Huh——
Fortunately, I didn’t take it off!
On July 13th, at 4pm, Qiantang City Zhehang Chess Academy, Nongshim Cup Trial Tournament.
Lei Qi, who had just defeated Tang Guansheng in the second group final of the Nongshim Cup qualifiers, breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, thinking that he could finally give an explanation to his father.
——Yes.
Since the Nongshim Cup qualifying competition rules were officially announced, Xiaolei Jiudan was naturally troubled by his father.
The Nongshim Cup champion and the title of [Chess Saint] have always been the two white moonlights in Lao Lei’s 9th-dan heart. Now that his son has voluntarily given up the Nongshim Cup, this is undoubtedly "a decision that goes against his ancestors" in Lei Jingming's eyes!
Although Shang Chaotian and Lu Wenjie helped persuade and explained that Lei Qi put the overall situation first, it was obvious that Lei Jingming still cared about this very much, which made Lei Qi himself feel quite sorry for it. .
Now that his merits are complete, Lei Qi finally has the confidence to talk to Lei Jingming.
When I get the phone later... let me apologize to my dad first!
After reviewing the game with Brother Hen and putting away the chess equipment, Lei Qi walked towards the game room and secretly made up his mind.
But after he got the mobile phone, the young man changed his plan temporarily.
——He opened Yiguo first, intending to take a look at the results of the eighth round of the Women's League.
Before he could check the details of the game, the headlines that came into view as soon as he opened the app spoiled him:
[The eighth round of women’s siege, Rui Zhao easily defeated Jinfen's foreign aid coach Zheng Caixi and is undefeated so far this season! 】
Why!
As expected, it was "Zhao Yongkan? Wake up and win again!"
Lei Qi couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
She is really easy to crush in the women's siege competition!
Nowadays, among women's chess players, only the Ice Queen from South Korea can match her...
And I... I'm afraid I can't say that I am only inferior to Master Liu, right?
Thinking about his recent championship drought that lasted for more than a year, Lei Qi couldn't help but sigh. Immediately after talking to his father on the phone, he went back to the hotel to continue preparing for the "Agama Cup" fast chess open competition that will be held at the Zhejiang-Hangzhou Chess Academy starting the day after the war.
The Agama Cup, like the Dragon Star War, is a Sino-Ying friendly competition exclusively sponsored by Japanese companies. Exclusively sponsored by the Japanese religious group "Agama Buddhism".
The overall scale of the competition is relatively small, and only the top 16 players from the previous championship and runner-up rankings (those who repeat or have given up their qualifications will be filled in) will be invited. The overall competition system is also short and concise: four single defeat rounds in four days, and all rankings are determined directly in one go.
Although this schedule sounds very impressive, in fact... it is actually quite acceptable.
First of all, the Agama Cup time setting is exactly the same as that of the Dragon Star War: no retention time, 30 seconds per hand, and ten one-minute delays. It was undoubtedly a blitz chess match, but it would not have resulted in any deaths.
Considering that the prize money for the champion of this competition is 200,000 yuan, and the runner-up prize is 80,000 yuan, which is not a small amount, and the final champion will have a bilateral match with the Japanese Agama Cup champion to compete for 5 million yuan ( A bonus of approximately RMB 240,000. So overall, the price-performance ratio of this game can be said to be very high.
But just when the young man was about to make a call, an unhappy voice suddenly came from his ear:
“Hey, Xiaolei!
“This time Are you looking for trouble when you have nothing to do? ”
Lei Qi frowned immediately when he heard this - the voice of the current Chinese chess master is extremely recognizable, how could he not recognize it!
He immediately turned to look at the other party and said:
"Qi Sheng Lin, what do you want from me?"
Lin Ruixin had a straight face and did not talk to the other party at all. He meant it politely and asked directly:
“Don’t pretend to be confused because you understand!
"It's been a year, do you still remember the chess holy war?!" "
Hearing the words from the other side, Lei Qi frowned even more tightly:
" Lin Qisheng, of course the past is over! After the chess holy war, I probably never mentioned what happened at that time to you.
“But you asked me today, I don’t understand what you mean.
"I gave up my exemption qualification and was not assigned to a group with you. I even let the players in your group have a lower overall ranking. I shouldn't have anything to do with you, right?"
< br>But Lin Qi Sheng was unyielding:
“Why didn’t it bother me?!
“Originally, I was able to qualify in the next round, just because of your interference. , which makes me have to play a game with Long Bo first!
“Are you having fun doing this harming others and not benefiting yourself? Huh?! You just want to hinder me, squeeze me out of the Nongshim Cup roster, or affect my preparations for the Yingyi Cup?!
"I only know internal fighting. No wonder I couldn't win the championship after winning seven games in a row last year. It's embarrassing!
"But it's a pity that Long Bo is old and pointed to one more round of competition with him to stop me. Are you thinking too much? "
"Ah..."
Hearing this, Lei Qi finally figured out the situation.
The Nongshim Cup has always required that one must be at least in the top 16 in level. More chess players will participate, rather than filling in the gaps.
So if he was exempted from the selection this time, there would only be fifteen people in the four groups, and Lin Ruixin, who ranked first in level, would indeed get a bye in the first round - but in the end he gave up the exemption, giving Lin Ruixin one more round.
After understanding the other party's reasons, Lei Qi was a little too talkative about the other party's accusation of "infighting", but at this time he was not in the mood to quarrel with the other party, and just replied calmly:
"Lin Qisheng, please don't be sentimental - I won't let my dad struggle for several days just to let you have another round of preliminaries.
"As for the specific reasons Well... you will naturally know tomorrow. "
"Tomorrow? "Yes, you should know it after seeing the final lineup. ”
Lei Qi responded very briefly, but then he seemed to remember something and continued to add:
"That...Lin Qi Sheng.
"Although before We had some holidays, but things are in the past, and I won’t dwell on the past.
“This time we compete in the same field in the Nongshim Cup. As expected, you will still be the captain. And I promise to obey the team’s arrangements and will not cause any stumbling blocks for any teammates. You can rest assured on this. !
"Our goal is the same - to win against Ryu Se-hyun and regain the Nongshim Cup!
"I believe... you don't want Ryu Se-hyun to have a winning streak of more than 20 years on us. Bar? "
Lin Ruixin was silent for two seconds before replying:
"...That's natural. "
"Okay, sorry to trouble you! ”
After hearing Lin Ruixin's reply, Xiaolei Jiuduan gave a simple salute to the opponent, then walked around the opponent and walked directly outside the chess courtyard without any delay. The great chess master Tu Liulin stopped and stared at his back, his expression and eyes had an unspeakable meaning for a moment...
...
At noon the next day after the qualifiers ended , the Chinese Chess Association announced the final list of this year’s Nongshim Cup.
[Qualifiers: Lin Ruixin, Lei Qi, Sun Yi, Kuai Liang]
[Wild card candidate: Ni Jue]
The above five people will represent China and compete in the 26th Nongshim Cup Three-Nation Go Tournament starting on September 5.
Once this list, especially the wild card candidates, was announced, it immediately set off a wave of discussion throughout China and even the world chess community...
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[Lei Qi voluntarily gave up the pre-selection just to bring Ni Jue in? ! 】
[Ah, it really dawned on me after seeing this result! Including the fact that China's Tianyuan Zhan Lei Qi was so abnormal before, it seems that he was specially warned by his teacher, right? I heard that they in China must obey collective arrangements for everything! 】
【China...have gone to this point just for this Nongshim Cup? 】
【Lei Qi was the great contributor to their last game! In the end, the Chinese Chess Association had the heart to let him sacrifice like this for the Nongshim Cup? 】
【It’s okay! That’s fine too! In this way, Lei Qi might not be in a mood when entering the arena, and they would lose another general! 】
【It doesn’t matter, our Young Master Liu is invincible anyway! With four girl group members, you can still crush China! 】
...
"Huh... I'm afraid it will be even more difficult for Xiaoliu this time!"
On the evening of July 14, Jin Youen, who had just arrived at Rongcheng Yongle Airport, saw his TYG Go game The relevant discussion on the forum can't help but sigh.
Tomorrow night, the current stage of the 2024 Wuyue Cup will be held again at Yongle Silver Beach Hotel, and the Ice Queen will naturally come as scheduled. But who would have expected that such a "big gift" prepared by China would appear just after getting off the plane!
Although this "big gift" does not require the Ice Queen to deal with it, Jin Youen, who has always been very concerned about the future development of Go in his country, is also worried.
In the past year or so, relying on Ryu Shixian and her outstanding performance, the South Korean chess world has achieved remarkable results, and it can be said that it has formed an all-round suppression of China.
During this period, except for the Lakeside Cup, it can be said that China has achieved nothing in the international arena and is almost on par with Japan!
But the Queen knows that the thickness of China cannot be underestimated.
This time for the Nongshim Cup, Lin Ruixin, Lei Qi, Sun Yi, and Kuai Liang, who were originally determined in yesterday's qualifiers, are already strong, and the overall level of the team is better than last year.
But who knows, this is not the end yet!
Lei Qi did not hesitate to waste his exemption qualifications but also wanted to give the association the right to have a wild card. He directly brought Ni Jue, a flying knife expert, in, which further improved the Chinese team's offensive ability. The level, so the originally optimistic South Korean chess fans couldn't help but feel a little worried.
As for the women, with the recent rapid progress of the Zhaotian Queen, the Ice Queen has begun to feel the threat from her. South Korea's seemingly dazzling achievements in Go may actually fall apart in an instant.
Even the Wuyue Cup that is about to start now may be the moment when the first tile falls...
Thinking of this, the Ice Queen, who was feeling quite flustered, pursed her lips, her expression Very complicated.
However, if I can... let me draw her in this stage!
After thinking for a moment, Jin Youen prayed secretly in his heart.
Now... I should still have the upper hand!
Otherwise, if we wait until the finals at the end of the year...
I'm afraid anything may happen by then... (End of Chapter)