Chapter 397 Revenge
“I said...
“Does Lin Ruixin, the twenty-seven-year-old number one person in the country, still want to be shameless? !
“He actually said, ‘I’ll beat Rui Zhao every time I meet him in an official game’? It’s not embarrassing!”
March 11, Dongjiang Garden Community, Dongjiang City .
Lei Jingming, who was rushed into the room by Qin Xiaoxue, was chatting with two old friends over the Internet about student Rui Zhao's recent study situation. But after a few pleasantries at the beginning, and while chatting, a hot gossip in the chess world came up again.
Yes.
Thanks to some loud-mouthed financial sponsors in the captain group, Lin Daqi Sage’s reply in the group a few days ago spread throughout the chess circle in just a few days, and almost everyone knew about it. At the same time...
It triggered intensive ridicule from chess fans.
Although many fans of Lin Ruixin feel that the saying "torture once before seeing her" is very awe-inspiring, and many even think it is very domineering.
But for those who really understand the professional game of Go, such a statement really makes people feel strong on the outside and weak on the inside.
The reason is also very simple:
Official competitions naturally only have a point-first duel, and a generation of domestic leaders in their twenties and a female rookie who has just turned nineteen years old To clamor to defeat the opponent in a split duel...
This is very, very disrespectful.
There is a considerable gap between the upper limit of female chess players and that of male chess players. This is an almost recognized fact in the circle.
For example, the two leading figures in domestic women's Go are both beaten by Lin Ruixin first. When Rui Zhao faced off against Lin Ruixin after being given the lead, it was probably a 30-70 draw, so it was basically a one-sided decision.
In this case, Lin Ruixin said "I'll torture you once," but it's true that even if you win, you won't be embarrassed!
You are so awesome, why don’t you win a game with Mr. Liu!
I can’t figure out what his fans are bragging about every day!
At this time Li Wangyuan added another sentence:
"Besides, taking ten thousand steps back doesn't make any sense.
"You can't say 'I'll torture you once', but even the great chess masters Lin and Rui Zhao can come across them!
"Lin Ruixin cannot participate in the women's competition, and it is very difficult for Rui Zhao to enter the main draw of an unrestricted competition.
"Even if you enter once in a while, if you want to be in the first round The probability of just getting Lin Ruixin is so low!
"Zou Yang and Liu Yuhong have been playing for so many years. One of them has only met Lin Ruixin for one set in official competitions, and the other has never met him at all! I really don’t know that Lin Ruixin is so happy every day. What are you doing with such a lack of grace and little chance of encountering it?”
"The little family is so angry that they want to save face!
"Hey, when I look at it this way, I feel that Sun Houer is not that bad..."
Yu Qingguang's tone was full of disdain. .
Under the background of Master Lin, even Sun Houer, who had embarrassed him in the Nongxin Cup, looked more handsome
Seeing these two old friends. The chatter could not be stopped as soon as it started. Lao Lei Jiuduan quickly stopped the topic:
"Hey, forget it! Anyway, it's Great Chess Master Lin himself and those fans who are embarrassed. Let's talk about Rui Zhao!
"She has been 'making up lessons' at your place these days. How does it feel? ? ”
“Very good. Every day I teach in the morning, Lao Li teaches in the afternoon, and I practice by myself in the evening. Anyway, it is full and no time is wasted. "
Yu Qingguang summed it up simply:
"This child is indeed very talented and can understand many things very quickly. I feel like it’s only a matter of time before I learn something successful.
"That's right... I have only been teaching for half a month now, and there is no obvious effect yet.
"Guanzi experience and layout research, both of which are very accumulated...! "
"That's what I said..."
Lei Jingming scratched his head:
"But seeing that the air battle is about to begin, I always thought I hope Rui Zhao can get better results..."
"Then instead of expecting us to make up for her half a month of lessons, why not point out that she can perform better on the spot!
"The more you practice Go, the more it depends on long-term persistence and persistence. It’s not like you don’t know about accumulation! "
Instructor Yu lectured his old friend a few more times, suddenly thought of something, and asked instead:
"Hey, Lao Lei, wait a minute!
“Didn’t Rui Zhao come to your house today to resume the teacher-student relationship with you?!
"If you didn't go chat with Rui Zhao, why did you talk to us about Rui Zhao's recent 'make-up lessons'?"
"Hey! Don't mention it!"
Lei Jingming waved his hand. , couldn't help but glance at the door, and could only hear the faint sound of Rui Zhao and Lei Qi discussing the chess game in the living room, and then he sighed and said:
"After a brief apprenticeship ceremony again, I originally wanted to talk to her more.
“But I didn’t know that as soon as my son started playing the Nongshim Cup match with her, my wife would drive me away! He also said that with my current low level, how could I possibly win over my son?
"I just don't understand. I just can't do calculations now. I was a world champion back then! Why aren't I allowed to participate in the review!
"I argued with my wife , but she was blasted directly into the room! Who am I trying to reason with? ”
Lao Lei Jiuduan’s words were full of grievances. He thought he could get the resonance and comfort of the two old friends, but unexpectedly Lian Maili fell silent.
Yu Li Both of them seemed to be pondering, as if they were thinking about something.
"What's going on? Why are you silent? ”
Lei Jingming was suddenly a little unhappy: What about the revolutionary friendship of the older generation? So indifferent?
Unexpectedly, Yu Qingguang still ignored him and just said to himself:
"Well...
"Xiao Lei's words... reluctantly OK! "
" Barely? ”
Lei Jingming was confused for a moment, and Li Wangyuan followed up:
"Well... we have to keep a closer look!
"I always feel that he is not interested! At the very least, you have to win three or four more world championships and confirm your status as a leader, right?
“But if the requirement is to be an insider, there seems to be no other suitable choice among peers...”
Lei Jingming was even more confused:< br>
"Huh? Why is my son almost interested?!
"And you two, what are you talking about? Why can't I understand at all? "
Hearing the words of the two old friends, Lei Jingming's face was full of confusion and confusion.
However, two sighs came from the other end of the voice without any explanation.
…
..."Liu Yuhong, Zou Yang, Yang Manjing...
"And...Rui Zhao? ! ”
On the evening of March 13, two days before the opening of the 2024 fan air battle.
In an izakaya near the Japanese Chess Academy, Shindo Hiroaki saw the first round of the fan air battle that had just been released in the afternoon. List, I couldn’t help but marvel a little:
"This air-to-air battle...China actually has four chess players participating?!"
"Yes..."
Xia Chuankui on the side finished speaking and took a sip of beer down his throat. His expression was slightly helpless.
Seeing that his old friend had no intention of continuing to reveal the truth, Shindo Hiroaki couldn't help but continue to ask:
"Uh...
"Although I think these four are fully qualified to participate in the air-fan battle. When the quotas were allocated this time, a quota was drawn from Europe and the United States as a wild card.
"But... the chess academy actually knows how to do it. Give this wild card to China? !
“I thought that even if it was not given to my own people, it would be given to Europe, America and Pan-Asia!”
Hiroyaki Shindo’s words came from the bottom of his heart.
He is very familiar with the pettiness of his country!
According to the previous commitment given by the Japanese Chess Academy to the Chinese Chess Association, compared to the past, this time the quota for the air battle was drawn from the original two players from Europe and the United States as a wild card.
The quota for this competition of 24 people is specifically allocated as follows: 3 people from China, 3 people from South Korea, 2 people from Pan-Asia (including China, Hong Kong and Taiwan), 1 person from Europe, 1 person from the Americas, 12 people from Japan, and 12 people from foreign countries. Card for 2 people.
The champion and runner-up of the last fan air battle were South Korea's Kim Woo-eun and China's Liu Yuhong. According to regulations, each automatically occupied a quota from their own country. So in fact, China only has two places to compete for, which is extremely tight.
This time, the Chess Academy was so generous and unusual in giving China a wild card spot, which surprised him.
“It seems you don’t pay much attention to the women’s competition!”
The female streamer Honinbo sighed a little, and then brought up a seemingly unrelated topic:
"Recently, you must have seen the chess academy's publicity about fan air combat, right?"
Shindo Hiroaki nodded. Head:
“Well, this time the Chess Academy has a lot of publicity, it’s hard not to see it.
“After all, Rui Zhao, a Go star who is quite out of the circle and has an excellent image, is here. It would be a huge loss if we don’t seize the opportunity to use publicity during the competition. ”
"That's right!"
Xia Chuankui also agreed with this point of view:
"As a result...this was taken advantage of by China!"
"Huh?!
“Being used? ”
Shindo Hiroaki still doesn’t understand what this means.
Xia Chuankui then slowly explained:
“In the past, due to the small number of places, the Chinese Chess Association has always directly adopted [the top XX players in the rankings] for competitions held abroad. [Preliminary Selection] selection method to reduce the workload of the qualifiers.
“Like last year’s Fan Kong Battle, China selected the top eight players in a round-robin competition.
“Based on the recent performance, if we still follow last year’s selection rules, there is a high probability that these two places will be won by Zou Yang and Rui Zhao - if this is the case, I feel that the chess academy will not give it to Huaxia Wild Card.”
"What if?
"I hear you say...the situation has changed? "
"Yes... the Chinese Chess Association just made a show of it.
“On the basis of the qualifications of the last fan air combat trials [the top eight women’s grades], they also added the requirement [and the fixed period must be more than one year].”
"Ah——?"
This time Shindo Hiroaki opened his mouth instantly.
"What kind of messy conditions are these? Isn't this targeting Rui Zhao alone!"
"So, this time Shan Kong Zhan Rui Zhao is not even qualified to participate in the selection competition. In the end, it is Zou Yang and Yang Manjing qualified.
“This will completely destroy the chess academy! However, the chess academy of other countries cannot interfere with the pre-selection rules.
"As a last resort... the chess academy could only give Rui Zhao a wild card."
Shindo Hiroaki blinked and then came to his senses:
My chess academy has been coerced by the Chinese Chess Association!
As a popular player with outstanding image, fame and excellent strength, Rui Zhao has recently been one of the Japanese Chess Academy's promotional selling points for this year's fan aerial battle.
If Rui Zhao does not participate, the impact on this competition will be immeasurable. So the Chinese side directly grasped the mentality of the Japanese Chess Academy and forced themselves to get an extra wild card spot!
“That’s it…”
Shindo Hiroaki pondered for a while:
“But I think it may not be a bad thing to let in more powerful players from China and South Korea.
“As for men, I have always felt that we are different from the other two countries. There is too little direct competition, which directly leads to the level becoming farther and farther away from them.
"Moreover, our players may not be afraid of competing with other countries.
"Like Uesaka, I heard that she is eager to try this time in the air-fanning battle, always thinking of revenge against Rui Zhao Woolen cloth! ”
"Revenge...?
"It seems that she is still worried about the disastrous defeat against Rui Zhao in the Lakeside Cup..."
Xia Chuankui sighed, but then seemed to think of something. , shook his head with a wry smile and said:
"I'm just afraid that I will take revenge this time...
"Rei-chan is not the only one!"
(End of this chapter)