"Ah...I give up."
At half past five in the evening of July 6, inside Tongge Tower.
As Rui Zhao's clear voice came out, the quiet game room on the third floor finally heard the whispers of frontline staff.
In principle, as a staff member, you should not make any noise at this time.
However, Liu Shixian, who had just calmly breathed a sigh of relief, was very understanding of the whispers among the staff.
After watching such an exciting game, being able to resist saying a word shows that he probably has no love for Go.
Even... let alone bystanders.
Even the first person in the world who had been chased all the way to this point couldn't help but reflect on the aftertaste of the game just now.
In this game of chess, Rui Zhao's momentum and offensive strength were truly astonishing!
Abandoning the entire white chess piece on the right side to forcefully slaughter the dragon in his middle... This would not be an exaggeration to say that he is crazy!
The result...
It was so close that this current Zhaojun succeeded!
In this chess game, ever since Black moved 175, Black's dragon has been unable to make a second eye. Everything depends on whether Black can grab the white piece on the left and fight a bloody path.
Finally...Master Liu did it.
In the end, White failed to overcome the catastrophe on the lower left, and the battle with Black in the center was just a little slower. At the 239th move of the game, seeing that there was no way to save the situation, the current Zhaojun surrendered after five hours of hard work.
At the moment when he saw his opponent finally giving in, Ryu Shixian could almost directly feel his brain secreting dopamine crazily, soothing his tired body and spirit.
Although like many East Asians, Liu Shixian has always felt that Westerners who like extreme sports are seeking death.
But at this moment, he suddenly understood the driving force of those extreme sports enthusiasts.
This is indeed... the most enjoyable feeling!
The number one person in the world couldn't help but sigh softly in his heart, and then raised his eyes to look at the ninth-dan beauty who had just given him this wonderful experience.
Although Rui Zhao showed no signs of frustration at this time and just stared at the chessboard in front of him, Liu Shixian could still clearly read the opponent's unwillingness from the tight lips of the fast chess Athena.
There is no way, such a crazy abandonment to slay the dragon only to fall short in the end will not make anyone feel good.
Moreover, the Chinese celebrity Zhaojun seemed to have shown amazing confidence in his own chess moves in the final stage. He obviously had one minute to think about each move, but he made his move in seconds! It seems like he wants to completely overwhelm Ryu Se-hyun in terms of momentum!
It's a pity that such a complicated fight can't be carried out in this way!
Rui Zhao, who was making moves in seconds, made two obvious mistakes in the final stage in Liu Shixian's opinion, which directly ruined his last hope.
Such a confident move resulted in a helpless failure. One can imagine the loss and regret.
"Thanks for the advice!
"I had a great time playing this game of chess."
Liu Shixian responded politely first.
And just when he was still thinking about how to comfort this opponent who brought him great pleasure, the "Quick Chess Athena" already smiled and replied:
"Actually, me too!
"Um, Liu Jiuduan! Let's seize the time to review it!"
As if he was afraid that Liu Shixian would run away, Rui Zhao quickly entered the review state:
"I feel... my game of chess today was a bit too reckless: killing the dragon in the center was a bit excessive.
“Actually, on the 130th move, I wanted to hold it directly in the center to make a show. I felt that the situation was not bad at that time!
"But I always feel that if I play this step by step, I will probably get into Liu Jiuduan's pace. Maybe I won't have a chance if I keep playing, so I thought that instead of being slowly worn to death in frustration, it is better to fight while the chessboard is still big.
“Looking at the results now, it’s actually too much!”
Uh...
You just finished playing such a game of chess, don't you want to adjust your mood?
...Is it really her style?
Liu Shixian couldn't help but smile bitterly, but he also planned to take the opportunity to correct Rui Zhao's two serious mistakes at the last moment, so he immediately agreed:
"But... this suits your style very well, doesn't it? You even have a chance! It's just that you ended up playing..."
"Liu Jiuduan, please stop comforting me!"
At this time, Rui Zhao helplessly puffed up the corners of his mouth and directly interrupted Liu Shixian's words:
"As long as you play correctly, I have no chance in the whole process. I've figured this out clearly."
Count...
Have you figured it out? ? ? !
Hearing this, Liu Shixian couldn't help but widen his eyes.
Liu Shixian, who had just finished playing this game, understood very well that in the final stage, Rui Zhao could perform his moves in seconds, as if he had reached the end of the lump sum system! And there were two obvious mistakes!
The result...
She said she had figured it out? ? ? !
The young master of the Liu family immediately corrected him:
"But for the 186th move, if you can change it to a tiger, you actually have a chance!
"In this way, your chess shape will be obviously more flexible, and you may have a chance to successfully fight against two black chess pieces..."
"So, Liu Jiuduan, please stop comforting me!"
Rui Zhao smiled bitterly and shook his head directly, interrupting:
"I can still calculate this change clearly!"
"...Eh?"
"...If there is a tiger here, it will be a disaster after that.
"The tribulation through the lower left in the actual battle just now is very clear - the black dragon has too many tribulations. As long as I have to win through tribulations, I have no hope.
"I made the second move in the hope that you can stick to it when you enter the countdown state. In this way, when I move again, the black chess piece can only jump to capture the four pieces of the white chess piece, and I will get through it again.
"The subsequent changes are relatively simple. In short, the black dragon cannot make a second eye, so I stole this game.
"However, it seems that this little trick can't deceive you Liu Jiuduan...
"He is truly recognized as the number one person today!"
Hearing this, Liu Shixian's relaxed smile for the rest of his life instantly froze on his face. He was silent for several seconds before asking again:
"You mean...
"The reason you were so aggressive in the last few seconds was because you didn't want me to have extra time to think?"
"Yes!"
Rui Zhao scratched his head in embarrassment:
"At the Dream Lily Cup earlier this year, I used this trick to pick up a plate from Park Min-yeol's 9th Dan, so I wanted to try the same trick... Unfortunately, I didn't succeed!"
For a moment, Liu Shixian, who had always been as steady as an old dog, showed a rare look of surprise and uncertainty in his eyes, and he quickly continued to ask:
"Then... on the 200th move, why didn't you choose to jump on the left and pull on the corner?" Judging from the chess shape, the corner is obviously a disaster. After you pulled here, you sold the Yanqi that you pulled first on the left. What a means! It should be that here the white chess jump has a greater chance of killing the one above! ”
"But is it different? Is it still a robbery?"
Rui Zhao still thought that Liu Shixian was just testing himself, and he didn't realize anything was wrong:
"Indeed, by taking the lead here, the white piece on my left can counterattack the small black piece in the center.
"But the problem is that black can use white's energy to get through the situation. Then white moves to capture. Black only needs to grab this move, and there will be a problem with white's lower left chess.
"You can tell at a glance that the white chess left here is a calamity. As I said just now, it's all a calamity anyway, so it's all the same. I can only count on you, Liu Jiuduan, to find a false calamity.
"But... it's still a fantasy!"
Hearing this, Liu Shixian was almost stunned!
No...
Didn't she just do all sorts of things in seconds?
How was it possible to calculate such subsequent changes so quickly and accurately? !
However...
Rui Zhao's "reflection" continues.
"Actually...you have already given me a chance in this game, Liu Jiuduan.
“During the 167th move, maybe because of the countdown, Liu Jiudan didn’t notice the tetsuji in the top hand.
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"As long as this hand comes out, I will be hopeless.
"But fortunately, this move is relatively hidden. Maybe you didn't notice it, Liu Jiuduan, so you gave me a chance to persist - but unfortunately it didn't work in the end..."
Speaking of this, Hanhan sighed a little, looking very sorry, but he also seemed to cheer himself up in his heart:
"...Dai Jiuduan is right!
"As the top chess player, you still have to be flexible in your thinking and cannot just decide the outcome in the area you are best at...
"Sure enough, I still have a lot to learn from chess players like you, Liu Jiuduan!"
However, Liu Shixian, who was praised as a "learning object" by the other party at this time, did not show any happiness at all.
He stared blankly at the changes that Rui Zhao had just placed in the center of the chessboard, unable to say a word for a long time.
It was obvious that he had just won this extremely exciting Hundred-Eyed Dragon-Slaying Battle that attracted a lot of attention, but right now, his mood suddenly lost the joy of winning after a hard-fought battle! My mood was indescribable for a moment!
"Uh...Liu Jiuduan?"
Seeing that Liu Shixian didn't say anything for a long time, Rui Zhao couldn't help but asked strangely:
"Did I say something wrong?"
Only then did Liu Shixian come back to his senses. After reacting, he blinked several times unconsciously, then smiled again and said:
"No...you said it very well!
"You can even spot the blind spots that I didn't notice in the game in time. You are really amazing..."
"No, no!"
Rui Zhao responded humbly:
"It's just that I play a lot of this kind of attacking chess on weekdays, I'm more sensitive to this type of chess shape, and I'm very familiar with straight-line calculations!"
However, regarding the modesty of the world's top attacker, Ryu Shi-hyun did not show any politeness. Instead, he suddenly raised another topic:
"...Asian Games...I will wait for you to challenge!"
"...Eh?"
Rui Zhao, who was still modest just now, couldn't help but be stunned. Liu Shixian continued calmly:
"If I can't beat you, then this gold medal... isn't perfect!
"The same applies to the battle between the world's strongest chess players early next year and the final Nongshim Cup."
After hearing this, the Chinese celebrity Zhaojun, who was still a little bit progressive in his worldliness, immediately reacted, then nodded vigorously and said:
"Well, I know Liu Jiudan!
"I will continue to work hard for the next Nongshim Cup qualifiers and subsequent competitions this year!"
"...Then I'm looking forward to it."
Although...it is still unknown how poisonous this glass of wine will be next time.
Even... maybe I will die the next time we meet.
But the wine in front of me...
It really makes people unable to control themselves and can’t stop!
Thinking of this, Liu Shixian couldn't help but sigh.
Although the method is quite different from the traditional sense...
But at this moment, Liu Shixian really understood the meaning of the term "beauties bring disaster".
Ah, forget it for now... just live one day at a time!
At the very least, I can still take this intoxicating and wonderful experience with this Tong Ge Cup and look forward to what only Choi Myung Ho has done...
Won four consecutive world championships.
Thinking of this, Liu Shixian subconsciously turned to look at another chess table in the game room, intending to see if his young opponent had ended the game early.
However, what surprised him was...
At this moment, a low roar suddenly sounded in the game room! Everyone in the game room was suddenly shocked.
Liu Rui and Liu Rui felt a sense of déjà vu for this roar - they had heard similar roars in the Spring Orchid Cup semi-finals more than a year ago.
However, although the meaning and emotion contained in this roar were very similar to last year's Spring Orchid Cup, the two of them could still clearly hear the difference.
Because the timbres between the two are obviously produced by different people.
The person who roared at that time was Rui Zhao's peers.
And this time...
But he was replaced by Liu Shixian’s peers...
…
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On July 6, the third "Tongge Cup" World Go Open decided the two finalists as scheduled. The final matchup was:
【Liu Shixian】Yes...
【Sun Yi】(End of this chapter)