After all of us are reborn, who plays Go?

“Is this the current Go in mainland China?

I know this guy Fang Yuan. He was said to have become the best in China two years ago. I have also read some of his chess records before and always thought that he was just an ordinary ninth-dan player.

I just didn’t expect that his level has reached such a high level now. I’m afraid he would be considered a strong player even in Japan.

Zhan Lang... a genius boy! Is the luck of chess finally on China's side this time? A genius finally appeared in China? "

Ying Changqi really had no choice but to sigh that even Lin Xiaofeng, the current pride of Chinese Go players, was only 23 years old when he received the title of Japan Meijin and was promoted to 8th Dan, making him the youngest Meijin in Japanese history.

Considering Zhan Lang’s current strength at the age of seventeen, I’m afraid no top Japanese player of the same age can defeat him.

And most importantly, Zhanlang grew up in mainland China where Go resources are relatively scarce, which is particularly precious.

"Compared to that, aren't those guys from the Formosa Chess Academy just a bunch of scoundrels?

You invested so much money but didn't see any results, and you can't even find a few people at a professional level.

The funniest thing is, in the last World's Strongest Go Competition held in Japan, Zhanlang won all the games and took first place, while the players from your side all lost and took last place. It seems that even a Korean kid in his early teens has never played against you before?

To be honest, I feel ashamed! That Korean kid only beat him by one point, so he deserves to be ranked last!"

Hearing Wang Xinhao's teasing, Ying Changqi didn't know what to say. If he had known this last time, he would not have complained to this guy. Now he always teases me about this matter.

Do you think I don't know? The problem is that I really have no place to show my talents! I can only pin my hopes on these idiots!
In fact, even in the previous life, the Baodao Chess Academy had never been established. Instead, it was started from scratch and another chess academy was established.

So there are two chess academies on the four islands of Japan, and there are actually two chess academies on one island.

However, the results were still good. Many good players emerged from the newly established chess academy. It was not until 2024 that the two academies were "merged" again due to comprehensive considerations.

“Stop talking about these unhappy things, so you supported a Chinese title fight in China.

Tianyuan, right? If the results are good, I can sponsor a competition through you."

"Yes, today is the final of the China Tianyuan Tournament. Since this is the first time there is no title winner, there will be no challenge match. The winner today will be China's first title holder.

It’s a pity that we can’t receive the live broadcast over there, but if there is a game, I will receive it as soon as possible…”

"Who said it can't be received?"

Upon hearing this, Ying Changqi turned on the TV in his living room and after a slight adjustment, the TV program signal from the mainland appeared.

"Fuck...how did you get connected?"

"Isn't it easy to connect to the signal? I've already watched the Journey to the West that was just released in mainland China, so let's not talk about this."

Ying Changqi looked at Wang Xinhao who was making a fuss and said something indifferent.

"The two sides have already started communicating. I estimate that it will be a matter of time before the two sides open up the border in a few years. There is nothing to be surprised about now."

"Is this Zhan Lang?"

Ying Changqi looked at Zhan Lang on his color TV and said something silently. Although limited by the quality of the TV, Ying Changqi could still clearly see the other person through the TV screen.

Watching the footage on TV, Wang Xinhao nodded: "Yes, this kid is Zhan Lang.

You can’t tell when he’s sitting down, but he’s about 1.85 meters tall. Last time when I asked him to stand with me for a photo, I even stepped on a stool on purpose.”

On the TV screen, Zhan Lang and Fang Yuan were sitting on both sides of their seats, holding chess pieces and preparing to guess who would go first.

Hearing the rules being introduced by the voice next to him on the TV program, Ying Changqi couldn't help but frowning, "Are you so short of money? The finals will be decided in one game? After all, this is a Go title match! It's the highest level of Go competition! The finals will have to be played in three games, right?"

You have sponsored a competition, so why are you afraid of spending money on two more games?

Can I only spend a few more bucks? Can I get as much as you would eat in one meal?!
“This is the first time, and there is no challenge match. I thought we could just do the next game, and then turn the challenge match into a game of chess.

The most important thing is the match between China and Japan. I don’t want to make it a round game, so the winner will be decided in one game.”

When Ying Changqi heard what Wang Xinhao meant, he immediately understood the hidden meaning behind his words.

In this year's Japanese Tengen Championship, the current title holder is Toya Masao, and the challenger is Japanese Go Master Fujii Hideaki.

Everyone on the Japanese side has rich experience in game of chess, and even Fujii Hideaki had a terrifying comeback from 3-0 down to 4-0.

Even at an old age, he still firmly holds the position of chess saint, and every year the young people who come to challenge him are defeated in the chess competition.

In comparison, the only experience the young man Zhan Lang had in playing chess was the New Sports Cup a few months ago.

Generally speaking, a single game is more conducive to newcomers' impact on strong players, but it is very difficult to do so in a round of chess.

For example, you can occasionally see some strong amateur players and professional newcomers who have won the ninth dan level once, but when they are really put on the stage of the world championships, they basically never survive the second round.

An impact can only happen once, and it is extremely difficult to make it happen a second time.

However, Ying Changqi disagreed with Wang Xinhao's idea: "I don't think so. I don't think Zhan Lang's ability is worse than Fujii Hideaki's. At least in the chess records you gave me, I saw better content."

"I'm not thinking about ourselves, I definitely want the rules to be more favorable for us to win."

To put it bluntly, the essence of hosting a competition at home is to help one's family win the championship. There are not so many dedicated internationalists.

Otherwise, Japan would not have been so stubborn in grabbing the right to host the first World Series and then refused to host the subsequent World Series.

"And the most important thing is that the two sides haven't reached an agreement yet. The Japanese side thinks the bonus I gave is too little and has a lot of demands."

Listening to Wang Xinhao's complaints, Ying Changqi glanced at him and seemed to have some ideas, but didn't say much, just continued watching the game on TV.

At the TV program factory, both sides had already guessed who would go first, and Zhan Lang got the black chess piece and placed it on the star position in the upper right corner of the chessboard.

The game officially begins.

(End of this chapter)