New York - Toronto Xiangqi Challenge Matches

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The Xiangqi clubs of New York and Toronto have been squaring off in team competitions for more than 20 years. As a result, a special friendship exists between the players in these two cities.

In each match, three to five players from each city play two or three rounds – depending on how much time is available. The first match was organized by the New York Chinese Chess Association (NYCCA) and the Toronto Xiangqi Association (TXA) and held in New York in 1983. It was then agreed that the match would be alternate between cities every two years.

In 1985, the series was expanded to include New York’s United East Chinese Chess Club (UECCC). Both New York teams visited Toronto that year, and after that, the UECCC became Toronto’s principle opponent. The TXA dominated during these early years, thanks to players such as Steve Wong, Peter Sung, and Stephen Fung.

The series stopped after 1991, but was resumed after the UECCC was reorganized as the United East Athletic Association and visited Toronto in 1996. Then the newly established New York North America Xiangqi Association (NYNAXA) held a special challenge match in New York in 1997, and visited Toronto in 1998. Since then, the New York teams have won every match. Their top players: Mou HaiQin, Ji ZhongQi, WeiXuan Gao, and Tam Bond have been too much to handle.

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New York - Toronto Xiangqi Challenge Games Record

No	Year	Location	Champion	1st Runner Up
1	1983	New York	NYCCA	TXA
2 3	1985	Toronto Toronto	TXA TXA	NYCCA UECCC
4	1987	New York	TXA	UECCC
5	1989	Toronto	UECCC TXA
6	1991	New York	TXA	UECCC
7	1996	Toronto	UEAA	TXA
8	1997	New York	NYNAXA	TXA
9	1998	Toronto	NYNAXA	TXA
10 11	2000	New York New York	UEAA NYNAXA	TXA TXA
12	2002	Toronto	NYNAXA	TXA
13	2004	New York	UEAA	TXA