After all of us are reborn, who plays Go?

“Neither Chinese rules nor Japanese rules?”

Zhan Lang was confused when he heard the news from Chen Long. What did he mean that this competition would not use either Japanese rules or Chinese rules?

What other rules are there for Go besides Chinese rules and Japanese rules?
Can you make one up on the spot?
what happened?

Can we really say that China and Japan can reach an agreement? Do we want to combine the rules of both sides to create a universal rule?

If it's true, it would be great news!

There are two reasons why the value of the Go world championship has always been questioned by other industries.

One is that too many Go world champions are born each year, with some years seeing the number rise to six or seven.

Another thing is that everyone plays Go in their own way, there is no unified set of rules, and different competitions even have different rules.

If this problem could be solved now, it would be a great joy.

Is it that Japan has finally lowered its head, or that China has simply accepted the situation?

The possibility of mutual compromise between the two parties is low, and it is likely that only one side will swallow the other.

But the problem is that China now feels that it may be able to drive Japan out of power in a few years, and Japan feels that it is invincible now. At most, you may be the mother of Go, and it is good enough that I can give you some face.

In this situation, how could one side give in now?
No matter how I think about it, it seems a bit unrealistic.

"That's right. This time, the China-Japan Tianyuan Competition uses neither Chinese rules nor Japanese rules. It is a new set of rules."

"Can you please stop keeping me in suspense..."

Looking at Chen Long's mysterious look, Zhan Lang said speechlessly, "When will you learn to act like a charlatan like Fuji Yi Xiuming, the 9th dan?"
If you have something to say, just say it. Don't waste your time here wasting time.

Chen Long couldn't help but smile when he saw Zhan Lang who couldn't guess the answer. If it was him, he would definitely not be able to guess the answer before: "Boss Wang proposed a new rule, saying that since both China and Japan require each other to follow their own rules, then both sides don't need to follow their own rules.

If both sides suffer under this new rule, then neither side suffers. "

"He figured out a rule himself?"

Zhan Lang was stunned when he heard this. Both the Chinese rules and the Japanese rules were summarized over a long period of time. Even if these two rules were used as a basis, if they wanted to develop a new rule, professional players would need to think carefully and ponder, and it would not be enough to simply copy it.

If we simply sew a new rule based on Chinese and Japanese rules, it will most likely be a patchwork monster that looks like neither fish nor fowl.

The probability of being used in actual combat is basically zero.

So Zhan Lang said in disbelief: "No, even though he came up with it, you actually agreed to use his rules?"

Let’s not talk about the rationality of the rules proposed by Boss Wang. Even if he comes up with a set of rules that are more perfect than the China-Japan rules, it will not be easy for both China and Japan to buy into it.

How could you agree to this?
"This time the bonus is this amount."

When Chen Long heard this, he didn't say much. He just stretched out one of his hands and turned it over, hinting at the amount of the prize money for the competition.

"As easy as pie?"

Chen Long was somewhat puzzled when he heard this: "What are you talking about? The total bonus is five W."

"Fifty thousand dollars isn't a lot."

If you calculate it, it's just a fraction of the prize money of Japan's Tengen Tournament, which is not too high.

Chen Long nodded as if he didn't care when he heard this: "It's not much different from our current 50,000 yuan, but the prize money is in a different unit. The prize money for this competition is in US dollars!"

"Fuck, that's even close!"

When Zhan Lang heard what he said, he was completely stunned, or rather, he was simply dumbfounded.

Fifty thousand dollars?!
What is this concept? !

The reason Chen Long said that the difference is not much is that the current official exchange rate between the Chinese and American currencies is almost one to one, but if you want to use the currency you have to exchange for US dollars from the bank, it can be said to be as difficult as ascending to heaven.

But if you try to exchange dollars for your local currency, the bank will laugh at you.

It's just like when you travel to countries like Egypt in the future and exchange RMB for their currency with some tour guides.

You check online and find that there is no problem with the exchange rate they gave you offline. They even give you a little extra to round off the zero for you. How come you feel that they are quite honest and the tour guide is quite nice.

But in fact, the official exchange rate is completely useless at this time. The actual exchange rate has collapsed long ago, so if you calculate it with others based on the official exchange rate, they will naturally laugh at you.

The same is true now. China's net foreign exchange reserves are now US$89.01 billion.

The mid-point rate of the local currency against the US dollar is 1.976 yuan to 1 US dollar, but on the black market, the price of the US dollar is many times higher than the local currency.

The same is true for Japan. Although Japan's economy is booming, it has not yet signed the Plaza Accord. Japan is still an export-oriented country, and the exchange rate of the yen against the US dollar is still very low.

The current prize money for the Japanese Tengen Championship is only 5 million yen, which is only 20,000 US dollars according to the current exchange rate!

Even if the island nation signs the Plaza Accord a few years later, the prize money for the Japanese Tengen Tournament converted into US dollars based on the current prize money amount may not reach 50,000 US dollars.

Therefore, this level of prize money can be said to be an incredible amount when it is put into the China-Japan Tianyuan Competition!

No, it can no longer be described as unbelievable.

Even for a super large competition, the championship prize money is fully up to standard, and it is a high standard.

Theoretically speaking, this kind of competition between China and Japan is just a performance, with more symbolic significance than practical significance and value.

Therefore, the prize money for a single competition is basically impossible to be higher than the prize money for the competition that both parties participate in.

Because everyone has worked so hard to win countless games to get the championship and qualify for this competition.

So how is it possible that your prize money for the next game will be higher than that of this game? That would be too much of an advantage for you. Your appearance fee cannot be that high.

Something is wrong. Something is wrong everywhere.

Zhan Lang couldn't help but shake his head. This competition seemed a bit too weird. Could there be something strange about it?
Chen Long looked at Zhan Lang, who was full of doubts, and just patted him on the shoulder: "Don't think too much. It's true that it's not just Boss Wang who sponsored this competition. There are other people who sponsored this competition, but it's not easy to disclose it directly at this time.

But it's okay, you don't have to worry about anything else, just play your game well.

Because this is not only the first official competition between China and Japan, the victory or defeat is related to whether Chinese Go can move forward, but also has other significance.

Although it is rather irresponsible to say that you can only succeed and not fail, I still have to tell you this.

This game may be a turning point. Whether it will continue to move forward or turn downward depends on the outcome of this game. "

Seeing Chen Long looking like he had some secrets, and then preaching the importance of a lot of competitions, Zhan Lang was speechless. However, Zhan Lang was too lazy to ask: "So are there specific rules?"

There is no point in saying these things. You might as well take a look at the new rules. Who knows what the differences are. Don’t let yourself get hurt in the competition.

"Yes, I have printed it out for you."

When Chen Long heard this, he was prepared and took out a stack of papers from his briefcase and gave it to Zhan Lang.

"so much?"

Zhan Lang was a little surprised when he saw the dozen papers handed to him. He didn't expect that there would be so many papers on this rule.

Because theoretically speaking, according to the current termination rules, at most two pieces of paper can be put down.

How much nonsense would it take to fill this much?

However, after Zhan Lang took it and started reading it, he couldn't help but reveal a surprised expression.

It’s not because this rule is bad, although there are many strange and inadaptable aspects, but this rule is so perfect that it’s scary.

This time, the rules are not limited to some things about Go, but also include competition etiquette, punishment methods, competition affairs, special competition supplies, and even the size of chess pieces, all of which have detailed regulations.

It couldn't be more detailed...

This is definitely not a competition rule that was come up with in a short period of time. It must have been the result of years of discussion and even the result of a lot of professional opinions.

Boss Wang doesn't seem like the kind of person who can plan such a small matter carefully?
Moreover, the person who could come up with these competition rules must have been someone who had been planning to hold the competition for a long time, and definitely not someone who did it on a whim like Boss Wang.

"Don't worry about where the rules come from, just follow them.

Take a good look at it carefully. There are big differences between the rules in China and Japan. Don't suffer losses because of the rules.

This time, the outcome will be decided in one round, and there is no room for error."

Zhan Lang just shook his head when he heard this. He was not stupid, so how could he suffer a loss in such a matter, not to mention that it involved such a high bonus. He was afraid that the bonus issued by other systems would not be as much as the bonus he actually received.

That would really be the opposite of Tiangang.

The rules I have now are:
Distinguish the real from the fake, and eliminate the poverty as you wish.

Extract the air when it is exhausted and provide evidence of life or death.

When you become poor, you start to rob others, and then you fight over the robbed items.

All the empty spaces are filled with points.

After a careful look, Zhan Lang concluded that this set of rules actually fell into the category of "Chinese rules", but differed in some details.

But if we really have to say the biggest difference in the competition, it is that this time Black has an 8-point handicap (Black wins in a draw, which is equivalent to 3 and 3/4 pieces), and the victory or defeat is determined by the prediction method.

This means that whoever gets the black pieces in this game will have to bear a burden that is probably twice as heavy as usual.

Don't underestimate the difference in two-point chess, which is extremely important in top-level games.

Moreover, this rule has strict regulations on robbery competitions. It is estimated that things like three robberies in a row and a draw will not occur this time.

The biggest difference is in the time it takes.

Zhan Lang couldn't help but say after looking at the rules: "Why does this feel like a lump sum system? Such an important competition uses this kind of rules?"

The fixed time system in Go stipulates that the game must be completed within the basic time limit, and the player will be deemed the loser if the time limit is exceeded.

But this rule has a drawback. It means that one party may not finish the game when it is about to lose, but instead disrupt the game and fill in the pieces, and then the other party will be judged as the loser after using up the other party's time.

Such an incident once happened to a Korean chess player at the Asian Games, and he was ultimately judged the loser by the referee.

After communication, the Korean side explained that although China had mentioned it in the meeting in advance, we did not hear it, so we did not tell the players that they could not play that way. Therefore, after reading the rules, the players thought that filling in the pieces in this way was allowed by the rules.

But in fact, let alone official competitions, even in online games, filling in the pieces is a violation of the rules.

Many people cannot understand the concepts of closing and filling. Closing is the normal way of planning the territory at the end of the game, while filling is placing pieces in completely unnecessary places, which is a complete delay and waste of time.

Simply put, even if you have killed all the other players' Baron, it is legal and even reasonable for them to refuse to admit defeat and finish collecting the last piece, although it is indeed a waste of time.

Filling the hole is totally immoral.

This time the competition is very similar to the lump-sum system in terms of time, with an overtime penalty point system, using penalty points instead of countdown, and points can be simply understood as goals.

这次的比赛用时每方3.5小时+3次35分罚点，即用完3.5小时后，超时35分钟内罚2点，35-70分钟罚4点，70-105分钟罚6点，超过105分钟判负。

Time is the most important thing in a Go game, but this rule undoubtedly makes time even more important, because time directly becomes a goal and even directly affects the outcome of the game.

Because in top professional games, a difference of one or two goals in the final endgame is very normal. Even if one side enters the countdown state, the top level can maintain this slight gap in the endgame stage, especially the small endgame stage.

But it’s different in this game. Once you use up the time with this small advantage and take a penalty, the situation will be completely reversed.

"It's not enough to just watch, you have to practice."

Zhan Lang couldn't help but rub his temple. It was easy to say, but if he didn't actually practice it, he would definitely not be able to adapt to the competition and would easily run into problems.

"Don't worry about the training. We will train with you using this set of rules during this period."

"By the way, have you guys decided on a venue for the competition?"

Zhan Lang was not worried about the training issue. After all, he just had to get used to the rules.

But where the competition takes place will determine whether Zhan Lang will go abroad.

Last time, Fujii Hideaki said that if he went to Japan again, he would not play mahjong and would take himself to other places to play.

"in China."

“In China.”

Zhan Lang was slightly disappointed when he heard this, but he still nodded.

"But Fujii Hideaki is better in Japan."

"what?"

(End of this chapter)