"Xiaoliu? Xiaoliu!"
June 18th, South Korea's capital city, South Korea Chess Academy.
Jin Youen, who was taking a break in the training rest area of the chess academy, saw a figure passing by in a hurry, and rarely took the initiative to call him out.
The gentle young man who was called turned around and saw Jin Youen. Although the traces of fatigue from the journey could still be seen in his expression, he still paced over immediately.
“…It’s really you!”
"Ah, hello, Sister Youen!"
Liu Shixian greeted him first:
"Are you...preparing for this stage of the Wuyue Cup in the middle of next month?"
“Yes.”
Jin Youen nodded and said:
"After all, this time the Wuyue Cup has changed the original divisional customization system, and also implements 're-drawing of lots in each round' plus 'domestic avoidance' like fan air battles and other unrestricted competitions. It is entirely possible to encounter strong opponents at this stage of the competition. .
“Of course, on the other hand, we are also preparing for the GS Rapid Chess Competition that will start the day after tomorrow! Although my chances of winning the championship are quite slim..."
"I can't say that. Sister Youen, you made it to the finals last year! "Master Liu Gongwei said.
"...As a result, we lost 0 to 3 in the final...
"It seems that Xu Xiangheng slapped him in the face of me in the LIG Cup semi-finals the year before last." This matter is quite vindictive..."
It was a rare occasion for the Queen to complain. She realized that the topic had gone a bit far, so she quickly pulled it back:
"...Ah! I forgot all about it!
"Congratulations, Xiao Liu, for your eighth crown. ! "
"Thank you. "
Master Liu smiled softly and said:
"I also wish Sister En that your number of women's world championships will reach double digits in this Wuyue Cup!"
"I hope... so!"
The Ice Queen seems to have something on her mind. He sighed, and then continued to ask:
"But... why did you come to the Chess Academy tonight? I thought I saw it wrong just now.
"You just won the championship yesterday! Don't want to take a break? ”
Young Master Liu smiled bitterly:
“Ah... Actually, I just wanted to take a rest, so I came here.
“The GS fast chess match that starts the day after tomorrow... I plan to give up. However, I was worried that it would be difficult to avoid talking to the Chess Academy on the phone, so I hurriedly came in person. "
"...Huh? ”
These words really shocked Jin Youen.
The GS Rapid Chess Tournament is an important tournament in South Korea. Its championship prize is as high as 70 million won (approximately 370,000 yuan), which is the highest among domestic tournaments in South Korea.
In addition, it is a fast chess match, so the "cost-effectiveness" is very high, and almost all South Korean masters are absent.
But in the end, for such an important domestic competition, Master Liu actually said he would not participate? !
Although Master Liu’s family is not short of money, Xiao Liu has never shown such an attitude!
Liu Shixian could naturally see the other party’s surprise and continued to explain:
"This time... I was a little too strong in the Tongge Cup. After the first set, the strings were too tight in every game. I need to slow down.
" There will be another one next month. Cup competition, I hope to adjust myself to the best condition during this period. That's why I decided to withdraw from the competition.
"After all, if you have to wait to respond to the Yi Cup... it will take a long time."
Hearing this, Jin Youen was a little surprised.
Valuing the Yingyi Cup... This is very understandable. There is no leading figure who does not value the Yingyi Cup.
For example, Lao Li has attached great importance to the Yingyi Cup every time since 2012. The result was extremely tragic and he won the runner-up three times in a row. This can be said to be the biggest defense point for this calm and mature talker.
But... you have to know.
This is Ryu Se-hyun, who played five games in five days in the last Nongshim Cup and directly reversed the situation!
As a result...he actually said that he was tired? !
“I didn’t expect that you would be tired too...
"When I played the arena match with you in Dongjiang City in February this year, I really felt that you were just a chess machine."
"Ah...actually the situation is a little different."
Liu Shixian explained:
“Human energy is always limited. If you go all out for every game of chess, you will soon be mentally exhausted.
“Actually, I feel that I have already I can be considered the kind of person who enjoys Go, but if you want to say that he can handle all the big and small games throughout the year... then I guess only senior Choi Myung Ho! ”
"Senior Choi Myung Ho?"
"Yes!"
Master Liu sighed softly and said slowly:
"Actually... we are the leaders of several generations. , his attitude towards Go is actually a bit different.
“Brother Li, for example, is more like the kind of ‘old scalper’ the Chinese people call him, who is conscientious and persevering.
"In addition to pursuing success in Go, he also seems to enjoy the feeling of taking responsibility.
"As for the two seniors, Moon Bo-hyun and Choi Sung-seok, it is obvious that they enjoy the feeling of winning. The intuitive embodiment of the term "winner or loser".
“So senior Choi Sung-seok was heartbroken after losing to OMEGAGO and directly announced his retirement - he simply couldn’t bear the existence of an invincible opponent. Senior Moon Bo-hyun... performed in some competitions Zhong is somewhat too focused on winning and losing.
“And I... have other things I want to pursue outside the game.
“Only Senior Choi Myung Ho... How should I put it, I feel like he just likes to play chess.
"Even though his level is now much lower than before, he is still tirelessly participating in preliminaries for various professional competitions, making the chess academy not sure whether he should be classified as an inactive chess player.
" Playing chess is not as good as playing chess. It is his career rather than his only hobby, but it just happens that this hobby can still make a living. So when he started playing chess, he didn't even have to think about whether he was tired or not. As long as there was an opportunity to play chess in front of him, he could keep playing. "
"Ah...is that so..."
Jin Youen couldn't help but ponder after hearing this.
This was the first time she heard this theory, but at first glance It seems to be in line with the style of South Korean leaders in the past.
That's right... there was one thing in between that made her a little concerned:
"But I think...you should be closer to Choi Myung Ho senior, right?
"Don't you always play Go as a hobby? ? "
"This is still different..."
Master Liu directly denied the other party's statement:
"To become the top professional chess player, it is impossible to not have any love for Go, otherwise it would be impossible to withstand such high-intensity training on the way to the top.
"But... in terms of the degree of love, But there are differences.
"Senior Moon Bo-hyun, senior Choi Sung-seok, Brother Lee, and I, the four of us have more or less mixed this love with other pursuits." Kim Woo-eun couldn't help but ask. : "Then what are you pursuing?"
"Ah, don't investigate me so far!"
Master Liu made a joke and tactfully avoided the Ice Queen's questioning.
“...In short, senior Cui Minghao is indeed a little different from the rest of us.
“I can say that I have only seen someone like him once... "
But when he said this, Master Liu suddenly stopped, and the expression on his face froze at the same time, as if he realized something that surprised him.
"What's wrong, Xiao Liu? ”
Jin Youen couldn't help asking when he saw this.
"Ah...it's nothing."
After a brief daze, the smile on the face of the world's number one man quickly returned:
"It just suddenly occurred to me: this I was so tired after returning to the Tong Ge Cup, and it was largely because of that little girl...
"If you encounter her in the Wuyue Cup next month, remember to teach me a lesson. Teach her a lesson! ”
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“Hey, hey, it’s rare that I come to see you once. Why are you keeping such a straight face?”
On the evening of the same day, near the Huaxia Chess Academy in Dajing City A barbecue restaurant.
Queen Mulan, who was waiting for the store to finish grilling the skewers, glanced at the suspicious Yi Xian in front of her, and her tone was quite dissatisfied.
However, even if he was scolded by the other party, Sun Yi's expression remained unchanged.
“I always feel that you have bad intentions...”
“Why don’t I have bad intentions!”
“Please! Today you went to Tiangang to compete. After the competition, he even made a special trip to Dajing to find me. No matter how I looked at it, I felt like there was something going on inside!”
Yes, today the sixth round of the Women’s League A was held at the home court of each team, including Suhu! The women's team faced off against the mid-table Sky Harbor women's team.
Although the Suhu team successfully scored 4.5 points in the end, because its two main opponents, Dongjiang and Pohu, also won completely, Suhu still did not take advantage after this round.
But Sun Houer never expected that his opponent would go to Dajing to treat him to a barbecue in the evening when they were competing in Tiangang! This made Sun Yi, who had suffered a lot in the past, couldn't help but be more wary.
Just talking about this, Liu Yuhong naturally got angry for no reason:
"What? Do you still have complaints?
"I tell you, you are communicating I haven't settled the debt with you for peeking at your junior sister from the cup! ”
"No! Why can't I aim?"
Liu Yuhong's lips twitched when he heard this:
"You're still talking back! It looks like a toad wants to eat swan meat!
"What kind of girl is Rui Zhao? Now he looks like he is going to be a big star! How dare you post something that Shiya has never taken? "
"Ah——? ! ”
Sun Houer suddenly looked confused and innocent, and it took him two seconds to react.
“Oh, I was wronged! How could I have such interest in her!
“I see that she has made great progress recently, and she is very motivated, and now she is about to fall. She is surrounded by armor, so I want to see what her state is like when facing a strong opponent, so that she can learn from it. ”
“Learn from it? "
"Yes... Isn't she famous for being able to crush others and fight against others? ”
Sun Hou'er explained in detail:
"Not to mention 'can crush the opponent', she has basically never been criticized. And many of her performances against the opponent are also remarkable.
< br>"Last year, you beat Zeng Guangwen in the preliminaries of the Pinghu Quick Chess Tournament, and you beat Liang Sizhen in the Masters Tournament preliminaries. You won the Bay Area Masters Tournament in an upset, and you almost beat Fang Zhaoxiang in the Tianyuan Tournament preliminaries this year to enter this tournament.
“But I have always been able to do the first one, and a pair of strong hands wilt. So I wondered if there was a gap between her and me in mentality on the spot, and she just happened to take out a big BOSS. So I just wanted to take a good look at her pre-match status and learn..."
"...Really?" Liu Yuhong blinked, but there was still a hint of doubt in his tone.
"Why are you lying to me!"
Sun Yi frowned and said:
"Although my family has no money, I have stayed in Dongjiang for so many years, and I know that I am well-matched. .
“My junior sister’s family was willing to take care of our family in Dongjiang, so I laughed to death and thought of something else. "
"That's it..."
Queen Mulan looked slightly relaxed, and a smile appeared on her face.
However, Sun Yi's brows were still furrowed:
"Don't be too busy torturing me! You haven't told me yet!
"You took a special detour to Dajing. What are you doing here for one night? "
Liu Yuhong muttered:
"It doesn't matter that you were pushed out of the finals by Master Liu again, and your face is extremely ugly. After the game, you came directly to Dajing for training. I'm afraid you will be depressed..."
"Stop! You and I I don’t know yet!”
Sun Hou’er waved his hands, looking completely unconvinced:
“Speak up if you have anything to say, otherwise I won’t be able to feel at ease after eating this bunch!”
...Is this monkey mentally ill?
The girl rushed to find him, but she still had such a stupid attitude? !
Queen Mulan suddenly had veins on her hands. But if she was asked to say something by herself right now, she felt very embarrassed, and for a moment she didn't know how to answer the question.
Fortunately, she suddenly remembered that there was indeed something in the team that needed to be discussed with Sun Yi recently, so she pulled this "shield" over.
"Ah...it's nothing, it's about Jingjing..."
"Little witch?"
"Yeah."
The head coach of the Suhu women's team nodded and said in order:
"That's the thing...
"If...if next season If Jing Jing can reach a level similar to mine, on the men's team, do you think there is a chance for Jing Jing to be the main player? "(End of this chapter)