On March 17th, the first match of the third round of the Chinese Go national player competition, the "Kaifeng Qingming Shanghe Garden · Forget Worries Qingle Cup", was held in Kaifeng, Henan. Defending champion Ding Hao, with a white 1/4 lead, narrowly defeated challenger Fan Tingyu, with a lead in the championship race. Fan Tingyu held the black against Ding Hao, and the two had similar victories and losses in their past matches. In the past three years, Ding Hao has had the upper hand. The situation in the first half of this game was deadlocked, and it was once evenly matched. Ding Hao appeared sluggish in the mid game, while Fan Tingyu seized the opportunity to gain a huge advantage. In the closing stage, the situation suddenly changed, and Fan Tingyu made a series of mistakes, causing his advantage to shrink. Then, both sides triggered a dispute on the right side, and he hastily eliminated the dispute while reading the seconds, making a big mistake. In the end, Ding Hao won with the weakest advantage of 1/4, and the whole game was full of ups and downs, extremely dramatic. According to the schedule, March 18th is a holiday, and the second game of the final three game chess will be held on March 19th. If the two sides draw 1-1, the final battle will be held on March 20th. (New Society)