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宣判
Verdict in the Xiangqi Grandmasters’ 'Match-Fixing' Case
wáng tiān yī王天一děngxiàng qí象棋tè jí特级dà shī大师bèipàn xíng判刑xiàng qí象棋jièfǎn fǔ反腐yǐn fā引发fǎn sī反思

Top Xiangqi grandmasters including Wang Tianyi were sentenced, triggering reflection on anti-corruption within the chess community.

赵强
huáng gāng黄刚kàn dào看到wáng tiān yī王天一àndexīn wén新闻lemazhēnméi xiǎng dào没想到zhōng guó xiàng qí中国象棋dedì yī第一rénhuìyīn wèi因为xíng huì行贿shòu huì受贿bèipàn xíng判刑

Huang Gang, did you see the news about Wang Tianyi’s case? I never thought the top figure in Chinese chess would be sentenced for bribery and match-fixing.

黄刚
kànlezhèjiànshìyǐng xiǎng影响tàilewáng tiān yī王天一dāngtíngrèn zuì认罪háichéng rèn承认duō cì多次shōuqiáncāo zòng操纵bǐ sài比赛zhēn shì真是ràngrénshī wàng失望

I saw it. The impact is huge. Wang Tianyi confessed in court and admitted to taking money multiple times to manipulate matches. It’s really disappointing.

赵强
xiàng qí象棋yì zhí一直gěirénhěnzhèng zhí正直hěnchún cuì纯粹deyìn xiàng印象xiàn zài现在chūzhè me这么duōdà shī大师cān yù参与mǎi mài qí买卖棋zhēn de真的pò huài破坏lezhěng gè整个xíng xiàng形象

Chinese chess has always given people an impression of integrity and purity. Now with so many grandmasters involved in 'match trading,' it’s really tarnished the image.

黄刚
què shí确实zhèshuō míng说明zhí yè职业tǐ yù体育lǐng yù领域bì xū必须jiā qiáng加强jiān dū监督bú shì不是zhǐ yǒu只有zú qiú足球lán qiú篮球liánxiàng qí象棋zhè yàng这样dezhì lì智力xiàng mù项目táokāifǔ bài腐败

Indeed, it shows that professional sports must strengthen oversight. Not only football or basketball — even intellectual games like Xiangqi can’t escape corruption.

赵强
tīng shuō听说xiàng qí象棋xié huì协会yǐ jīng已经duìtā men他们zhōng shēn终身jìn sài禁赛háiyàokāi zhǎn开展jiào yù教育pǔ fǎ普法huó dòng活动xī wàng希望zhènéngzhēn zhèng真正qǐ dào起到jǐng shì警示zuò yòng作用

I heard the Xiangqi Association has given them lifetime bans and will start education and legal awareness programs. Hopefully this will serve as a real warning.

黄刚
shìaxiàng qí象棋chéng zài承载deshìwén huà文化jīng shén精神zhǐ yǒu只有bǎo chí保持gōng píng公平qīng zhèng清正cái néng才能chóng xīn重新yínghuídezūn zhòng尊重

Yes, Xiangqi carries culture and spirit. Only by maintaining fairness and integrity can it regain the respect of its fans.

赵强
xī wàng希望yǐ hòu以后xiàng qí象棋jiènénghuī fù恢复qīng lǎng清朗bù zài不再ràngréndà shī大师mǎi qí买棋lián xì联系zàiyì qǐ一起

I hope the Xiangqi world can return to honesty and people won’t associate ‘grandmasters’ with ‘buying games’ anymore.

黄刚
xiāng xìn相信jīng lì经历lezhèfēng bō风波zhōng guó xiàng qí中国象棋huìbiàn dé变得gènggān jìng干净huìyǐ qián以前gèngqiáng

I believe after this scandal, Chinese chess will become cleaner and stronger than before.