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

Chapter 255: Kuai Liang, the "Old Quick"

After he yelled this, no one in the room responded - because there was no one else in his room.

Lei Qi, who had calmed down a little, quickly realized his own gaffe, sat back in his chair and let out a long sigh.

There's no one else in the room, why are you yelling...

The young man couldn't help but reflect on himself in his heart.

The reason why he couldn't hold back his emotions for a moment was because of a piece of news that the Yiguo platform had just pushed:
[The strongest new first-dan player has great ambitions and says his future goal is to surpass the future No. 1 player! ]

In fact, in the past two days, while various official media have been vigorously promoting it, the Yiguo platform has also taken advantage of the opportunity to dig up a lot of news surrounding Rui Zhao, the hotshot. It has already pushed out a lot of Rui Zhao's experiences and deeds along the way.

Lei Qi could ignore all the other push notifications, but this one was about him, and the boy couldn't hold back.

Originally, he didn't care much about such words.

Many of his peers like to compete with him, and he is used to it.

Let’s not talk about Chu Jun’s “Southern Murong” for now, and only talk about the female chess players. The little witch who was promoted to the professional level one year ahead of him had competed with him openly and secretly for two years - of course, she stopped competing after that because she really couldn’t win.

Xiao Lei, a 9th dan player, is not surprised by this kind of "scam" from the weak, and it's all just a passing cloud.

But for today's teenagers, Rui Zhao is really a sensitive person, and it is difficult for Lei Qi to completely ignore her words and deeds.

Especially...she actually said that she was targeting herself!
Lei Qi has always believed that women are much less talented than men in Go, and the gap is not much worse than in physical sports.

He believes that this is not looking down on women, but an extremely objective fact - the huge gap in level and performance between male and female chess players is enough to prove this point.

If telling the truth means looking down on women, then it is too easy for women to be looked down upon.

On the contrary, he admires female chess players - despite the huge gap in innate ability, they still try hard to compete with men, which is a respectable behavior in any case.

But... this Rui Zhao actually said that he wanted to catch up with me? !
This seemingly impossible goal made the young world champion feel unhappy, and at the same time, he secretly felt an inexplicable emotion in his heart.

Lei Qi bit his lip, threw his phone aside, and concentrated on preparing for the competition that would begin tomorrow.

At the same time, I couldn't help but want to meet the "live queen" in the first round and beat her face to face...

...

At 2023 p.m. that day, the match schedule for the Pinghu Rapid Chess Tournament was officially announced.

Rui Zhao Chudan did not win the "grand prize" of two young chess players under the age of 15 as the organizing committee had expected.

Nor was it assigned to the opposite side as Yang Manjing, Chu Jun, Lei Qi and others thought.

Queen Zhaotian's lottery spot was ordinary, but there was nothing strange about it.

——It’s just a little difficult to get off.

The opponent of the new first-dan girl in the first round is a famous domestic fast chess master and the runner-up of the last Pinghu fast chess competition:

"Lao Kuai", Kuai Liang, ninth dan.

...

...

September 9, 8: am, Dangchao City Sports Center.

The opening ceremony of the 2023 Pinghu Rapid Chess Tournament was officially held here.

"Pinghu" is the ancient name of Dangchao City in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The reason why this fast chess game held in Dangchao City is named "Pinghu" is because two Go masters played against each other in Pinghu County in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, leaving behind the famous ancient record "Ten Games of Pinghu".

In these ten games, the two masters reached the pinnacle of chess skills and performed superbly, fully embodying the lofty artistic conception of Chinese Go. Therefore, the "Ten Games of Pinghu" is still considered a model in the ancient Chinese Go records, and the local competition naturally takes it as a natural signboard.

The opening ceremony was all just a formality, with various speeches and platforms, so I won’t mention them all in detail.

It was not until all the leaders present at the opening ceremony had finished their speeches that a 25-year-old tall and lean young man came to the match schedule posted next to the competition venue to confirm his first-round opponent.

However, when he saw his first-round matchup, he was slightly surprised:
"Wow! I didn't expect that!
"I was actually assigned to a very famous person!"

Kuai Liang was just talking to himself, but he didn't expect that someone beside him suddenly answered his question.

"Hmm? Lao Kuai, it sounds like... you just found out about this matchup today?"

Kuai Liang frowned, only to find that it was the famous "smiling tiger" in the circle, Bian Lele, 9th dan.

"Brother Le, I've told you so many times to pronounce the words accurately! It's Lao Kuai, not Lao Kuai!"

As a man, Kuai Liang was very disgusted with the distinctive nickname "Lao Kuai".

The reason... those who understand will understand. "Yes, yes! Old Kuai!"

Bian Lele raised his eyebrows and agreed.

"But it's a pity that you are completely indifferent!

"Since Rui Zhao passed the preliminaries the day before yesterday, not only the media in the circle, but also a lot of central media have been pushing this beautiful chess player. Her popularity is too high!

"As soon as the match list for this tournament was released yesterday afternoon, I immediately went to see if I could play against her.

"If this goes well, I'll start a live broadcast like Lin Ruixin, and get some of Queen Zhaotian's traffic. I think I can get tens of thousands of fans, right?"

"Don't give me that! What's the point of this?"

Facing the ridicule from the always joking Smiling Tiger, Kuai Liang still maintained his straightforward style:
"Just play chess, and do it if you can. Why think about so much else? Thinking too much will only lead to bad moves!"

After saying this, Kuai Liang didn't hesitate and immediately left Bian Lele and went straight to his own chess competition table.

After the two days of preliminaries, the originally large competition venue had been greatly reduced, so Kuai Liang found his position without much effort. And...

His opponent in this round is new first-dan Rui Zhao.

I saw this beautiful chess player who is currently in the limelight sitting on the other side of the chessboard, concentrating on trying out the pieces again and again, which was really interesting to watch.

Even though there was a camera not far away constantly filming, she didn't care at all, as if she was completely immersed in her own world.

It's obviously not a vase...

But it’s more beautiful than a vase… eh…

Although he had not paid attention to the match yesterday, Kuai Liang, who had actually watched the game in which the girl won against Zeng Guangwen, nodded secretly, and finally sat directly opposite the girl:
"Nice to meet you, Queen Zhaotian!

"I'm Kuai Liang. I never thought I'd meet you in the first round!"

Seeing someone talking to him, Rui Zhao came back to his senses from the test, showing a reserved smile and said:

"Ah! Hello, Kuai Liang 9th Dan! I am so happy to meet you in the fast chess competition!

"That's right... just call me by my name. I'm just a little new first-dan. Zhao, Zhao Tianhou or something like that is too exaggerated..."

The title "Zhao Queen" was originally a derogatory name used by Lin Ruixin's fans to mock Rui Zhao. However, because it spread so widely, passers-by also used it. Now it has gradually become neutral and slightly sarcastic. Rui Zhao's fans occasionally use it when they make fun of themselves - but the person involved is not used to it at all.

However, for the outspoken Kuai Liang, he was too lazy to care about details such as the address.

It was the girl's previous words that made him raise his eyebrows in relief:
"Oh? You said I was glad to meet you?"

The girl nodded vigorously and seriously and said:
"Yes! Everyone says that your fast chess is the best in China!
"Of course I'm happy to be able to play against such a great master!"

Kuai Liang blinked twice and continued to ask:

"But let me be frank, if you meet me, you will most likely be out!
"Don't you want to... draw a weak opponent? That way your chances of advancing will be better!"

“No!” Rui Zhao shook his head without hesitation and said, “If I don’t meet a strong opponent, let alone advancing, even if I win the championship, it won’t be that meaningful!

"Like the previous New First Dan Tournament, if I had known that everyone's level was not high, I would not have signed up. Even if I won the championship, it would still feel like a waste of time..."

Kuai Liang couldn't help but laugh and said, "You mean... you think your classmates are weak?"

Rui Zhao then realized that he had said the wrong thing:

"Ahhh! No! I'm not saying that the Shinshodan of my class are weak! What I mean is that I don't know why, but the intensity of this Shinshodan tournament isn't that high. I'm still very happy to have won the championship!"

Seeing the girl's hurried explanation, Kuai Liang couldn't help but laugh.

The chess is beautiful, the person is beautiful, and the temperament is good...

...It's a pity that he is such a fool!

Kuai Liang curved his eyebrows and said:
"That's fine! I will definitely do my best later. I hope Queen Zhaotian will be satisfied!"

"Ah! Kuai Jiuduan! I told you not to do this...eh?"

When Rui Zhao wanted to say something else, he was stunned.

Because at this moment, a person of the same age suddenly walked up to her, and then sat down at the chess table next to her without saying a word.

The boy performed the whole action very naturally and gracefully, but his facial expression was obviously a little tense.

The story of the Pinghu Rapid Chess Tournament is coming to an end. I will spend three or four chapters to transition in the middle (I hope this length is enough for the transition), and will jump to the next more important story as soon as possible: the first stage of the Nongshim Cup/Lakeside Cup in Dongdu City, Japan.



(End of this chapter)