China, Yan Wenqing's personal achievements in recent years are not ideal. He said, "The way I play chess is different from others. I always pursue something innovative and always want to fully show the charm of chess, which makes me unstable in playing chess. " In fact, I still have many opportunities to enter the top six, such as 1993, 1996, and I can easily advance to the top six. But only when I have a chance to win, I will rush. If there is no hope, I don't care about quantity. "Yan Wenqing doesn't think his level has regressed. Compared with grandmasters, there is no technical gap between me and them. Grandmaster and master are just a title, which does not represent the real level. In Yan Wenqing's mind, only Hu Ronghua, Li Laiqun, Zhao Guorong, Lv Qin and Xu Yinchuan, the masters who have won the national individual championship for many times, are truly super-class players.
After working hard at chess for more than 20 years, Yan Wenqing's biggest regret is that he didn't win the national individual championship. 1998 Yan Wenqing could have won the national championship in the final round against Xu Yinchuan, but he still refused to give up his pursuit, tried to play a wonderful game, and finally lost the game and lost his own championship. In this regard, Yan Wenqing said that if you don't have a chance, you won't have any regrets. But when the opportunity is in front of you and you don't cherish it, that is the biggest regret. Those years were also my peak. Although the desire for individual championship is not as strong as in previous years, and the difficulty is greater than before, as long as I play chess in the first line, I will strive for the championship.
Happy life
Yan Wenqing is a quiet person in life. He listens to music in his spare time. As for the choice of music, he enjoys melodious world famous songs and occasionally listens to some popular songs selectively. Besides, playing basketball when I was young was another hobby of Yan Wenqing, but it has been seldom played in recent years.
Yan Wenqing said that he would write some books about chess in his spare time in the future. Five or six years ago, I collaborated with Beijing chess master Zhang Qiang to produce three books. Once this set of books was published, it had a great influence on chess and chess fans. Recently, many chess fans asked me to write another book, but I won't publish a book for the sake of publishing a book like some masters. If I write badly, I won't publish them. I'd rather spend a long time.
Although Yan Wenqing has been reluctant to talk about his family, he and Hu Ming, a famous grandmaster in our province, have formed a happy family. They are not only good companions in life, but also support each other in their careers. One is the head coach and the other is the vice president of the chess institute. They are working hand in hand for the re-emergence of Hebei chess.
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Yan Wenqing's motto is "Success or failure lies in strength for a while, and success or failure lies in reason for a long time". He paid a heavy price for pursuing perfection in chess. In this regard, Yan Wenqing has his own feelings: the happiness brought by victory is far less than the joy after creating new tricks. Win or lose, he is just as bright and clear. This is the true meaning of chess that he pursues. But now, as the head coach, he should pay attention to winning or losing the league. Yan Wenqing said that in individual competitions, he prefers to play some beautiful and meaningful chess and dedicate it to the vast number of chess fans.
In the 2003 national chess team championship, when the Hebei real estate team had psychological problems, he said to two Hebei players, "Your opponent is not me, and their chess is not as good as what I gave you." In Yan Wenqing's view, the highest state of chess is draw. Chess players should be invincible first, and then wait for their opponents to make mistakes. People are prone to make mistakes in a state of high tension, which is the chance to win. "Competition is sometimes to see who makes fewer mistakes and who can catch the mistakes of the opponent." His unique understanding of chess theory has won him a high honor in the chess theory circle and won the title of "master of layout". His chess lectures have also benefited many players. In this competition, Gansu team, who participated in the men's Group B competition, kindly invited him to give a lecture. Yu Zhiqing, also known as a master, has visited his room for advice many times.
Yan Wenqing is weak.
His motto is "the success or failure of a moment lies in strength, and the success or failure of a thousand years lies in reason", and the happiness brought by victory is far less than the joy after creating new tricks. Therefore, in the final match against Xu Yinchuan in the national individual competition of 1998, he still refused to give up his pursuit and strive for a wonderful game, but missed the championship. And his personal domestic best result so far is still the runner-up. He doesn't think there is a gap between himself and the master. "I think it's mainly luck. I play chess in a different way from others. I always pursue something innovative and always want to fully show the charm of chess, which makes me unstable in playing chess. " In his career, although he helped Hebei team win the men's team championship three times, his personal performance was not ideal. "In fact, I have many opportunities to enter the top six. For example, 1993, 1996, I can easily advance to the top six, I just want to win the championship. Only when I have a chance to win, will I rush. If there is no hope, I don't care about quantity. "
Yan Wenqing is different.
1.78 height, with a handsome moustache, gives people the feeling that they are not like chess players, but more like Hong Kong stars. "After I grew a beard as a teenager, I felt very curious and didn't want to shave. When I look in the mirror, I think it's good to keep it. " His training methods are also different. He seldom plays chess. Sometimes he sits there and thinks for hours.
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36 years old, influenced by his family, he can play chess at the age of five or six. "Because his uncle is a chess fan, seeing that I have potential, he often takes me to a chess friend's house to play chess. At that time, my parents didn't advocate it. I just liked it and found it very interesting, so I didn't care so much. " 1 1 years old, others dare to let him have two horses. 12, I can't let him go. 16 years old, Hebei junior champion, joined the provincial chess team in the same year, and started his chess career with teacher Liu Dianzhong. China Chess Network commented on him: "Yan Wenqing has formed his own unique chess style while winning the teacher's biography. He is ambitious, imaginative and magnificent. He is particularly good at layout, innovation and leading the new trend of today's layout. " Enthusiastic in theoretical research, he has written many works, such as Comments on Famous Chess Players, Essentials of Popular Chess Layout Tactics (co-authored with Zhang Qiang) and The Battle of Kings-Precious Prose Collection of Wuyang Cup Championship (co-authored with Liu Dianzhong and Zhang Qiang), which have been highly praised by professionals and won the 1993 National Best Game Interpretation Award.
Of course, Yan Wenqing also has regrets, that is, he didn't really win the individual national championship. But when you talk to Yan Wenqing, you always have a feeling that the champion can't prove anything sometimes!