Chapter 30 "Chess Saint"
[Yongchao Nantian]: Lei Qi, are you going back to Dajing tomorrow?
【See the chess on the road】: Yes, Teacher Shang!
[Yongchao Nantian]: Oh, that’s good. Sorry, I’ll give you five days off to visit relatives...
[Yongchao Nantian]: You’re almost an adult too. , according to what I promised you before, I will no longer have any control over you after you turn eighteen. But I think you are sensible enough and don’t need me to take care of you anymore...
Um? Why did Teacher Shang suddenly express his emotion today?
Lei Qi was sitting in the living room, looking at the WeChat chat history on his phone with a little doubt.
In his impression, Shang Chaotian has always been very pragmatic, and his occasional retreats are just based on reality.
But today I suddenly felt emotional.
Just when he was thinking about how to reply, he saw that the other party sent another message.
[Yongchao Nantian]: I probably have nothing special to say before your eighteenth birthday. There's just one more thing, you might want to listen to me.
[See the chess on the road]: What happened, tell me!
[Yongchao Nantian]: Ah, it’s simple: play chess with me.
【See the chess on the road】: This is simple, I will come to you when I come back tomorrow!
[Yongchao Nantian]: Haha, it’s not that simple... Let’s talk about it after you return to Dajing!
[Yongchao Nantian]: Also, you have to prepare well for the next month and a half. I won’t say more about this. I believe you have a sense of proportion.
【See the chess on the road】: This is natural! You can rest assured.
Lei Qi replied decisively.
Although neither teacher nor student explained it, they both knew what to prepare.
The chess holy war finals will begin on June 18th.
Lei Qi 9th Dan will challenge for his first national title.
Although Lei Qi won two national championships in the "Pinghu Quick Chess Tournament" and "Changqi Cup" in the second half of last year, after South Korea won the championship at the beginning of this year, it also won the rematch of various chess tournaments this year. He has repeatedly achieved great results, but he is actually not that urgent in need of another title or championship to prove himself.
But for the title of [Chess Saint], Lei Qi still attached the highest importance:
Among the many titles and competitions in the country, the Chess Holy War undoubtedly has the largest Influence.
This is partly due to its highest domestic championship prize of 1.3 million yuan, and also because of the profound historical significance of the chess holy war.
Among the five major Chinese men's Go titles, [National Player] and [Yixian] were only established in recent years and have only been held twice so far. They are titles that are temporarily supported solely by bonuses.
And [Chess Saint], [Tian Yuan], and [Celebrity] all have a long history. [Tian Yuan] and [Celebrity] were both founded in the 1980s, while [Qi Sheng] was not officially founded until the end of the last century. In fact, in terms of history, [Chess Master] is the youngest among the three old titles.
But the historical significance does not simply increase with time.
The word "Chess Saint" has a special meaning in China, and it can also represent a respectable history.
What is even more coincidental is that since the title of [Chess Saint] was born, [Chess Saint] has been controlled by the person who is recognized or later recognized as the number one in the country.
The first Chess Holy War was held in 1999. Because it was the first time, it was an open elimination tournament rather than a challenge tournament.
As a result, Shang Chaotian, who was 23 years old at the time, defeated many powerful players and became the second person in the country who could be called the "Sage of Chess".
Of course, this is not disrespectful to the first one - in fact, part of the reason why the [Chess Saint] title competition was created was that the master hoped that someone could help share the burden of this title. Comes huge pressure.
In the following seven chess holy wars, Shang Chaotian repeatedly defeated powerful opponents in five rounds of chess, achieving the extremely glorious title of "Chess Saint" for eight consecutive years.
It was not until 2015 that he suddenly fainted during the third game of Wufanqi. Due to physical reasons, he had to regretfully hand over the title of chess saint that he had held for 16 years to Lin Ruixin, who was only 18 years old.
Since then, a generation of chess king Shang Chaotian has officially announced his retirement.
As for Lin Ruixin, who was controversial at the time, he soon became the well-deserved number one in the country. He has held seven world championships so far, and is tied for number one in China with Shang Chaotian.
And the title of [Chess Saint] has always been in his hands and has never fallen away.
To sum up all the above, [Chess Saint] is the highest title in the country, recognized by the chess community, and no one has any objection!
Now, at a time when Lei Qi is in the limelight, he stands in the position of challenger to the [Chess Saint]. The meaning of this is self-evident. ……
[Yongchao Nantian]: That’s good! But don't put too much pressure on yourself. You still have time to grow. Even if it doesn't work this time, there will still be opportunities later.
【See the chess on the road】: Yeah, yeah.
[Chess on the Road]: By the way, Teacher Shang, I have something to ask you.
[Yongchao Nantian]: What's going on?
[Seeing chess on the road]: Who was the person I played chess with yesterday?
[Yongchao Nantian]: Why do you ask this?
[See Chess on the Road]: Nothing, just a little strange. I always feel that that person misunderstood me, and I want to ask him...
[Yongchao Nantian]: Why? ? Just because people don’t know you?
【The Road Sees Chess】: That’s right, I’ve never seen anyone so low-level provocative!
[The Road Sees Chess]: I obviously have a certain level of strength, but I pretend like I don’t know anything. I feel like I haven’t offended anyone!
[Yongchao Nantian]: Hey! You kid, you can keep your mind stable when facing things on the market, and remain as still as a mountain. I didn’t expect that I would still have psychological fluctuations when faced with off-board moves!
【The Road Sees Chess】: ...You are right, I am not mature enough.
[Yongchao Nantian]: Actually, this can be considered a little reminder to you! You must know that Lin Ruixin is very crazy and knows how to talk before the game. Don't wait until the game comes and let him get into your mentality.
【See the Chess on the Road】: Well, I have already thought about it. I will switch to a senior phone in June and will never read any off-site news.
[Yongchao Nantian]: Oh, you have more ideas! I'm relieved!
[Yongchao Nantian]: Then [Youfeng Laiyi], do you still want to know who it is?
【See the chess on the road】: Don’t think about it anymore!
[Yongchao Nantian]: This is right! Okay, I still have work to do, so I won’t talk about it for now. Waiting for you to come back tomorrow!
【See the chess on the road】: Okay!
Lei Qi put down his phone and couldn't help but think about his emotions again.
Teacher Gangshang is right...
In fact, it was just a provocation, but this method is relatively novel, why do I keep thinking about it!
Hmm...I am still a bit like my dad at heart...
But just when Lei Qi was reflecting on himself, a message suddenly came to his WeChat mobile phone.
Lei Qi originally thought it was Shang Chaotian who had something to explain, but when he picked up his phone and looked at it, he realized it was someone else.
[Hongyan Changfei Yu Longyue]: Hey, Junior Brother Xiaolei, do you know who [Youfeng Laiyi] you played against yesterday was?
? ? ?
Lei Qi suddenly had a question mark on his face.
【See the chess on the road】: I really don’t know! I asked Teacher Shang and he had no intention of answering.
[Seeing chess on the road]: But senior sister, you... why are you asking today? There were a lot of people asking me yesterday...
[Swan Goose Flying and Yu Longyue]: Why did I ask you yesterday? I thought with my toes and knew that person couldn't be the teacher!
【The Road Sees Chess】: Then you are still asking today?
[Swan Goose Flying and Yu Longyue]: But didn’t I just see the “little sheep” giving way to him? That's why I was a little curious...
Lei Qi was holding his mobile phone and was stunned for two seconds when he saw the latest sentence:
"...What?!
"Why did Zou Yang come up too? ! ”
Tomorrow’s update will be even better!
I originally wanted to continue saving my manuscript this afternoon, but ended up being caught by my family boss to watch a movie. It seems I can only continue at night...
No wonder some great people become more immobile after getting married. I understand.
(End of this chapter)