"...Ah, I give up."

On the same day, at 4:15 in the afternoon, in the chess room of Yingyi Building.

In another focus match of the top 212 of the Yingyi Cup, the two sides played for moves. Seeing that he was at a three-point disadvantage and that it was difficult to change the situation, and that he had been penalized, Dai Ran, knowing that there was no hope of a comeback, resigned and admitted defeat.

"Thanks for the advice!"

Young Master Liu politely returned the greeting, but facing this extremely tough opponent, after winning, Young Master Liu showed off a little:

“I finally got my revenge for the last Yingyi Cup.

"and……

"We finally evened the score."

Hearing this, Dai Ran couldn't help but frown slightly.

What Liu Shixian said was true - the battle record between him and Dai Ran had always been in a state of catching up.

In the 2019 Spring Orchid Cup semi-finals and the 2020 Yingyi Cup round of , Dai Ran won the first two matches between the two.

It was not until 2021, when Master Liu officially began to establish his status as the best player in the world, that he completed his first kill against Dai Gong in the round of of the LIG Cup.

Just when everyone thought that Liu Shixian would quickly surpass the record between the two after ascending the throne, Dai Gong once again gave the doubters a blow.

In the 2022 Miao Family Bailing Cup semi-final three-game match, the two met for the first time. Dai Gong defeated his opponent - again with two white pieces under the Chinese rules, bringing the record of the two to -, and continued to play the role of "Counter-Liu Baoju"!

But...as the saying goes: time makes people grow old.

After all, Dai Ran was five years older than Young Master Liu. Now nearly thirty years old, it was inevitable that his competitive state would be surpassed by Young Master Liu.

In the past year, Dai Gong lost to Liu Shao twice in the LIG Cup semi-finals and Nongshim Cup. And now he lost in the round of 16 of the Yingyi Cup, and the record of their head-to-head matches was finally surpassed.

Up to this point, all the top chess players in the world are at a disadvantage when playing against him. The power of the number one player is so terrifying.

Dai Gong was a little depressed after losing the game, but facing the facts stated by his opponent, he, who was usually taciturn, did not say much. He just sighed with some emotion.

"Yes...

“Maybe it’s time for us old guys to give up our positions!

"If you comfort Lao Li later, please help me take care of him!"

"……comfort?"

Hearing this word, Liu Shixian couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

Dai Gong saw Young Master Liu's expression and smiled, saying:

“Didn’t you notice: this time when we both finished, no one came around?

"It wasn't like this before!"

After saying this, Dai Ran raised his chin behind Liu Shixian, motioning him to look back.

Liu Shixian frowned slightly, then turned his head. He saw that the other chess table in the corner of the chess room was surrounded by people, and even the chess players could not be seen.

——That’s the one with Li Tingyan and Rui Zhao!
In just a moment, Liu Shixian reacted, and a rare look of surprise appeared on his usually gentle and calm expression.

...No, really?!
The always calm and composed Brother Li...actually lost too? ! !

How...how did they lose?!

Together with all of South Korea...

Am I the only one left to suppress this little girl? ! ! !

For a moment, Master Liu, who had never despised his teammates even when they were "forced to win six consecutive games" in the Nongshim Cup, actually had a vague feeling of being "unable to lead".

However, when he thought about how he had failed to satisfy Lord Rui Zhao at the Tongge Cup, Young Master Liu felt that he could only say "I'm so sorry"...

Ah this...

Liu Shixian's expression suddenly became complicated, and after several seconds he finally laughed at himself:

Now, this little girl...

I’m afraid this will really give the world a little shock!

...

...

"…Here is a quick news:
"The 10th 'Yingyi Cup' World Professional Go Championship, the highest event in the Go world known as the 'Olympics of Go', is currently being held at the Yingyi Building in Dongjiang City from the preliminaries to the quarterfinals.

"In the top 16 match that just ended today, the Chinese Go team once again won!

"Rui Zhao, a Chinese female 30th dan player, defeated South Korean world champion Park Min-yeol 16th ​​dan in the ' to ' match. In the round of this afternoon, she played with black and defeated another top South Korean player, 'five-time champion' Lee Jung-yeon th dan, by a slight one-point advantage. She successfully advanced to the quarterfinals, adding glory to the Chinese Go team!

"During the game, both players showed a very high level of competition and profound chess skills. As a world champion, Li Junyan's strength should not be underestimated, and he had the upper hand most of the time.

"But in the decisive moment of the endgame, Rui Zhao made a series of brilliant moves, and Li Tingyan failed to make all the correct responses under the tight time, and the situation suddenly fell into a disadvantage.

"Although in the subsequent endgame, Li Junyan, 9th dan, tried his best to close the gap and completed the subsequent endgame with almost zero mistakes.

"But the 19-year-old Rui Zhao withstood the opponent's crazy counterattack and finally defeated the opponent with a slight advantage of one point and advanced to the quarterfinals!
"And Rui Zhao 7th Dan has become the fourth female player to enter the quarterfinals of the Go Unlimited World Championship after Wu Yueyun 9th Dan, Hua Xuemin 7th Dan from my country and Kim Youen 9th Dan from South Korea!
"After the match, Rui Zhao said in an interview that she felt very honored and excited to defeat a world champion like Li Tingyan. She hopes to continue to challenge more powerful opponents in the quarterfinals.

"As for his goal in this Yingyi Cup, Rui Zhao said he has not thought too much about it. He believes that as long as he can play to his best and get more opportunities to compete with the world's top players, he will be satisfied.

"The quarterfinals of this year's Yingyi Cup will officially start at 12 noon tomorrow. Our general channel and sports channel will broadcast the quarterfinals of this year's Yingyi Cup by Rui Zhao 7th Dan simultaneously. Please look forward to it!"

……

"……What?!
"The comprehensive channel broadcasts a Go game live? Did I hear it right?!"

At 4:25 pm, in Pengze City, China, at Huang Bo'nan's home, after hearing the urgent news from the news channel [Live News Room], even the veteran Long Bo, who said "I have seen all kinds of scenes", had to open his eyes wide and say:
"I've never seen such a scene before"!
CCTV Comprehensive Channel…What does this mean?
Although the influence of television media has greatly weakened compared to the past,...

This is CCTV1! This is a place where every second counts!

Even though people don’t watch TV much nowadays, it is still one of the highest places in China’s propaganda field that can greatly influence the propaganda direction of other media!

As a result... CCTV actually decided to use prime time on a Saturday afternoon to broadcast a four or five-hour Go game? !

And this is when Rui Zhao's next opponent hasn't even been drawn yet? !

This, this, this...

Isn't this too exaggerated?!

Suddenly, Uncle Long was a little confused.

Although he had just seen Rui Zhao defeat Li Tingyan through the live broadcast and enter the quarterfinals of the Yingyi Cup, Huang Boyan was also shocked for a long time and is still reviewing the game.

But now that this piece of news came out, Long Bo felt an unreal trance.

However, his wife Jing Shan, who has done a lot of publicity work, is not surprised by this:
"Old Emperor, don't act so ignorant! This is nothing to be surprised about!

"Rui Zhao is a young person with a positive image and is particularly capable of fighting. She is the person that the central media is most looking forward to promoting right now! Not to mention that she is also very young and beautiful, and has the potential to become a national idol!
"I just took a look online, and almost all the portal media were reporting that Rui Zhao beat Lao Li and entered the quarterfinals of the Yingyi Cup. The Yiguo server even crashed, and it went straight to 404!
“Besides, the quarterfinals of the Yingyi Cup, how difficult is that!
“You also know that almost all chess players attach great importance to the opportunity to play in the Yingyi Cup once every four years!

“Let me say this bluntly: Old Emperor, if you want to advance to the quarterfinals of the Yingyi Cup now, even if you are given a hundred chances, you may not be able to advance five times!

"But a girl as pretty as a celebrity did it. What's wrong with CCTV1 broadcasting the quarterfinals?
"Are you prettier than her or are you better at chess than her?"

"Hey, wife! That's a bit too much!"

Huang Bonan immediately protested:

"If you want to talk about whether a person is good-looking or not, then who in the chess world can compare to that Queen Zhaotian?

"But when it comes to chess, I'm somewhat confident that I can beat her!"

"Come on!"

Jing Shan smacked her lips and continued to speak:
"Rui Zhao has faced five male chess players in the Weiqi League and the World Championships recently, and he won all five games. Four of them are 9th dan, and three of them have won the World Championship!

"With regard to the five people he has colluded, think about it yourself. How confident are you in getting through?"

"Ah this..."

Now Huang Bonan was completely speechless.

indeed.

When it comes to Cheng Zhiyang and Liang Sizhen, Old Uncle Long can still say that he is confident, but when it comes to Xiao Naofu's level, Huang Boyan can only get roughly two points.

As for Park and Lee, who are still ranked in the top four in South Korea... this is an obvious disadvantage!

After these five, Long Bo thought that the probability would not reach 50%...

...the kind that's 50% out of 100.

What makes Long Bo even more nervous is that after the Yingyi Cup is over, he will travel with the team to Hongcheng City to challenge the Pohu team!
Although he failed to qualify for the Yingyi Cup qualifiers, he has been researching and preparing for the next round of the Weiqi League against Rui Zhao these days. He thinks he has made some progress, but...

I couldn’t even make it out of the preliminaries, and I’m thinking about how to beat the top eight players in the Yingyi Cup?
This task...isn't it a bit too difficult?
Well……

……broken!
Could I be the fourth world champion of fermented bean curd in Empress Zhaotian? ! ! !
I was originally thinking about how to boost the confidence of the young players in the team, but in the blink of an eye...

It seems that I have to consider the safety of my face first!
After realizing this, the leader of the Pengze team felt a chill on his spine. But soon, he began to wonder:
But... isn't that right?

Even the brainless Pu Lao Li couldn't defeat the Queen Zhao, so how was Zeng Guangwen able to maintain a roughly 50-50 match with Rui Zhao in sparring every day?

Huang Bo Nan was puzzled for a moment. After pondering for a while, he finally stood up and walked towards the room.

"Hey, old emperor, where are you going?"

"I'm going to use the computer in my room to take a good look at the live broadcast of the worst player!"

Long Bo frowned and replied:

"Even Da Pu and Lao Li can't take down this Queen Zhao Tian. I want to see how Zeng Guangwen, a piece of mud, can deal with her until today!"

...

...

However... at this time, Zeng Guangwen certainly didn't know that one day his live broadcast video would be picked up and studied by a contemporary master like Long Bo.

As the saying goes: When one person attains enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.

As Rui Zhao defeated two top world champions from South Korea in succession, he achieved such a great result that the central media even reported it live. Zeng Guangwen, as the "most loyal dog of the queen", also benefited a lot.

In just over an hour after the game, Zeng Guangwen's live broadcast room received various rewards from captains, admirals and governors, and even the number of fans soared like a rocket, almost making Zeng Shabao laugh to death. While further strengthening his determination to "always follow Zhao", he also hoped that his master would be able to draw a good lot in the next lottery ceremony and make further progress!
Finally, God responded to Zeng Shabao's sincere prayer:

August 8, 2pm, Yingyi Building, Dongjiang City.

After an afternoon of fierce competition, the top eight of the 10th "Yingyi Cup" World Professional Go Championship were all decided, and the draw ceremony for tomorrow's quarterfinals was held. The specific matchups are as follows:

【Liu Shixian】 vs 【Sun Yi】

【Lin Ruixin】 vs. 【Zhu Yuanjun】

[Lei Qi] vs. [An Ming Cult]

【Rui Zhao】 vs....

【Ichijo Takuya】(End of this chapter)

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