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xinhua news agency, beijing, september 19th sports commentary: don’t cross the red line, and don’t regret your move in life

xinhua news agency reporters zheng zhi and wang jingyu

lifelong ban and revocation of all technical grade titles, such punishments on wang tianyi, once the "number one chinese chess player", are shocking. buying and selling chess pieces and manipulating competitions crossed the red line. for this former industry benchmark, it was a bad move and it was too late to regret it.

the "recording scandal" that has been brewing since april 2023 has come to such an end, which may be a little unexpected, but it seems to have a foreshadowing. when he was young, wang tianyi was given the opportunity to "regret his move". in 2012, the national farmers games broke out that many professional athletes had faked their qualifications to participate. among them, wang tianyi, who played for the beijing team of the national chess league at the time, won the men's rapid chess championship on behalf of the beijing team under the name "wang tianyi". in the end, he had to publicly apologize and ask for forgiveness.

"i deeply regret this matter, and will take it as a lesson to improve my chess ethics and skills, and contribute to the chess industry with a better attitude." these words spoken 12 years ago now seem particularly ironic and sad.

wang tianyi became famous at a young age, enrolled in peking university, and dominated the chess world for ten years. he must have extraordinary talent and made extraordinary efforts. his chess skills have the potential to become a master of his generation, but in the face of the temptation of reality, he lost his bottom line and his career prospects were ruined.

manipulating the game is a betrayal of the profession. a chess game is often a huge test of mental and physical strength. every move requires careful consideration, and every inch of the game demonstrates the courage of human beings to challenge themselves and their limits. if the outcome of a chess game is decided in private, and the chess game that appears on camera is just a "performance" with a "script", it is undoubtedly a betrayal of the sport itself and a violation of the basic principle of fair competition in sports, which is unacceptable to the sports world and the whole society.

manipulating the game is against the law. the buying and selling of chess pieces to manipulate the game was verified over a long period of time and with high frequency. the chinese chess association made this punishment based on the relevant provisions of the "sports law of the people's republic of china" and the solid 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 one after another, and the relevant personnel have been severely dealt with. facts and practice have fully proved that the rule of law in sports is becoming more and more perfect. no matter how big or small the project is, it is not outside the law and there is no room for luck.

this incident has undoubtedly caused serious damage to the development of chess, but it is also an opportunity to eliminate the industry's stubborn problems. in the context of the rapid commercialization of chess and the low cost of violating laws and disciplines, the buying and selling of chess pieces by wang tianyi, wang yuefei and others may not be uncommon. now that the little-known side of the industry has been revealed, we should take advantage of the situation to intensify supervision and punishment, scrape the bone to cure the poison, and break it first before building it up.

at the same time, in future related events, it is necessary to continuously 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 involving important rankings and championships, the association should strengthen supervision, take professional anti-cheating measures, and invite professionals to arrange the venue.

it should be noted that the development of chinese chess in recent years also has a positive side, and there is no need to throw the baby out with the bathwater. while strictly enforcing the style and discipline of the competition, we should actively reshape the image of the project and boldly explore the path of project development. chess is a treasure of chinese civilization and has a deep mass base, but its number of competitions and the amount of prize money still have a lot of room for development compared with other chess sports. if the crisis caused by the "recording gate" incident can be transformed into a driving force for development and the project can rebound from the bottom, then bad things have a chance to lead to good things. making the project "cake" bigger and better and improving the living environment of project practitioners will also objectively change the environment and soil for project development, which undoubtedly tests the wisdom and strategic vision of project managers.