Chapter 341: The Side of the Corridor Bridge
"turn out to be……

"This little girl has been targeted by Japanese research!"

December 12, 4: pm, Nongshim Hotel, Buju,
After the world's number one man finished reading a message on his phone in the room, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly and he muttered softly.

"Now it's all clear...

"I wonder why Sister Xia Chuan dared to fight her in this chaotic mid-game battle. Here's the explanation...

"That's right...

"Even with such a targeted attack, we can still only win by half a point..."

After saying this, the young master of the Liu family leaned back, stretched slightly, and then looked at the computer screen.

The much-anticipated ninth game of this Lakeside Cup has now lasted four hours and twenty-five minutes.

The endgame, which was originally extremely complicated, finally came to a conclusion.

But... the situation is different from nearly two hours ago.

The original advantage of the black side, which was more than one point, has now disappeared with a curve that oscillates back and forth but is generally stable and downward - the AI ​​judged that the difference between the two sides was only half a point!
And... the white side still has this half-point advantage!
During these two hours of long endgame, both sides played extremely nervously and seriously.

But all spectators must admit that when it comes to handling complex endgame pieces, Aoi Natsukawa is far more experienced than China's rookie pioneer!

Although Rui Zhao still demonstrated her strong stability, there were no fatal mistakes in the nearly two hundred moves of the official game.

Unfortunately... the game still couldn't be concluded, it was too complicated and long.

She originally had a mid-game advantage of more than one point, but was eventually eroded bit by bit by the experienced female Honinbo player, and slowly led to the end.

After all, she is still a young girl who has just been promoted to a professional player!

Liu Shixian couldn't help but shook his head and looked at the live broadcast coming from the scene.

He now really wanted to see what expression this Chinese pioneer would have after being defeated by his opponent.

But what surprised him a little was that Rui Zhao's expression at this moment was still as calm as water, as if he was completely unaware that his original huge advantage had completely disappeared. He just continued to think and play chess.

Eh... so calm?

Tsk tsk tsk...of course!

No wonder Sister Youen is always worried about her all day long...

Seeing the girl's calmness, the first person nodded in approval, but also with a hint of regret.

But it's a pity...

After all... she's just a girl!

There is only one Xiao Lei, and I always feel that it is a little lacking...

Thinking of this, Young Master Liu couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle.

...Well, that's about it.

After mumbling something in his mind, the young master of the Liu family closed the unfinished chess game, then picked up his phone and made a simple call:

"Yes, Brother An! I'm Xiao Liu.

"I see the women's competition is almost over, let's go together!

"Okay! Okay! I'll wait for you at the bridge entrance!"

After finishing the call, the young master of the Liu family straightened his suit with a smile on his face, then walked out of the room in a relaxed manner and walked along the corridor to the glass corridor leading to the chess room.

Normally, the Nongshim Cup match this afternoon was supposed to start at one o'clock.

But because the game of Lakeside Cup this morning took an extremely long time, it has not yet ended.

Therefore, the postponement of the Nongshim Cup has become inevitable, and Young Master Liu needs to judge the time to go to the stadium based on the situation of the Lakeside Cup.

Unexpectedly, just at the entrance of this corridor, Young Master Liu ran into someone he knew.

It seemed that the young figure had just walked out of the room, but for some reason, Liu Shixian felt that he seemed a lot more relaxed than when he saw him yesterday.

Hey... didn’t Queen Zhaotian just lose?
Why is he more relaxed than yesterday?

Liu Shixian felt a little strange, but the smile on his face did not fade at all. He stepped forward and greeted:

"Yo!

"Good afternoon! Lei Qi Jiudan!"

...

...

Tsk.

I actually met a South Korean chess player here again...

Seeing the young master of the Liu family standing at the entrance of the glass corridor, Lei Qi, who was about to go to the competition venue, couldn't help but frown slightly.

There's no way. Everything that happened before the match with Park Min-yeol a few days ago is still fresh in my mind.

Now that he was facing a situation of similar height, the boy couldn't help but be a little wary subconsciously.

However, after a slight hesitation, Lei Qi continued to walk towards this afternoon's opponent:
"Hello, Liu Jiudan!"

Unlike some chess players who have a history of playing tricks outside the chessboard, Young Master Liu has always been polite and modest outside the chessboard, and there has never been any controversial news about him.

Ah, if I must say... yes, I have.

Three years ago, Master Liu, as the deputy general of South Korea, won four consecutive victories in the Nongshim Cup, making a stunning debut and directly ending the challenge match, which shocked the Chinese chess world that had suppressed South Korea for nearly ten years!
It was precisely because of this dazzling result, and the AI ​​matching rate of Master Xiao Liu's moves in that competition was significantly higher than that of others, that some extreme chess fans in China once suspected that he was cheating during the competition. Of course, as Liu Shixian continued to exert himself in various competitions, including the world competitions held in China, and won many championships, this rumor was naturally refuted.

At the same time, Master Liu also made the entire chess world realize that:
Humans can indeed play chess games that are highly consistent with AI.

AI is not the "Go God" that is beyond the reach of humans.

...

In view of Liu Shixian's consistent moral performance, Lei Qi felt that the other party should not ruin his good reputation for a mere ring match.

It was hesitant in the face of his opponent that he ended up being at a disadvantage.

So the young man went straight to meet him, behaving very naturally.

Liu Shixian nodded in greeting and started a conversation:

"Lei Jiudan...won't you watch Rui Zhao's match before going?"

"what……"

When the boy heard the other party mention his "strong rival", the expression on his face almost couldn't be maintained.

no……

Master Liu, are you also doing this? !
But so far, the other party has not said anything rude. The boy thought about it and answered without any mistakes:
"Ah... Even though I'm only half a point away, I don't think I have any chance!

"Now there are only a few small pieces left.

"If you still expect Xiachuan 7th Dan to make a mistake... that's a bit too far-fetched."

When Lei Qi said this, he carefully controlled his inner emotions and tried his best to appear more natural.

Although Lei Qi always hoped that his country's chess players would win as many games as possible in the tournament, regardless of whether they were men's or women's teams, he was still concerned about the girl's defeat just now...

To be honest, Lei Qi felt a long-lost sense of relief and ease - he really couldn't deceive himself on this point.

no way……

The pressure brought to him by this girl of the same age was really too great!

Even when facing Xu Xiangheng in the San Shuang Cup final, or facing Lin Ruixin in the five-game chess match... the boy had never felt such tremendous pressure!

In fact, the series of tragedies committed by the girl in the early stages of this competition were enough to shock him.

As a result, the day before yesterday, Rui Zhao won a perfect victory that even the AI ​​could not find fault with, which made the young man feel a vague fear!

He already felt that the elderly Japanese female Honinbo alone would not be able to stop the girl!
To do so, he must break through the unbreakable iron gate of the contemporary Nongshim king in the Nongshim Cup.

——No one has been able to do this since three years ago.

...No, that's not quite true.

It should be said... no one has ever seen the hope of achieving it.

Although many domestic chess fans believe that Liu Shixian only defeated two Chinese chess players in each of the three Nongshim Cups, which is impressive, it is not too outrageous, and firmly believe that the young master of the Liu family's ten consecutive wins in the Nongshim Cup have a considerable element of luck. However, the pressure of "must defeat Liu Shixian" still makes Lei Qi feel nervous.

——Especially this kind of pressure, when Rui Zhao just took a big lead in the middle game, it was almost about to become a reality!
However, as the complex endgame of the Lakeside Cup gradually came to a stage where no mistakes could be made.

The huge pressure that the boy was carrying suddenly disappeared.

Rui Zhao...she actually lost!

She had such a huge advantage going into the endgame, but she lost!

The 31-year-old Natsukawa Aoi reversed the situation in the endgame!

In this case, in Lei Qi's opinion, he is already invincible in this "competition"!

Even if he lost to the invincible No. 1 player in the Nongshim Cup, as long as he performed at a high enough level in the competition, that would be enough...

"...Ah, what Lei Qi Jiudan said is true!
"There is really no need to see the end of this game of chess."

Just as Lei Qi's thoughts were racing, Liu Shixian's gentle voice came from the side:
"But...what a pity!

"Even with the entire Dongying Chess Academy working so hard to target them, Queen Zhaotian still managed to nearly overthrow the main general of Dongying...

"The person that Lei Qi Jiuduan has his eyes on... is truly impressive!"

……Um?

Lei Qi was a little confused when he heard some strange words, and couldn't help but ask directly:
"Ah... sorry! Liu Jiuduan, what did you say?
"Target? Target what?"

"Ah... Lei Jiudan, you're asking this?"

Liu Shixian smiled amiably:
"It's like this: I have hired some people in China and Japan to learn some interesting news in the chess world and to entertain myself on a daily basis.

"And just now, I got some interesting news from Japan:

"From late night the day before yesterday to yesterday evening, the Dongying Chess Institute organized an emergency mobilization that was quite extraordinary!"

"……what?"

The boy blinked, and his slightly relaxed expression suddenly became confused:

"…Emergency mobilization?"

Seeing Lei Qi's rather interesting expression, Liu Shixian's voice was faintly filled with joy and excitement:
"Ah, it's okay to share it with you, Lei Jiudan!

"but……

"You have to promise me not to tell anyone else!"

(End of this chapter)

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