[Does the falsely prosperous South Korean Go game really have the value for the government and society to continue to invest and support it? 】
【Recently, the Go World Competition "Spring Orchid Cup" is being held in Hailing City, Suhu Province, China. In today's first round of the focus match, An Mingjiao, who is regarded as the future star of the chess world in my country, once again unexpectedly lost to Rui Zhao, a Chinese female chess player who is two years younger than him. This is shocking. 】
【You know, this is not the first time that my country's top chess players have lost to Rui Zhao 7th Dan in the past year - world champions such as Li Tingyan, Park Minyeol, and Wen Chengzhen have all done it! 】
[Even Ryu Se-hyun's 9th-dan record, which was previously promoted by the South Korean Chess Academy as the "Miracle of Dongjiang", was ended by Rui Zhao's 7th-dan record in this Nongshim Cup. 】
【From this point of view, the outcome of today's game is not just a simple competitive contest, but also a concentrated expression of the weak nature of South Korea's Go. Although the results seem to be acceptable at the moment, it is only a matter of time before the dynasty collapses. 】
[However, in the author’s opinion, although this is quite regrettable, it may not be a bad thing. 】
【The game of Go has long been out of tune with the times. China, Ying, and Korea have been promoting it for decades, but so far the results have been lackluster. Even the number of chess fans in Japan has been declining. Even the national comic "Hikaru's Go" cannot reverse the decline. It can be seen that it has basically lost its vitality. 】
[If society and the government can relax their mentality and embrace the idea that "everything has a beginning and an end," the social resources occupied by Go, a sport that should be put in a museum, will be invested in Korean dramas, When it comes to things with truly international influence, such as movies, KPOP, e-sports, kimchi, etc., there will undoubtedly be more flexible and effective decisions. 】
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“…No, the media is telling lies with its eyes open!
"Our performance is obviously very good now, okay!"
At eight o'clock in the evening on April 13, in a room in Hailing Hotel.
After Xu Xiangheng read a domestic media report forwarded to him by his vice chairman, he couldn't help but cursed:
"Although An Ming taught them that these rookies are not yet at the forefront, but Xiaoliu has now won the 11th championship and is expected to become the first in history. Our old rival Huaxia has not even won an international championship for two years!
"Like us! If the Go project has to be abandoned due to poor performance, then the Chinese Chess Association should have been disbanded long ago! ”
"Xiang Heng, there's no need to be so excited.
"I just chose a more alarmist report, and most of the media just criticized it a little. "
Seeing that Xu Xiangheng was so angry, Zhao Libo stood in front of him and immediately comforted him:
"It's just... your game of chess is extremely important to our reputation in the country!
“You also know that the domestic attitude towards our Go game has never been very cold, and the government is constantly clamoring to cancel support funds and so on.
"And you are currently the only male chess player in our country who has a positive record against Rui Zhao. If you lose at this juncture again..."
"...Vice Chairman, you have too much to worry about. !”
Before Zhao Libo finished speaking, Xu Xiangheng comforted him:
“Although this Rui Zhao seems to be quite powerful in fast chess, he is far less powerful in slow chess!
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"I just asked Anmingjiao. He was mainly looking for stability today and wanted to win steadily against the opponent's officials, so he made the wrong choice of giving in during the chess game. How could he know that Rui Zhao is now Guanzi has made great progress, allowing the opponent to win easily.
"Just after the draw, Brother Li also specifically reminded me. Although Rui Zhao has no obvious weakness now, she is a female chess player after all. As long as I play normally, there will be no problem!
"You Just wait for my good news tomorrow! "
"Uh...
"Well, you don't need to be so full of words..."
Although Xu Xiangheng said it with full assurance, Zhao Libo heard this very similar Flag's expression couldn't help but change.
Because the last time Xu Xiangheng said this was in the 2022 LIG Cup semi-finals.
In that year's LIG Cup, the final champion was Ryu Se-hyun, and the runner-up who beat Seo Sang-hyang until he slapped himself in the semi-finals...
It was Kim Woo-eun.
……
This little stinky chess player...
Can't he win again? !
At 12:55 noon on April 14th, Hailing Hotel game room.
Chinese chess master Lin Ruixin, who had just sat down in front of Wencheng Town, pretended not to care and glanced at another chess table not far away with his peripheral vision.
I saw Xu Xiangheng and Rui Zhao both sitting down. Xu Xiangheng looked full of momentum, while Rui Zhao was quietly concentrating on adjusting his state for the next game.
...Hmm.
I hope Lao Xu will stop falling off the chain!
Chess Master Lin thought to himself, and then quickly withdrew his gaze to avoid being noticed by others that he was particularly concerned about Rui Zhao's game.
But in fact... he couldn't help but care.
After experiencing a few months of sluggishness after the Yingyi Cup last year, Lin Daqi has been in pretty good shape recently.
Especially for this year's Chess Holy War, he has also increased the amount of training. He plans to first hold on to the title of [Chess Saint] held every two years and maintain his status as the "No. 1 player in the country". His overall condition has indeed improved. relatively ideal level.
So, for the current Spring Orchid Cup, he also maintains the mentality of trying his best.
If Ryu Shixian accidentally overturns his car, he will have a chance to win the championship!
Originally, according to his idea, this Orchid of Spring Cup was to hunt rabbits in the pasture. It would be best if he could get good results. Otherwise, he could calmly and step by step practice with competitions and have a chess holy war in June. That's the key, he doesn't have any psychological pressure.
But he never expected that this Orchid Cup of Rejuvenation would issue an exception to Rui Zhao as a wild card, and this Empress Zhao really lived up to her expectations, defeating the Anming Cult without a fight in the first round! This suddenly made Lin Ruixin panic!
Although due to the principle of avoidance of the same country, there is no possibility of him meeting Rui Zhao in this round of competition, it would be hard to say if the Queen Zhao continues to be upset!
In the top 16 of this Spring Orchid Cup, a total of eight players from China played, and the matches were:
[Dai Ran] vs. [Liu Shixian]
[Rui Zhao] 】To【Xu Xiangheng】
【Wencheng Town】To【Lin Ruixin】
[Ueno Toraichiro] versus [Sun Yi]
[Park Minlie] versus [Lei Qi]
[Ji Qiufu] versus [Li Tingyan]
[Xuli Sail] to [Xiong Siyi]
[Zhu Yuanjun] to [One Tuozai]
According to such a matchup, there is a high probability that China can get about five places in the top eight, so there will be a civil war in the top eight!
If Rui Zhao were to defeat Xu Xiangheng again, then the probability of Great Chess Master Lin drawing Rui Zhao in the quarter-finals would be far more slim than the less than 3% in the Tianyuan Tournament!
And if you really get the draw... it won't be as simple as "stopping in the top eight"!
Thinking of this, Lin Ruixin couldn't help but swallow her saliva. At the same time, she secretly regretted that she shouldn't have said "I'll torture you once" in the group, and she shouldn't have posted anything on Weibo during the Nongshim Cup.
But how could he have imagined at that time: Rui Zhao could now frequently win chess in domestic competitions and world competitions! And he really has the ability to use flying knives to win against himself when he is in the leading position!
Originally, during last year's Yingyi Cup, Lin Ruixin felt that even if Rui Zhao beat Xia Chuankui, she would not be able to pass Park Min-yeol, and even if she was lucky enough to win Da Pu, she would not be able to pass Li Tingyan, so she didn't feel nervous.
But in the past half year, Rui Zhao's strength has improved rapidly, and winning a men's ninth-dan master is not news! This directly made Lin Daqi Sheng start to be worried!
And just when Lin Ruixin felt increasingly upset, the voice of the referee suddenly came:
"Attention, all chess players, let's start guessing now!"< br>
...Well, it’s time to play chess.
Calm down, calm down!
Focus on the current game first!
Lin Ruixin, who noticed that her mentality seemed to be somewhat ups and downs, hurriedly readjusted.
After all... there is a clear gap between the strength of that little stinky chess basket and Lao Xu!
Last time she lost the Miaojia Bailing Cup very easily, Lao Xu should be fine this time too, don’t worry!
Lin Ruixin was thinking to herself while guessing with "Brother Hammer".
However, when he couldn't help but use his peripheral vision to see Rui Zhao guessing the white chess piece again, the heartbeat of the reigning chess master of China still accelerated slightly by half a beat. (End of this chapter)