Chapter 152 The Cradle of the World Championship
“What?!
“You said that the flying knife that Lin Ruixin used to win against my son was stolen from Rui Zhao? !”
On the evening of July 3, Dongjiang Garden Community.
Hearing Li Wangyuan’s words, Lei Jingming, who had returned to his home in Dongjiang from Qiantang, couldn’t help but exclaimed in the voice of many people.
Yu Qingguang heard the commotion and immediately scolded his friend:
"Keep your voice down! I'm afraid your son doesn't know or something!"
"No, it's okay...I People are already on the balcony, far away from Lei Qi's room."
Despite the explanation, Lei Jingming couldn't help but lower his voice.
After the game yesterday, Lei Qi returned to his home in Dongjiang to prepare for the game.
After all, the chess game is played in Gezhou. It would be too much trouble to go back to Dajing. It is much more convenient to go back to Dongjiang first and then go directly to Gezhou.
Li Wangyuan took over the conversation again and said:
“After playing chess yesterday, Xiao Ni immediately went to find your son.
“The specific details are naturally not good. Mention, but he also told your son that Lin Ruixin must only have this flying knife, and told him not to worry about the last game... Hey, did Xiao Lei tell you anything? "
Lei Jingming answered truthfully: "No, everything is business as usual.
"You saw it at the press conference. They were all talking nonsense. When I got home, I felt the same as before the fourth set."
Yu Qingguang sighed: "Well, this The child is really young and mature - much better than some fathers!"
"Older than you..."
Before Lei Jingming officially launched his attack, Yu Qingguang took the opportunity and said directly:
"...Look, what did I say?
"A child can sit still even after losing a game of chess like this, but in the end, I hooked some people up with just one sentence, and I said I'm not better than some fathers?"
Lei Jingming was speechless for a moment.
He wanted to go up and have a good argument with the other party, but now it seemed that doing so was providing arguments for the other party, and he was suddenly in a dilemma.
"Okay, okay...you two, stop bickering!"
Shang Chaotian, who had been silent since just now, came out to smooth things over.
"And although Lei Qi is not very affected by factors on the board now, he still fluctuates when things happen outside the board. Otherwise, should I let him start 'retreat' after May Day?
"Old Lei, you should pay attention to Lei Qi's mentality.
"In the last game of chess, the most important thing is to go all out to play well. Don't make any noise that affects him."
No need to elaborate, everyone knows that what Shang Chaotian said before is Lei Qi had an emotional breakdown because he lost to Rui Zhao in a handicap game.
What the Chairman of the Chess Association meant by the last sentence... was to ask Lei Jingming not to make unnecessary moves after knowing the inside story of this flying knife, so as to prevent Lei Qi from being affected by external factors.
"Well, I understand. After all, the child is not yet an adult! I will definitely not cause trouble for him."
Lei Jingming replied immediately.
He may take matters into his own hands, but when it comes to his son, he will always be much more careful.
However, at this moment, he suddenly remembered another thing and quickly asked the head coach of Muhu Dojo:
"Oh, speaking of which, how is Rui Zhaona doing?"
"Ah, I forgot to tell you - six consecutive victories! You don't have to worry!"
Yu Qingguang said slightly proudly:
"She is getting better and better every day. Have a good day. I am already looking forward to getting a female champion back to our dojo!
"I originally wanted to tell you yesterday, but I thought you would have been thinking about my son yesterday! Chess, I didn’t say..."
"That’s good! That's good! If you had said it earlier, it would have been okay! ”
Upon hearing the news, Lei Jingming's voice also showed a hint of relief.
"The palms and backs of my hands are all flesh. I am just a student like Rui Zhao, so I don’t care about anything!"
…
…
"...Okay, that's it, teacher, please take care of yourself!"
July 4th, 5:30 in the evening, Suhu team training base.
Liu Yuhong, the head coach of Suhu Women’s Team, just hung up the phone with his teacher and fell into a little silence.
Strange...
What is the teacher struggling with!
Apart from Jing Jing, there is no one else in the country who is easy to make money!
The current Queen Mulan frowned.
On the phone just now, she secretly asked Shang Chaotian several times about the situation of the "Wuyue Cup" wild card.
Although Shang Chaotian kept a clear distinction between public and private matters, he always felt that there was nothing wrong with leaking some information to the students in advance as to who the wild card would be. So in the past, whenever Liu Yuhong asked, he would basically hint at some information.
But who would have expected that this time, Shang Chaotian was uncharacteristically uncharacteristic and only said that it was not determined yet - especially since this time the wild card should obviously be used to get Yang Manjing.
It is already early July, and this competition will be held in half a month!
This situation made Liu Yuhong a little worried - she had made a guarantee with Yang Manjing as soon as the selection was over, saying that she would definitely be selected as a wild card, so that the little witch could prepare for the Wuyue Cup as soon as possible!
This...the teacher can't act according to common sense, right?
There is really no one else in the country who needs to fish for it!
When Liu Yuhong was puzzled, a clear female voice suddenly shouted to her:
"Sister Yuhong! It’s time to eat!"
Liu Yuhong looked up and saw that it was Yang Manjing!
Because Suhu Team 1 and 2 were successfully selected for the "Wuyue Cup" competition, and Liu Yuhong thought that the little witch from Team 3 would have no problem getting a wild card, so the three teams recently Everyone is training together at the training base to prepare for the Wuyue Cup.
So Liu Yuhong only went to see one of Lei Qi's chess holy wars, just to show some concern.
If you really want to watch the two games in Zhejiang and Hangzhou provinces, it would be too disruptive to the rhythm of preparations.
…
"Yes!"
Liu Yuhong responded simply, and was about to move away when Yang Manjing asked again:
"Sister Yu Hong... you are the Chairman of the Monk just now calling me. "
Well, it seems that she just heard something next to her...
Liu Yuhong thought about it and had nothing to hide, so he nodded.
The little witch cautiously continued to ask:
"Then, has Chairman Shang said who will be given the wild card for the 'Wuyue Cup' competition?"
Although Liu Yuhong guaranteed the ticket to her , but for a sixteen-year-old girl, there is always concern if the wild card candidates are not finally confirmed. Queen Liu's eyebrows couldn't help but twitch, and she had to deal with it first and said:
"Well, that's not the case yet... But don't worry, it must be you!
"It's just that the chess holy war hasn't ended yet... This time my junior brother is participating. The teacher will be more distracted by it, so don't worry!"
"Yeah!"
For The little witch never believed Liu Yuhong's words.
But just after nodding, she suddenly felt a little emotional.
“However, Lei Qi looks like he is about to take the chess master...
"Obviously, you were still competing with me in the Rookie King Competition last year..."
Hearing this, Liu Yuhong had something to say, and said:
"So! You You have to concentrate on your efforts!
"I don’t want to take off like my junior brother Lei, but the Newcomer King must be won once, right? The little sheep and I both took it! ”
The Rookie King Tournament is the most important competition for young professional players in Chinese Go. It is usually held after the Spring Festival every year. The prize money is rich, the status is high, and the Rookie King winners have a very high proportion of world champions, so it is also It is known as the "cradle of world championships".
However, since it is called "Newcomer King", it is because this competition is only for young chess players.
The specific requirements are: as of March 1 of that year, men must be under 18 years old and women must be under 20 years old, and their rating points must be among the top 32 among all contestants who meet the age limit. Submissions are allowed.
As for the age requirement for women to be relaxed by two years compared to men, it is to encourage women to take out Go games and balance the players' chess skills. Otherwise, female players will have almost no chance against male players of the same age.
Yang Manjing pouted: "I will definitely work hard...but that Chu Jun is too strong!
"In the quarterfinals of this year's Rookie King's Competition, I really feel No chance..."
Chu Jun...
Hmm... It's a little too difficult for Jing Jing to defeat him.
Liu Yuhong judged secretly.
Chu Jun was born in March 2006, and he was already in Xiaweijia the year before last.
When I was fifteen years old, I was fifth dan, and last month I was promoted to sixth dan.
Logically speaking, this promotion speed is actually very amazing. Under normal circumstances, he is a strong competitor for another generation of Chinese Go leaders.
It's just because of "how to be bright when you are good", so it has not been taken seriously.
Hey, it is indeed difficult for girls to win the Rookie King.
Liu Yuhong sighed slightly.
Since the Rookie King Competition has been held, although the age bias has been given to the women, there are only two women's champions - Zou Yang in 2017 and Liu Yuhong himself in 2018.
And even Zou Yang and she only benefited from the fact that there was no young genius in domestic men's Go for two years, and they relied on their age advantage to step on the head of Sun Hou'er, who was relatively late to bloom, and won the rookie crown one after another.
If we really have to let go of these two years, let alone last year's Lei Qi, even if they face the slightly weaker Chu Jun, this year's Rookie King Champion, with the chess skills of the two of them when they were less than twenty years old, Still no chance of winning.
Thinking of this, Liu Yuhong comforted Yang Manjing:
"It's okay, Jingjing, just work hard.
"Not to mention you are still making progress, Chu Jun You can participate next year, and your opportunity will come the year after that! ”
Although it is just a consolation, it is still a bit false for Liu Yuhong to say that Yang Manjing can defeat Chu Jun now. It's better to give a more realistic explanation.
Yang Manjing nodded and said nothing reluctantly:
"Well, I will continue to work hard!
"...Also, Sister Yu Hong, there is one more thing I want to ask, can I ask? "
Seeing that his Santai looked a little confused, Liu Yuhong immediately replied:
"Jing Jing, you say so!"
The girl just asked coyly:
"Well...sister Haocheng will have a rest next year, will Rui Zhao...come to our team? ?”
“Ah?”
Liu Yuhong was stunned.
"Why do you suddenly ask about such a thing?"
Yang Manjing hesitated:
"Just... I'm a little worried.
"Watch the Go group today Rui Zhao has eight wins and zero losses in the fixed-distance competition. He must have successfully qualified this year!
"Then last time...last time you participated in her live broadcast and sat next to her! I'm afraid..."
"Oh, that's not why I want to sit next to her!"
"Is that...?"
"It's not just to get that grandson..."
Words Halfway through, Liu Yuhong was suddenly stunned.
But Yang Manjing didn't notice anything strange, and asked naturally:
"For...what?"
"...seize the opportunity to appear on camera!"
After thinking for two seconds, Liu Yuhong said awkwardly:
“She is very popular now, so I wanted to rub in her heat, so I sat next to her!”
“That’s it...”
Hearing this, the little witch became visibly depressed. This made Liu Yuhong quickly comfort him:
“But I tried it, and I feel that this live broadcast is not interesting. I will never go there again!”
“Really?” The girl in front of me His eyes lit up.
“Yes!”
Liu Yuhong nodded.
"So, I won't drag her into our team!
"We are a Go team. If we bring in a host, wouldn't it make things as messy as Lin Ruixin's? Absolutely not! "
"Hmm! That's great! "
The little witch raised her hands high and cheered loudly. But Liu Yuhong didn't know what to say:
Isn't it just that I don't want to pull Rui Zhao... Jingjing, you can't do it. As for!
Although she had originally intended to bring Rui Zhao over, she recently felt that it was not appropriate to do so.
As for the reason...well...yes!
Of course I am afraid that it will affect the performance of the little witch!
No other reason!
Today, these two chapters will be written to transition the supporting characters, and then there will be the plot of the final game of the draw at the end of the fixed stage.
By the way, compared with reality, this article has slightly modified the entry age due to plot needs (in reality, it is enough to be born after January 1st), and at the same time, appropriately increased the importance of the rookie king battle (including bonuses).
In reality, many successful chess players usually compete in the Rookie King Tournament when they are fifteen or sixteen years old, and are too lazy to participate in the follow-up (a more typical example is Taco, who participated in the Rookie King Tournament at the age of 15, and later dealt with ignore).
But in the text settings, the default is that as long as everyone is not overage, unless they have been promoted to the top boss like Lei Qi, they will continue to participate in the Rookie King.
(End of this chapter)