A team of top Xiangqi players from China’s Jiangsu Province will be at New Kennedy Square on September 21 at 6 p.m.
Grandmaster Xu TianHong is welcomed by Markham Councillors Alan Ho and Gordon Landon in 2012
The team will be led by Grandmaster Xu Tianhong (徐天红), who last visited Markham in May 2012. The 1989 Chinese champion and 1993 world champion will be accompanied by:
- Grandmaster Wu Xia (伍霞), the 2007 World Women’s Champion
- Master Xu Chao (徐 超), whose accomplishments include a first place finish in the 2009 HuaMu GuangYang Cup in Shanghai
- WeiQi (Go) coach Li Gang (李 鋼)
The Jiangsu players will exhibit their skills in games against the public and also attend a dinner. The entire event will take place in the New Mongkok Restaurant. If you would like to join in, you are welcome to contact us at 416 587-6818 or txa1988@yahoo.com. The cost is $25.
This visit was originally scheduled for July of this year, and had to be postponed. We look forward to welcoming our friends from Jiangsu.
