This year’s Hangzhou Asian Games features intellectual sports, including Go, chess, Chinese chess, bridge and e-sports. Hong Kong is sending a total of 43 athletes to the “Three Chess and One Card” competition, and some members attended the joint pledge meeting on Sunday (10th September) to enhance public understanding of the various events.
The leader of chess Hong Kong chess king paves the way for a new generation
In terms of chess, the Hong Kong team sent Lam King Wai, known as the “Hong Kong chess king” and Hong Kong’s first “World Amateur Chess Championship” champion, to bring players under the age of 20 to participate, including 11-year-old Li Yiheng, one of the youngest athletes in the Hong Kong delegation this year.
Lin Jingwei, who is 47 years old, said that he is like bringing a group of small girls, he believes that this year’s main purpose is to “pave the way” for the new generation, “They are beginning to have results in international competitions, but Asian players are the strongest in all continents in the world, and we try our best to “save capital” in the face of professional masters, and it is good to win half of them.” He believes that the new generation of players does not have much baggage and can focus more on chess, “good attitude, attack when attacking, will not be afraid of the opponent, but may have surprises.”