Hearing Kuai Liang's words, Rui Zhao was shocked. He quickly waved his hands and denied, saying:
"No, no, no! Kuai Jiudan, what are you talking about! Li Jingzhe and I are just ordinary classmates!
< br>"Li Jingzhe was the student with the best grades in our school at that time! I was recommended to Qinghua University early! How can I, an ordinary chess player, be worthy of this! ”
But even though Rui Zhaoyi’s denial was not muddled at all and seemed to come from the bottom of his heart, the expressions of the other two people at this time were not very natural, and they seemed to have a hard time commenting on these words.
It wasn't until several seconds later that the cheerful Kuai Liang finally couldn't help but laugh, then reached out to Li Jingzhe and said:
"Ah, little brother, you are very powerful. I didn't expect you to be a top student of Qinghua University!"
"Well, hello, Kuai Liang 9th Dan!"
Now Li Jingzhe has a lot of respect for the famous people in the circle. The chess player naturally understood and immediately extended his hand politely.
"My name is Li Jingzhe, Rui Zhao's good friend. I am now in the Yao class of Qinghua University and will be a sophomore after the summer vacation."
"Yao class..."
Kuai Liang narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard this word.
Although most of the top professional chess players have not systematically attended high school, many people in the society are aware of the title of the "cash cow" of Qinghua Yao Class.
“Ah! As expected of Zhao Tianhou’s classmate! He is indeed very good!
“Although that guy like Xiao Lei also got an offer from Beijing University last year, his gold content and culture are The big names who were recommended to the Yao Class of Qinghua University are far from good, so they can only rely on the title of world champion and the so-called "Future No. 1" to support themselves! "
This sounds polite, but Li Jingzhe, who has seen a lot of the world, smelled something unusual all of a sudden, and couldn't help but frown slightly.
Especially... With Rui Zhao's recent emergence from the entertainment industry, some strange rumors have also emerged.
However, Zhao Tianhou on the side could not hear the hidden shadows of swords and swords in the two people's words, and stupidly corrected:
"Kuai Jiuduan, you can't say that!
"Lei Qi 9th Dan was able to win the World Championship before he was eighteen years old. He is also very, very powerful! Anyway, he and Li Jingzhe are much better than me! ”
“……”×2
Regarding Rui Zhao's reaction, Kuai and Li fell into silence again at the same time, and the atmosphere was full of subtle strangeness.
"...Did I say something wrong?"
Rui Zhao, who finally noticed something was wrong in the atmosphere, asked cautiously.
“...No!”
After sighing, Kuai Liang showed a hearty smile again, breaking the awkward atmosphere:
"But don't belittle yourself too much, Empress Zhao! You've been playing quite well in fast chess recently!
"I watched both of the two fast chess games you won in the siege, and you made great progress! I heard that you even defeated Elder Du. Is this true? "
"That...is, it's just Brother Du who was a little negligent..."
"That's right! sure!
“Since you play fast chess so well, I’m really looking forward to your performance in this Yiyi Cup!”
"Huh? Is this the Yingyi Cup?"
Hearing this, Li Jingzhe couldn't help but be a little confused:
"The Yingyi Cup, as a world competition, is not a slow chess competition that lasts for more than two hours. Does it have anything to do with whether you can play fast chess well?"
Kuai Liang raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Hey... Brother Qinghua, you don't understand!" br>
"Although the Yingyi Cup is a slow chess game, before the semi-finals, players who play fast chess are actually very advantageous.
"'Changqi Rules'...you should still have it Do you understand? "
"Well, I basically know. ”
“That’s easy! ”
Kuai Liang looked like it was natural:
"For me, playing a game of chess in two hours is more than enough, but for many other chess players... it may not be possible.
" Starting with at least two additional goals, how can this not be said for us? What is the advantage to the player who plays chess quickly? "
"Ah..."
Hearing this, Li Jingzhe finally understood.
The "Changqi Rules" used in the Yingyi Cup were developed by patriotic enterprises The set of rules created by Mr. Jia Yingchangqi is unique in many aspects and solves many extreme problems in winning and losing in Go
However, except for most of the provisions for extreme situations, Changqi's rules, which use the calculation principle of "everything is empty" like the Chinese rules, are actually not fundamentally different from the Chinese rules in the final calculation of the territory of both parties - "Eight Black Stickers" Point, draw, black wins." In the final analysis, black has three and three-quarter pieces.
Therefore, in most competitions, the biggest difference between Changqi's rules and traditional Chinese rules is actually the original system that links time to victory or defeat.
Different from most other Go games, which are "countdown begins after the reserve time is used up, and a loss is awarded if the timeout expires", Changqi's rules adopt a [delay penalty] system that associates the time used with the board result. . That is, after the retention time is used up, the retention time can be extended by deducting two points (generally can be directly regarded as two eyes) in exchange for one-sixth of the retention time. A maximum of six points can be deducted and extended three times. If it times out again after three times, it will be directly judged as a loss.
As for the retention time... the Yingyi Cup has always been 3.5 hours for the finals, 2.5 hours for the semi-finals, and 2 hours for the other rounds.
Under such a rule, until the semi-finals, players who are good at fast chess can basically not worry about being penalized, while players who are used to slow chess in other competitions must finish the game within three hours. It is also very likely that there will be at least two and at most six extra eyes on the back - this is a very significant gap for professional chess players.
"...So...it's true..."
Seeing that Li Jingzhe had understood, Kuai Liang stopped continuing on this topic and continued to talk to him seemingly on a whim. Rui Zhao asked:
"Well...it's just right Rui Zhao! I'm still a little unfinished about my game today. How about we find a place to play fast chess that lasts for thirty seconds?
"Just right. I will also try to see how you have improved in the past year! ”
"Okay, okay!"
The girl answered with almost no hesitation, but after agreeing, Rui Zhao seemed to remember something and hesitated:
"But, but...
"Grandpa Huang Baoyang hasn't come back yet. He specifically said he wanted to see me today..."
"...It's okay, Rui Zhao. ”
At this moment, Huang Baoyang's voice came from outside the door. Half a second later, the old man with a kind smile returned to the VIP viewing room:
"It would be nice to meet you, but I would be embarrassed to waste so much of your time!
"That's it... …It shouldn’t matter if Jingzhe and I are watching the game together, right? "
"Yo! It's Mr. Huang! It turns out that you and this Qinghua guy also know each other! "
After meeting Huang Baoyang, Kuai Liang's tone was not lively at all. It seemed that he had known each other before, but he agreed directly on Rui Zhao's behalf.
"Then Rui Zhao, let's borrow chess equipment and a chess clock!
"We'll play a game here later! It can also be regarded as an exhibition match for Mr. Huang! ”
“Okay! ”
Rui Zhao was naturally unwilling to miss the opportunity to ask Kuai Liang for advice on fast chess.
After saying a brief goodbye to Huang and Li, he happily followed Kuai Liang. I borrowed chess equipment
...
"Well...this girl really only has Go in her eyes!"
Seeing that Kuai Liang and Rui Zhao had walked away, Huang Baoyang sighed softly, and then glanced at the juniors beside him. He glanced at it and said:
"Jingzhe... are you interested in trying to reach the professional rank in the future?"
"Professional rank?" After hearing this sudden suggestion, Li Jing had no such idea at all before. Zhe couldn't help but be a little surprised.
Huang Baoyang smiled slightly and explained:
“Ah... I don’t mean that you should really devote your energy to professional competitions - in the past, many college students came to compete, just to fulfill their first wish.
“It’s just that since you are currently engaged in AI research using Go as an entry point, it will always be beneficial to your research to make yourself stronger at chess, and having a professional rank will also benefit you. The research results are more convincing.
"The next thing is...
"I think that if Rui Zhao wants to find a partner in the future, she will basically only choose someone who is good at chess and has no professional rank. I'm afraid not. ”
"Ah...that.
"Grandpa Huang, I'm not actually chasing her...I just came here today to explain a previous misunderstanding. "
After a little hesitation, Li Jingzhe decided to clarify.
"...Is that so? "
Huang Baoyang's expression did not change, he just raised his eyebrows and said:
"Think carefully!
"If you regret now, you still have a chance to make up for it, but if you regret it later, you might be too late to catch up! ”
Hearing this, Li Jingzhe wanted to say something, but in the end he did not speak. He just remained silent for a long time, thoughtfully.
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Three days later, July 29, 2024.
The 10th "Yingyi Cup" World Professional Go Championship officially kicked off at the Yingyi Building in Dongjiang City. (End of this chapter)