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

Hearing what Kuai Liang said, Rui Zhao was horrified and quickly waved his hands to deny it:
"No, no, no! What are you talking about, Kuai Jiuduan! Li Jingzhe and I are just ordinary classmates!

"Li Jingzhe was the best student in our school at that time! He was admitted to Qinghua University very early! How could an ordinary chess player like me be worthy of him!"

But even though Rui Zhao's denial was straightforward and seemed to come from the bottom of his heart, the expressions of the other two people at this time were not very natural, and they seemed to find it difficult to comment on these words.

After several seconds, the cheerful Kuai Liang finally couldn't help laughing, and then he stretched out his hand to Li Jingzhe and said:
"Ah, little brother, you are quite amazing. I didn't expect you to be a top student at Qinghua!"

"Well, hello, Kuai Liang Jiudan!"

Li Jingzhe was now naturally familiar with the famous chess players in the circle, and he immediately extended his hand politely.

"My name is Li Jingzhe, Rui Zhao's good friend. I'm currently in Qinghua's Yao Class and will be a sophomore after the summer vacation."

"Yao class..."

When Kuai Liang heard this word, he narrowed his eyes slightly.

Although most of the top professional chess players have not received systematic high school education, many people in society are aware of the reputation of Qinghua Yao Class as the "cash cow".

"Ah! As expected of Empress Zhao Tian's classmate! He is indeed very outstanding!
"Although Xiao Lei got an offer from Peking University last year, his offer is far inferior to that of the top students who were admitted to Qinghua Yao Class based on their academic performance. He can only rely on the title of world champion and the so-called 'future No. 1' to keep up appearances!"

This sounded polite, but Li Jingzhe, who had seen the world, immediately smelled something unusual and couldn't help but frown.

Especially... With Rui Zhao's recent popularity, some strange rumors have also followed.

However, Empress Zhaotian, who was standing by, could not hear the hidden meaning in their words, and she corrected them foolishly:
"Kuai Jiuduan, you can't say that!

"Lei Qi, a 9th dan, has won the world championship before he was 18 years old. He is really amazing! Anyway, he and Li Jingzhe are much better than me!"

"..."×2
In response to Rui Zhao's reaction, Kuai and Li fell silent again at the same time, and the atmosphere was filled with subtle strangeness.

"…Did I say something wrong?"

Rui Zhao, who finally realized that something was wrong with the atmosphere, asked cautiously.

"……No!"

After a light sigh, Kuai Liang smiled brightly again, breaking the awkward atmosphere:

"But don't underestimate yourself, Queen Zhaotian! You've been playing fast chess pretty well lately!

"I watched the two quick games you won in the Weiqi League. You've made a lot of progress! I heard you even beat Elder Du. Is that true?"

"Um... it's just that Brother Du was a little careless..."

"That's it! It's OK!

"Since you are so good at playing fast chess, I am looking forward to your performance in this Yingyi Cup!"

"Hmm? Is this the Yingyi Cup?"

Hearing this, Li Jingzhe couldn't help but feel a little confused:
"But the Yingyi Cup is a world championship, isn't it a slow chess match with a time limit of more than two hours? What does it have to do with how good you are at fast chess?"

Kuai Liang raised his eyebrows and smiled:
"Hehe...Brother Qinghua, you don't understand this!

“Although the Yingyi Cup is a slow chess competition, before the semi-finals, it actually has a great advantage for chess players who play fast.

"'Changqi's rules'... you should still understand something about it, right?"

"Yeah, I basically know."

"That's easy!"

Kuai Liang said as if it was a matter of course:
"For me, two hours is more than enough to finish a game of chess, but for many other chess players... that may not be the case.

"The opening game has at least two extra points of advantage. How can this not be said to be beneficial to players who play fast?"

"what……"

After hearing this, Li Jingzhe finally understood.

The "Changqi Rules" used in the Ying Yi Cup are a set of rules created independently by the patriotic entrepreneur Mr. Ying Changqi. It is unique in many aspects and also solves many extreme problems in winning or losing in Go.

However, apart from most of the regulations for extreme situations, Changqi's rules, which adopt the same calculation principle of "empty pieces are all territory" as the Chinese rules, are actually not fundamentally different from the Chinese rules in the way of calculating the territories of both sides in the end - "Black is given eight points, and black wins in a draw" is ultimately still black being given three and three-quarters pieces.

Therefore, in most competitions, the biggest difference between Changqi's rules and traditional Chinese rules is actually the original system that links time with victory or defeat.

Unlike most other Go games that use the "countdown starts after the reserve time runs out, and the player loses if the time is exceeded", Changqi's rules use a "delay penalty point" system that links the time used with the board result. That is, after the reserve time runs out, two points are deducted (generally considered as two points) in exchange for one-sixth of the reserve time to extend it. A maximum of six points can be deducted and the time can be extended three times. If the time is exceeded again after three times, the player will be directly judged as losing.

As for the retention time... the Yingyi Cup has always been 3.5 hours for the final, 2.5 hours for the semi-finals, and 2 hours for other rounds.

Under such a rule, until the semi-finals, chess players who are good at fast chess basically do not have to worry about being penalized, while chess players who are accustomed to the slow chess games in other competitions must not only finish the game within three hours, but are also very likely to be penalized at least two and at most six points - this is a huge difference for professional chess players.

“…So…it’s true…”

Seeing that Li Jingzhe had understood, Kuai Liang stopped talking about this topic and asked Rui Zhao on a whim:
"Well... that's perfect, Rui Zhao! I'm still a little unsatisfied with my game today, how about we find a place to play a quick game of 30-second chess?
"It's a good opportunity for me to see how much progress you've made in the past year!"

"Okay, okay!"

The girl answered without any hesitation, but after she agreed, Rui Zhao seemed to remember something and said hesitantly:
"But...but...

"Grandpa Huang Baoyang hasn't come back yet. He specifically said today that he wanted to see me..."

"…It's okay Rui Zhao."

At this moment, Huang Baoyang's voice came from outside the door. Half a second later, the old man with a kind smile returned to the VIP viewing room:
"It's great that I can meet you. I feel embarrassed to take up too much of your time!

"It's just... Jingzhe and I are watching the game together, so it shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"Hey! It's Mr. Huang! So you also know this young man Qinghua!"

After seeing Huang Baoyang, Kuai Liang's tone was not awkward at all. It seemed that they had known each other before. He agreed directly on behalf of Rui Zhao.

"Then Rui Zhao, let's go borrow the chess sets and chess clock!
"We'll play a round here later! It can also be considered an exhibition match for Mr. Huang!"

"Ok!"

Rui Zhao naturally did not want to miss the opportunity to learn fast chess from Kuai Liang.

After saying goodbye briefly to Huang and Li, he happily followed Kuai Liang to borrow chess sets.

……

"Hmm... this girl really only has eyes for Go!"

Seeing that Kuai Liang and Rui Zhao had already walked away, Huang Baoyang sighed softly, then glanced at the younger generation beside him and said:

"Jingzhe...are you interested in making a breakthrough in your professional rank in the future?"

"Professional rank?" Li Jingzhe, who had never thought of this before, was a little surprised when he heard this sudden suggestion.

Huang Baoyang smiled slightly and explained:
"Ah... I'm not telling you to really put your energy into professional competitions - in the past, many college students came to the professional league just to fulfill their first wish.

“However, since you are currently conducting AI research using Go as a starting point, it would be beneficial for your research to make yourself stronger in Go, and having a professional rank would also make your research results more convincing.

"The next thing is...

"I think that if Rui Zhao is looking for a partner in the future, she will basically only choose from those who are good at chess. It will probably not work without a professional rank."

“Ah…that.

"Grandpa Huang, I'm not actually pursuing her... I came here today just to explain a previous misunderstanding."

After a little hesitation, Li Jingzhe decided to clarify.

"...Is that so?"

Huang Baoyang's expression remained unchanged, he just raised his eyebrows and said:

"Think about it carefully!

"If you regret it now, you still have a chance to make up for it, but if you wait until later to regret it, it might be too late!"

After hearing this, Li Jingzhe wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't open his mouth. He just remained silent for a long time, as if thinking about something.

...

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Three days later, July 2024, 7.

The 10th "Yingyi Cup" World Professional Go Championship officially kicked off at the Yingyi Building in Dongjiang City. (End of this chapter)