"...Ah, I give up."
On the same afternoon, at 4:15, the game room of Yingyi Building.
In another focus match of the top 16 of the Yingyi Cup, the two sides played to 212 hands. Seeing that their three-point disadvantage was difficult to change, and they had already received a penalty point, they knew that there would be no comeback. Dai Ran, who was hopeful, surrendered and said,
"Thank you for your advice!"
Master Liu politely returned the favor first, but facing the extremely difficult opponent in front of him, after winning Young Master Liu showed off in a rare way:
"I finally avenged the last Yingyi Cup.
"And...
"I finally corrected my record."
Hearing this Dai Ran couldn't help but frown slightly.
What Liu Shixian said is true - he and Dai Ran have always been in a state of catching up with each other.
In the 2019 Spring Orchid Cup semi-finals and the 2020 Yingyi Cup round of 16, Dai Ran won the first two matches between the two.
It was not until 2021, when Mr. Liu officially began to establish his status as the number one player in the world, that he completed his first kill against Dai Gong in the top 16 of the LIG Cup.
Just when everyone thought that after Liu Shixian ascended the throne, he would quickly surpass the record between the two, Dai Gong once again gave the doubters a blow in the head.
In the 2022 Miaojia Bailing Cup semi-finals, the two met for the first time. Dai Gong relied on two white chess under Chinese rules to defeat his opponent 2-1 again, bringing the two men's record to the Four to two, continuing to play the role of the 'Noble Phantasm against Willow'!
But... As the saying goes: Time makes people grow old.
After all, Dai Ran is five years older than Master Liu, and as he is nearly thirty, his competitive status will inevitably begin to be surpassed by Master Liu.
In the past year, Dai Gong faced Liu Shao twice in the LIG Cup semi-finals and Nongshim Cup. In response to the defeat in the top 16 of the Yi Cup, the results of the two games were finally surpassed.
At this point, all the first-class chess players in the world have been at a disadvantage against each other. The power of the first player is so terrifying.
After losing the chess game, Dai Gong was a little frustrated, but when faced with the facts told by his opponent, he, who had always been reticent, didn't say much. He just sighed with some emotion.
“Yes...
"We old guys, maybe it's time to give up!
"If you want to comfort Lao Li later, help me take care of him! "
"...comfort? "
Hearing this word, Liu Shixian couldn't help but squint his eyes.
Seeing Master Liu's expression, Dai Gong showed a rare smile and said:
"Didn't you notice: This time we both finished playing, and no one came around?
"In the past... it was not like this! "
After saying these words, Dai Ran raised his chin behind Liu Shixian, motioning him to look back.
Liu Shixian frowned slightly, and then turned his head. But he saw The other chess table in the corner of the game room was surrounded by people, and even the players could no longer see it - that was Li Tingyan and Rui Zhao's table! >
In just a moment, Liu Shixian reacted, and his usually gentle and indifferent expression showed a rare look of surprise.
......No, isn't it? !
Brother Li, who has always been calm... actually lost too? ! !
This...how did you lose? !
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Do you have to rely on me to suppress this little girl? ! ! !
For a while, Master Liu, who had never disliked his teammates even when he was forced to win six consecutive games in the Nongshim Cup, felt vaguely like he could not be carried away.
However, when he thought that he seemed to be unable to make Lord Rui Zhao happy in the cup, Master Liu felt that all he could do was say "I'm really sorry"...
Ah this ...
Liu Shixian's expression suddenly became complicated, and after several seconds he finally laughed out loud and self-deprecatingly:
Now, this little girl...
I am afraid she is really going to shock the world a little bit!
…
…
“… Here is a news break:
"The highest Go event known as the 'Go Olympics', the 10th 'Yingyi Cup' World Professional Go Championship, is currently being held at the Yingyi Building in Dongjiang City from the preliminaries to the quarter-finals.
< br>"In a focus match of the top 16 that just ended today, the Chinese Go team reported another good news!
“Chinese women’s seventh-dan chess player Rui Zhao, after slaying the dragon in the ‘30 to 16’ match and defeating South Korean world champion Park Min-yeol ninth-dan, she also performed in the top 16 match this afternoon. Black defeated South Korea's other top player, the 'five-time champion' Lee Ting-yeon at 9th Dan with a slight advantage of one point, and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals, adding another glory to the Chinese Go team.
"During the game, both sides played chess! He showed a very high competitive level and profound chess skills. As the world champion, Li Tingyan's strength should not be underestimated, and he had the upper hand most of the time.
“But at the decisive moment when Guanzi was in charge, Rui Zhao made a series of clever moves, but Li Tingyan failed to respond correctly under the tight time constraints, and the situation suddenly fell into a disadvantage.
"Although in the subsequent official stage, Li Tingyan's ninth section was close to closing the gap with all his strength, and completed the follow-up official close with almost zero mistakes.
"But the 19-year-old teenager Rui Zhao withstood the opponent's attack. Crazy counterattack, finally defeated the opponent with a slight advantage of one point, and advanced to the quarterfinals!
“And Rui Zhao 7th Dan has therefore become the fourth female player to enter the quarterfinals of the Go Unlimited World Championship after my country’s Wu Yueyun 9th Dan, Hua Xuemin 7th Dan and South Korea’s Kim Woo-eun 9th Dan. !
"After the game, Rui Zhao said in an interview: She felt very honored and excited to defeat a world champion like Li Tingyan. I hope to continue to challenge more stronger opponents in the quarterfinals.
“As for his goal in this Yingyi Cup, Rui Zhao said that he has not thought too much. He believes that as long as he can try his best to compete with his own style and get more opportunities to compete with the world’s top players. The opportunity to compete will be satisfying.
"The quarter-finals of this year's Yingyi Cup will officially start at 12 noon tomorrow. Our comprehensive channel and sports channel will broadcast live the Rui Zhao 7-dan quarter-finals of this year's Yingyi Cup. Please stay tuned. Looking forward to it!”
……
“…What?
“Comprehensive channel live broadcast of Go games? Did I hear that correctly? ! "
At 4:25 p.m., Huang Bonan's home in Pengze City, China. After hearing this news urgently inserted by the news channel [News Live Room], Rao said, "I haven't seen this scene. Long Bo, the veteran general, had to widen his eyes and said:
"I have never seen this scene before"!
CCTV Comprehensive Channel... What is this concept?
Although in this era, the influence of television media has been greatly weakened compared to the past, but...
This is CCTV1! A place where every inch of time counts!
Even though people don’t watch TV much anymore, it is still one of the highest palaces in the field of Chinese propaganda that can greatly influence the direction of other media propaganda!
The result... CCTV actually decided to use a prime time on Saturday afternoon to broadcast a four- to five-hour Go match live? !
And this is still when Rui Zhao’s opponents in the next round have not yet been determined by drawing lots? !
This, this, this, this...
Isn’t this too exaggerated? !
Long Bo suddenly lost his ability.
Although he had just seen through the live broadcast that Rui Zhao had killed Li Tingyan and entered the quarterfinals of the Yingyi Cup, Huang Bonan was also so shocked that he could not calm down for a long time, and he is still repeating it to this day. plate.
But as soon as this news came out, Long Bo felt an unreal trance.
However, his wife Jingshan Chuduan, who has done a lot of publicity work, is not surprised by this:
"Old Emperor, don't act like you have never seen the world! This is nothing to make a fuss about. !
"A young person like Rui Zhao, who has a positive image and is very capable of fighting, is the person that the central media hopes to promote most at the moment! Not to mention that she is also very young and beautiful, and has the potential to become a national idol!
" I just took a look at the Internet. Almost all portal media are reporting on Rui Zhao defeating Lao Li and entering the quarterfinals of the Yingyi Cup. Yiguo's server is down, and it's a 404!
“Besides, how difficult it is to be in the quarterfinals of the Yingyi Cup!
“You also know that almost all chess players value the opportunity to compete in the Yingyi Cup once every four years!
“Let me say something rude again: Lao Huang, if you want to enter the quarter-finals of the Yingyi Cup now, you may not be able to enter five times even if I give you a hundred chances!
"But a little girl who is as beautiful as a big star did it. What happened to being competed in the quarterfinals of CCTV1's live broadcast?
"Are you better looking than her in person or better at chess? "
"Hey, wife! This is a bit much! "
Huang Bonan immediately expressed his protest:
"If you want to say whether a person is good-looking or not, then there is no one in the chess circle who can compare with that Queen Zhao!
"But when it comes to chess, I'm still a little confident about beating her!"
"Come on!"
Jing Shan smacked her lips and continued to type:
"Rui Zhao has recently faced male chess players five times in the Weijia and World Championships, and won five of them. Four of them are ninth-dan players, and three of them have won the world championship!
"This is what he did. There are five people. You can weigh it yourself. How sure are you that you can get through? ”
"Ah this..."
This time Huang Bonan was completely speechless.
Indeed.
When it comes to Cheng Zhiyang and Liang Sizhen, Old Long Bo still dares to say that he is confident, but at the level of Cerebellar Ax, Huang Bonan can only score roughly two points.
As for Da Pu and Lao Li, who are currently among the top four in South Korea...this is even more obvious cheating!
With these five in a row, Long Bo thought to himself that the probability was less than 50%...
...50% out of 100%.
What makes Long Bo even more excited is that after the Yingyi Cup is over, he will travel with the team to Hongcheng City to challenge the Pohu team!
Although he failed to qualify for the Yingyi Cup preliminaries, these days he has been studying and preparing for the possible match against Rui Zhaojian in the next round of Siege. He thinks he has gained a little, but... …
I haven’t swam in any of the qualifiers, so I’m thinking about how to beat the top eight players in the Yingyi Cup?
Is this task... a bit too difficult?
Well...
...it's broken!
Am I going to become the fourth world champion fermented bean curd in the world, right? ! ! !
I was originally thinking about how to boost the confidence of the young players in the team, but in the blink of an eye...
It seems like I have to consider the safety of my old face first!
After realizing this, the speaker from Team Pengze suddenly felt a chill down his spine. But soon, he began to doubt again:
But... isn't it right?
Brain-axe Da Pu and Lao Li failed to win against Queen Zhao, so how could Zeng Guangwen maintain a roughly 50-50 split with Rui Zhao in sparring every day?
For a moment, Huang Bonan was puzzled. After pondering for a while, he finally stood up suddenly and walked towards the room.
"Hey, where are you going, old emperor?"
"I'll go to the room to use the computer and take a good look at the seven-segment live video of the worst guy!"
Long Bo frowned and replied. Said:
"Da Pu and Lao Li can't take down this Empress Zhao. I want to see how Zeng Guangwen relies on this mud to deal with her until today!"
…
...
However... Zeng Guangwen didn't know at this time that one day his live broadcast video would be studied by a master like Long Bo.
As the saying goes: when one person attains enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.
As Rui Zhao defeated South Korea's two top world champions and achieved such a success that the central media reported the live broadcast, Zeng Guangwen, as "the Queen's most loyal subordinate", also benefited a lot.
In just over an hour after the game, Zeng Guangwen’s live broadcast received various rewards from captains and admirals. Even the number of fans was soaring like a rocket, and he almost lost it. Zeng was so embarrassed that he died of laughter. While this further strengthened his determination to "always follow Zhao", it also made him more hopeful that his master could draw good lots in the next lottery ceremony and go one step further!
In the end, God responded to Zeng Shabao’s heartfelt prayer:
On August 2, at six o’clock in the evening, Yingyi Building, Dongjiang City.
After an afternoon of fierce battles, all the top eight players of the 10th "Yingyi Cup" World Professional Go Championship were selected, and a drawing ceremony for tomorrow's top eight matches was held. The specific matchups are as follows:
[Liu Shixian] vs. [Sun Yi]
[Lin Ruixin] vs. [Zhu Yuanjun]
[Lei Qi] versus [Anmingjiao]
[Rui Zhao] versus...
[Ichijo Takuya] (End of this chapter)