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

[Report - Queen Zhaotian never defends a rookie! ]

[Rui Zhao played as black and defeated Fang Zhaoxiang in 127 moves, and the retention time was only minutes and seconds! ]

[As the title says, the queen is once again making a scene!!!]

[In the Tongge Cup Round of 16 that just ended this afternoon, facing his compatriot Fang Zhaoxiang, Rui Zhao 9th Dan did not have the slightest intention of being polite. After the start of the game, he continued to adopt the same "slow chess and fast play" mode as in the Round of 32, and still maintained an extremely high level, with a winning rate that continued to rise! ]

[Although Fang Zhaoxiang was obviously trying to think and struggle, he could only watch the situation deteriorate. He had no choice but to force his way in from the top at move 70 and try to fight the black chess.]

[Unfortunately, this "board charge" naturally poses no threat to Queen Zhaotian, who is good at attacking and killing. ]

[At move 127, the Queen of Heaven completely wiped out the White pieces and established her victory! ]

[At this point, Fang Zhaoxiang could no longer bear the humiliation and quickly resigned. The total time was only one hour and forty-five minutes, once again breaking the record for the fastest ending of a game in all previous competitions since the Tongge Cup was founded! ]

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[Ah! The merciful Lord always gives salvation to noobs equally! Zhaomen! ]

【Take it away! Who's next? 】

[Oh no, we are already in the quarterfinals, there are really no noobs left! I guess the next game of chess should be played normally by the Queen! ]

[Oh, what a pity. I really want to see a river of blood! ! ! ]

[Although I think it seems a bit cruel for the queen to do this to her own people, I have to say it is really worth watching. ]

[In less than ten seconds, I made the next move, using my super-fast chess pieces against the opponent's slow chess pieces... and I was able to crush them! ]

【Empress Zhaotian is so terrifying! 】

[This is not an extra-second system. If this were an extra-second system, the queen would really perform a "clock in the opposite direction" on the spot! ]

[What does it mean that the retention time is getting longer and longer? ]

【Well……】

[Even though it was our own player who suffered in this game, why do I feel so happy about it? ]

[To be honest, I personally support this! Let those male chess players play every day, and they can't even beat a little girl! ]

[Even those 9th-dan chess players were so shameless as to directly start to publicize that "female chess players are no less talented than male ones"! ]

[If they are not further humiliated, how can they learn from their shame and become braver? ]

[That being said, judging by the lazy behavior of these Chinese male chess players, they will not really shout “Please whip me, Queen?!” later.]

[Oh no! I thought about it carefully...it seems like there is really a reward element in this! ]

[Will it be that those male employees really treat it as a reward in the end?! ]

……

"Uh... Vice Chairman, I have read all of this.

"but……

"Please show me the content on the Huaxia Yiguo forum. What does it mean?"

At 7pm on July 3rd, in the Tongge Hotel, a corner of the South Korean team's seminar room.

The round of 16 of this year's Tongge Cup World Championship has just ended.

Just after Liu Shixian had defeated Zhuang Zheng with an advantage of one and a quarter points, he had just returned to the seminar room when he was pulled to a corner by his own vice-president to look at a bunch of screenshots of the Yiguo Forum with translations, which made the world's number one person a little confused for a moment.

"To be honest, Xiao Liu...

"Now I'm a little worried."

Zhao Libo said in a rather worried tone:
"Rui Zhao's performance in the Tongge Cup this time was too strong! Facing high-level male chess players, he didn't even use ten minutes for two consecutive games. This is simply unheard of!

"Even Kuai Liang from China didn't play slow chess that fast!"

Hearing this, Liu Shixian suddenly understood.

Ah, that’s right…

She put in such a shocking performance, it's normal for the chess academy to be a little worried.

South Korea's strongest chess player immediately calmed his tone and comforted Zhao Libo:

"Vice Chairman, you can rest assured about this! In fact, Rui Zhao's operation may seem very showy, but in fact, it is not that difficult.

“After all, the Tongge Cup is a slow chess competition. I am still confident in the quality of my moves and my judgment of the situation!

"And this time, I determined that the main threats to me are Rui Zhao and Lei Qi. I have also conducted targeted research and precautions against them.

"I am still very confident that I can win the world championship for the fourth time in a row and be on par with my senior Choi Myung-ho!"

But what surprised Liu Shixian was that although Zhao Libo nodded slightly after hearing these words, his frown did not relax at all:

"Xiao Liu, it's a good thing that you are confident right now, but to be honest, what I'm worried about now is not the Tongge Cup. Instead, it's...

"…The world's strongest chess player competition."

"The strongest chess player battle?"

Liu Shixian blinked, a little puzzled. But Zhao Libo's next words directly pointed out the concerns of the chess academy:
"right.

"Ever since Rui Zhao won the runner-up in the Chinese King of Kings Tournament, her total prize money has surpassed Sun Yi and ranked second in China." "If this 'Fast Chess Athena' enters the cycle of the strongest chess player competition, you...

"Will it be dangerous?"

Hearing this, Liu Shixian couldn't help but narrow his eyes, and finally understood what the chess academy was really worried about.

The World's Strongest Chess Player Championship is a "customized championship" specially established by South Korea to crown Liu Shixian the best in history. All the rules and competition systems are tilted as much as possible towards him, the world's number one player, while ensuring the quality of the event.

The two most important ones are "the top two players in a single round-robin tournament advance to a three-game match" and the "extra second system" rule, which is a fast-paced style that South Korean players are best at.

Originally according to the South Korean Chess Institute's idea, Liu Shixian had the upper hand in strength. He had been undefeated in the world championships since the 2023 LIG Cup, and he used the most familiar extra-second rule. It seemed certain that he would win the championship of the world's strongest chess player competition.

However, the sudden emergence of Rui Zhao, the "fast chess Athena", suddenly made the South Korean Chess Institute start to worry:
This girl's fast chess is really too powerful!
He is so strong that even the South Korean Chess Institute can't help but doubt whether their current number one player can defeat his opponent in the world's strongest chess player competition using their best extra-second system.

but……

Liu Shixian looked at her for a moment and then smiled:

“Well, your concerns are indeed justified.

"I have to say, if she really makes it to the final round, this format is indeed more conducive to her performance than the normal format, but...

"You underestimate me, don't you?"

Zhao Libo was slightly startled when he heard this, and then carefully confirmed:

"You mean...

"No problem, right?"

"Ah."

The young master of the Liu family nodded gently and said:

"Although I agree with Lei Qi and Rui Zhao very much, and even think that when they reach their peak, their level should be higher than mine. But...

"Not yet at least - I won't let the two of them dethrone me from my throne at my prime.

"Since the Chess Academy and Inforing Company trust me so much and hold a competition that can be called the first chess competition in history, I will naturally do my best to ensure that it does not fall into the hands of others."

After expressing his attitude, Liu Shixian explained in detail when he saw that Zhao Libo still had concerns between his brows:
"Rui Zhao's blitz level is really very high... I even doubt if I can suppress her in a 10-second online game.

“But, after all, she is better at fast chess than slow chess. The faster the chess, the better.

"She can only barely beat Lei Qi in the Asian Games competition with the 'one hour, thirty seconds' format, so she won't be able to threaten me in the 'one hour, thirty seconds per move' strongest chess player competition.

"I am even confident that I can win the gold medal in the individual events of the Asian Games."

"That's good!"

Hearing his number one man so confident, Zhao Libo finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked tentatively:

"Xiao Liu, I have something to ask you on behalf of the inforing company.

"The prize money of Sun Yi and Rui Zhao is very close now, and it is hard to say who will get the second spot.

"If Rui Zhao doesn't make it into the top two in the end... then should we get a wildcard invitation?
"After all, she is very popular and has a huge impact on the attention of the event...

"Oh, of course, that's up to you!

"If you think it's not suitable, we can pick another Japanese or other European and American chess player."

Hearing this, Liu Shixian blinked.

To be honest, it is not difficult to understand why inforing company would have this idea of ​​"letting a wolf into the house" - the popularity of the fast chess Athena in the three East Asian countries is so high that it is not an exaggeration to say that one person accounts for 70% to 80% of the attention in the Go circle!

Although the original intention of inforing company to organize the competition was to boost the domestic Go industry, if it can ensure the existing purpose, it is naturally the best choice to increase the influence and commercial returns of the competition as much as possible and allow Queen Zhaotian to participate in the competition to facilitate promotion and traffic.

As for this question, Master Liu, who always thought things through, thought for a long time. His gentle eyes seemed to flash with countless emotions, and finally he said slowly:

“That’s… no need!

"This second spot... there's no way she'll get it."

"Eh?"

Zhao Libo didn't quite understand what Liu Shixian meant after hearing this. When he was about to ask, he saw Young Master Liu waving his hand and saying:
"Okay, Vice Chairman, the draw for the quarterfinals is about to begin.

"have a look……

"Will I have a chance to meet this 'Fast Chess Athena' this round?"

...

...

However, although the number one person in the world was very interested in the encounter with the famous Chinese figure Zhaojun, the probability of one in six was still a little low.

Twenty minutes later, the fourth round draw ceremony of this Tongge Cup ended, and the final quarterfinals matchups are as follows:

【Lei Qi】 vs 【Ueno Torachiro】

【Liu Shixian】 vs 【Zeng Guangwen】

【Sun Yi】 vs 【Ji Qiujuan】

【Rui Zhao】 vs 【Dai Ran】(End of this chapter)