"As expected...
“She really didn’t lose a set in the first seven games!”
Time flies, and it is already June 23, which is also the last day of the second phase of Asian Games preliminaries.
At 9:15 this morning, after taking another look at the points table posted on the wall, Sun Yi, who arrived at Tonggelou on time to participate in the eighth round of the Asian Games second stage qualifiers, couldn't help but sigh.
As Sun Yi said, relying on another victory against his own dog yesterday afternoon, Zhao Tianhou's second-stage qualifying record has reached seven wins and zero losses. She is only behind Lei Qi by winning points and firmly occupies the third place. Two positions.
And lined up behind the two is Sun Yi, who currently has six wins and one loss.
In the first seven games, Sun Yi still exerted his stable characteristics of "strength and weakness analyzer", with six wins and one loss, only losing one game to Lei Qi, ranking third alone.
In the eighth round this morning, he will challenge another unbeatable record holder besides Lei Qi - his junior sister Rui Zhao.
There is no doubt that it will be another tough battle for Sun Houer against Zhao Tianhou, who has shown dominance in fast chess matches recently.
But unfortunately, this game is extremely important.
Although the top three chess players Lei, Rui and Sun have all locked up their qualifying spots for the men's team at this time, Sun Yi has to consider more than just qualifying for the team competition.
The last round included a powerful dialogue between Rui Zhao and Lei Qi. And considering that Sun Yi had already lost to Lei Qi before, if he loses to Rui Zhao again in this game, he will definitely bid farewell to the top two in the qualifiers.
Although the competition regulations of the selection competition do not say that the top two candidates will be selected as the candidates for the men's individual events, but that "the coaching staff will consider comprehensively", the results of the second stage of the qualifiers must be an important reference basis.
If you only get third place, you will basically say goodbye to the men's individual event in this Asian Games.
Ah...
Maybe my words will come true and my junior sister will take away the spot in the men's single event of the Asian Games!
Sun Yi sighed slightly in his heart, but he seemed very relaxed.
It is absolutely false to say that he does not want to participate in the individual events of the Asian Games - after all, this is an opportunity that only comes once every four years, and there may not even be a Go event in the next Asian Games.
Even if you really can't win the world championship in this life, if you can get a medal in the men's individual event of the Asian Games, you can still console yourself.
But Sun Yi has experienced too much in the past year or so, and his mentality at this time has nothing to worry about.
I am lucky to get it, but I am destined to lose it.
He feels that he has been lucky enough in his life so far, and on the field, he just has to do his best until he has no regrets.
Then Sun Yi took a deep breath, walked straight into the game room, and walked towards his game table.
At this moment, Zhaojun, who was as bright as a summer flower, was already sitting beside Wen Ping. When he saw his senior brother coming over, he quickly waved and said hello:
"Senior Brother Sun, here, here!"
"Oh, I'm not blind, I can see!"
Sun Yi sat down with a wry smile and said:
"Besides, why don't you be so arrogant after winning a game against me in Longxingzhan! This game of chess only lasts for an hour, so I'm not in such a hurry!
"I shouldn't be that easy to win today!"
"Yeah! I'm looking forward to it too!"
…
…
"Well...
"In today's battle between senior brothers and sisters, Sun Yi seems to be very active again!"
At 9:50 a.m. on the same day, the live official broadcast room of Tongge Hotel.
Song Jin, who was in charge of commentary, couldn't help but comment after seeing the 31st move Sun Yi had just made:
"…Knowing that Rui Zhao is a powerful force-fighting chess player, he still continued to forcefully advance into corners, making it clear that he was going to fight with the white chess piece on the upper left.
"The last time I faced Rui Zhao in the Dragon Star Battle, he was also extremely proactive and aggressive. I don't know what his thoughts were."
"Uh...Sun Yi seems to be transforming in some games recently."
Xie Minghe, who came as a guest speaker today, commented along the topic:
"Originally, Sun Yi should be a relatively obvious member of the Balance School. He focuses on judgment and internal strength. He is also a very solid official. He has the style of his teacher, the 'divine fortune teller' Yu Qingguang 9th Dan.
"However, in some games after this year, he sometimes played very hard, which was very different from his previous chess style!
"The more typical ones are like the Sanshuang Cup finals, Tianyuan's game against Sanfanqi, Longxing's game against Rui Zhao, and the second-stage qualifier against Lei Qi. "But... I have to say.
"While it's commendable to step out of your comfort zone, his attempts to do so don't seem to be very effective. He didn't win any of the games I just mentioned.
"I personally feel that as a chess player who is over 26 years old and has entered the second half of his career, there is still no need to make such a radical change in style, otherwise the gains may outweigh the losses."
"Is it because he has never won the world championship and lost the title of [Yixian], which makes him a little stressed?" Song Jin speculated.
"Hmm... I guess it's really possible - after all, he's twenty-six years old!"
After hearing Song Jin's conjecture, Xie Minghe thought for a moment and nodded:
"For every chess player, the world championship is the ultimate dream - to be honest, I still feel very regretful that I have not been able to win a world championship.
"Actually, objectively speaking, Sun Yi's overall level has improved a lot in the past year! He has evolved from the so-called 'strongest wall' to an undisputed top five or even top three level in the world!
"Judging from the overall game record and game content, it is no exaggeration to say that he is the third person in the world under Liu Lei!
"With Sun Yi's level, if it were placed in the period when Lin and Li were competing for hegemony, it would not be difficult to win the championship!
"One of these two leaders often has fits, and the other has some mental problems at critical moments, and has missed many championships. Many of our huge domestic first-class champions were the only ones who won the championship at that time. A crown.
"Even Du Weichen, who has been dormant for a long time and occasionally rises up, has won more than one crown during this period!
"But now, Sun Yi is really unlucky.
"Not to mention Liu Shixian, who is one of the best in history, and Xiao Lei is also a rare young genius, and the two people's chess styles are relatively stable, unlike Lin Ruixin and Li Tingyan who give opportunities.
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"Since the LIG Cup the year before last, there have been a total of seven world championships. Liu Wu and Lei Er, the two of them have directly divided all the championships! And Sun Yi was eliminated by these two people almost every time, and was suppressed to death. Damn it!
"Originally, the 2024 Miao Jia Ling Cup was a good opportunity. Liu Shixian and Lei Qi were both upset. If Sun Yi got the draw of Li Zhaokai or Man Jiageng, he might have already won the world championship. !
"However, he met Ryu Shixian early and was eliminated in the first round. It was indeed a bit tragic.
"Perhaps he will be like his teacher Yu Jiuduan and me, who will never be crowned for life!"
Thinking that this outstanding junior in the chess world might follow in his footsteps, Xie Minghe couldn't help but feel a little regretful in his tone.
But in competitive sports, food is the original sin.
As a professional chess player, if you find it difficult to break a game once faced with an opponent, then no one can blame you for never winning the championship.
Seeing that the atmosphere seemed a bit gloomy, Song Jinli, who has been a program commentator and host for a long time, brought up a light topic:
"But...people can't want everything!
"I managed to catch a little birdie. Isn't that much better than being a world champion?"
"Ah...
"If you say that, I'm speechless!"
Xie Minghe was stunned when he heard this, and then he joked:
"Anyway, I heard that when the news of Liu Yuhong and Sun Yi's relationship was officially announced, there were many male chess players in the industry who were heartbroken!"
"Is that so?"
Song Jin took advantage of this gap, blinked and asked a little:
"Then...
"If Rui Zhao is chased by someone one day, will the entire male profession in the chess world be depressed for a while?"
"...Huh?
"Well... I guess no one will be heartbroken."
"Huh? Why?"
Xie Minghe smiled and shrugged:
"The male chess players in our circle still know how much they weigh, and they won't go so far as to want to eat swan meat!"
"Really?
"Sure enough, Flower of the High Mountains still puts too much pressure on people!"
Song Jin also laughed, then glanced at the board and stopped talking about this lively topic:
"...Okay, let's not talk about the digression and go back to the chess game again!
"Now Rui Zhao has made the move!
"Faced with our senior brother's pressing step by step, our little queen is not polite at all!
"The next move was to directly dig up and attack the black chess weak point, which was the AI's choice!" (End of this chapter)