Beyond the Finish Line: The Unspoken Rules of Life and Sports
Sports Commentary: Don’t Cross the Red Line and Have No Regrets in Life
Source: Xinhuanet | Author: Zheng Zhi, Wang Jingyu
Lifetime ban and revocation of all technical titles. Buying and selling chess and manipulating the game crosses the red line. For this former industry benchmark figure, it is too late to make a mistake and regret it.
The ”recording scandal” that has been brewing since April 2023 has reached such an end. It may be a little unexpected, but it seems to be a sign. When he was young, Wang Tianyi had a chance to “regret his chess”. At the 2012 Farmers National Games, it was revealed that many professional athletes had fraudulently qualified to compete. Among them, Wang Tianyi, who played for the Beijing team of the National Elephant League at the time, used the name “Wang Tianyi” to represent the Beijing team and won the men’s rapid chess championship. he had to apologize publicly and ask for forgiveness.
“I deeply regret this issue and will use it as a lesson to improve my chess skills and contribute to the cause of chess with a better look.”
Wang Tianyi became famous at a young age, enrolled at Peking University, and dominated the chess world for ten years. His chess skills have the potential to become a generational master, but faced with the temptation of reality, his bottom line is completely lost and the future of his career is ruined.
Fixing Games Betrays the Profession
A game of chess is often a huge test of mental and physical strength. Every move often requires careful consideration, which shows the courage of humans to challenge themselves and challenge their limits. If the outcome of a chess match has been decided in a private meeting, and the Wenping game that appears on camera is only a “performance” with a “script”, it is undoubtedly betraying the sport itself and sport fair play. The sporting world and society as a whole do not tolerate the violation of basic principles.
Fixing Games is Also Against the Law
The confirmed behavior of buying and selling chess and match manipulation extends over a long period of time and occurs frequently. The Chinese Chess Association made this punishment based not only on the relevant provisions of the Sports Law of the People’s Republic of China, but also on the concrete evidence provided by the judicial authorities. In recent years, snooker match-fixing incidents and a series of corruption cases in the football field have been exposed, and relevant personnel have been dealt with seriously. Facts and practices have fully proven that the rule of law in sports is getting better and better. No matter if the project is big or small, it is illegal and there is no chance.
A Chance to Eliminate Stubborn Problems
Undoubtedly, this incident has caused serious damage to the development of chess, and at the same time, it may be an opportunity to eliminate the stubborn problems in the industry. Since the commercialization of chess projects has made great strides and the cost of breaking laws and disciplines has been low before, it may not be uncommon for people like Wang Tianyi, Wang Yuefei, and others to buy and sell chess. Now that the unknown side of the industry has been exposed, we should take advantage of the situation to go deeper, increase supervision and punishment, scrape the bones and cure the poison, first cut and then build.
Improving Supervision and Creating a Good Competition Environment
At the same time, in relevant competitions in the future, it is necessary to continue to improve the level of supervision and create a good competition environment. As grandmaster Liu Dahua said, in order to maintain a fair and just competition environment in the chess world, it is necessary to further prevent cheating for some important events, especially those related to important rankings and championships, the association should strengthen oversight and professional adoption of anti-cheating measures and require professionals to organize the venue.
A Positive Side to the Development of Chinese Chess
It should be noted that the development of Chinese chess in recent years also has a positive side, and there is no need to stop eating because of choking. Strictly observing the style and discipline of competition, we should set out to reshape the image of the project and boldly explore project development paths. Xiangqi is a treasure of Chinese civilization and has a profound mass base. However, compared to other chess sports, the number of events and the amount of prize money still has more room for development. If the crisis caused by the “recording scandal” can be turned into a force for development and the project ends, then bad things will have a chance to lead to good things. Making the “cake” project bigger and better and improving the living environment of the project practitioners will also objectively change the environment and soil for project development, which will undoubtedly test the wisdom and strategic vision of project managers.