Huang Songxuan, a famous chess player who dominated South China in the early years of the Republic of China, was one of the "Three Phoenix in East Guangdong" in the early days, and ranked first among the "Four Kings" after the Guangdong Chess Competition in the early 1930s. At that time, Huang Songxuan, the first player in East China, and Zhou Deyu fought 20 games and won one more game, which was also called "the chess king of nine provinces". Therefore, it can be said that Huang Songxuan was the first player in the southern chess world in 1930s, with a high chess name and many titles.
Huang Songxuan, formerly known as Yong Gao and Yong Gan, is a Manchu in Huangqi. It ranks seventh in the family, so it is nicknamed seven, because it is a flag bearer, or "the seventh". After the chess game started, it was also called "Chess King Seven". Although Huang Zushang is a foreigner, he has moved to Nanhai, Guangdong for a long time, so he should be called Nanhai, Guangdong. Huang Songxuan is cheerful and lively, tall and burly, and often wears a pair of glasses with deep myopia. Therefore, it can be guessed that he read many books when he was a teenager, and he may even read chess books such as "The Secret of Tangmei". According to the Book of Chess in Haiqi Temple, Huang was a teenager of about 65,438+0898 AD. According to the article in Chess Newspaper (1938 Huang was about 50 years old when he died), Huang was born in the 14th year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (1888). As Huang Songxuan is a standard-bearer, we can't help but examine his life experience by establishing our own camps all over the country in the Qing Dynasty. According to the Eight Banners Tongzhi, at the beginning of the People's Republic of China, in order to suppress various anti-Qing struggles, a number of flag camps were established in various parts of the country, such as Hangzhou, Fuzhou, Dezhou, Zhapu and Sichuan. Although there is no flag camp in Guangzhou, there is also a "flag street" where the flag people live together. Also, in order to strengthen the rule of the Qing Dynasty, people in the flag were not allowed to do business, work or farm. All adult men either join the army to eat imperial grain or become civil servants' salaries. Of course, most flag-bearers join the army to eat. But because it is not in the war years, most flag-keepers have nothing to do, killing time in raising birds, killing insects, playing chess, and engaging in painting and calligraphy. It is in this context that Huang Songxuan's chess skills gradually matured from a teenager. According to the Book of Chess in Haiqi Temple, Huang loved chess since childhood. He listened to half a hundred old people in the temple and told the story of "The Secret of Oranges" systematically for several months, which impressed him deeply. According to the compilation of deeds, Huang's chess player studied under Wang, and later under Hu Zilin, the famous "stall king" in Guangzhou. Because of his profound spirit of research, "Huang often does his best and his heart is restless." On one occasion, I was absorbed in thinking hard, but I still didn't realize that the ashes were burning on the pillow ... "Because of this, his head gun was upright in layout and profound in skill, and his wind curtain horse was also very resilient, which was praised by many chess players.
Why didn't Huang Songxuan appear in the Guangzhou chess world revived in the early years of the Republic of China? This is still related to Huang being a flag bearer. Because the main object of the Revolution of 1911 was the Manchu Dynasty, Dr. Sun Yat-sen's declaration calling for overthrowing the Manchu Dynasty contained such words ... expelling the Manchus and restoring China ... ",which naturally targeted the reliable military forces of the Manchu Dynasty. Therefore, in the first few years of the revolution, the flag bearer dared not reveal his identity, just like the landlord in the early days of liberation. Why did Huang Songxuan appear in the chess world of Guangxiao Temple later on 19 19? This is still related to his identity as a flag bearer. With the passage of time, the national barriers gradually disappeared, and the flag bearer's sense of inferiority also weakened a little. 19 19 After the May 4th Movement, people's political attention was no longer the Manchu Dynasty but the New Culture Movement, so Huang Songxuan wandered into the chess world of Guangxiao Temple and began to play chess. This is the reason why Huang Songxuan was not famous in Guangzhou chess before.
In the first battle of the three major battles, Huang became a famous player in Guangzhou, which swept the chess world of Guangxiao Temple. At that time, Huang was about 32. One day, Huang Xinbu came to the chess circle of Guangxiao Temple to observe the level of chess in Guangzhou and wait for an opportunity. Later, Huang went to try his luck in the next stage, and after a game, he defeated many good players in the chess stall. He used to attack with a carbine first, which was a powerful way to open the secret from oranges, supplemented by a through train. If you hold the back hand, most of them use the screen horse to resist the first shot, which has strong rebound, which is the essence of plum blossom. After he defeated many chess players in Guangxiao Temple, the famous chess player Gui Li was also shot down. Furthermore, he challenged Feng Jingru, the "chess king", but Feng was tortured by poverty and just wanted to play chess to make a living, ranking second in the chess game. Therefore, he is unwilling to accept Huang's challenge.
Huang's second world war was to defeat Xu Rongzhai, an old chess player in Gaozhou. Speaking of it, this is also a struggle between two males. After Huang's fame spread from Guangxiao Temple to Guangzhou, it also spread to Gaozhou where chess players gathered. At that time, there was an old chess king in Gaozhou, Xu Rongzhai, who dominated the local area for 70 years and had almost no opponents. I heard that Huang Yongqian of Guangzhou is a very energetic chess player, and no one can beat him in Guangzhou. Not convinced, he always wanted to try his hand and beat Huang. His idea was supported by Gaozhou gentry. Accompanied by relatives and friends, Xu came to Guangzhou at the end of 192 1 and lived in the guild hall, waiting for an opportunity to challenge Huang. So I asked my fellow villagers in Gaozhou Hall to challenge Huang and let Huang go to Gaozhou Hall to play a game. On the first day of the decisive battle between the two games in Huang Xu, Huang was patient. On the one hand, the opponent is Gaozhou Chess King, on the other hand, the prize money is not small, each game is 10 yuan. Under the background that the rice price is more than three yuan per game, it takes one month's living expenses to win a game. In a word, winning or losing is related to life and reputation. Never lose! As a result of the competition, Huang won Xu Rongzhai with his excellent chess skills, which made his reputation more famous. Of course, Xu's chess skill is also very high. The next day, he played a draw and was named a famous plate.
Huang's third big battle was to challenge and win the "Hong Kong Chess King". After winning the local old and new famous hotels in Guangzhou, Huang also won the famous hotels in other places. Chess friends think that Huang Can went to Hong Kong to challenge Hong Kong chess king Guo Naiming. Hong Kong is a big city near Guangzhou with a developed economy. Under the arrangement of chess player Ma Haizhou, Huang Songxuan came to Hong Kong on 1923 and stayed at Tailai Inn. Then, through the introduction of chess friends, I met Guo Naiming and Zeng Zhanhong and agreed to hold a chess game at Tailai Inn.
Guo Naiming has a long-standing reputation in Hong Kong for his exquisite chess skills. For the new Huang Songxuan, he is not considered as a strong opponent. In the first game, Guo went first and attacked with the first shot. Shortly after the start of the game, the struggle situation became fierce. Guo valued his qualifications and was good at chess. He won a game. He has the language of scorning Huang, and Huang is dissatisfied with Guo's scornful words and judgment on chess, so he also retaliates a few words. Tur to that situation of fig. 26. Guo's face lit up, half-true and half-false. You are still old, and you will lose this game. At this time, Huang was smoking a cigarette, and his analysis of the situation was just the opposite of Guo's. Huang wanted to think, took the newspaper from the coffee table and covered it on the chessboard. He said to Guo, do you want to add some color to this chess game? Guo Naiming was supposed to vent his emotions. Now Huang is actually serious, but he doesn't believe that his judgment is wrong. After the two sides agree to add color, open the newspaper and continue the game. At this time, the yellow artillery was 8 flat and 5 flat, 5 flat and 6 flat, Huang was 5 flat and 4 flat to kill, Guo was 7 flat and 6 flat to kill, Huang was 5 flat and 3 flat to return, and Huang was 7 flat and 7 flat to kill. Huang Bao retired from 5 to 4, and Guo Che retired from 7. As a result, Huang lifted the crisis and won the first game with one more horse. In the second game, it was Huang Xianxian's turn to attack Guo Pingma with a powerful head gun and win another game with 47 strokes. Huanglian won two games and became more famous. He has become an unshakable ally of South Chess.
From "Yue Feng" to "King of Heaven" From 65438 to February 2, 0929, Xie Xiaxun wrote an article commemorating the first anniversary of the establishment of "Chess Institute Headquarters" and published it in Shanghai Current Affairs. Because of the mention of "three phoenixes in eastern Guangdong", "three phoenixes in eastern Guangdong" has become a common name. Huang Songxuan, Zeng Zhanhong and Zhong Zhen, who were included in the "Three Phoenix", felt a lot of psychological comfort, because this reputation was told by news organizations all over the country and had a great influence. However, there are also a few people who are not famous and are very close in chess skills, such as Feng Jingru and Li Qingquan. They shared the reputation of "Three Treasures Buddha" with Huang Songxuan in the Pian Pian Teahouse, but they did not have a title in the whole country, which inevitably made people feel "sorry". Lu Hui, in particular, is a newcomer, but his chess skills have risen rapidly, and even the "three treasures Buddha" has not had time to set foot in "parallel". But they all know that Guangzhou is too far from Shanghai "headquarters" and needs to wait.
193 1, the time has finally come. 193 1 At the end of the year, the Guangdong Provincial Department of Education decided to hold a provincial chess competition called Guangdong, but the participating provinces are not limited to regions. Just register in Guangdong and come to Guangzhou to participate. As soon as the news came out, the chess players' activity places such as Pian Pian Tea Room quickly boiled up, and their situation was even more enthusiastic than before the East China team went south. One of the hot topics is: who will take part in the competition and who won't?
Because of the nature of this fund-raising competition, the winner can get prizes donated by various organs-silver shield and silver cup, and the highest reward is reputation, which is also very important for many chess players. To this end, most players have expressed their willingness to participate in the competition, and some have written to inform foreign chess friends to come to Guangzhou and sign up first! But there are also some people who don't want to participate, including Guangzhou chess king Huang Yonggao and Zeng Zhanhong, one of the "three phoenixes"! Huang has always been honest and upright in his work. He is not going to take part in the provincial competition. He is not afraid of losing his reputation, but he feels that his reputation is still there if he doesn't participate, and he can also make other players rank high. Huang's bearing naturally excites and admires Feng Jingru, Lu Hui and other players, and it is precisely because of this bearing that he is one of the more popular players in Guangzhou. Other players, such as Zeng Zhanhong, urged Huang to take part, because if Huang didn't take part, the game would be inferior, which would make people wonder if Huang was afraid of losing. Another point is that after the Southeast War, East China and South China are equally divided, but Zhou Deyu, the first in East China, will come to Guangzhou to challenge again sooner or later. In what capacity will Huang come to power? Let Zhou Deyu, the chess king of seven provinces, be the champion of Guangdong Province. On the contrary, without an "identity", it will not be very loud. Huang never had the prejudice of losing, but in the end, Huang Yonggao was persuaded to take part in the competition because of his future identity and the "value" of this provincial competition. After Huang decided to take part in the competition, his chess friends gave him a good name as a symbol of the competition.
In the Guangdong Chess Competition, which lasted for one month and went through three stages, Huang Songxuan was the first player in Guangzhou. In the first stage-preliminary contest, he once met Lu Hui, a newcomer. Although he survived the first game, he won the next two games in a row. In the second stage-the rematch, there are still 23 players left. He also tied for the first place with Lu Hui with 17-5 and 19- 1 and 2-0. In the third stage-final, there are still three people left: Huang, Lu and Feng. After he defeated Feng with 1, he lost to. In the last game, He pulled back a game with a fierce offensive and won the championship with Lu Hui. This heroic demeanor without worries in the deciding game not only shows his strength but also shows his tolerance. The first, second and third runners-up in this province are Huang, Lu, Feng and. Because their scores are very close, their chess skills are roughly the same, so they are called "the Four Kings".
In the mid-1930s, he met the visiting famous chess players Dou, Luo Tianyang and others in East China with the title of "Four Heavenly Kings". , and won the victory, Xie Xiaxun as the first gunner. Later, he played chess with seven provincial chess kings, and Huang won more than 20 games. He was praised as the chess king of nine provinces by Guangdong chess world. Huang Songxuan is worthy of the title of "Four Kings".
1938, because Guangzhou fell into the hands of the Japanese invaders, Huang took refuge in Macao, unfortunately contracted dysentery, and died on June 7/kloc-0 due to lack of medical care and medicine. He was only in his fifties when he died, which was a loss for South China Chess Academy. After War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's victory, Xie Xiaxun got this information and formulated the "Seven Laws":
Recall nine provinces for King Huang Songxuan's refuge.
The old rain was desolate and lonely, and Jiangxia died suddenly.
Being able to obey the wise and not be attached to traitors is also a fairy.
Nine provinces are famous all over the world, and several wonderful games were brilliant before their death.
The Wuyang incident was as muddy as yesterday, and the Sima League was like spring water.
(:Modern National Chess)