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on the morning of september 19, the chinese chess association issued a notice on the punishment of athletes such as wang tianyi and wang yuefei for their violations: wang tianyi and wang yuefei were banned for life, and all their technical grade titles were revoked.

report issued by the chinese chess association

the notice stated that in april 2023, the chess "recording door" incident attracted social attention. the chinese chess association attached great importance to this and conducted an in-depth investigation with relevant parties, and found that wang tianyi, wang yuefei and other athletes had violated regulations such as buying and selling chess pieces and manipulating competitions. the time span was long and the frequency was high. the nature was very bad and the circumstances were very serious, which caused serious damage to the development of chess. after research, wang tianyi and wang yuefei were given a lifetime ban and all technical level titles including grandmasters awarded by the chinese chess association were revoked. the two were prohibited from participating in and participating in all chess events and activities organized or authorized by the chinese chess association and its member units.

wang tianyi (photo source: da wan news)

public information shows that wang tianyi is 35 years old and has been ranked first in the country in terms of chess player rating for 11 consecutive years, and is known as the "no. 1 chinese chess player". in 2023, his rating reached 2,800 points, a record high since the implementation of the rating system in chinese chess.

according to previous reports, around april 2023, a recording of a phone call between two chinese chess grandmasters, wang yuefei and hao jichao, began to circulate on the internet.

in this recording, the two mentioned wang tianyi and talked about wang yuefei and wang tianyi's involvement in "buying chess pieces" and manipulating chess competitions, and they also seemed to mention using "special means" to cheat in the competition. wang yuefei even claimed that a group of people were involved, forming an industrial chain.

this recording quickly caused an uproar in the chinese chess community and among chess enthusiasts, and was called the "recording gate incident."

according to the economic observer, the total amount of money that wang tianyi and wang yuefei were suspected of "buying chess pieces" exceeded 800,000 yuan.

wang tianyi (photo source: tianjin broadcasting)

on april 23, 2024, wang tianyi was investigated by the police, and the case was handled by the economic investigation department of the hangzhou police. at that time, wang tianyi was suspected of "accepting bribes by non-state employees".

from august 1 to 23, 2024, several insiders further confirmed to reporters that wang tianyi had been approved for arrest by the hangzhou procuratorate. in addition to wang tianyi, other chinese chess grandmasters were also investigated.

jimu news compiled from the chinese chess association wechat official account, economic observer, and upstream news

(source: jimu news)

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