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“This chess game…

“Rui Zhao might be able to win!!!
"Oh no, it's not impossible! It's very possible! It's very likely that we can win!"

Just as Li Tingyan was horrified to find that something had happened on the board, there was a joyous scene in the temporary CCTV studio in Yingyi Building.

As a guest, Kuai Liang's tone was extremely excited. If you didn't know, you would think Queen Zhaotian was his real sister!

Now the real-time winning rate given by AI to black chess is as high as 52.3%, which means black chess already has a slight advantage!
However, the reason why Kuai Liang was so excited was definitely not just because of the slight advantage given by AI in terms of winning rate and goal difference.

After all, for Rui Zhao, who is not good at endgame, an advantage of one or half a point may disappear in an instant.

but……

What if it is an advantage of five or six points?

If he could have an advantage of five or six points, even if Rui Zhao was obviously inferior to his opponent in official games, he would still have a chance to win!

And this is exactly the reason why Kuai Liang feels excited at this moment!
At this time, Liu Yuhong also explained in detail to the audience:

"Yes! Right now... Rui Zhao's chances are indeed very great!
"As we have just shown in the variation diagram, after the black piece was placed, the white piece was already in a dilemma.

"If you capture the white piece directly, then the black piece will pull it back, and the white piece will still be dead. If the white piece directly resists, then the black piece only needs to make a small move, and the white piece above will die, and the game will end.

"But if White blocks the upper part and Black moves two pieces directly to the corner, White can no longer block it, and the points in the corner are greatly reduced. Similarly, White will be five or six points behind Black!
"Of course, some viewers may ask, according to the AI's current win rate difference, isn't it true that black is only slightly ahead of white?
"Let me explain to you: This is because the white chess piece now has a ghost hand in the upper right corner, which is heading for death!
"The reason why we say 'living towards death' is that it is different from the way of playing to protect and survive, such as the move of capturing. After this move is made, the white piece on the top will still die according to the correct move.

"But White will have a new chance after the upper piece is basically dead - this is extremely counterintuitive!

"Because of this move, the two or three white pieces in the upper right corner have become the absolute advantage!

"Helpfully, the black chess piece can only block the passage by standing on one side. Otherwise, the white chess piece can stand on one side in the corner and force its way through, which is a good combination with making an eye.

"But in this case, no matter how long the white piece is, the black piece cannot block it due to its own defects and can only connect. If the white piece is sharper, the worst case scenario is that the corner will be double alive.

"At this point, the two sides have formed a transition - the black chess piece captures the upper white chess piece, and the white chess piece keeps the upper left point while hollowing out the upper right black corner. The situation is still tense, and the black chess piece is slightly better.

"But to make such a change, the requirements for White are too high! Even if there is enough time, I am afraid Li Tingyan may not be able to calculate it, not to mention that the time left is extremely tight now...

“…Ah! As expected!!!
"Li Tingyan, 9th Dan, made a wrong move!!! He chose to pick a move!!!"

Suddenly, Liu Yuhong, who was explaining the changes in detail, suddenly screamed, and his voice was even a little broken!
--Yes.

Under the dual pressure of time and situation, Lao Li unsurprisingly gave the "wrong answer": to eat in order to survive.

After a little exclamation, Queen Mulan seemed to speed up her explanation!
"… Then Rui Zhao made a counterattack in seconds, and Li Tingyan had no choice but to continue to make up for it! Black moved to the corner according to the change we just mentioned!

"By move 176, White had blocked the way, and Black had a clear advantage!"

"Well done, Queen Zhaotian! I knew you could do it!"

Infected by Liu Yuhong's tone, Kuai Liang was equally unwilling to be outdone, and clapped his hands repeatedly, saying:
“Ah, but don’t think that Li Junyan’s 9th dan level is not good enough!

"Under Lao Li's current situation, I'm afraid no master in the world can calculate this step of Lu Li's ghost hand, not even Liu Shixian can probably figure it out!
"The reason why Li Tingyan fell into this dilemma was that Rui Zhao was the first to figure out the changes in the upper left corner in the extremely chaotic middle game and in a very tight time. This is why Li Tingyan is in a dilemma at this moment!

"The reason why we were able to win this game was mainly due to Rui Zhao's high level of performance and his unremitting efforts to put pressure on Li Tingyan!
"Let us congratulate Queen Zhaotian..."

"Hey hey hey...Kuai Jiuduan, don't be in a hurry to open the champagne!"

Seeing that Kuai Liang was so happy that he could hardly control himself, Liu Yuhong on the side quickly stopped him:
"Look at the scene, Lao Li is biting his lips and working hard underground, and he doesn't seem to have any intention of giving up!
"The endgame on the board is still quite complicated. Facing an old hand at endgame like Lao Li, Rui Zhao may still be defeated!"

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no……

What's going on over there?!
At 8:2 p.m. on August , in the chess room of Yingyi Building.

Lei Qi, who was playing a game, couldn't help but glance at another chessboard not far away and frowned slightly.

In fact, according to reason, he is still in the game and should not be distracted by other tables at this time.

But the situation now is... a little special.

First, in the current game, Xiao Lei, the 99.99th dan, can be said to have already won % of the game.

Facing Xu Lifan, the number one "Xu Immortal" in the Taiwan Strait Province, Lei Qi quickly took the initiative after the start of the game by taking advantage of a local change that the opponent was not familiar with, and continued to control the board steadily. Now he is about to enter the small endgame state. Not only can the opponent's black chess pieces not make any progress on the board, but they have even been penalized two points. It can be said that there is no suspense about the outcome.

And second...

Of course it was because the players at the table next to him, Rui Zhao and Li Tingyan, were both making moves at an astonishing speed, making quite a lot of noise, so much so that even the players at the adjacent table could hear the sound.

As the game approached four hours, both teams were frantically making moves and pressing the clock...

Is it possible...

The game was very close? That's why the two of them fought like this over the penalty?!
After realizing this, Xiao Lei Jiuduan's whole body couldn't help but hesitate, and it took him two seconds to digest this fact.

But... after understanding the situation, Lei Qi became more and more uneasy.

Yes, the situation right now can only be that the game is very close, otherwise both sides wouldn't be frantically making moves and pressing the clock to avoid penalty points.

But this means...

Rui Zhao, the odds with Lao Li are roughly 50-50?

Hello, this is Lao Li!
Old Li, one of the top ten masters in the world, who just defeated Master Liu to win the LIG Cup last year!
It's a 50-50 chance??? Hmm???

For a moment, Lei Qi almost didn't want to get up and patrol the field to see how the two people were doing.

But when he thought about the rumors that were getting more and more exaggerated recently, and that he never visited the venue during previous competitions, he was afraid that if he went to watch the game during the competition, he would be criticized. So Xiao Lei Nine Dan suppressed his extreme curiosity and waited for his game to end.

Hmm...why hasn't Master Xu surrendered yet?

Lei Qi stared at the board in front of him and couldn't help feeling a little angry.

Although he could understand why the other party did not give up - the Yingyi Cup was the only world competition sponsored by Formosa Enterprises. As the last remaining player from the Taiwan Strait Province, Xu Lifan hoped to hold on a little longer in the Yingyi Cup, which was held only once every four years. This was human nature.

But at this moment, Xiao Lei's mind was completely focused on the chess game next door, so the wait was quite painful.

……Well……

Forget it, Lei Qi! Anyway, the result will be the same after the game is over!
Don’t care too much about Rui Zhao, the most important thing is to do your best!
Lei Qi had no choice but to console himself in his heart. But just as Lei Qi took a deep breath and prepared to calm down, Xu Lifan suddenly spoke:

"Well...I give up."

……Eh?

Lei Qi was stunned:
Didn't you look like you were still struggling?
Surprisingly... surrendered all of a sudden?!

However, after a moment of hesitation, Lei Qi immediately reacted and answered according to etiquette:

"Ah...thank you for your advice!
"To recover..."

“There’s no need to review it!”

Xu Lifan waved his hands quickly and said:
“…Uh, sorry!
"I want to leave the table for a while and come back to collect the chess equipment later, okay?"

"Ah, ah?"

It was the first time that Lei Qi saw his opponent make such a request, but it was also what he wanted.

I can take this opportunity to go and see what’s going on in the game between Lao Li and Rui Zhao!
"Okay, go ahead!"

Lei Qi made a "please" gesture to the other party, intending to go to the next room to check the situation after the other party left.

But who knew...Xu Lifan was faster than him!

The number one person in the Taiwan Strait Province rushed out without saying a word and ran straight to the chess table next to Rui Li. His whole movement was extremely smooth without any hesitation.

"..."

Meow!
I said that he seemed to be determined to fight to the end just now, how come he suddenly gave in?

It turns out that you, brother, are also staring at this chess game!

Seeing this, Lei Qi couldn't bear it any longer! He left his seat and ran over.

After arriving at the chess table where Rui Zhao and Li Tingyan were playing chess, the situation before him confirmed Lei Qi's previous judgment:
The two sides were indeed evenly matched at this time!

Looking at the market roughly, the two sides are extremely tense now, and it basically comes down to the penalty points!
Now, both sides have only the last twenty seconds or so, and Lao Li has a little more time!
This... which side is better?

Even though Lei Qi is one of the top masters in the world, the outcome of a match is too slight now, and is basically decided by half a point.

Therefore, even for him, it was too difficult to tell who had the upper hand at once!

Seeing this, Lei Qi couldn't help but look up at the referee, hoping that the other party would return a look with a message.

But the referee at this moment seemed to be even more nervous than the two players in the competition. He stared at the board intently and didn't dare to breathe!
——Of course, this is understandable.

Changqi's rule time is directly linked to the outcome of the game. Now it is very likely that the outcome will be decided by penalty points.

In order to avoid disagreements to the greatest extent possible, the referee must pay attention to all details, including stopping the clock as soon as the game ends to avoid disputes about whether to award a penalty.

Depend on! ! !
Who will win this!!!
Lei Qi cursed in his heart and felt his blood pressure rising for a moment!
But now, with such a short period of time, it would be too late for him to count from the beginning and see who has the advantage. It would be better for him to wait for the final result!
With this in mind, Xiao Lei simply calmed down and focused on the board, watching the final process of both sides.

It has to be said that although both sides were making moves very quickly at this time, they still maintained a very high level in the final endgame stage, and it can be said that there was not a single mistake!
Needless to say, Old Li, after many years of training in the chess world, is familiar with all the minor moves.

However, the beautiful girl with a focused expression in front of him was not at all inferior to the leader of South Korea in terms of speed and accuracy!
The only thing that can give pressure is the final tight time!
In the 261st move, Rui Zhao completed his last purposeful official move with ten seconds left, while Lao Li had thirteen seconds left!

But according to Changqi’s rules, all single levels must be completed!

The game is not over until the last level is completed!

I guess... Rui Zhao will be punished!
Thinking of this, Lei Qi's heart sank for some reason.

But to the boy's surprise, as the final deadline approached, Rui Zhao's slender arms burst out with almost unlimited energy!

Take the piece, nail the plate, ring the bell, take the piece again... and repeat this process over and over again.

Every movement of the girl was elegant, concise, yet extremely skilled. She repeated it again and again without any delay, like a work of art, and it was even getting faster and faster!

Looking at the board again, every move is still extremely precise, without any accidental mistakes!
Rui Zhao is extremely stable when playing non-complex endgames - the young man who regards him as a "strong rival" knows this.

But this scene still made Lei Qi, who was watching the game, stunned!
Fast, accurate, unique and clear.

The four words that had left a deep impression on him from a martial arts novel seemed to be reflected in reality, and he couldn't even blink!
Until... the referee's final announcement came!
"The game is over, stop the clock now!"

When the last single level of the game was over, Rui Zhao rang the bell, and the referee was prepared and pressed the stop clock button in seconds!

At the same time, Lei Qi and Xu Lifan, who were watching the game, looked at the chess clock in the middle of the chess table at the same time - the numbers on the chess clock showed the results of another battlefield outside the chessboard.

At this time, the chess clock that had stopped showed that the white player Li Tingyan had three seconds left, while the black player Rui Zhao...

Only one second left!
"…Black's base time (that's what the reserved time is called in Changqi's rules), one second remaining!
“When it’s White Square, there are three seconds left!

"Neither side has been penalized for delaying time! Now let's start counting the boards!"

After announcing the result, the referee took the measuring jars from both sides without any emotion and began to fill in the pieces and count the points.

But Lei Qi was already in a hurry at this time, and he couldn't wait to count slowly!
He immediately glanced at Rui Zhao, trying to find some information from her expression.

However, the girl's jade-like face did not change at all, only her very slight rapid breathing could be heard.

hiss--

Everyone has forgotten that she can experience "flow". She usually has a paralyzed expression for a while after playing chess!
Lei Qi complained secretly in his heart, and then prepared to look to the other side for an answer.

But before Lei Qi could turn around, an extremely dejected voice came from the other side of the chess table.

When I looked closely, I saw that Li Tingyan was already slumped in the chair. He was like mud and had no strength at all. His eyes were full of emptiness, as if he had burned out all his energy but failed. There was almost no spirit in them.

This look is like a heart that has been hanging for almost four hours...

At this moment it finally broke.

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At 2024:8 p.m. on August 2, , a piece of news leaked from Yingyi Building instantly detonated the entire world chess world at an extremely fast speed:
After defeating the “legendary end” Park Min-yeol 9th ​​dan in the second round of the Ying-Ye Cup, the live broadcast queen So-cheon defeated the South Korean leader and “five-time champion” Lee Jung-yeon 9th dan in the round of 16, and defeated two South Korean world champions in their prime years, and made it to the quarterfinals of the Ying-Ye Cup! (End of this chapter)