“As expected…

"She really didn't lose a single set in the first seven games!"

Time flies, and it is already June 6, which is also the last day of the second stage of Asian Games preliminaries.

At 9:15 in the morning, after taking another look at the score sheet posted on the wall, Sun Yi, who arrived at Tongge Tower on time to participate in the eighth round of the second stage of the Asian Games qualifiers, couldn't help but sigh.

Just as Sun Yi said, with the victory over his own dog yesterday afternoon, Queen Zhaotian's record in the second stage of the qualifying round has reached seven wins and no losses. She is only behind Lei Qi by the point difference of winning the opponent, and firmly occupies the second place.

Following the two is Sun Yi, who currently has six wins and one loss.

In the first seven games, Sun Yi still demonstrated the stable characteristics of his "strength and weakness identifier", winning six games and losing only one game to Lei Qi, ranking third alone.

In the eighth round this morning, he will challenge another undefeated player besides Lei Qi - his junior sister Rui Zhao.

There is no doubt that it will be another tough battle for Monkey King against Queen Zhaotian who has recently demonstrated her dominance in fast chess competitions.

But this game is extremely important.

Although the top three players Lei, Rui and Sun have already secured their places in the men's team competition, Sun Yi has more to consider than just qualifying for the team competition.

The last round was a tough match between Rui Zhao and Lei Qi. Considering that Sun Yi had already lost to Lei Qi, if he lost to Rui Zhao again in this round, he would definitely bid farewell to the top two in the qualifiers.

Although the competition rules of the selection competition do not state that only the top two will be selected for the men's individual events, but say "comprehensive consideration by the coaching staff", the results of the second stage of preliminaries will definitely be an important reference.

If he only gets third place, he will basically say goodbye to the men's individual events in this Asian Games.

what……

Maybe what I said will come true and my place in the men's singles event at the Asian Games might be snatched away by my junior sister!

Sun Yi sighed slightly in his heart, but he seemed very relaxed.

It would be absolutely false to say that he does not want to participate in the individual events of the Asian Games - after all, this is an opportunity that only comes once every four years, and there may not even be a Go event in the next Asian Games.

Even if I can't win the world championship in this lifetime, it would be a consolation if I could get a medal in the men's individual event at the Asian Games.

But Sun Yi has experienced too much in the past year or so, and now he has nothing to worry about.

if I get it I am lucky, but if not, it is fate.

He feels that he has been lucky enough in his life so far, and on the court, he just needs to do his best and fight until he has no regrets.

Then Sun Yi took a deep breath, walked straight into the chess room, and went to his chess table.

At this moment, the contemporary Zhaojun, who was as bright as a summer flower, was already sitting beside the chessboard. Seeing her senior brother coming over, she waved and said hello:
"Brother Sun, here, here!"

"Oh, I'm not blind, I can see!"

Sun Yi sat down with a wry smile and said:
"Besides, don't be so arrogant just because you beat me in one game! This game has an hour of reserve time, I'm not that flustered!

"It won't be that easy for me to win today!"

"Yeah! I'm looking forward to it too!"

...

...

"Um……

"In today's battle between senior brothers and sisters, Sun Yi seems to be very active again!"

At 9:50 am on the same day, in the official live broadcast room of Tongge Hotel.

Song Jin, who was explaining the game, couldn't help but comment after seeing Sun Yi's 31st move:

"…Even though he knew Rui Zhao was a strong fighting player, he still continued to force his way into the corner, clearly intending to fight with the white pieces in the upper left corner.

"Last time when he faced Rui Zhao in the Dragon Star Battle, he was also very proactive and aggressive. I wonder what he was thinking."

"Uh... Sun Yi seems to be undergoing a transformation in some recent games."

Xie Minghe, who was the guest speaker today, commented on the topic:
"Originally, Sun Yi should be a more obvious balanced player, focusing on judgment and inner strength, and his endgame is also very solid, very much like his teacher, 'Master Calculator' Yu Qingguang 9th Dan.

"But in some games after the Chinese New Year this year, he sometimes played very hard, which was very different from his previous style!
"Typical matches include the Sanshuang Cup final, the Tianyuan match, the Longxing match against Rui Zhao, and this second-stage qualifying match against Lei Qi. They are all like this." But... I have to say it.

"While it is commendable to step out of your comfort zone, his attempts to do so did not seem to be very effective. He did not win any of the matches I just mentioned.

"I personally think that as a chess player who is already 26 years old and has entered the second half of his career, there is no need to make such a radical style change, otherwise it may not be worth the loss."

"Is it because he has never won the world championship and lost the title of [Yixian], so he is under a lot of pressure?" Song Jin speculated.

"Hmm... I guess it's possible - after all, he's twenty-six!"

After hearing Song Jin's guess, Xie Minghe thought for a moment and nodded:
"For every chess player, the world championship is the ultimate dream - to be honest, I still feel very sorry for not being able to win a world championship.

"Objectively speaking, Sun Yi's overall level has improved a lot in the past year! He has evolved from the so-called 'strong first-class wall' to the undisputed top five or even top three in the world!
"From the overall match results and the content of the game, it is no exaggeration to say that he is the third best player in the world after Liu Lei!

"With Sun Yi's level, it wouldn't be difficult for him to win the championship if it was during the Lin-Li rivalry!

"One of these two leaders often had a tantrum, and the other had a problem with his mentality at critical moments, which led to the loss of many championships. Among the huge group of players in our country who won one championship at that time, many of them were the only champions in their careers.

"Even Du Weichen, who had been dormant for a long time and occasionally rose to prominence, won more than one championship during this period!
“But now, Sun Yi is really born at the wrong time.

"Not only is Liu Shixian one of the top two players in history, but Xiao Lei is also a rare young talent. Moreover, the playing styles of these two are relatively stable, unlike Lin Ruixin and Li Tingyan, who give us no chances.

"Since the LIG Cup two years ago, there have been a total of seven world championships. Liu Wu and Lei Er have directly divided all the championships! And Sun Yi was eliminated by these two almost every time and was suppressed to death!

"Originally, the 24th Miao Family Bailing Cup was a great opportunity. That time, Liu Shixian and Lei Qi were both eliminated unexpectedly. If Sun Yi had gotten the lottery number of Li Zhaokai or Man Jiageng, he might have already won the World Championship!

“But unfortunately, he ran into Liu Shixian early on and was eliminated in the first round, which was indeed a bit tragic.

"Maybe he will be like his teacher Yu Jiudan and me, never winning a championship in his lifetime!"

Thinking that this outstanding young chess player might follow in his footsteps, Xie Minghe couldn't help but feel a little regretful in his tone.

But in competitive sports, being bad is the original sin.

As a professional chess player, if you find it difficult to break through once you are faced with an opponent, then you can't blame anyone for not winning the championship.

Seeing that the atmosphere seemed a little depressed, Song Jin, who had been a long-time host of the program, immediately brought up a light-hearted topic:
"But... people can't have everything!

"He caught the little birdie, isn't that much better than being a world champion?"

"what……

"If you say that, I'm speechless!"

Xie Minghe was stunned when he heard this, and then he also joked:
"Anyway, I heard that when Liu Yuhong and Sun Yi officially announced their romantic relationship, quite a few male chess players in the circle were heartbroken!"

"Is that so?"

Song Jin took advantage of this gap and asked quietly with blinking eyes:
"That……

"If Rui Zhao is pursued by someone someday, will all the male chess players be depressed for a while?"

"……ah?

"Well... I guess no one will be heartbroken then."

"Huh? Why?"

Xie Minghe smiled and shrugged his shoulders:

"The male chess players in our circle all know their own strengths and weaknesses, and they are not so desperate as to want to eat swan meat!"

"is it?
"It turns out that the pressure from Gaoling Hua is too great!"

Song Jin also laughed, then glanced at the board and ended the lively topic:

"...Okay, let's not waste any more time on irrelevant matters, and get back to the chess game!

"Rui Zhao has already made his move!

"Faced with the relentless pressure from her senior brother, our little queen was not polite at all!

"The next move was to dig directly up to attack the black chess weakness, which was exactly what the AI ​​chose!" (End of this chapter)

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