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

[Is the false prosperity of South Korean Go really worthwhile for the government and society to continue to invest and support? ]

[Recently, the Go World Championship "Spring Orchid Cup" is being held in Hailing City, Suzhou Province, China. In today's first round of the focus match, An Mingjiao, who is regarded as the future star of the Go world, unexpectedly lost to Rui Zhao, a Chinese female player who is two years younger than him, which was a big surprise. ]

[You know, this is not the first time in the past year that our top chess players have lost to Rui Zhao 7th Dan—world champions such as Lee Jung-yeon, Park Min-yeol, and Moon Sung-jin have all done it! ]

[Even Liu Shixian, who was previously promoted by the South Korean Chess Institute as the "Dongjiang Miracle", had his series of records broken by Rui Zhao, 7th Dan, at this year's Nongshim Cup.]

【From this point of view, the outcome of today's game is not just a simple competition, but also a concentrated reflection of the essence of South Korean Go's lack of successors. Although the results seem to be acceptable at the moment, it is only a matter of time before the dynasty collapses. 】

[However, in my opinion, although this is quite regrettable, it may not be a bad thing. ]

【The game of Go has long been out of step with the times. China, Japan, and South Korea have promoted it abroad for decades, but so far the results are lackluster. Even the number of Go fans in Japan has been declining. Even the national-level manga "Xiaoguang's Go" cannot reverse the decline. It can be seen that it has basically no vitality. 】

If society and the government can relax their mindsets and hold the idea that "everything has a beginning and an end", and invest the social resources that are now occupied by Go, a sport that should be in a museum, into Korean dramas, movies, KPOP, e-sports, kimchi and other things that truly have an international influence, it will undoubtedly be a more flexible and effective decision. 】

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“…No, isn’t this media telling lies with open eyes?

"Our performance is obviously very good right now!"

At 4 o'clock in the evening on April 13, in a room of Hailing Hotel.

After reading a domestic media report forwarded to him by his vice chairman, Xu Xiangheng couldn't help but curse out loud:

"Although the rookies taught by An Ming have not yet become outstanding, Xiao Liu has now won his eleventh championship and has the hope of becoming the first in history. Our old rival Hua Xia has been beaten by us to the point where they haven't won an international championship in two years! Not even a women's championship!

"If we have to give up the Go project with our performance, then the Chinese Go Association should have been disbanded long ago!"

“Xiang Heng, there’s no need to be so excited.

"I just picked a relatively alarmist report, and most media outlets only gave it a minor criticism."

Seeing Xu Xiangheng was a little angry, Zhao Libo, who was standing in front of him, immediately comforted him:

“It’s just… your chess game is extremely important to our reputation in the country!

"As you know, the attitude of the country towards our Go has always been not very good, and the government has been clamoring to cancel its support funds at every turn.

"You are currently the only male chess player in our country who has a positive record against Rui Zhao. If you lose again at this critical juncture..."

"…Vice Chairman, you are worrying too much!"

Before Zhao Libo finished speaking, Xu Xiangheng comforted him:
“Although Rui Zhao seems to be quite good at fast chess, his slow chess skills are far from being that strong!

"I just asked An Mingjiao about this. He was mainly playing it safe today, thinking that he could win easily by targeting the opponent's endgame, so he made the wrong choice of retreating in the game. However, he didn't know that Rui Zhao's endgame had improved greatly, which allowed the opponent to win easily.

"Just after the draw, Brother Li also reminded me. Although Rui Zhao no longer has obvious weaknesses, she is a female chess player after all. As long as I play normally, there will be no problem!

"Please wait for my good news tomorrow!"

"Uh……

"You don't have to be so confident..."

Although Xu Xiangheng spoke with great confidence, Zhao Libo's face changed when he heard these words that sounded very much like a flag.

Because the last time Xu Xiangheng said this was in the 2022 LIG Cup semi-finals.

The final champion of the LIG Cup that year was Liu Shixian, and the runner-up who beat Xu Xiangheng so hard that he slapped himself in the face in the semi-finals...

It is Kim Woo-eun.

……

This little stinky chess player...

Can't win again?!

At 4:14 p.m. on April , in the chess room of Hailing Hotel.

Lin Ruixin, the Chinese chess master who had just sat down in front of Wen Chengzhen, pretended to be indifferent and glanced at another chess table not far away with his peripheral vision.

Xu Xiangheng and Rui Zhao were both seated. Xu Xiangheng looked very imposing, while Rui Zhao was quietly concentrating his mind and adjusting his state for the next game.

……Well.

I hope Lao Xu won’t let me down again!
The great chess master Lin said to himself, then quickly retracted his gaze to avoid others noticing that he was particularly concerned about Rui Zhao's game.

But in reality… he couldn’t help but care.

After a few months of slump following last year's Yingyi Cup, chess master Lin has been in pretty good shape recently.

Especially for this year's Chess Saint Tournament, he has increased his training volume, intending to first defend the title of "Chess Saint" which is held every two years and maintain his position as "the best in the country". His overall condition has indeed reached a relatively ideal level.

Therefore, he also maintained the mentality of trying his best to win the Spring Orchid Cup.

If Liu Shixian fails unexpectedly, he will still have a chance to win the championship!
Originally, according to his idea, this Spring Orchid Cup was a one-two punch, and it would be best if he could get good results. Otherwise, he would just play it safe and practice through competitions step by step. The Chess Saint Tournament in June was the key, and he did not have any psychological pressure.

But he never expected that the Huichun Orchid Cup would make an exception and issue a wild card to Rui Zhao, and this Queen Zhao really lived up to her expectations and defeated An Ming Cult without a single blow in the first round! This immediately made Lin Ruixin panic!
Although he has no chance of meeting Rui Zhao in this round due to the same country avoidance principle, it is hard to say if this Queen Zhao continues to upset!
In the round of 16 of this Spring Orchid Cup, there are eight Chinese players competing, and the opponents are:
Dai Ran versus Liu Shixian

[Rui Zhao] versus [Xu Xiangheng]

【Wencheng Town】 vs 【Lin Ruixin】

【Ueno Torachiro】 vs 【Sun Yi】

[Park Min-yeol] vs. [Lei Qi]

【Ji Qiujuan】 vs 【Li Tingyan】

【Xu Lifan】 versus 【Xiong Siyi】

【Zhu Yuanjun】 versus 【Ichijo Takuya】

According to this matchup, China will most likely get about five places in the quarterfinals, which means there will be a civil war in the quarterfinals!
If Rui Zhao were to defeat Xu Xiangheng again, the probability of the great chess master Lin drawing Rui Zhao in the quarterfinals would be much more than the less than 3% in the Tianyuan Tournament!

And if you really get drawn... then it won’t be as simple as “being eliminated in the quarterfinals”!
Thinking of this, Lin Ruixin couldn't help but swallow his saliva, and secretly regretted that he shouldn't have said in the group "I'll abuse you every time I see you", and he shouldn't have posted any random Weibo posts during the Nongshim Cup.

But how could he have imagined at that time: Rui Zhao could now frequently win domestic and world competitions! And he really had the ability to beat him with flying knives in a state of advantage!
Originally, during the Yingyi Cup last year, Lin Ruixin felt that even if Rui Zhao beat Xia Chuankui, he would not be able to beat Park Min-yeol, and even if he won Da Park by chance, he would not be able to beat Li Junyan, so he did not feel nervous.

But in the past six months, Rui Zhao's strength has improved rapidly, and it is not news that he has defeated a male ninth-dan master! This has made the great chess master Lin start to worry!
Just as Lin Ruixin was becoming increasingly upset, the referee's voice suddenly rang out:
"Attention, chess players. We are starting to guess the first move now!"

...Well, it’s time to start the chess game.

calm down!
Focus on the game at hand first!
Lin Ruixin realized that his mentality seemed to be fluctuating, so he quickly readjusted himself.

After all...there is still a clear gap between the strength of that poor chess player and Old Xu!

She lost very easily in the last Miao Family Bailing Cup, so Old Xu shouldn’t have any problem this time, don’t worry!

While Lin Ruixin was guessing who would go first with "Brother Hammer", he was thinking secretly.

However, when he couldn't help but glance at Rui Zhao and saw that he had guessed the white chess piece again, the heartbeat of the reigning chess master of China still slightly quickened. (End of this chapter)