"Seo, relax, don't lose too badly, that's victory!
"Even if we lose too badly...well...
"I will also explain it to you from the Chess Academy and the National People's Government! Don't worry!"
"..."
At 12:10 noon on July 1st, Tongge Hotel, the Japanese team’s seminar room.
Facing the disciple who was about to take the stage, Tadao Sato patted Seo Koji on the shoulder rather pitifully, and his tone was rarely as sharp as when he usually trains students, and it sounded like hospice care. This made Seo Koji, who was comforted, speechless for a moment.
However, he was speechless. After slightly twitching his expression, Seo 8th Dan could not squeeze out any words of rebuttal, so he had to express honestly, "In general, in short... I will try my best to show the strength of our young Japanese chess players." Determined to "style", he immediately went to the game room:
No way...
Although some people may not seem to be eliminated yet, in fact they can basically bury them from the moment they draw the ghost card.
In fact, Koji Seo had good luck in the first round this time. He did not draw a Chinese chess player in the first round and met a Chinese Taiwan Strait player. In the end, he was in good form recently and advanced to the next round relatively easily.
But when he managed to draw the Zhaotian Queen in the second round, whose suppressive power against her opponent was ridiculously strong, he knew it was all over!
As we all know, since the establishment of dan, the current Zhaojun of China has never lost to an obvious opponent except for Gao Yang in one game, so that Gao Yang's second dan has become an urban legend in the Japanese chess world—— Because I have never seen this guy enter this tournament in any tournament in recent years, and no chess records have ever been released.
The suppressive force on his attacker is so terrifying that it is so powerful that it has almost reached the level of the law of cause and effect. This makes it impossible for Seo Koji, who has a clear strength gap with Rui Zhao, to have any illusions.
Moreover, what makes Seo Koji feel even more stressed is...
When he came to his chess table, the current Zhaojun, who either had a naive smile like the beauty next door, or looked as majestic as the supreme goddess, had a very rare look on his face like a kitten, which seemed quite a bit strange. I'm not very happy, and I feel like I want to find a punching bag to vent my anger on.
Ah, this, this...
Did you encounter something unhappy?
Are you going to vent your anger on me? !
Seo Koji suddenly regretted why he didn't learn some Chinese from Rei Ban and Kanako Akiyama. Now he can tell a few jokes to this Chinese lady, which is a psychological trick to make her act more gently.
But at the moment, he could only show an awkward but polite smile, trying to express his goodwill to the other party - although the smile the other party gave him back was somewhat lacking in interest.
Uh...
I don’t know if she received it or not...
The expression on Seo Koji's face was a little tense.
In short, in short...
If it doesn't work, just give up decisively! Just don’t be too embarrassed to lose!
As long as I lie down fast enough, the other party won't be able to whip my corpse!
Seo 8th Dan secretly made up his mind, but at this moment, seeing that the time was almost up, the referee on duty stood up and announced that all the stations on the scene would start guessing first.
Seo carefully finished guessing the first move with the silent Chinese Go queen in front of him, for fear of making his opponent unhappy.
In the end, Seo guessed black and Rui Zhao guessed white.
However, the fast chess Athena didn't seem to be happy at all about the small opportunity she had gained by guessing first. She just silently took the white chess box and clasped it in her hand, waiting for the moves to be made. The atmosphere was stagnant. It has to be slightly embarrassing and chilling. So much so that Seo Koji even started to breathe nervously.
But fortunately, I saw that all the chess tables were expected to end first. When 12:30 arrived, the referee announced the start of chess on time.
Following the referee's order, the relieved Seo Koji hurriedly saluted and started the bell, not wanting to stay in the atmosphere for one more second.
On the opposite side, Rui Zhao seemed to have finally put away the nerve-wracking aura just now, and entered into the focused and focused state he had during his usual matches. This made Seo Koji subconsciously sigh in relief.
Anyway...
I hope I can lose this game more normally and inconspicuously!
Dongying Ba Duan secretly prayed humbly.
After the two sides quickly played the first four moves in the four corners, Seo chose the upper left point three-three in his fifth move.
This is a common layout method in the AI era. It is extremely normal. Next, White has to judge which side to block based on its own ideas and the configuration of other corners.
However, Rui Zhao seemed to have already had an idea here.
It took almost only a second for Rui Zhao's next move to appear on the chessboard - blocking it from below.
So fast?
Seo raised his eyebrows subconsciously, but quickly responded.
At present, there are only three stones in other corners. In fact, the layout idea of which side to block is different. There is almost no advantage or disadvantage in terms of winning rate and eye difference. It is normal for the opponent to respond quickly.
After that, Rui Zhao still made moves like flying. The company commander simply formed his hands and then made a small jump at the lower left corner to finalize them. Each move was played in seconds, and he seemed to be well prepared.
This Empress Zhao...
Have you already thought about how to make this layout? !
Could it be that there is really something unhappy and you have prepared some tricks to use me as a punching bag? !
With this in mind, Seo couldn't help but think deeply about his next move. After thinking for a minute, he chose the relatively rare left-side split shot in order to disrupt Rui Zhao's layout.
But who would have known that Rui Zhao would still hit the lower right corner in seconds!
This...
Feeling something was wrong, Seo Koji hesitated and responded with the most common tip, but almost as soon as the stone was placed and the bell rang, White's next move had already arrived:
Top right point three three!
At the beginning, the white chess made seven moves in total, and it didn't even take ten seconds!
Although the layout stage is definitely shorter than the mid-game due to the presence of AI as a learning object, on average it takes less than two seconds to make a move...
This was obviously prepared! ! !
Seo Koji suddenly became alert!
You know, the current celebrity in China is the junior sister of Ni Jue, the flying knife expert! It was by relying on three consecutive flying knives to pass the level and finally get the title of [Celebrity]!
And in the layout stage, the moves are flying... This is the precursor of the flying knife coming! ! !
Thinking of this, Seo Hiroshi and both of them were dumbfounded! Although there is no record of Rui Zhao ever using a throwing knife in public after the Masters. There are also rumors in the circle that Rui Zhao used so many throwing knives in the Masters. It is estimated that it will be difficult for the throwing knife arsenal to recover in the short term—— Regardless of whether this flying knife arsenal belongs to Ni Jue or, as Ni Jue clarified, it is Rui Zhao's own work.
However, Seo knew from Uesaka Rei that Rui Zhao would take time to do research on the layout of flying knives on weekdays. It would not be surprising if he used one again one day.
That's right...
Hey hey... is it true or false? ! !
A bastard like me who has never even held a title... is actually worthy of a flying knife of this level? ! !
And...
Aren’t the four corners common changes nowadays? It doesn’t look like a flying knife!
Thinking of this, Seo swallowed subconsciously. After simply shaping the upper right hand, he thought for a long time, and finally carefully raised an unusually pointed hand on the upper left hand, trying to avoid introducing complicated changes too early.
But the sound of the pieces falling on the chessboard sounded twice very compactly at this time.
Regarding this pointy hand, Rui Zhao opened it in seconds - the most typical set technique.
Now Seo is becoming more and more aware that something is a bit baffling!
Rui Zhao's flying stance is like a precursor to a flying knife!
Check out the 16-9 book bar and see the correct version!
But if you look closely at the tricks, they are all extremely normal formulaic moves!
This...
Where did this show come from? !
Seo became more and more confused, but couldn't think of a clue for a while, so he continued to respond carefully according to common techniques.
But... Rui Zhao's rhythm remains unchanged:
The move is instant, but the response is very common.
This continues until the 34th move, and the situation is still calm.
It's just that the time used by both parties now, Seo has used up ten minutes, and Rui Zhao has only used up twenty-three seconds!
Hiss——
This doesn't look like a flying knife, does it? !
After hesitating for a while, confused Seo finally plucked up the courage and chose to press down with his right hand, starting the first close battle between the two sides in this game.
At this time, Rui Zhao's move finally stopped taking seconds. But...
Not much slower!
In the subsequent ten consecutive chess moves, although both sides were in close combat, each of Rui Zhao's changes did not last more than ten seconds, but Seo Koji took another three minutes!
The same thing as before, the two sides still did not undergo any drastic changes, and completed the partial finalization relatively peacefully.
She...
It doesn’t look like he’s going to use a throwing knife! On the contrary, it seems...
...Eh? !
At this time, another sense of déjà vu that was completely different from last year's China Masters arose in Seo Koji's mind.
And this sense of déjà vu made Dongying Badan’s eyes widen, and he couldn’t believe it for a moment!
No...it can't be right? !
Although some chess fans and netizens would joke like this...
But you can't really do that, right? ! ! !
The confused Seo Koji's face suddenly turned pale, but he knew that now he had to test his conjecture!
He hurriedly held his breath and thought, and then, after capturing a move, he flew below and began to attack the three white pieces!
It stands to reason that Black's chess has already established a strong momentum after a series of moves on the lower left. With this flying attack, White's three chess pieces are already somewhat dangerous. At this time, you should calm down and think about how to deal with it.
However... Rui Zhao is obviously an exception.
On the 46th move, he made the inevitable stick in seconds. Faced with Black's flying attack, Rui Zhao thought for less than ten seconds and calmly captured the black piece on the lower right side, treating the black piece's flight as if it was nothing!
Not only did it go down so fast...but it also took off first? ! !
Even though he knew that his opponent was one of the top chess players today with a strong ability to suppress his hands, Koji Seo still couldn't control his emotional ups and downs after being treated like this. After a long test, he decisively stabbed the white chess piece below him. A series of onslaughts!
It's a pity... this fierce attack couldn't even make Rui Zhao think for ten seconds.
White's next response was smooth and smooth. No matter where Seo stopped to think in the middle, Rui Zhao still made sure to make a move within ten seconds, as decisive as if he was playing ultra-fast online chess that takes ten seconds!
What's even more heartbreaking is that in more than ten moves, Rui Zhao's retention time was less than one-tenth of Seo Koji's, but he still firmly controlled the situation!
In the 60th move, as the white chess piece was pulled down, the white chess piece below was already alive! Black's failed attack failed to achieve the strategic goal, but it allowed White to gain a huge advantage by taking off the corner, and now it is at a clear disadvantage!
Looking at the time reserved by both parties, Seo has already spent a full forty minutes, while Rui Zhao...
It only takes two minutes and two seconds!
Nearly twenty times the time difference! ! !
At this point, everyone in Seo is dumbfounded!
It took twenty times longer than the other party, but the result was that I was at a disadvantage? !
At this time, Seo Koji's sense of déjà vu was extremely intense.
He tremblingly hit another one in the upper left as a final confirmation.
As expected, Rui Zhao glanced at it and immediately raised his hand to make a move. Without thinking, he moved his hand again and waited for the other party to respond.
At this time, Seo Koji understood it beyond words!
In this game of chess, Rui Zhao is planning to use a flying knife!
Although he is recognized as the best young chess player after "Reiwa San Yutori", he has also won the right to challenge Honinbo - although it is a shrunken Honinbo.
But in the eyes of Zhaojun, a Chinese celebrity, even if he is just a small shrimp on the roadside, he is probably overestimated. How can he be worthy of her special use of research results?
Just as he guessed after finalizing the shape on the lower right: The reason why Rui Zhao was so quick was because he didn't want to waste any more time in the game with himself!
In today's game of chess, she completely put herself...
Play as if you were a female chess player at the Lakeside Cup! ! ! (End of chapter)