After all of us are reborn, who plays Go?

There is a lunch break in the Fujitsu Cup. No one can hold on without a break.

Otherwise, with three hours of retention time for both sides and a long countdown afterwards, according to the schedule, the game starts at 10 am, so theoretically it is not impossible for the game to last until 6 pm.

You may not be able to endure playing games for such a long time, let alone high-intensity mental exercise.

So according to the game schedule, the game starts at 10 o'clock in the morning, there is a lunch break from 12:30 to 1:30 in the afternoon, and the second half of the game will start after the break.

However, Zhan Lang and Zhao Chikun played this game very quickly. It could be said to be an extremely short killing game, and it was over in less than one hundred and fifty moves.

Because the process itself was relatively short, it only took both parties less than two and a half hours.

Their game was over before the market closed at noon.

It can be said that it is far ahead of the time taken by others.

Because of this, Zhan Lang and Zhao Chikun did not need to close the market at noon, and they did not even need to eat lunch together, because the game was over and they could go wherever they wanted.

Zhao Chikun directly invited Zhan Lang to go out for a meal, and said that the food at the Japanese Chess Institute was average, and he knew a good place to go for dinner with his family.

For Zhao Chikun, who is a top-notch person, he is definitely a high-income earner in Japan. After all, even if they have a stable income from the prize money of a title fight in a year, they are far ahead of many people.

Not to mention that there are endless prize money for various competitions, as long as you get a ranking, you will get a prize.

Sometimes, when a private boss invites you, the game fee is extremely generous. This is why Fujii Hideaki can always pay off his debts at the last minute even if he is in debt.

Even when Japan faced an economic crisis, the income of Japanese Go players was not greatly affected.

After all, they are earning money from sponsorship bonuses from competitions, not fixed salaries.

The reduction of prize money in Japanese Go competitions basically happened after the new century. Even during the economic crisis, some competitions increased the amount of prize money for the champion.

In fact, even with a fixed salary, ordinary professionals in Japanese Go can still get game fees after losing, and it is not small, so they can live comfortably by just idling around.

This is often criticized because the environment of Japanese Go is too comfortable, which is not conducive to the struggle of top players, not to mention that the top management themselves does not seem to expect them to perform in world competitions.

During the live broadcast, Lao Ke said that the Japanese Chess Institute had a bunch of bad chess players, which seriously affected the growth and development of people like Jing Liaohu.

On the contrary, due to the influence of the previous foreign aid incident, many Chinese Go players will not receive any match fees if they lose in competitions such as the A and B Leagues, and will only receive them if they win.

It is also believed that this will affect the development of young people. After all, everyone has weak times. If there is no positive feedback income during the weak times, it can easily undermine people's enthusiasm.

The Go environment in Japan is very favorable, in South Korea it's a big pot game, and in China it's a winner-takes-all game.

It is difficult to say which one is the best among the three, so it is also difficult to find the right balance.

Looking at the two people going out to eat side by side, the mood of the other contestants was inevitably affected.

Therefore, in the afternoon game after the break, many people obviously started to speed up the pace, instead of playing the game slowly like in the morning.

Soon, the results of the afternoon games came out one after another.

First, in the Japanese civil war, Shohei Takemiya defeated Hiroki Hayashi from Kansai Ki-in.

This is actually what everyone thinks is the most stable game. After all, although they belong to two different chess academies, most competitions in Japan do not restrict the participation of chess academies.

As 9th dan players, both of them are frequent participants in the Japanese national competitions, and both sides are very familiar with each other.

Dealing with such an acquaintance, Takemiya Masahira, who now considered himself to be in his prime, felt that there was no possibility of failure.

So take it decisively!
And on the other side...

"grass"

As the last official piece on the chessboard was completed and he was only halfway there, Fang Yuan couldn't help but slap himself in the face.

Almost! Almost won!

Obviously, he felt good in the first half of the game, but in the middle, there was a small mistake that could not even be called a mistake. Fang Yuan retreated slightly and was taken advantage of by Sanye Kenichi.

Fang Yuan originally felt that this would not affect the overall situation, he just wanted to be a little more cautious.

But just because I was a little more stable, in the end, when I chased after him, there was only half a point left and I couldn't catch up no matter how hard I tried.

If I had known that I would be a little greedy at that time, I would have taken it directly!
Seeing the final result, Fang Yuan was naturally filled with regret and wished he could bang his head against the wall.

But during the game, who could have imagined that such a tiny move could ultimately determine the direction of the entire game?
It was almost impossible for Fang Yuan and Mitsuha Kenichi, who were placed in the middle of the game, to think of it.

And the victorious Sanye Kenichi couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief. He thought the last round of the ring match was an accident, as Fang Yuan had given him a big guarantee.

Even after the competition, Kenichi Mitsuba felt deeply regretful for a long time after returning to China.

Because of his own mistakes, the Japanese team had only one person left, and Masao Toya had to fight one against two in the final stage, which became the most unfavorable situation for Japan in the history of the tournament.

Therefore, Sanye Kenichi regretted very much that he lost to Fang Yuan, because in his opinion he should not have lost no matter what. He obviously controlled Fang Yuan so well, but he failed this time.

Originally, Kenichi Mitsuba always thought that he was careless and was ambushed and did not dodge.

So today, Kenichi Mitsuba has been holding a grudge and wanted to take revenge. Although he has won and taken revenge successfully, Kenichi Mitsuba is not in a very good mood.

Fang Yuan’s victory in the last round could be considered an accident by Sanye Kenichi, but in this round Sanye Kenichi clearly felt that Fang Yuan had made considerable progress and was no longer the Fang Yuan that he could manipulate at will.

You've changed! You're no longer at my mercy!
Thinking of this, Kenichi Mitsuba felt a little headache.

It is already a huge headache to have an invincible Zhan Lang in the ring competition. If the people in front can clear some obstacles for Zhan Lang, then the human wave tactics will be useless against Zhan Lang.

Because when they got to Zhan Lang, there was no sea of ​​people. Sanye Jian couldn't help but sigh when he thought of this. This ring competition was held for the third time, and everyone thought that the Japanese team would win the championship 100%, but they didn't win a single championship.

If we fail to win this time, the voices calling for the suspension of this competition within the Japanese Go community will become increasingly louder.

Even whether the fourth session can continue to be held depends on how strong the domestic opposition voices are and how strong the support from sponsors is.

After all, at the opening ceremony of the third session, everyone said that this competition must continue. In the end, it was discontinued after the third session. Isn't that a slap in the face?

But even if they managed to hold the fourth session, Kenichi Mitsuha estimated that if they couldn't win the fourth session, the competition would really not be able to continue.

No one has such a strange habit of always letting others hit you in the face.

Of course, it's not 100% certain.

For example, if Japan can win a lot of championships in competitions such as the World Series and suppress China, then Japan may continue to hold other competitions despite being reluctant.

After all, Japan must always find a place to prove its dominance. The ring match has a bad influence, and the results of the world championships can cover it up a little.

To prove to everyone that Japanese Go is still the best in the world, it’s just that the tournament system is not suitable for us.

But if Zhan Lang wins consecutive championships in world competitions in addition to the ring competition, then it would be hard to say.

Not everyone can withstand a storm of slaps in the face and still offer the other cheek to be slapped.

“I don’t know if it’s a blessing or a curse.”

The emergence of a genius in the world chess arena is actually a good thing, as it will further increase everyone's enthusiasm for improvement. However, it is not necessarily a good thing if this genius is born in a weak country and refuses to be recruited by a strong country.

It would be great if we were Japanese, then everything would be justified.

Kenichi Mitsuba couldn't help but shook his head, shaking off the absurd thoughts in his mind.

No matter how much he thought about it, he felt that it was impossible for Zhan Lang to monopolize both the world championships and the ring competitions.

Even if the six top-notch players in Japan join forces, they can only monopolize a large part of the title battles in Japan.

It would be incredible if Zhanlang could maintain its monopoly position when surrounded by many powerful competitors.

After reviewing the game with Fang Yuan, Sanye Kenichi left in a hurry, leaving Fang Yuan, who was somewhat dissatisfied, alone to collect the chess pieces.

Fang Yuan looked at Sanye Jianyi who was walking away while collecting the flags and muttering: "I don't know who you are thinking of when you review the game with me! I will defeat you in the next ring match or world competition! Just wait!"

On the other side, the Korean chess player Xu Zhixi couldn't help but gritted his teeth and shook his head as he looked at his scattered chess pieces.

Xu Zhixi was completely suppressed by his opponent Lin Xiaofeng in the basic skills at the beginning of the game. In order to recover from the disadvantage in the middle game, Xu Zhixi had to adopt some extremely extreme fighting methods.

But unfortunately, Lin Xiaofeng, as Japan's top-notch player, calmly blocked all the attacks, and took advantage of the flaws left by the opponent's chaos to smash Xu Zhixi's two big dragons in one fell swoop and won the victory.

"I lost."

Xu Zhixi shook his head, sighed, stopped the clock and admitted defeat.

Being scattered like this, there is no hope left.

Lin Xiaofeng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief as he watched the game finally end. To be honest, Lin Xiaofeng had never encountered a player of this style in Japan.

When Xu Zhixi was at a disadvantage, he was so motivated that he would use all sorts of stupid attacks and touches.

Although Lin Xiaofeng managed to hold on tightly in the end, he really felt that he was almost killed by the enemy.

This style from Korea has a great impact.

Korean Go, which has always been completely ignored by Japanese Go, has also cultivated some outstanding talents.

In the future, perhaps there will be masters who can challenge Japan.

Lin Xiaofeng glanced at the name tag next to Xu Zhixi and couldn't help but say, "Your name is Xu Zhixi. I'll remember this name."

I always feel that in addition to Chinese Go, the tiger that is watching closely from the side, Korean Go also seems to be hiding in the dark, like a poisonous snake, ready to give Japanese Go a fatal blow at any time.

Thinking of this, Lin Xiaofeng couldn't help but shook his head.

It was clear that a few years ago, the six super players of Japan were on the same team, and chess players from various countries came to study abroad, and even a professional ninth-dan player was trained in the United States.

Under such circumstances, everyone believes that Japanese Go is at its absolute peak and has even reached the highest point in history.

But why does it suddenly feel like Japanese Go is in a precarious situation now? Could it be that the previous feeling of being at the peak was all fake?

Lin Xiaofeng inexplicably developed a sense of unreality. After all, he had just reached the peak, and suddenly it seemed as if he stepped on the accelerator and rushed downhill. No one could accept it.

But Lin Xiaofeng soon had no time to think about all these messy things.

Because with the end of all four games, the top four of the first Fujitsu Cup were also decided.

Zhan Lang, a ninth-dan player from China, and three top-notch players from Japan, Shohei Takemiya, Xiaofeng Lin, and Kenichi Mitsuha, represent the highest level of Go in the world and are heading for the finals.

Lin Xiaofeng looked at the fan with the number 4 that he had drawn, and then looked at the number 3 on Zhan Lang's fan on the stage.

For some reason I feel that the numbers on my fan are somewhat appropriate.

I fight the waves? Really?
(End of this chapter)