Today, the 29th LG Cup final was held in the third game of the deciding game. When there was ambiguity in the referee’s penalty,Chinese chess player Ke Jie chose to retire, and Korean chess player Byun Sang-il won the championship.Tonight, the Chinese Go Association issued a "Statement on the 29th LG Cup Finals."
In the third game of the 29th LG Cup World Go King Finals on January 23, Chinese chess player Ke Jie's ninth-dan piece was not placed on the lid of the chess box in time. The match was interrupted by the on-site referee when it was his opponent Bian Xiang's turn to play the nine-dan piece at a critical point in the game.
The Chinese Go Association believes that the timing of the referee's interruption was inappropriate and affected the normal progress of the game. The players were excessively interfered by the referee and were unable to continue to complete the game.
After appealing to the Korean Chess Academy, the organizer of the event, the application for a rematch was unsuccessful.The Chinese Go Association does not accept the result of the third game of this LG Cup.
Although Bian Xiangyi scored two wins, in fact, these two wins were all due to Ke Jie's penalty. Among the three games, the only one that was completed was the first game. In that game, Ke Jie won with 2.5 moves while holding black.
in other words,Bian Xiangyi won the championship with 0 wins and 1 loss.