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

Chapter 316 Control
“…Okay, let’s stop here for the review.

"Um... congratulations to you, Brother Li, for winning your fifth world championship!"

March 12, 1 p.m.

Konchi Resort, Kyoto Province, South Korea.

As Xiao Liu's gentle voice came, Li Tingyan, who had just finished, suddenly felt something was not real.

Although he did prepare a lot for this LIG Cup, and also used his years of competition experience to adjust himself to the best condition before this LIG Cup.

But winning the championship in one fell swoop... He had never expected such a thing before the game!

After all...he is already thirty years old!

"Ah, thank you Xiao Liu, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry!"

Li Junyan seemed a little shy when she heard the unreserved congratulations from her final opponent.

The world champion at the age of 30 is still surprising.

When he won the Spring Orchid Cup four years ago, he thought it would be his last world championship.

Although all previous South Korean Go leaders won their last championship after the age of 29.

But Li Tingyan himself understood that the great chess players at that time were indeed extremely powerful, which was why they were still able to compete for the championship even when their chess skills had gradually declined from their peak!
As the leader with the weakest overall strength among all the generations, when Lin Ruixin was still young and Master Liu began to emerge, I had already started to decline and had no reason to have too high expectations for my future performance.

However, Lin Ruixin's early decline was almost beyond everyone's expectations. Only an absolute hegemon in the world chess world gave this veteran more opportunities;
Since the third decade of the new century, Chinese Go, which has always been known for its depth, has shown signs of a lack of successors. The number and quality of the post-00 generation of masters have declined significantly, which also allows Li Tingyan to maintain his competitiveness.
In addition, Liu Shixian's overall condition was not so ideal this time. With the right time, place and people, Li Jingyan, who had not had much hope, actually won another championship in this LIG Cup, which was really a surprise!

……really.

The essence of Go lies in unremitting persistence!

At this moment, Li Tingyan sighed softly in his heart.

Five world championships, which is second only to Lin Ruixin's seven championships and Liu Shixian's six championships among active chess players.

Although it would be too much to expect to surpass Young Master Liu - Young Master Liu is still in the peak period of rapidly reaping the world championship!

But Li Tingyan was still quite pleased that he could get one championship closer to Lin Ruixin.

Although the two are three years apart in age, they actually had the same peak period and were leading figures in China and South Korea respectively, so they are often compared. As far as the general perception in the chess world is concerned, 7>4. Even in terms of the number of times they ended the Nongshim Cup, Lin Ruixin is leading 3 to 1.

However, Li Tingyan, who has always been humble and pragmatic, did not say it, but he was somewhat dissatisfied in his heart.

He thought that he might be a little weaker than Lin Ruixin, but the two of them were still chess players of the same level overall - this could be seen from the basically 50-50 direct match record between the two.

As for the reason why his results in both the World Championship and Nongshim Cup were worse than Lin Ruixin's, he believed that it was mainly because the Chinese chess players born after 90 were too strong.

As a result, in the Nongshim Cup, needless to say, facing the Chinese team whose five players are basically at least among the top 15 in the world, Li Tingyan was miserable when facing the attacks of more than two Chinese players on multiple occasions.

Even in the world championships which are nominally individual competitions, because of the existence of "avoidance priority for players from the same country" (the draw is done again in each round, and the general principle is to ensure that players from the same country do not meet each other, which is mostly implemented in world championships), Li Tingyan has to defeat a group of Chinese masters every time before he has a chance to enter the finals.

When facing South Korean players who were obviously weaker, Lin Ruixin's journey to the championship was much easier, so it is no surprise that he was able to win more world championships.

The fifth crown...

If I can win one more championship in the future, the chess world will probably have a higher evaluation of a "mortal" like me...

He, who has always been down-to-earth, couldn't help but look to the future.

Just when he began to enjoy the most pleasant time after winning the championship, Master Xiao Liu's next words suddenly brought him back to reality.

"Well, Brother Li, I don't have anything good to give you.

"How about this! How about this Nongshim Cup... let you, Brother Li, play as the main player? This way you can celebrate and have a good rest!
"I'll try to win as many games as possible, so that I can give you a vacation, Brother Li!"

"……Eh?"

Li Tingyan was slightly stunned after hearing this, but immediately realized that he had other games to play:

The Nongshim Cup isn’t over yet!

He immediately lost all his joy and asked the staff beside him:

"Um, sorry!
"Did Lei Qi win today's Nongshim Cup match?"

The notator who was asked nodded:
"I won, by two and a half points over Hanyu Masashi, 9th dan.

"There weren't any big changes in the overall situation, and Lei Jiudan won smoothly."

tsk...

Li Tingyan, who had just shown a happy expression, immediately became serious again and turned to Xiao Liu and said:
"That... Xiao Liu!
“I might have better luck in this final, but don’t joke!

"I've said it before, now our commander can only be you!"

"Ah! There is no such thing as luck in Go!"

The young master of the Liu family still had a smile on his face.

"You just beat me. Based on your current condition, you are more qualified to be the commander!"

"So I have to block Lei Qi and give you time to adjust your condition!"

Li Tingyan said without any doubt.

Any soldier with a little bit of intelligence would not question the supreme status of his own Tsar just because he won the MVP of a competition.

"Although Lei Qi won this time with difficulty and it can be seen that he is not in good condition, he has already gained a considerable numerical advantage for China.

"Letting you out now will mean you're going to fight seven people alone!
"Anyway, I'll buy a ticket to Buju right away, so you can take some time to rest.

"I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you for the third stage, but I will try my best to go to Dongjiang with you next year!"

"Brother Li! I think I..."

Seeing that the Tsar seemed to be planning to lead the army in person, Li Tingyan immediately took out his seniority and interrupted without hesitation:
"Xiao Liu! Listen!

"If you just lost the LIG Cup final today and you play the Nongshim Cup tomorrow, if something goes wrong, the one who will be in the most trouble will not be you, but me! Do you understand?"

Seeing Li Tingyan's words reaching this point, Liu Shixian, who had been eager to try, could not bring himself to say anything more and could only bow slightly and say:

"Then...thank you for your hard work, Brother Li!"

"It's okay, Xiao Liu, get yourself in shape, I'm leaving now!"

After saying this, Li Junyan patted his captain on the shoulder, then walked straight out of the game room and hurried to accept post-match media interviews. After completing the routine work, he headed straight to Busu.

"Oh...it didn't succeed!" Seeing that Li Tingyan had left, Liu Shixian sighed softly, looking quite regretful.

"One against seven... huh...

“I think I…

“It’s not impossible.”

...

...

"Ah? Lao Li won?!"

At the same time, Busu Nongshim Hotel.

The boy, who had just finished today's game and interview and was feeling a little tired, blinked several times when he heard the news brought by his coach Jiao Kai.

As we all know, Li Tingyan's winning rate against Master Liu in the past two years is very bleak. He may have to lose eight or nine games before he can win one game.

When Lee Jung-yeon won a game from Koyanagi in the second set, most media considered it a sign of good luck. But...

Lao Li actually won the third round again? !

Although Lei Qi knew that Lao Li had devoted his limited energy to key games in recent years, he did have a considerable upper limit when he was in good shape.

But it is still too outrageous to win two games in a row against the world's number one player in a three-game final.

After all, if Master Liu didn't win the championship in the world championships in recent years, it was basically because he accidentally lost in the earlier single-elimination tournaments.

——For example, in this year's Sanshuang Cup, the young master of the Liu family was tricked by Hen Ge in the quarterfinals and was eliminated early.

Once entering the game stage, it is extremely difficult to beat Liu Shixian.

In the past three years, only in the semi-finals of the Miao Family Bailing Cup last year did Dai Gong eliminate Master Liu by relying on his excellent condition and the two games of white chess he was drawn (white chess is slightly superior overall under the Chinese rules), and the rest were all lost.

And this time... Lao Li actually did it? !

"Did Liu Shixian make any mistake?" Lei Qi couldn't help but ask.

"no……"

Jiao Kai shook his head:

“It’s just that… I always feel that Liu Shixian’s competitive state is not very good, and the quality of his moves is not as terrible as before.

“Some chess moves can’t really be called bad, but they’re just not that good that they’re in a class of their own.

"Moreover, Lee Jung-yeon has been in very good form in the recent LIG Cup. To be honest, just looking at the two games the day before yesterday and today, I think Lee Jung-yeon is more suitable to be the main player...

"Hey, they won't really arrange it this way!"

"Will not."

Lei Qi shook his head decisively and said:
"Uncle Jiao, think about it! The one in the South Korean battle order is Lao Li!

"He is a very low-key and pragmatic person. How could he think that he can be the main general just because Liu Shixian lost a three-game match to him?
"If Young Master Liu is not in good condition and loses the first round, won't he be criticized by everyone?
“He will definitely go out to fight first, and then let Young Master Liu adjust his condition.

"Based on his usual style... maybe he won't even celebrate, so he'll just buy a ticket and come here tonight!"

"That's right... you're a pretty good captain!"

Jiao Kai nodded when he heard this, and then looked at the young man with admiration.

"I just know Lao Li better."

Lei Qi spoke modestly, without any happy expression on his face.

"But I really didn't expect Lao Li to be in such good form... He didn't play well in the league this year...

"But if Master Liu could have won without any obvious mistakes... Tsk!"

At this point, the boy shook his head helplessly.

Seeing that his vanguard seemed a little depressed, Jiao Kai quickly encouraged them:

"You're not bad either! You won the game beautifully today! Rui Zhao was praising you during the live broadcast this afternoon!
"She just told me that she thought your control in today's game was really great! It was like you were winning without even fighting.

"I also feel that you today have a bit of the flavor of the first half of the year."

However, Lei Qi still just smiled helplessly:
"Uncle Jiao, it's not that I don't know how to control the board, it's just that my chess skills are simply not good enough!

"Among the players participating in the tournament this time, I think only Zhao Suxuan, Hanyu Masanaga and Yamagami Yoshimoto can be defeated in this way. I can't guarantee that I can suppress the others. This... you should know."

"I'm just encouraging you!" Jiao Kai scolded with a smile.

He naturally knew that the strategy of controlling the game needed to be based on his own judgment of the situation and the fact that he had a clear advantage over the opponent in some areas.

If your strength is similar to or even greater than that of your opponent, you will find that you want to control your opponent but cannot. Using this method will easily lead to missed opportunities.

However, after teasing the youngster, Jiao Kai immediately straightened his expression and said:

"Then... why are you no longer good at chess?
"You are only eighteen years old now. Normally, you should still be improving your chess skills. Why are you going downhill instead?"

"This one……"

Lei Qi's expression suddenly became complicated, and then he replied politely but clearly:

"It's just... I was quite depressed after losing the Chess Saint Tournament. I just didn't practice enough."

"……real?
"It's not like... you have a girl you like or something?"

Jiao Kai tried again.

then……

He rarely received a cold stare from Lei Qi.

"Uncle Jiao...are you going to use your own tactics on me?
"I haven't been eliminated yet!"

"I was wrong, I was wrong!"

Jiao Kai couldn't help but shrink his neck, thinking that this little Shang Qi King really looked a bit like his teacher when he got emotional.

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