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

Chapter 291: Fierce and Unmistakable
"Hey, Brother Hen, didn't we agree to make it to the semi-finals of the Changqi Cup this time? Why are you back today?"

October 2023, 10, 28 o'clock in the morning.

Pengze City, the training base of the Weiqi League Pengze Team.

Chu Jun, who had been stimulated by the two ninth-dan players in the team for a long time, rarely experienced the feeling of a changing situation.

"Long Bo, you too, didn't you say before the game that you were in good form recently? Why did you buy the same flight with Hen Ge?"

"Alas... there are too many strong players in the country, there is nothing we can do!"

Tang Guansheng has always been open-minded about the little ridicules from the young players in the team.

If you only allow yourself to provoke others, then you will become a team bully!

"Wouldn't it be possible for a defending champion like Xiao Lei, who had savagely defeated the Rabbit Cub and captured Old Xu in Japan, to go home with us one day?"

What Hen Ge said is the truth.

In the quarterfinals of the Changqi Cup held on the 26th, Hen Ge, Long Bo and Xiao Lei all lost, so they all bought tickets for the 27th - uh, Lei Qi bought a high-speed rail ticket.

Hen Ge was carried away by Ji Qiujuan, Long Bo failed to slay the dragon and lost to Lin Ruixin in the middle game.

Xiao Lei, playing with black, was completely suppressed by Dai Ran who was in good form, and was unfortunately eliminated in the quarterfinals.

But having said this, Hen Ge paused for a moment, and continued with some confusion:

“But…I’m telling the truth.

"Yesterday I also took a quick look at Xiao Lei's three games in the Changqi Cup. I thought that his impressive winning streak in the Nongshim Cup, especially the jaw-dropping comeback against Xu Xiangheng, might have helped him get back to form.

"But judging from the quality of the chess pieces... it seems that we haven't reached that point yet!"

"Xiao Lei's condition is obviously still not right!"

Long Bo on the side interrupted at the right time:

"Don't just look at the quality of the chess! Don't you think his chess style has changed a lot recently?
"Originally, his chess moves were very steady, very much like those of Dai Gong and Liu Shixian, who managed to distance themselves from their opponents little by little through the quality of their chess moves. It couldn't be more positive.

"But recently, although his performance has improved, his ways of winning are all kinds of things. Many of them even win by disrupting the situation and attacking the opponent when he is at a disadvantage in the early stage...

"I don't know why he changed his style! But if you play in a style you are not familiar with, your strength will be affected."

At this time, Chu Jun decisively said:

"Well, is there a possibility that he wants to control the game but his current strength does not allow it, so he has to use other methods to win?"

"what?!"

Hen Ge couldn't help but feel a little strange:
"What kind of statement is this?"

Chu Jun elaborated:

“Maybe… I played a lot with him before, and after he started winning championships I kept watching him play, so I got to know him better.

“Actually, Lei Qi has learned a lot of different things.

"Not only did Chairman Shang teach him, but also Vice Chairman Lu and Coach Jiao were called in by Chairman Shang to teach him. And every time he went back to Dongjiang, Yu 9th Dan and Li 8th Dan would also go to teach him - not to mention that he has a world champion father!
"And the reason why he chose to control the board when learning a bunch of acrobatics is because this kind of play can make the overall performance more stable when the strength is higher than the opponent, which is very necessary for a leader."

"Well, now that you mention it...it's true!"

After listening to Chu Jun's words, Long Bo nodded slightly:
“I was saying, although Xiao Lei was the Rookie of the Year three times in a row, I haven’t seen any impressive results in high-end games. How come he exploded so suddenly last year?
"I guess his strength just crossed that line, so he started to bully us like we were noobs!"

"That's it..."

Chu Jun shrugged and said:
"Didn't you and Brother Hen also lament in the first half of this year that Lei Qi was hard to beat? In fact, I am much more familiar with this feeling than you are. I have been controlled to death by him countless times!
“But the game at the Tongge Cup this year gave me a different feeling.

“At that time… I felt that he still wanted to control the game, but because of his own condition, he couldn’t control me at all. Instead, I suppressed him, so he lost the game.

"Brother Hen, did you feel the same way when you played against him in the second round of the Weiqi League?"

“Well, if you put it that way… it is indeed true!”

Tang Guansheng nodded slightly as he recalled.

"So that's it! Long Bo just said the wrong cause and effect."

Chu Jun spread his hands and said:
"It's not because Lei Qi adopted other messy methods that his strength has declined.

"Rather, I guess Lei Qi realized that he was not in a position to use the control strategy in his current state, so he tried every possible way to strive for victory.

"And once he faces an opponent who is weaker than him and has an advantage, he can actually still control the opponent - for example, in the Nongshim Cup against Rabbit, Lei Qi snowballed as soon as the opponent made a mistake."

"That's it..."

Tang Guansheng sighed:
"Then what's wrong with him? Can it be true as the rumors say?"

"do not know……"

Huang Bonan shook his head slightly:
“But… I feel like he and Rui Zhao seem to be doing pretty well together?
“You know, in the match with Xu Xiangheng, I feel like even if we pull him up from the Chess Saint Tournament, he might not be able to turn the tables—after all, he did lose the fourth game of the Chess Saint Tournament.

“But he actually turned the game around!

"And in terms of how exciting it is, it can probably compete with the first game of the Chess Saint Tournament for the best game of the year!"

Tang Guansheng followed with a smile and said:

"Haha, then I guess we'll just have to pray that Queen Zhaotian wins a few more games!"

"Haha... I guess we don't need to worry too much about this." Huang Bo Nan smacked his lips and said:
"Queen Zhaotian has been so cruel recently...

"It's that... Chu Jun!"

"Ok?"

The boy with glasses tilted his head when he was cueed.

"If you have some free time recently... you can take a look at Rui Zhao's chess records in the Women's Masters Tournament.

"Don't look back. Not only can Lei Qi not catch up with him, but he can't even get rid of the girl he likes!"

"……What?!"

Even though Chu Jun had been stimulated by the two's ever-changing tricks over the years, he still found this statement extremely insulting.

...

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"Old Wang, you have to be careful in today's game of chess."

On the same day, at 1:25 p.m., Oroqen City, Mongolian Border Autonomous Region.

In the quarterfinals of the Women's Masters Tournament, two leading figures of the previous generation of Chinese women's Go, who had been competing for more than a decade, bumped their heads in front of the match schedule.

Wang Haocheng glanced at Wen Xuefei who was walking next to him, and then looked at the words [Rui Zhao - vs. - Wang Haocheng] written on the matchup list, and he naturally knew why his old opponent said that.

Rui Zhao's recent performance has to be said to be outstanding.

From the first game of the Nongshim Cup, to the Women's Masters Tournament qualifiers, to the first two rounds of this tournament, a total of eight games, either crushing or pushing forward, with almost no obvious mistakes.

Although it can still be seen that Rui Zhao still has a gap with the two female players in terms of seizing opportunities, digging traps and long-term planning.

But the fact that there were no obvious mistakes is already quite scary in a women's competition where feeding each other with a spoon is common.

You know, for female chess players, unstable state has always been a major problem restricting their improvement in strength.

Even a sheep or a bird can occasionally fail miserably due to some low-level mistakes.

The excellent stability and increasingly outstanding strength that Rui Zhao has demonstrated since he was promoted to the professional level have indeed made it very difficult for Wang Haocheng, who was drawn against Zhao Tian in the quarterfinals, to cope with the situation.

However, after hearing what his old rival said, Wang Haocheng's expression remained unchanged. Instead, he responded with a small retort:

“Don’t bother!
"You should also worry about yourself. Jingjing is no easier to deal with than Empress Zhaotian."

Unexpectedly, Wen Xuefei just smiled and said:

"I know that! But it's nothing!
"If I lose, I will just be the second striker in the second stage of the competition!"

Wen Xuefei's statement surprised Wang Haocheng a little.

Because she knew that Wen Xuefei was relatively the stronger one between the two, but she didn't expect that he would recognize her so easily.

Wen Xuefei obviously noticed the other party's doubts, but his tone was still relaxed:

"What do you think I was doing at night these past few days in Japan? I have to admit that I'm getting old!"

Wang Haocheng was startled when he heard this, then frowned slightly:

"Didn't she take a good rest after the competition?!"

"She said she was used to it."

"Don't you feel tired?"

Wen Xuefei sighed:
"She said that Internet-addicted teenagers can play games for more than 20 hours a day, so it's nothing for her to play chess for more than 10 hours...

"That's why not getting enough sleep for a long time is harmful to the body. Otherwise, she would have been able to get more..."

"Can it be compared like this?!"

Wen Xuefei shrugged: "Anyway, I can..."

Wang Haocheng pursed his lips, and after a few seconds of silence, he sighed:
“I see… No wonder this girl has been working so hard on her grades recently!

"However, I may not be able to give in so quickly - she and I might even meet in the last round of the league!
"And the league...is a team honor."

"Ah, haven't you won enough league championships?" Wen Xuefei joked.

Wang Haocheng’s reply was simple: “Yu Hong and Jing Jing haven’t said enough.”

Wen Xuefei couldn't help but laugh:
"I feel like you will really be a good mother in the future...

"Then I will work harder for my position as a centerpiece in the ring match."

After saying this, Wen Xuefei left and walked straight towards the energetic little witch who was sitting in a corner of the stadium.

After watching his old rival leave, Wang Haocheng took a deep breath and slowly walked to the other corner of the stadium.

There, the bright girl was already sitting in front of the stage, with a calm and focused expression, quietly waiting for the arrival of her opponent this round.

I will write a chess game tomorrow, which will probably be the only one between the first and second stages of the tournament.

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(End of this chapter)