Chapter 603 Tianyuan’s new arrival, celebrities waiting for their seats
“Ah, no, no!
“How could I think you are scary, Rui Zhao! "
Finding that it was a false alarm, Ni Jue, who saw the person clearly, replied hurriedly and against his will:
"I, I just won a bit of a thrilling game of chess, so I'm a little scared. That’s all! ”
"Ah...that's it!"
Hearing this explanation, Zhao Tiancai relaxed his expression again and showed a sweet smile:
"But...in the end, senior brother, you won!< br>
“Brother Ni, congratulations on defending your celebrity title again! ”
——Yes, the last game of three rounds of chess between celebrities has just ended.
Although Ni Jue relied on his flying knife to get a big lead at the beginning, the direction of the chess game later became quite twists and turns.
In the finalization and battle in the middle game, Ni Jue's level was obviously not as good as before, allowing Bian Lele to seize the opportunity to continuously close the situation, which directly turned into a half-eye chess game!
Actually, this is not the first time this situation has occurred in this celebrity battle.
The previous two games of chess generally followed the same pattern. In the end, the reigning celebrity won one and lost the other, and Fanqi was dragged into the final decisive game.
But fortunately, the goddess of victory stood by Ni Jue in the end.
When the chess game was over, Ni Jue narrowly won with the white quarter piece, successfully defending the [Celebrity] title again and achieving the "Celebrity Sixth Consecutive Hegemony" achievement!
Ah...it's a good thing it's an old guy like Lele!
If another Little Thunder, Little Bear and Sun Houer come over... I guess they may not be able to withstand it!
Facing the junior sister’s congratulations, Ni Jue said to himself, then tried his best to put on a smile and said:
“Thank you, Rui Zhao!
"Congratulations on making it to the main round, a very beautiful game!
"Your fast chess... I'm afraid even the average nine-dan player won't be able to catch it! "
"Ah, Senior Brother Ni, you just watched the game after the game! "
Rui Zhao, who realized that Ni Jue had already watched the last set of his qualifying match, seemed a little embarrassed:
"Actually, not really!
"It's just that for today's game of chess, I may have done some research on Tao Chen's nine-dan layout!"
"Don't be so modest!"
Celebrity Tian Yuan responded with a smile, Then his eyes narrowed and he asked his junior sister:
"By the way, Rui Zhao...
"What do you think of my performance in the three rounds of celebrity battles this time? ”
"...Eh?"
"Just tell the truth."
Seeing that the junior sister's expression was obviously stiff, Ni Jue added.
Rui Zhao pursed his lips when he heard this, and after being silent for a while, he truthfully expressed his opinion:
“Senior Brother Ni, you seem to be... weaker than last year.
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"But, but no problem!
"If you have accumulated the previous flying knife arsenal, it will be enough to defend the title! "
Hearing Rui Zhao's words, Ni Jue blinked, and then couldn't help but smile and said:
"Okay, then I accept your good advice!
“Hey, that’s right!
"If you are eliminated this time, can you stay put and play a training match with me to stay in shape?
"Just right, I haven't played chess with you for a long time, so I just took this opportunity to play. Enough!
“Ah...of course.
“If you can win to the end, it would be the best to directly challenge my title! "
"Hmm! No problem, brother! ”
Hearing this "joke", Rui Zhao naturally nodded in agreement, completely unaware of the slight other meaning in Ni Jue's tone.
In her opinion, although Ni Jue's level is indeed much lower than last year, with the bonus of flying knives, he is still certain to defend the challenge.
Now that the senior brother is asking her to help as a sparring partner, he must be fully prepared to defend his other title with all his strength. Empress Zhaotian, who had received a lot of care from Ni Jue since she came to this world, naturally agreed.
However...
Things did not develop as Rui Zhao expected...
On April 6, the challenger finals of the Tianyuan Competition ended.
Lei Qi finally defeated Sun Yi and became the challenger for the [Tian Yuan] title for the second consecutive year!
Furthermore, the same thing about this Tianyuan War is not just the two sides - the same one-sided situation as last year's Tianyuan War was staged again in this year's third round of chess!
It’s just that this time the direction of the one-sided tilt has changed...
On April 9, the second game of Tianyuan’s third round of chess ended at Tianyi Pavilion in Tongli Town.
The challenger Lei Qi quickly took the initiative from the start and forced Ni Jue to surrender in just 153 moves.
Coupled with the first set he won without a fight the day before yesterday, China's "future No. 1" has officially won his second domestic title since [National Player].
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“Dai Jiuduan, why doesn’t Senior Brother Ni use his sword? There are obviously suitable and powerful flying knives that can be used in these two games!
"Although... you may not be able to win Lei Qi 9th Dan with a sword, but it is too difficult to defend the title without using a sword!"
At 4:20 pm on April 9, Tongli Zhentian Yi Pavilion viewing room.
Hao Tianhou, who had just witnessed her senior brother's disastrous defeat in the Tianyuan War, could not help but feel a little depressed and confused at this time.
This time in the Tianyuan Tournament, Zhaojun of the time drew Dai Gongzhi in the first round. Faced with the test of this "coach" who had guided her for a long time during the Spring Festival, Slow Chess and the top line Zhaojun, who still had a considerable gap, failed to pass the quality inspection in the end. After last year's Yixian Tournament, he once again failed in the first round of the title match.
However, after losing the game, Rui Zhao was not too depressed and quickly devoted himself to sparring with Ni Jue.
Dai Gongzhi, who later lost to Tang Guansheng in the top 16, also quickly joined in and participated in the review discussion. The three of them were "fully prepared" for this time's Tianyuan battle.
But in the two games of chess the day before yesterday and today, Ni Jue was almost euthanasia. His most proud weapon arsenal was surrendered without even showing its edge. This made Rui Zhao, who had been helping prepare for the war, feel a little bit. anxious.
But at this time, Dai Ran just glanced at Empress Zhaotian expressionlessly, and said very calmly:
"Ni Jue is old and has had another surgery. , the level cannot be maintained... "In this Orchid Cup of Rejuvenation, he did not choose to redeem his quota, probably because he was afraid of wasting..."
What Dai Ran said was true: on the Spring Orchid Cup entry list announced five days ago, Ni Jue, who had just defended the [Celebrity] title and had enough international competition points, was not among them.
Although Ni Jue has never taken the initiative to exchange points from international competitions for a spot in the World Championships, the Spring Orchid Cup is an exception.
Because there are no trials for the Spring Orchid Cup and there are many places available for domestic chess players to redeem, Ni Jue thinks that even if he does not use the sword, it is not too much to get a place with his own level, so he usually still Select your redemption quota.
But this time he gave up the exchange, which did have some meaning - but at that time, the public's attention was only focused on the wild card candidate who was not unexpected, so this point did not arouse much discussion. That’s all.
However, Queen Zhaotian still couldn’t understand this:
"Even if my senior brother's level has dropped a bit, at least I have to try using my sword..."
"I may be worried that I will lose even after I use my sword, and it will be wasted!"
Waiting for Rui After Zhao finished speaking, Dai Ran interrupted her directly and said:
"In the past few days, he and you have only played 50-50 slow chess. At his current level, even if he uses a sword, It's also a disaster - it's really the 'Weakest Ninth Dan'!"
"The Weakest Ninth Dan" - this was two years ago, [Jade is the King's Blade] almost lost to [Yizhao Qiyi] 】The statement that online chess fans ridiculed later.
Dai Ran said this, wanting to liven up the solemn atmosphere a little, but at this time, Rui Zhao was not in the mood to smile at all.
Senior Brother Ni may really be fading away...
Maybe, the next celebrity battle in November this year may be his swan song...< br>
This fact weighed heavily on Zhaojun’s heart, leaving her, who had always been strong and optimistic, speechless for a long time, not knowing how to react.
But at this moment, Dai Ran said suddenly:
"But Rui Zhao...
"Actually, you have a better way now, which can help Ni Jue defend his title. "
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"...The review ends here!
"Congratulations, Xiao Lei!
"To be honest, I am very happy to hand over the title of [Tian Yuan] to you! ”
Twenty minutes later, Tianyi Pavilion Game Room.
Ni Jue, who had just finished his second title match in half a month, seemed very relaxed.< br>
But...
Sitting opposite, Lei Qi, who had just become a Tianyuan national player, had no smile on his face. Instead, he asked in a calm voice:
"Ni Jiuduan, why don't you use your sword?
"Obviously I told you after the last game of chess, there is no need to care about the last Tianyuan battle! "
"Ah, of course it's not because of what happened last year. ”
Ni Jue smiled and said:
"I just feel that with my current energy and level, I can't hold on to two titles at the same time. Then I will naturally have to make a choice.
"Compared to [Tian Yuan] who has won three consecutive championships, I am sure He pays more attention to the [celebrity] who has won six consecutive championships.
“So, Xiao Lei, don’t think anything of it just because I didn’t draw a sword.
“In this Tianyuan Tournament, I will do this to anyone who comes in front of me. Moreover, you have obtained the challenger status for two consecutive terms, and you are well-deserved to be the new Tianyuan. ”
But after Mr. Ni’s explanation, Lei Qi’s face still showed no signs of relaxation or happiness:
"But what's the difference?
" Defending [Celebrity] for one more term is a champion, and defending [Tian Yuan] now is also a champion.
“And if you take your age into account, it will be harder for you, Ni Jiuduan, to hold on to your title the further you go. Logically speaking, holding on to the present is the best choice...”
Ni Jue narrowed her eyes. Narrowing his eyes, he then said nonchalantly:
“This time you are the one to attack!
"I'm not sure about you, who is number one in the country, so I'm thinking about whether there will be a relatively weak challenger in the next Masters. I'll have a better chance of making another move...
"And I have to do it. Let’s rank the two titles of [Celebrity] and [Tian Yuan]. Isn’t [Celebrity] generally slightly higher? It’s normal for me to prioritize protecting [celebrities]. ”
Ni Jue is right - in China, the two titles [Celebrity] and [Tian Yuan] have long been equally famous, but if you have to distinguish between high and low, it is generally believed that [Celebrity] is slightly higher by half a point.
< br>The main reason is that China and Japan jointly held a bilateral competition between reigning celebrities, and [Celebrity] was one of the "three major crowns" in Japan, and his status was obviously higher than [Tianyuan], because of the competition. The existence also makes the [Celebrity] in China slightly higher than [Tian Yuan].
However, although Ni Jue's words sound reasonable, Lei Qi is not stupid and will not simply think so. What Ni Jue said was the reason why he gave up [Tian Yuan] easily.
At this time, he already had a conjecture in his mind...
Although this conjecture was a bit bold, the young man at this time faintly felt that his own intuition was most likely the truth of the matter...
< br>"Ni Jiuduan, you just said that you are happy to hand over [Tian Yuan] to me.
"Then for the next [Celebrity]...
"You also have expectations Chosen, right?”
"..."
Ni Jue was obviously a little surprised by this question, and even didn't know how to answer it for the first time.
However, after a slight hesitation, the Chinese celebrity still smiled, shook his head and said:
"I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense!"
(End of this chapter)