Go: The live broadcast queen launched a gorgeous rebellion against the dog

"...My God! Two amateur competitions in Europe and America are producing women's champions at the same time?!"
"And it caused such a huge uproar on the international internet?!"

At 8:00 AM on the same day, at the Muhu Go Dojo in Dongjiang City.

Having just received this astonishing news from the students, Head Coach Yu was momentarily stunned and seemed to find it difficult to process such a surprising fact.

"Actually, Teacher Yu... there's nothing to be surprised about!"

Liao Xiang, standing in front of him, appeared much calmer and naturally responded to his teacher's words:
"...It's normal that you don't know the situation in Europe and America, but don't you know about the situation in China?"
"In the recent Zhaomiao Cup Spring Tournament in May, the overall level of female players was almost indistinguishable from that of the male players..."

"Of course I know that!"

Yu Qingguang waved his hand impatiently, clearly disagreeing with the student's statement:

"Xiao Liao, let's stick to the facts! You've been working with me in this dojo for so many years, teaching so many students, both male and female, you should know what's going on!"
"In terms of pure intelligence, women are absolutely no less intelligent than men! I, Lao Yu, never deny this!"

"So I'm not surprised at all by what happened at the Zhaomiao Cup."

However, at this point, Head Coach Yu's voice suddenly rose, carrying a deeply ingrained belief:

"but!
"Even though Go is an intellectual sport, physical strength, energy, and other physiological factors more or less hold girls back, so their talent ceiling... theoretically shouldn't be higher than men's! This is an objective law!"

"But this time, amateur tournaments in Europe and North America produced female champions at the same time! The European tournament was even more outrageous, with both the champion and runner-up taking the top two spots!"

"This...this completely defies common sense!"

Seeing Yu Qingguang's utterly bewildered and nearly frantic expression, Liao Xiang's lips curled up imperceptibly, revealing a knowing smile. Instead of answering directly, he posed a question:
"Teacher Yu... I have a question for you:"

"Who do you think has better talent, Lei Qi or Rui Zhao?"

"……what?"

Yu Qingguang was a little stunned by this sudden question and couldn't keep up with Liao Xiang's train of thought at all.

"Why do you ask?"

"Please answer first, then I'll answer your question!"

Seeing that the student was keeping him in suspense, Yu Qingguang, though full of doubts, still frowned and began to think seriously.

He subconsciously touched the bald patch on his head, pondered for a moment, and finally gave what he considered to be the fairest assessment:
"To be honest, they're pretty much the same! Both are extremely outstanding!"

"It's too difficult to definitively say who's better!"

"Ah."

Liao Xiang nodded, seemingly unsurprised by the answer:

"Then why... is Lei Qi completely unable to defeat Rui Zhao now?"

"Of course we can't accept that!"

Yu Qingguang blurted it out almost without thinking, his voice carrying an air of self-assurance that said, "Is that even a question?", while also containing a hint of accusation against some kind of "inhuman existence":

"Besides Rui Zhao, have you ever seen any other chess fanatics as outrageous as him?! Huh?!"

"For us normal people, practicing chess is basically like studying or working. It can be grueling, but in the end, we still need rest and relaxation. As human beings, we need to eat and sleep, and we need some hobbies to relax, right?"

"But Rui Zhao is just too outrageous! When she practices chess, she can just keep practicing forever!"

"According to her, playing chess is her entertainment, her rest, and her way of relaxing—it's practically a perpetual motion machine!"
"When faced with a monster like this... no matter how talented or hardworking Lei Qi is, he can't compare!"

"So that's settled then?"

Liao Xiang spread his hands, his face showing an expression that said, "The answer is obvious."

"If a female chess player can outplay a male chess player, wouldn't she become stronger?"

"what?"

Yu Qingguang was taken aback at first, then immediately retorted:
"But Rui Zhao isn't representative!!"
"Let alone the women, even if we include the men, there is only one person in the history of chess who has been involved to this extent: Rui Zhao!"
"She's an exceptional case! We can't treat her as a general phenomenon!"

"Yes, I heard Yu Yang say that there are definitely no female amateur Go players in Europe and America like Rui Zhaojuan."

Liao Xiang nodded in agreement, but then changed the subject:
"...But they don't need to compete with Rui Zhaojuan!"

"Can't they just play against the male chess players from their region?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Qingguang paused slightly, as if after a thin layer of paper had been pierced, some key elements were slowly connecting in his mind.

Liao Xiang didn't give him much time to think and continued speaking, his tone carrying a knowing wisdom about the ways of the world:

"Teacher Yu, you should also know that Europeans and Americans generally dislike curly hair."

"The vast majority of male amateur Go players there treat Go as a slightly more advanced hobby, just playing around and pursuing enjoyment and social interaction. How could they possibly spend as much time and energy as our amateur champions, scrutinizing details, solving life-and-death problems, and repeatedly studying game records?"

Yu Qingguang nodded subconsciously at this. The overall training intensity and dedication of European and American chess players are indeed far lower than those of East Asian players. This is beyond doubt.

However, Old Yu, the ninth-dan player, frowned again, as if he still couldn't figure out some key points:
"...But that doesn't make sense!"

"If the men aren't willing to participate, does that mean the women are?!"

"Actually... that's really how it is!"

Liao Xiang shrugged with a wry smile, sighed, and then took out his phone and started operating it casually:

"You can check out this acceptance speech video that I just forwarded; it's super popular on the internet right now!"

"Acceptance speech video?"

Upon seeing the link that the student had just shared with him via WeChat, Yu Qingguang casually clicked on it, but still couldn't help feeling somewhat suspicious.

"Yes. You'll understand once you see it!"

After forwarding the video, Liao Xiang paused, then continued to explain:
"This morning I specifically talked to Yuyang about this. He wasn't surprised at all that a female player won the amateur tournament in Europe and America."

"The reason is simple—while those European and American men only regarded Go as a hobby, a pastime, or even a game, those European and American female amateur Go players who eventually stood on the podium..."

"...yet they regard it as a 'faith'!"

...

...

"...Hello everyone, fellow chess players!"

"I am incredibly excited to be able to hold this weighty North American Amateur Go Championship trophy here!"
"This trophy means a lot to me. It's not just a stroke of luck, but the best reward for my tireless efforts over the years... especially in the last six months!"
"Getting this far is not the result of fighting alone. I want to express my deepest gratitude to my family and friends! And thank you to all my coaches and teachers!"
"However, the person I want to thank most today is Rui Zhao, 9-dan."

"To be honest, although I have been learning chess for many years, I have only achieved some success among female chess players, and I am still not as good as the top male chess players in North America!"
"Ah, of course, actually I didn't pay much attention to this at the time - because in professional competitions in East Asia, male players are far stronger than female players!"
"Although I had some doubts: Are we not as strong as men, nor are we as smart?"

"But countless facts seem to prove that even in intellectual sports, women are far inferior to men, and it's a blessing that men haven't said anything too harsh about it..."

"But just then, Rui Zhao, a ninth-dan player, appeared."

"It is precisely Rui Zhao 9-dan who, with undeniable strength, has crossed the gender gap time and time again in the highest hall of professional Go, crushing the prejudices and clichés that claim 'women can never surpass men in any competitive sport'!"
"Whenever she shines under the spotlight of world competitions and delivers a series of impeccable victories, slapping the faces of some pedantic people in the face, I feel a surge of electricity rushing to my head—in terms of intelligence, we women are no less than men! Perhaps we just lacked some determination and guidance before!"

“After that, I trained hard, taking Rui Zhao 9-dan as my role model! Although I know I may not be as talented as her, I also want to be like her and prove that I am not just an embellishment or mascot in Go competitions!”

"But what infuriates me is that even in the face of such a great female athlete who has made history and silenced all the detractors, we still hear malicious slander and ridiculous doubts from certain media outlets!"
"They ignore the glory she has built with countless championship trophies! Even when Rui Zhao has silenced all the male players in the world of Go, even when the all-time best players pale in comparison, they still stubbornly insist: 'Rui Zhao is just an isolated case! Female Go players as a whole are still not good enough!'"

"These skeptics are like wound-up parrots, only able to repeatedly chew on these stale and sour words!"

"Every time I hear these comments, I can't help but clench my fists and secretly vow:"

"I'm going to be the next 'isolated case'! I'm going to prove you wrong!"

"And today... I am fortunate enough to have finally achieved a small success!"

"I don't know if, after I win this amateur tournament, they'll point at me and say, 'This is an isolated case'..."

"But at least on this podium, at this moment that has witnessed all my struggles and results, I am fully entitled to say:"
"Rui Zhao...she's not an isolated case!"

"So, ladies! Stop wasting your precious time and energy on pointless arguments with those outdated sexists! What we need is action!"
"Only actions and facts can expose their ugly faces—just as they were speechless when faced with Rui Zhao's achievements!"
"Yes! We acknowledge that there are innate physiological differences between men and women in terms of pure physical strength and explosive power. Women are indeed inferior to men, and there's nothing to argue about that."

"But as we all know, in modern society, what determines success or failure is not physical factors!"

"It is wisdom! It is strategy! It is analysis! It is judgment!"

It is the unwavering will in the face of danger! It is the exquisite skill! It is the daily honing of technique!
"In these areas, sisters, why should we be inferior to others? What reason do we have to lose?!"
"Think about it! During the World Wars, we women were able to work in factories and even go to the battlefield!"
"How much more difficult is the various cultural and commercial competitions in modern society than the blood and fire of a real battlefield?!"
"So sisters, we can absolutely do it! Let's be like Rui Zhao!"
"Use strength, courage, and real victories!"
"Respond to prejudice! Destroy doubts!"

"On the chessboard, and in every corner of society, in the most upright and honorable way..."

"Defeat them head-on!!!"

……

"...Um..."

"These words from this girl finally have a bit of our style from back in the day..."

At 12:30 PM on the same day. At Wu Yueyun's home in Dongjiang City, Huaxia.

On the eve of the second final game of this year's Tongge Cup World Championship, the female grandmaster of Chinese chess took some time to read the acceptance speech that had caused a great stir on the international internet, and couldn't help but sigh.

Admittedly, Wu Jiudan at this time would not pay too much attention to the influence of foreign public opinion, which was quite distant from her, but seeing that the successors could move forward on the path she had hoped for, the former number one female Go player in history was naturally gratified.

However, just as Wu Yueyun was about to exit the video and start watching the upcoming second round of the finals, a phone call suddenly came in, and the phone screen clearly displayed:

[Caller: Shang Chaotian] (End of Chapter)