Next year's champion, accompanied by the previous champions, will head to Lausanne, Switzerland, home of the Olympic head-quarters, to hold a demonstration competition. This event will be an important step in efforts to have Chinese chess accepted as an Olympic event.
明年的棋王，將與歷屆棋王飛往奧委會博物館所在地瑞士洛桑進行表演賽，此舉將成為象棋企圖進軍奧運的重要宣示動作。