Chinese chess ``Xianchi'' tournament winner stripped of title for violating public order and morals by defecating in a hotel bathtub, denying suspicions of wrongdoing
It has been learned that a shogi player who won a Shogi tournament called Shang-Chi (Chinese Elephant Chess) was stripped of his title and his prize money was forfeited for urinating in the bathtub of a hotel room after winning the title for violating public order and morals. I did.
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From December 15th to 17th, 2023, Shangqi's tournament ``National Elephant Chess Private Chess Championships (Kisossen)'' was held in Lingshui, Hainan Province.
The final match was between Mr. Yan Chenglong , a registered shogi player from Henan Province, and Mr. Zhang Wei, a registered shogi player from Jilin Province, and Mr. Yan won. He won the title of Ki King and a prize of 100,000 yuan (approximately 2 million yen).
Below is the situation of the game. The match between Mr. Yan and Mr. Zhang started after 1 hour and 28 minutes and was decided in about 20 minutes.
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To celebrate his victory, Yan ate and drank with others in his hotel room that night, and the next day returned to Henan province on a plane arranged by the organizers.
However, in the guest room after Mr. Gan checked out, the cleaning staff found traces of defecation in the bathroom. I have reported this to the tournament committee. In response to the report, the China Shang-Chi Association canceled Mr. Yan's championship and forfeited his prize money, stating that it was a malicious act that violated public order and morals, causing damage to the hotel and having a negative impact on the tournament and Shang-Chi.
In an interview with the Hongsei Shimbun, Mr. Yan admitted that he had defecated, but said, ``When I woke up, I had a stomachache, so I went to the bathroom and came back, but I was about 4 to 5 meters away from the toilet.'' I couldn't make it in time, so I had no choice but to defecate in the bathtub.' Afterwards, he said he washed the bathtub, but because he didn't know how to operate the drain valve and was afraid he would miss his scheduled flight, he gave up on cleaning and hurried to the airport.
According to Mr. Yan, when the situation first came to light, the China Shangqi Association explained that the problem would be resolved with a fine of 100 yuan (approximately 2,000 yen).
In connection with this tournament, a tournament participant raised the suspicion on the messenger app WeChat that ``Mr. Yan may be cheating by using anal beads.'' This incident, along with the hotel incident, has been called ``Shang-Chi's Bathtub Gate,'' and some believe that this may have led to the association's additional harsh measures.
By the way, ``cheating using anal beads'' involves wearing anal beads during a game, and having an outside collaborator convert a favorable move into a signal and transmitting it to the anal beads. It has also been verified that it is not just a simple story, but has practical application. There are suspicions that Hans Niemann, who defeated world chess champion Magnus Carlsen multiple times in 2022, may have cheated using this method.
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As for whether Mr. Yan committed any wrongdoing in this tournament, the tournament committee explained, ``At this point, it is impossible to confirm that he did so.''
When asked by the Hongsei Shimbun about the suspicions of fraud, Mr. Yan said that he did not know about anal beads or Morse code, and said, ``Do you think I, a country person from a rural area, would be able to understand such a system? 'I only participate in tournaments a few times a year,' he denied.
Mr. Yan said, ``I first admitted my mistake to the tournament committee and paid a fine of 100 yuan.However, after the news was published online, the committee beat me to death.'' He expressed his anger and indicated his intention to appeal against the punishment.
In response to an interview with Hongxing Newspaper, the China Shangqi Association said, ``It is not convenient at the moment. Everything is as announced by the association.''
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