Xu Yinyan responded on Weibo that he is willing to play chess with Liu Yang. Liu Yang's wish: to play a game of Chinese chess with a master, Apple iOS vs Windows Phone 7 system, memory, CPU processing, and background program operation details. According to the information, Liu Yang, a 12-year-old Chinese chess prodigy from Panjin, Liaoning Province, unfortunately contracted bone cancer. After two surgeries, doctors have suggested to stop treatment. The child's only wish is to play a game of chess with a master before he passes away.
This matter sparked heated discussions online yesterday. Yesterday, Xu Yinyan, a renowned Chinese chess grandmaster, said in an interview with Southern Daily that he hopes to play chess online with young Liu Yang and video chat with him. He also sent a message to Liu Yang: "Overcome current difficulties and be confident in life."
Meanwhile, a volunteer organization in Beijing has decided to sponsor Liu Yang's treatment costs, urging him not to give up on treatment. Next Monday, they will bring Liu Yang to Shenyang, where a chess master will play against him. Currently, apart from Xu Yinyan, several other chess masters such as Jiang Chuan have expressed their willingness to help Liu Yang fulfill his dream.
Despite suffering from bone cancer, Liu Yang remains obsessed with Chinese chess. According to reports, Liu Yang is a sixth-grade student at Yuhong Primary School in Shuangtaizi District, Panjin City. Since childhood, he has been a chess prodigy. At the age of six, Liu Yang demonstrated extraordinary talent in Chinese chess. By the time he was eight, his father who introduced him to the game was no longer a match for him. At ten, he represented his school and won the runner-up in the Panjin Youth Chinese Chess Competition. With his natural talent and hard work, his future seemed limitless. However, in April 2011, Liu Yang fainted at school due to leg pain. The hospital's examination results brought devastating news to this financially struggling family: rare malignant Ewing's bone cancer!
Liu Yang's parents are both laid-off workers. His father suffers from severe diabetes and cannot work, while his mother Liang Dan works as a car washer. To treat their child, Liu Yang's parents rented a house without heating, using the saved heating fee for his chemotherapy, and his father even gave up his diabetes treatment.
On May 20, Liu Yang underwent his first surgery in Shenyang, but the tumor recurred in October. After the second surgery, the tumor recurred again, leaving the hospital with no choice but to abandon treatment. Helpless, Liu Yang's parents took him to a specialized cancer treatment hospital in Shenyang for chemotherapy.
Liang Dan tearfully choked out: "The child doesn't know he has cancer; we haven't told him. But the understanding Liu Yang senses that his illness is serious and says he doesn't want to burden his parents. What he loves most is Chinese chess; once he touches the chessboard, it's as if his illness has disappeared."
"Liu Yang's greatest wish is to play a game of Chinese chess with a master," said Liu Yang's mother.
Volunteers urgently came to the rescue. It is understood that on December 4, Liu Yang will go to Shenyang for continued chemotherapy, which will cost about 15,000 yuan, but so far, only 10,000 yuan has been raised. To treat Liu Yang, the family has already spent 100,000 yuan, most of which is borrowed. This situation, after being forwarded on Weibo, has attracted much attention from netizens, "Even if there is only a glimmer of hope, we must make a hundred percent effort."
A volunteer named "Diligent Glow" who participated in volunteer projects such as Daliang Mountain said in an interview with reporters that she is from Shenyang. After seeing the news, she and her volunteer team have taken swift action. She said that on Monday, a special vehicle will be dispatched to pick up Liu Yang from Panjin and take him to Shenyang to prepare for his third round of chemotherapy. During the two or three days between the physical examination and the start of chemotherapy, the volunteers will contact multiple famous Chinese chess masters domestically to come to Shenyang or play online with Liu Yang via the internet to fulfill his wish. She stated that she has already contacted several domestic chess masters, all of whom are willing to help.
Xu Yinyan responded on Weibo that he is willing to play. Yesterday, the reporter interviewed Xu Yinyan, a well-known Chinese chess grandmaster from Guangdong Provincial Chess Team. Master Xu said that he really wants to help young Liu Yang and can play online with him and hopes to video chat with him.
Master Xu said that he saw this matter through the Internet and feels very sorry for Liu Yang's situation and wants to help him. He has already responded on Weibo that he is willing to play against him. "But because I am currently participating in a competition elsewhere, I cannot go to Shenyang temporarily, nor can I get in touch with Liu Yang's family temporarily. If anyone is willing to help organize it, he would be happy to play online with Liu Yang and video chat with him anytime."
Master Xu remarked with emotion that Liu Yang became seriously ill at such a young age, which is very pitiful, but everything is not over yet. He hopes that Liu Yang does not give up and hopes that he can ignite new hope through their jointly cherished game of Chinese chess. Master Xu hopes to convey the following message to Liu Yang through our newspaper: "Face reality positively, overcome current difficulties, and no matter what, always be full of confidence in life!" When asked whether he would play with full force if he really plays against Liu Yang, Xu Yinyan said he hasn't thought it through yet and needs a couple of days to consider.
Yesterday, another national chess champion Jiang Chuan also expressed on Weibo: "I hope I can fulfill young Liu Yang's wish." Meanwhile, Wang Xiaohua, Chen Zhuo, Zhang Guofeng, Ma Tianyue, and many other professional chess players followed the event closely on Weibo.
Reporters: Jiang Zhe, Intern: Zhuo Shuyun