英语新闻丨Ding wins China's first men's world chess title

China's Ding Liren had to overcome his own anxiety as well as his Russian opponent to become the country's first men's world chess champion in a tense final on Sunday.

4月30日，中国棋手丁立人克服焦虑，在紧张的决赛中战胜俄罗斯棋手涅波姆尼亚奇，成为首位夺得国际象棋个人世界冠军的中国男子棋手。

Ding, 30, defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia 2.5-1.5 in a tiebreaker at the 2023 International Chess Federation World Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan.

在哈萨克斯坦首都阿斯塔纳举行的2023国际棋联国际象棋世界冠军赛中，30岁的丁立人以2.5比1.5力克俄罗斯棋手伊恩·涅波姆尼亚奇。

The classical portion of the match ended in a 7-7 tie on Saturday. Ding fell behind on three occasions, but managed to equal his opponent each time. After a final round that lasted six hours and 33 minutes, the two met on Sunday in a playoff.

4月29日，在常规的慢棋赛中，丁立人与对手战成7比7平。丁立人三度落后，又三度追平。在历时6小时33分钟的最后一轮比赛之后，两人在4月30日的加时赛中相遇。

"I'm anxious and I think too much. My friends said the anxiety is normal ahead of big matches," Ding said after winning the title, comparing the occasion to the 2022 World Cup Final in Qatar.

“我很焦虑，我想得太多了。我的朋友说，在大型比赛之前，这种焦虑是正常的，”丁立人在夺冠后说，他把这场比赛比作2022年的卡塔尔世界杯决赛。

Ding revealed that his friends had helped him deal with the pressure.

丁立人透露，他的朋友们帮助他应对了压力。

"I think I've done everything that I can in chess and I have put all that I have into the games. Now, I won't be happy if there are no matches. And it's hard for me to find another hobby."

“我想，我已经在国际象棋中做了我能做的一切，我把我的全部都投入到比赛中。如果现在没有比赛，我并不会高兴。而且我很难再找到别的爱好。”

Ding's triumph means China holds both the men's and women's world titles, with current women's champion Ju Wenjun set to defend her title against compatriot Lei Tingjie in July.

丁立人夺冠意味着中国国际象棋同时拥有了男子和女子两位世界冠军，今年7月，现任女子冠军居文君将于今年7月与同胞雷挺婕进行卫冕战。

Ding's title is a dream come true not only for him, but generations of Chinese chess players past and present.

丁立人夺冠不仅实现了他自己的梦想，也实现了几代中国国际象棋棋手的梦想。

His world title victory trended widely on Chinese social media. The hashtag "Ding Liren becomes chess world champion" had been viewed over 22 million times on Sina Weibo as of Monday, with most expressing their excitement about the win and congratulating Ding.

丁立人的世界冠军头衔在中国社交媒体上引起了广泛关注。截至5月1日，“丁立人夺国际象棋世界冠军”的标签在新浪微博上的浏览量超过2200万，其中大多数都表达了对胜利的兴奋和对丁立人的祝贺。

Among his greatest supporters is Xie Jun, a Chinese chess giant who won the nation's first women's world title in 1991.

丁立人的支持者中包括谢军，后者曾在1991年为中国夺得首个国际象棋女子世界冠军。

"The meaning of this men's title is equal to the title that I won 32 years ago. After three decades of effort, it's like Chinese chess has built an oasis in the middle of a desert," Xie told Xinhua News Agency.

“这个男子冠军的意义和我32年前赢得的冠军是一样的。经过三十年的努力，中国的国际象棋在沙漠中建立了一片绿洲，”谢军向新华社表示。

"It means Chinese men's chess has also reached the world's top level. We have been waiting for this moment for too long.

“这标志着中国男子棋手到达了国际象棋职业棋赛的顶峰，我们期待这个时刻太久了。”

"With a role model like Ding, I believe more youngsters will participate in chess. And the game will earn more attention and support from different sectors in society and the government."

“有了丁立人做榜样，我相信更多的年轻人会参与到国际象棋中。国际象棋也会得到来自社会各界与政府更多的关注与支持。”

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