"Master Boguang, congratulations on entering the top thirty-two!"
At seven o'clock in the evening on June 8th, Tongge Hotel, Takuya Ichijo's room.
Hiroaki Shindo, who had just finished the second round of drawing, immediately came to Ichijo Takuya's room, intending to comfort his junior who lost today. He didn't want to meet but was congratulated by the owner of the room. .
"Ah, thank you, Ichijo."
Hiroaki Shindo responded casually and glanced into the room. Just as he was thinking about how to start the conversation, he saw something on the table in the room. Looking at the chessboard and tablet, it was obvious that the owner of the room just now was doing relevant analysis and research.
"Are you... reviewing the trading?"
"Ah...yes."
A slightly embarrassed voice said:
"This morning's trading I didn’t play chess very well, so I wanted to seize the time to analyze and review the game as soon as possible.”
Hearing this and looking at Ichijou’s rather calm look, Shindo Hiroaki was quite surprised. .
After all, before this expedition, he, who was currently the number one man in Japan, had just made his vow, but he was defeated by reality in the first round.
Facing the Chinese chess player Zhuang Zheng, Ichijo did not perform well today. After a hard battle, he unfortunately lost and failed to break through the first round.
Considering that I, a junior, have always been passionate and have high demands on myself, I will be easily hit after failure.
Like the Tonge Cup World Championship, based on past experience, it is estimated that he will have to reach the top 16 at least before he feels that he is barely up to standard. Reaching the quarterfinals would be considered unsatisfactory. How can you still remain calm even though you were eliminated in the first round today?
However, Shindo Hiroaki was happy to see the changes in Ichijou - he always felt that his junior was too enthusiastic on weekdays and a little too frustrated when he failed, so he followed the praise and said:
"Ichijo, you have grown up! You are not as depressed as you used to be when you lost a key game.
"In fact, the outcome of a game of chess is quite random. Whoever wins, you or Zhuang Zheng, will be the winner. Not surprising.
“The essence of Go still lies in accumulation and persistence. As long as we can continue to push forward, there will always be opportunities for breakthroughs.”
“Well, you are right!
"Previously, I cared a little too much about some wins and losses! Even after you reminded me many times, I still haven’t changed..."
The Japanese chess master's smile was a little awkward, as if he felt a little regretful for not listening to his senior's advice in time.
"It wasn't until recently... that even Rei-chan started talking to me about this matter, that I realized that I was too concerned about the gains and losses of one city and one pool!"
"... ...Huh? Uesaka?"
Hearing this, Shindo Hiroaki, who was already a little surprised, was even more surprised.
One continues:
"Yes!
"A few days ago, Lijiang told me about her study and exchange with Rui Zhao in China, and she was also very touched.
“She said that Rui Zhao, a supernova who has made rapid progress recently, does not care too much about the outcome of a specific game, but pays more attention to whether his chess skills have really improved.
< br>"Lijiang played four rounds of women's siege with her, and Rui Zhao won all four games, including the two women's leaders recognized by China for a long time, Zou Yang and Liu Yuhong, as if they would take their place. look like.
"But Rui Zhao didn't show any particular joy about this. He still practiced chess hard as usual every day and found high-level chess players to review the game. Even recently, he was no longer able to beat her. Zeng Guangwen's seventh paragraph can compete with her again, and she is happy because of this!
"Including when she comforted Rei-chan, she believed that Rei-chan still has a long way to go, and there is no need to focus on temporary gains and losses. As long as you can really make progress in the game, there is no need to carry too heavy a burden of victory or defeat.
"In the past half month or so since I returned to Japan, Lijiang has done as Rui Zhao said. First of all, her mentality has become much more stable, and her daily training efficiency has also improved a lot. So she told me her thoughts.
"If you have watched Rei-chan's recent games, you will know that Rei-chan's lower limit has actually been raised a lot recently, including the fact that this time the weak defeated the strong. In fact, this factor is also involved. So I It’s natural to meet the wise and think about them together.”
So...that’s it!
After hearing these words, Shindo Hiroaki couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and at the same time added to Ichijo:
"Well, Ichijo, that's it!
"Although you are twenty-seven years old, in my opinion, you still have a lot of time and opportunities.
"Although you should cherish it, you don't have to worry too much about success or failure. As long as your chess skills continue to improve, there will always be a breakthrough in performance.
"You don't have to be too depressed this time. Ueno, Uesaka and I will work together with your promise to Natsukawa!
“But...correspondingly.
"I look forward to the next time when Ueno and I are eliminated, you can carry our banner of Japan!"
"No problem, Lord Boguang!"
This is it. Ichijo, who was not too depressed, immediately showed his usual enthusiastic look.
Afterwards, the two of them exchanged polite greetings. Seeing that Ichijo Takuya was in good condition, Shindo Hiroaki didn't waste any time and went back to his room to prepare for tomorrow's 32nd match with Guanchi 8th Dan. war.
But Hiroaki Shindo, who was walking towards his room, felt quite disturbed in his heart.
Rui Zhao...?
Although I just saw Lijiang win the chess game, I felt that it was a good decision for her to follow Rui Zhao.
But it’s a shame that a nineteen-year-old girl can now think through things that she only figured out two years ago!
Thinking of this, the throne of Japan couldn't help but stop, and secretly sighed in his heart:
No wonder...
The Chinese Chess Association has valued her so much since she was determined to be a dan!
…
…
[I really don’t understand why the Chess Association opened a back door for this Rui Zhao, just to give him his head! 】【After the first round of the Lily Cup in Dream last time, a Japanese player was sent to the top 16. This time it is easier for Master Liu to win the championship! 】
[It’s good now, Master Liu smiled when he saw the result! 】
【Originally, I thought that Young Master Liu would probably have to defeat five Huaying masters in a row to win the championship. Although his strength is unique, you have to be careful. Like last time, the Samsung Cup overturned inexplicably! 】
【As a result, I gave Master Liu a big gift this time, and Master Liu cleared another obstacle on his way to winning the championship! 】
【It's really just for the so-called "promotion of Go" to open a back door for Zhao Tianhou without any restrictions! 】
[Um... upstairs, if you were talking about the Lily Cup in the dream half a year ago, I would agree that Zhao Tian Hou Enters the Thirty-Two Strongest Stories is more common. 】
[It is true that Zhao Tianhou participated as a wild card, and the first round match was not an open draw, so it can be operated. 】
【But this time I really can’t say anything! 】
【The quota for this competition was won by Zhao Tianhou by stepping on the heads of the "Three Smalls" in the women's group of the qualifiers. The first round of the match was also drawn publicly on the spot. The North American white skin was drawn based on her ability. , what else is there to say! 】
【And don’t tell me, Queen Zhao is really useful in promoting Go! 】
【The promotional video for the city of Gezhou was released the night before yesterday, and it was placed in the CCTV morning news advertisement yesterday! 】
[To be honest, because of the presence of Queen Zhao, this promotional video is much more eye-catching than those travel ads released elsewhere. My parents are asking if the Queen in the film is a real professional chess player! 】
【Well, the main reason is that the pace of this wave of publicity is too good! 】
【As soon as Gezhou’s promotional video was released this morning, many people on the Internet asked where this “promotional ambassador” came from and whether he was really a professional chess player. 】
[Originally, it was a vase that held some other items, but it was revealed by just picking it up here, but here comes the twist:]
[The queen is not only a professional chess player, but also has outstanding achievements. And the strength is even stronger! 】
[Full victory in predetermined stages, new preliminary stage champion, women's siege champion and best rookie, Bay Area Masters Champion, Lakeside Cup champion and the biggest contributor to the championship, rookie king champion, fastest second stage, fifth stage, sixth stage Record holder, women's world runner-up, the de facto number one sister in today's Chinese women's chess world, and dominates all the bad guys among her peers. Looking at the world, the only person who is younger than her but has better grades than her is Lei Qi. Monster...]
[So, the discussion about the queen is getting more and more intense, and it has the potential to set a prairie fire]
[In the end, at night, the queen passed the first round and faced Master Liu As soon as the news came out, it exploded instantly! 】
【Such a beautiful girl can actually face the number one person in the world on the stage of the World Series. This is really a topic! 】
【Now on a certain website, a certain book, a certain blog, "Rui Zhao Gezhou promotional video" and "Tong Ge Cup Rui Zhao versus Liu Shixian" are both hot searches! 】
[The attention this game of chess has received is an order of magnitude higher than last year’s Chess Holy War and this year’s “Dongjiang Miracle” created by Master Liu! It can be said to be a big break out of the circle! 】
【News - the latest news! 】
[The sports channel has just changed the men's volleyball national team's game tomorrow afternoon and will instead broadcast the game between the Queen and Ryu Se-hyun! 】
【? ? ? 】
【What? live streaming? ! Are you sure it's a live broadcast and not an edited and recorded broadcast afterwards? 】
【Absolutely true! If you don’t believe me, go check out the program list! 】
【And it is said that the Chess Association also cherishes the rare opportunity to be broadcast live on Central Five. It is said that Chairman Shang personally partners with Xiao Xiaoniao! 】
【I’m going! Is this true? ! 】
【In a slow chess game, a game of chess is likely to take four or five hours! Such a long game is broadcast live on CCTV! 】
【Four or five hours? Who gave you the courage to say this? 】
[The queen of heaven, Liu Shixian, isn’t he in the rhythm of fifty-move Solitaire? I'm afraid I'll vote in less than two hours! 】
【There are only two and a half hours on the program list! All I can say is that she is indeed Yang Ma, she has figured out the situation clearly! 】
【Ah, indeed this game... there is no suspense. 】
【I feel that it is not a good thing for Zhao Tianhou to attract so much attention to watch a game in which she was bullied and bullied. 】
【Let’s see if Mr. Liu will take pity on the queen for being so beautiful...】
......
"Well...
"Will it be...pity the beauty? ”
On the evening of the same day, in Liu Shixian’s room at Tongge Hotel.
Master Liu briefly looked at the discussion on the Huaxia Yiguo Forum about tomorrow’s chess game between him and Rui Zhao, and couldn’t help but ponder it.
"Although, I won't do such a thing deliberately keeping a hand...
"But tomorrow's game of chess does not need to be too troublesome. "(End of this chapter)