中国将棋「シャンチー」王、泥酔スキャンダルでタイトル剥奪　不正疑惑も

【上海ＡＦＰ＝時事】中国の将棋の一種「シャンチー（象棋）」の中国大会優勝者が２５日、祝勝会で泥酔し、ホテルのバスタブに排便したことを問題視され、タイトルを剥奪された。さらに不正疑惑も出ており、象棋界が揺れている。（写真は資料写真）
　顔成竜氏は先週、数十人の挑戦者を倒し、中国象棋協会が主催する全国大会で「棋王」に輝いた。
　だが同協会は２５日、顔氏が「公序良俗に反する」「極めて悪質な」行為をしたとしてタイトルを剥奪するとともに、賞金も没収すると発表した。また、大会などへの出場資格を１年間停止した。
　協会は発表で、「顔氏は１７日夜に（ホテルの）自室で複数人と酒を飲み、１８日にバスタブに排便した。この行為はホテルの備品を損壊するとともに、公序良俗に反しており、大会と象棋のイメージを損なった。非常に悪質な行為」だとしている。
　協会はまた、顔氏がワイヤレス機能がある肛門に挿入する性具を使って信号を送受信し、不正を行ったというインターネット上のうわさについても言及。「ソーシャルメディアで憶測されているような、ヤン氏が『アナルビーズ』を使って不正を行ったということを証明するのは現時点で不可能」だと述べた。
　協会は顔氏から没収する賞金額を公表していないが、象棋の大会では数万元（数十万円）の賞金が用意されることが多い。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2023/12/26-17:07）

The world of Chinese chess is in uproar over rumours of cheating and a bad behaviour scandal that saw the national champion stripped of his title Monday after a victory celebration ended with him defecating in a hotel bathtub.
Xiangqi, or Chinese chess, has been hugely popular for hundreds of years across Asia -- and 48-year-old Yan Chenglong beat dozens of contenders last week to win the title of Xiangqi King at a national tournament hosted by the Chinese Xiangqi Association (CXA).
But his joy was short-lived, with the CXA on Monday announcing that Yan would have his title revoked and prize money confiscated after had been caught disrupting public order and displaying extremely bad character.
The association was also forced to address rumours circulating online that Yan had cheated during the competition by using anal beads equipped with wireless transmitters to send and receive signals.
Yan allegedly clenched and unclenched rhythmically to communicate information about the chess board via code to a computer, which then sent back instructions on what moves to make in the form of vibrations, according to reports circulating on the Chinese social site Weibo.
Based on our understanding of the situation, it is currently impossible to prove that Yan engaged in cheating via 'anal beads' as speculated on social media, the CXA said.
However, he was still stripped of his title and banned from playing for a year after his celebrations went wayward.
Yan consumed alcohol with others in his room on the night of the 17th, and then he defecated in the bathtub of the room he was staying in on the 18th, in an act that damaged hotel property, violated public order and good morals, had a negative impact on the competition and the event of Xiangqi, and was of extremely bad character, the association said in a statement.
The association did not disclose the amount of prize money Yan was forfeiting, but Xiangqi tournaments often promise winners tens of thousands of yuan (thousands of dollars).
The CXA had published a social media post last week congratulating Yan and other players for their spectacularly heated high-level gameplay.
The post included a photo of Yan on stage, flanked by two runners up, proudly holding up his prize certificate.