"Hello Rui Zhao 7th Dan! Thank you for accepting our interview.
"First of all, congratulations on defeating Park Minyeol 9th Dan today and entering the top 16 of this Yingyi Cup!
“Passing two consecutive rounds in the World Series is a very, very good achievement for a female chess player.
“First of all, let’s talk about your thoughts on today’s game. Feeling it? ”
“To be honest, I’m still a little disappointed...
"I just feel that Park Jiuduan doesn't pay enough attention to today's game... Fortunately, I reminded him before the game!
"After this afternoon's game, I originally wanted to compete with him last time. Talk to him like Ryu Se-hyun 9th Dan, and hope he can promise to be more serious next time he plays with me.
“But just after the game, he took away all the chess equipment and left the table. He seemed to be in a bad mood, so, I didn’t dare to ask...ah!
"That, that...
"Can this be said?"
"Uh, this...
"It's all said and done, so don't worry so much...
"That's right! Let's talk about your results in this competition!< br>
“Having passed two consecutive rounds in the World Series, this is the best result achieved by a female chess player in the World Series since Kim Woo-eun reached the finals in the 2022 LIG Cup 9th Dan!
“At the same time, as Kim Woo-eun lost to Lei Qi 9th-dan in this round, you became the only remaining female chess player in the top 16 of this Yingyi Cup.
"How do you feel about being able to go further than the recognized number one woman in the world of chess today? Does this mean that you are already realizing the 'transfer of imperial power'..."
" The transfer of imperial power?"
"Uh...that means you have surpassed Jin Youen's ninth level and become the most powerful female chess player in the world!"
"Of course! No!
“Although Jin Youen’s 9th dan has been eliminated this time, she defeated Brother Xiong in the first round... No, Xiong Si’s 1st dan.
"Although Xiong 9th Dan has not been in good form since the Nongshim Cup, in terms of competitive level, I think he is definitely much better than Park 9th Dan, who is not very serious today. Being able to win against him already shows the strength of Kim Woo-eun's 9th Dan."
“This, that’s it...
“Then when do you think you can surpass her and officially become the number one woman? Is the Wuyue Cup finals at the end of the year a good opportunity? "
"Huh? this?
“Actually... I have never thought about it.
"I think the so-called 'female number one' statement... seems to have little meaning.
"As a chess player, the essence is to see whether your own strength has actually made progress! Names are of no use!
"Ah, sister reporter, there are quite a few questions, are they almost done?
"I want to go back and continue practicing chess..."
"Ah Ah, that, that’s good!
"Congratulations again to Rui Zhao for entering the top 16 of this year's Yingyi Cup. Thank you for accepting the interview!"
(Interview ends, switch to news broadcast)
"In addition to Rui Zhao, there are Eight other mainland Chinese chess players and one Taiwan Strait Province chess player entered the top 16 of this year’s Yingyi Cup.
“Ten Chinese chess players will challenge for the final championship! Our station will also continue to report on subsequent matches! ”
……
"Huh...'the other eight mainland chess players'?
"Brother Mo, look at it! Now when a sports channel reports a Go news, I can become the ‘other’! ! ! ”
At the same time, the same business hotel Jinling Road Pedestrian Street Store.
Lin Ruixin, who had just finished the draw ceremony for the top 16 matches, saw today’s fresh news on TV and couldn’t help but ask her agent Mo Wei complained:
“…In this round of competition, it’s obviously my victory over Lao Xu that has the highest gold content, okay? !
"How come that little bastard chess player can have such a long interview, but I can only be among the 'other chess players'?!" In this competition, because Lin Ruixin has been in excellent form recently, and he is also full of confidence It is planned to achieve the two major achievements of "Grand Slam" and "No. 1 in the history of Chinese Go" in this Yingyi Cup, so the agent Mo Wei also came to collect materials as soon as possible to pave the way for subsequent publicity and momentum.
Hearing the Internet celebrity Lin’s rants in great displeasure, Mo Wei naturally knew that his uncle was unhappy again, so he could only comfort him and said:
“Uh, Ruixin, please understand - after all, it was a female chess player who won the top chess player in South Korea in her prime at the Unlimited World Championship!
"Rui Zhao is indeed extremely beautiful. Previously, she was very beautiful!" She also won three sets in the siege match, causing some media to boast that she was a 'female genius who is not inferior to men at all'.
"Actually, before this game, the old chess fans and your fans had the rare opportunity to stand on a united front. Together they shared knowledge with Rui Zhao's outsider fans. Although her siege record is great, her opponents are not that strong. It's too exaggerated to say 'not inferior to men at all'...
"As a result, who would have known that she had just gained a lot of knowledge, and she would win the world championship in her prime like Da Pu! As a result, online public opinion has completely backfired, and even a lot of old chess fans joined in even after they couldn't beat it, and started to praise the Queen Zhao together, so the public opinion is even more unprecedented.
"The number of fans, including Rui Zhao's, is skyrocketing again... uh..."
Speaking of this, Mo Wei couldn't help but pause.
Because he found that Lin Ruixin's face darkened - she was almost going to scold him for causing trouble again.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Mo Wei quickly changed the subject and said:
"...But Ruixin, don't be careful, everything is within the plan.
"Today's draw, Rui Zhao got the The one is Li Tingyan.
“Lao Li has always been famous for his stability and will not make the mistake of underestimating the enemy. With his strength there, Zhao Tianhou will be able to reach this point in this World Championship!
"I told you before, as long as you can win the Yingyi Cup championship this time, all the popularity of Rui Zhao now will be a stepping stone for you to become the number one in Chinese history! This is nothing to worry about!
"And the good news doesn't stop there! Didn't Master Liu draw Dai Gong in today's draw?
"Dai Gong can also be regarded as Master Liu's nemesis. As long as Master Liu is eliminated, your subsequent path to winning the championship will be difficult. It’s a smooth road! "
Hearing this, Lin Ruixin's expression finally softened.
Dai Ran could face Xiaoliu early, which was indeed what he wanted.
No matter how strong Rui Zhao is, It is impossible to have a substantial impact on his championship, but Master Liu's existence has always been a pain in his throat.
"...Ah, this...is true!
"I hope... Dai Gong can do his best this time! ”
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The day passed quickly.
On the first day of August, the top 16 match of the 10th Yingyi Cup continued at the Yingyi Building in Dongjiang City.
In this round of competition, there are two major focus battles:
First, it is the match between the defending champion [Dai Ran] and the number one player in the world [Liu Shixian].
As the two people recognized as the closest to AI in the world today, every battle between the two can be described as head-to-head, which is highly entertaining to watch.
Historical match records also illustrate this point - the two of them fought to a four-to-four tie, and they are the only players who have not been inferior to Master Liu in more than two games.
Logically speaking, if there is such a battle between Mars and the Earth, it should be the focus of the audience's attention no matter what.
This has always been the case in every "fight between Liu and Dai" in the past World Championships.
But... today is an exception.
Because there was another game that seemed to be disparate in strength, but the heat completely overwhelmed this peak match. It even attracted the second live broadcast of a Go match on China Central Television Sports Channel in just two months.
——The Chinese women's seventh-dan chess player [Rui Zhao], who has been in the limelight recently, will challenge the five-time crown winner and undoubtedly the top ten masters in the world in another top 16 match. A generation of leading figures in South Korea:
【Li Tingyan】Nine sections. (End of this chapter)