The final stage of the 32nd Wu Yang Cup Xiangqi Tournament kicked off at Guangzhou Cultural Park on the evening of February 25th, drawing large crowds to the illuminated venue. The tournament will run until March 1st. As the earliest established, highest-standard, and most influential event in Chinese Xiangqi (Chinese chess), the Wu Yang Cup has been hailed as the sport's flagship tournament in China since its inception in Guangzhou in 1981.

The tournament features a strong lineup of competitors and intense competition. The open division adopts a "double round-robin group stage plus knockout" format, where 16 players compete in groups before advancing to elimination rounds, with the champion determined through two-game matches and blitz tiebreaks. The masters division employs a six-player round-robin system, with rankings decided by points.

Alongside the top-tier Xiangqi tournament, the "Chess in Guangzhou: Intangible Cultural Heritage and Flavors Carnival" will run until March 3rd. During the finals, the organizers have curated a special carnival program that invites visitors to explore the rich intangible cultural heritage of Guangzhou's Liwan District and savor delicacies of its time-honored brands.

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2月25日晚，广州文化公园内流光溢彩、人山人海，第32届“五羊杯”全国象棋冠军赛决赛阶段在此正式拉开帷幕，赛事将持续至3月1日。“五羊杯”是中国象棋界创办最早、规格最高、影响力最深远的顶级赛事，被誉为中国象棋第一品牌赛，1981年诞生于广州。

赛事实力阵容强劲，竞争激烈。公开组决赛采用“小组双循环+淘汰赛”赛制，16名棋手分组角逐后进入淘汰赛，通过两局对弈及加赛超快棋决出冠军；元老组则采取6人单循环赛制，按积分排定名次。

与棋坛巅峰对决同步登场的“棋聚羊城·非遗寻味”嘉年华将持续至3月3日。决赛期间，主办方打造“五羊杯”嘉年华活动，游客能近距离领略广州荔湾丰富的非遗底蕴、品尝地道老字号美食。

文 | 记者 赵亮晨 吕航
图 | 记者 陈秋明
翻译 | 黄健新
审校 | 曾敏