Wushuang: Hello everyone, welcome to join today’s press Conference. Today is the National Day. May you all be happy! The competition is intense, and at present, only ended one round, is that, as white, Shenyang drew with Mrktchian. It’s proud to invite two chess masters. One is Mr.Leko,the other one is Mrs.Mrktchian. Could you share us you’re feeling to the chess?
Mrkchyan: Today my competitor is Shenyang. I think it’s an interesting play. But as black, it’s easy after arrangement. Then the situation is stable, so it’s an ordinary draw to me.
Leko: Today, Wang Yue and I played Psychological warfare before the game. We took something new in the play, which gave us many tests. Wang Yue moved to C and captured D5 in the game, which was solid but not active. Then I moved to C5, which was critical and it was a draw.
Journalist: I want to ask Mr.Leko, yesterday when we interviewed your beautiful wife, she told us you like sports very much. So we would like to know what sport you do to relax your day life.
Leko: Thank you for your question, and I like the question! Basically, when I was a child, I try a lot of sports. My mother brought me to many kinds of sports. But at last, I still chose the chess. Because in the field of chess, we may be a master level in 11 or 12 years old, while the other sports can’t do it. So I was a prodigy famous in young age in Hungary. Then I never abandoned the other sports. I treated them to be my hobbies. For example as I always play football in the football club. I play tennis everyday. If possible, I would like to play ping-pong during the competition. Oh I’m very happy here has ping-pong in Nanjing. Moreover, I’m lucky for having not met Chinese ping-pong master. So I still keep my proud! Of course, I’m very glad to meet Chinese Ping-pong masters! Thank you!
Journalist: I want to ask Mrs.Mrkchyan. I found you taking your cameras with you all the time in the opening ceremony. Are you interested in Chinese culture? In addition, this competition is your third round these two months; could you talk about the feeling with your joining in the competition?
Mrkchyan: First thank you for your question. I really like the Opening ceremony, because it’s too wonderful! The people around are friendly .They treat me well! I took a lot of photos. I am really interested in the Chinese culture .You know it’s my first coming to China. I arrived three cities, Ningbo and Nanjing. I feel well. Then the first round and the second round are good. But in Nanjing, I do badly! Additional, the committees’ organization is all perfect in these cities! Thank you!
I have a question for Leko. You won your name in an early age, so do a lot of players in the world. When is the best period for players to reach their sports peak? What do you think are there some potential players from 13 to 14 in the world?
It is a tough question. The current chess changed a lot compared with that in many years ago .The youngest grandmaster was borned in 1994. At that time, without computer , we could just improved our skills by reading books , so we improved slowly .Polgar Judit was ever one of the youngest male grandmasters . I broke his record later. Now we can use computer to help us play chess. It is easier to enhance our skill. However , it dose not mean that the player who do not rate 2700 in 18 years old have no chance to become a high-level player . Aroni is a particular example. He reached a high level in the 90th century, but he could not break his line for a long time. In 2006, he became top player in the world in 2006. So a lot of young players have chance to become top players.
By the way, I would like to talk about Chinese players. Their excellent coach gave them good training. Here I want to say something about Mr. Ye Jiang chuan .He has various experiences and plays chess very well. I can remember the Chess Olympic Games in Yerevan, where Mr. Ye played with my friend whom I threatened before. My friend did not pay attention to this and was defeated in the 25th stop .He said he would remember him forever. Current players are easier to success, because they have good environments, coachers and computer.
Bu Xiang zhi was the earliest Chinese chess grandmaster known by the world .Compared with Bu Xiang zhi, Wang Yue grew up slowly, but he became a high-level player in the world, which can prove my saying.
I noticed another Chinese player Ding Liren who is only 16 years old ,won the champion in the National individual Chess competition . My coach told me that he rating 2460 was a young Chinese player. I thought he who was the runner-up in the Asian Competition had been in high line.
Spokesman: That is the end of the press conference. Thank you .