Chapter 365 Final Day

December 12th is the final day of the Bay Area Masters Competition.

Compared with the "grand occasion" of eight players and two rounds of six games on the first day, today's final only has two players competing in a single-elimination match. Logically, the popularity should not be higher than that of the first day.

But...that is not the case.

Compared to the first day, the number of media attending today's finals doubled, and the popularity of the live broadcast also increased by 50%.
This made Shang Chaotian, who was present at the scene, couldn't help but sigh to Lu Wenjie beside him:
“Tsk tsk!
"Although Rui Zhao has only half the number of fans as Lin Ruixin, his fan base is even greater than the number one in the country!"

Yes.

For this competition, Shang Chaotian and Lu Wenjie both came to the scene to support the event.

As for the matter of taking part in various activities, both the president and vice president of the Chess Association think it is unnecessary.

In their opinion, the core of the game is the chess players and the chess game. What’s the point of having these two so-called “leaders” here?
But there is no way, Chinese society has always been very particular about pomp and circumstance.

Nowadays, no matter whether it is the government or the enterprise, as long as they are willing to invest in organizing competitions and promoting the event, they are regarded as great philanthropists in the eyes of the Chess Association, and there is no reason to neglect them in the slightest!
Some of the chairmen and vice chairmen of previous competitions came to support the event. If they don’t continue in the future, it would be unfair to some. What if they offend some financial sponsor?
Therefore, whenever there was a competition of a certain size, at least one of Shang and Lu would be present. In a sense, it had become a routine.

Hearing Shang Chaotian's emotion, Lu Wenjie on the side expressed his own opinion:

"No way! Rui Zhao is such a great idol!
"Lin Ruixin does have a lot of fans, and his previous achievements were also unique in China. But unfortunately, he did cause a lot of controversial incidents.

“Plus, he hasn’t made any major breakthroughs in his performance in the past three years, so the value of his reporting has greatly diminished for mainstream media.

"On the other hand, Rui Zhao has a good image, good temperament, and decent style. Most importantly, his grades are still rising!
"For the mainstream media, it's natural that the old will be replaced by the new!"

Shang Chaotian nodded:

"No wonder Lin Ruixin doesn't like Rui Zhao so much!"

Lu Wenjie smiled bitterly:
"Ah... I think Lin Ruixin might not be so upset about this - the main reason is Rui Zhao's previous challenge to a fight.

"Lin Ruixin is very concerned about her reputation, you know that...

“Hey, wait!
"Why does Yu Hong look so bad today?"

“There’s nothing we can do about it!”

Shang Chaotian shrugged lightly:

"When I was chatting with her earlier, she mentioned that the domestic female chess player she least wanted to meet right now was Rui Zhao, who was even more annoying than Zou Yang!

"Although Zou Yang's moves are of higher quality, his ability to control mistakes is not that terrible. Even if Zou Yang gets a clear advantage for a while, it doesn't mean he can't turn the tables, so the psychological pressure is not that great.

"But... when playing against Rui Zhao, Yu Hong must concentrate fully, fearing that if she makes a mistake, Rui Zhao will gain a huge advantage and she will be unable to turn the tables!"

"Well... I can understand that!"

Lu Wenjie couldn't help but smiled bitterly and shook his head:

"Ah, they've started guessing first! Let's watch the game first!"

...

...

“Hello, all the Queen’s die-hard fans!

"This is everyone's old friend, Zeng Guangwen, the most loyal servant of the Queen! Welcome everyone to my live studio to watch the finals of the Queen's Bay Area Masters Competition!"

On the same day, at the same time, Qiantang City, China.

On this day, Zeng Guangwen still went online for the live broadcast on time with a smile on his face, and he was in a very good mood.

The reason... is very simple.

At the end of the Women's Weiqi League, Rui Zhao won the championship and also won the Best Newcomer award, which can be said to be a great achievement.

When fans saw their favorite chess player win the championship, they naturally did not hesitate to donate money. On the same day, a large number of rewards were given, making Fatty Zeng rich.

But who knows, this is not the end yet!

That night, as Queen Zhaotian asked Shang Chaotian soul-searching questions at the award ceremony, another huge wave of discussion traffic quickly came in, and it was impossible to stop it!

Therefore, in recent days, the outside world has paid unprecedented attention to Rui Zhao! This also benefited Zeng Pangzi, and all the live broadcast data rose.

And now, his master has even gone one step further and made it to the finals of the Bay Area Masters Competition. How could he not be excited and happy?

What does it mean that choice is more important than effort?
Zeng Guangwen was very proud at this time.

Uh, although when I think about it carefully, it seems that I have been quite tired from practicing chess with that little girl during this period of time...

But it doesn’t matter! As long as there is rice, it’s fine!

If he hadn't had a history of killing his own master, Fatty Zeng would have wanted to shout out those five words!

"Today's game of chess will be decided in one go! Whoever wins will be the champion!
“Although the Queen lost to Xiao Xiao Bird twice in the Women’s Masters and Yumeli Lily Cup qualifiers, I think she had a chance both times! She had a chance!

“That’s a lot… I won’t say any more, lest you die-hard fans accuse me of talking nonsense again!

"I don't dare to say that I am optimistic about the Queen now, but I will definitely support her unconditionally!
"Ah...Looking at the live footage, the two of them have already finished guessing first, now let's start watching the chess!
"Both sides started with two stars in a row, and then the Queen first clicked the lower right corner. After both sides had a simple formation... Empress Liu also clicked the upper left three three with a color.

“Then the Queen sent out a Ni Dao invitation, but unfortunately Empress Liu did not accept the challenge and took the lead.

"After that, both sides played another large-scale routine with no dramatic changes, and in the end, the Queen of Heaven sacrificed a piece to gain the upper hand.

"Ah...Based on my experience of sparring with the Queen over the past two months, the Queen is most likely going to take action now!

"Once the Queen is given an advantage to attack, she will definitely lose her patience!
"Ah... Look! As expected!
"After defending the corner with a small flying piece, facing the white piece's opening on the right, the Queen directly moved forward, which was also the choice given by the AI!"

"Here the little bird is lost in deep thought!
"See? Even if they are a pair of female masters, once faced with a chaotic battle, they will have to think carefully in front of our Queen Zhaotian!"

...

...

"Here... Queen Liu has never been able to pull away from the other party!"

On the same day, at 1:30 p.m., the Bay Area Masters Tournament live broadcast room.

The game has now reached move 102. Looking at the current situation, Chu Jun, the commentator, couldn't help but make a judgment in a low voice.

Yes, just as the young player of the Pengze team said. So far, although the two sides have fought on the right and upper parts of the chessboard, the situation is still tense after a fierce battle.

The two sides took turns to gain a small lead, but failed to widen the gap. Now it is the black chess that has a slight advantage!
"Yes, it seems that Liu Yuhong 8th Dan didn't seize some opportunities."

Song Jin responded and continued to explain the chess game:

"Next, Rui Zhao chose the high hanging in the lower left room - this was also the last big field on the board.

"Liu Yuhong deserves to be very calm, and Xiang Bufei calms people down. He is also a good choice for local AI.

"Black's counterattack through the elephant's eye is inevitable, and the white's small tip protects the corner.

"The black piece is long, aiming to entangle and attack the two white pieces above and below. The white piece jumps up and down successively, taking care of both sides at the same time.

"At this time, Black...

"Black actually made a move at the second Reuters in the next move?!"

"what--?"

When Chu Jun saw this move, he subconsciously lengthened his voice.

Before the commentators could react, both sides responded one after another:

It is inevitable for the white pieces to stick to prevent the black pieces from breaking through, while the black pieces fly directly into the corner and occupy the three-three position!

What happens next is almost the same for both sides: Black hollows out the empty corners, while White completely traps Black inside, gaining the initiative at the same time.

Although this series of exchanges went smoothly, the AI ​​was not optimistic about Black's operation. Black's previous tiny advantage of two or three points disappeared in an instant!

The reason is very simple. Although the black chess piece has occupied the white corner, the iron wall of the white chess pieces on the outside has damaged the four black pieces on the outside. It is obvious that this black chess piece is about to become the target of the white chess piece's fierce attack!

Even... now it's White's turn to take action!

Sure enough, the next move by the white chess piece was pulled, and it was exactly what the AI ​​chose!
"Rui Zhao... was still a little impulsive!"

Chu Jun secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, and at the same time, he commented as rationally as possible:
"I think it's easy to deal with these black spots now...eh?"

However, what Chu Jun did not expect was that

Before he could finish his comment, Rui Zhao had already made her next move.

The black chess piece made several consecutive moves extremely quickly, first rushing and then pulling, breaking and then extending, every move was carefully chosen!
In a flash, the white pieces that had just besieged the black pieces were split into two pieces, and it was turning into a chaotic situation!
Seeing this, Song Jin at the side couldn't help but joked:

"It seems that this chess game is not as difficult to handle as I imagined!"

"Well……"

Chu Jun was speechless for a moment, but he still tried to save his dignity:

“But this method is still not good!
"Black was originally in a slight advantage, but after a series of exchanges, the AI ​​judged that the two sides were evenly matched!"

"Say, that's what I mean..."

Song Jin said as he showed the subsequent changes given by AI:
"But then, the AI ​​suggested that White should sacrifice a piece here to gain advantage, so that the odds would be even.

"The problem is that the AI ​​thinks that the white pieces are not bad in this map, but from our human perspective, the black pieces are superior, right?"

"Uh……"

Chu Jun was speechless for a moment.

Indeed, according to the moves given by the AI, the white pieces are not so acceptable no matter how you look at them.

As expected, Liu Yuhong did not choose the sticky move recommended by AI, but pressed it again!
This move seemed to have no major problems, but after it was completed, White's winning rate dropped by 20 points, and the balance of victory had tilted towards Rui Zhao!

What’s even more terrifying is that in the face of a chaotic situation, Queen Zhaotian displayed an extremely strong ability in melee combat, and every move she made was a masterpiece!
By the 141th move, both the inner and outer white pieces were not stable, and black had a clear advantage!

"Here... White can only deal with the piece inside first!"

Seeing this, Chu Jun commented:
“Although the chess piece outside is not in good shape, after all, we are walking outside, so life or death is not a big problem.

"The white piece inside has too few options for movement. If we don't make a move here, there will be a big problem with its life and death. This is unacceptable.

"As for the black chess piece taking advantage of the opportunity to plunder and attack the chess piece outside... there is nothing we can do about it."

"Um……

"Having come down here, it seems Rui Zhao is not having much trouble!"

The female host said to Chu Jun with a smile.

"Uh……"

The boy with glasses hesitated for a moment.

To be honest, in his opinion, Rui Zhao's series of moves just now were indeed very clever, and he successfully seized the initiative of the situation.

However, the Rookie King Competition will begin next month.

At such a time, "boosting others' ambitions and destroying one's own prestige" is something that young people would not be happy about no matter how you say it.

But just when Chu Jun was quite entangled, Song Jin beside him suddenly made a surprised sound:
"Hey, Liu Yuhong's move...she walked outside?!

"She made a jump to the square!"

"what--?!"

The boy with glasses, who was still struggling, immediately looked at the screen:
"Didn't she notice that Black had a brilliant move of jumping all the way?"

But just as Chu Jun finished speaking, Rui Zhao's next move appeared on the screen, as if his words were followed by reality:

Jump all the way down!
As soon as this hand fell, Liu Yuhong on the live broadcast screen suddenly widened his eyes, as if he had discovered something incredible.

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