Qilu Evening News reporter Li Fei
December 3rd, the reporter saw Ji Weiming, who had just returned gold from class 8. It may be the reason why he practiced international checkers for many years. He was 13 years old and apparently more mature and steady than his peers.
November 20th -25, 2012 Asian International checkers championship and Asian International checkers Junior Championships start in Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia. Ji Weiming, who represented the Chinese team, won the 14 year old group's fast chess championship and won the super quick chess season.
"this is my first Asian champion." Ji Wei clearly stated that there were 8 people in his team and a round robin. In the first slow game, Ji Weiming only got fourth because of his nervousness. In the subsequent fast game, Ji Weiming adjusted his mind and settled down in battle. The 7 round, 5 wins and 2 wins the championship.
November 28th, Shandong chess game management center dedicated to Ji'nan twenty-seven sent a congratulatory letter. The letter said: "this is the first time that Chinese athletes won the international chess game in Asia, and will play a positive role in the development of our province and even in the development of the international checkers in our country..."
"this kid's chess is very good, very attentive." Li Yanzhen, the director of the twenty-seven central chess school in Ji'nan, said.
"I like to play international checkers, out of curiosity, by accident." Ji Weiming, who has been practicing international checkers for three years, recalls. In 2009, Ji Weiming was in grade five, weir three Road Primary School in Ji'nan. At that time, the international checkers game had just been introduced into China for two years. One day last semester, coach of international checkers came to school for publicity. At that time, Ji Weiming, who knew nothing about draughts, listened to a lesson out of curiosity. "It was fun and I loved it at once." Ji Weiming, who learned to play chess at
, first went home with his parents, then he went to the same district's alumni training. In 2009, Ji Weiming won the first prize in the Shandong international checkers contest, and was elected to the Shandong international checkers training team.
after junior high school, the learning task was heavy, but Ji Weiming still did not give up the practice of international checkers. In fact, there is a strong connection between chess and learning. Li Yanzhen told reporters that international checkers are skilled in computation and memory, and that both practice and competition require strong computing power and spatial imagination. The more we get to the end, the more players need to calculate the gains and losses of each step, and use the correct tactics to eat the opponent's pawn.
"training my skipping thinking is very helpful for learning." Ji Wei said that playing chess requires a general view and a comprehensive consideration. He also learned to get along with others.
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Ji'nan only two schools in Ji'nan carry out the international checkers movement
in December 3rd, the reporter learned that, compared to the international chess, chess and other well-known sports events, the international checkers can be described as a cold gate. Ji'nan twenty-seven in charge of chess school in charge of Li Yanzhen said that at present, Ji'nan primary and secondary schools to carry out the international checkers project, only weft three road primary school and Ji'nan twenty-seven of the two schools in twenty-seven. "At present, there are no more than 10 coaches of checkers in Ji'nan, and more than 30 in the whole province."
it is understood that China started international checkers in 2007, with young people as a breakthrough and popularization of the project. "But the popularity rate of Ji'nan is low at present." Li Yanzhen said that compared to international go and chess, checkers are actually easier to play. "It's only 3 minutes to learn the basic law." He said that because of the short time of introducing the domestic project, insufficient publicity and low social concern, parents are more keen to let their children learn to go.
Li Yanzhen told reporters that Weiqi became a school-based curriculum in 2002. Since 2007, international draughts have been introduced into the classroom, and once a school-based curriculum has been held. "It's easy to get started, but at that time, there was little competition, and students' training was long without enthusiasm." Li Yanzhen said that there was also lack of teaching materials and teachers at that time.
by the end of 2011, the State General Administration of sport established the international checkers program as a pilot sport in China. "Next, our school is going to continue to build international checkers as school-based courses. We should focus on popularization, so as to develop students' intelligence and cultivate a spirit of stubborn and enterprising spirit. Li Yanzhen said.