Chapter 847 Repeated defeats and battles
“Uh… Rei-chan.

“What’s going on?

"Didn't she agree not to go down so fast?!"

September 9, 27: am, Zhongjing International Conference Center.

The Japanese Go Saint, who had just finished the post-match interview, looked at Rei Uesaka who was waiting outside the court and asked in some confusion.

As for why I asked that...it was naturally because Athena's fast chess play in today's match was not much slower than usual!

Although the opponent did slow down his moves in the early and middle stages, Rui Zhao started to speed up after the 60th move, and it was almost three seconds per move at the end, almost with his eyes closed! This made Xiao Naofu, who had been expecting his opponent to give him some face, quite depressed.

If Rui Zhao could play slower, I would have been more comfortable during the interview just now!

Ueno Gosei couldn't help but feel regretful in his heart.

But who knows, it would have been fine if he hadn't asked, but after asking this question, Xiao Shangzaka suddenly got emotional!
"Brother Tiger, what are you talking about..."

The genius girl from Japan gave him a very speechless look and immediately began to question:

"Sister Rui Zhao was expecting you to perform well at the beginning, but this is the result?!"

"Wh, what do you mean just that?! I've tried my best to kill Rui Zhao's big dragon, okay?"

Ueno stiffened his neck and replied:
"As long as I kill the black dragon, I win the game!"

"But there is no way you can kill the dragon with such a bad method!!!"

Uesaka Rei puffed up her lips and shouted angrily:
"After the opening, Sister Rui Zhao made two three-three moves. You played both of them and didn't want to take the initiative. The winning rate was acceptable...

"But your move to force an outside position in the upper right corner is simply too much! By placing black pieces on five lines to surround the empty space, Sister Rui Zhao's winning rate has skyrocketed from 51.8% to 83.5%!

"And then after you pushed down the black pieces in the upper left corner for two moves, you went straight to the middle of the abdomen, clearly intending to decide the outcome with a big show. But did you know that your winning rate is only 11% in less than moves, and it will soon be in single digits?!!"

"Uh……"

This series of questions made Ueno a little unsure about how to respond, but before he could think of a reply, Ko Uesaka started to fire off another barrage of questions!

“…Then Sister Rui Zhao breaks in, and you suppress her immediately, as if you are ready to slay a dragon!
"But seriously, with such a large space to maneuver, even if I play this chess piece, you can't kill the dragon! Let alone Sister Rui Zhao!"

"Ah... Li-chan, what you said is a bit too much..."

Seeing that his rising star was speaking more and more unpleasantly, Ueno immediately interrupted and tried to save his reputation.

But who would have thought that upon hearing this, Uesaka's eyebrows raised, and he said directly:
"Excessive? Excessive in what way?

"If you don't believe me, let's start from the 49th move tonight and see if you can capture my Baron!"

"..."

Faced with this question, Xiao Naofu fell silent - he didn't dare to respond casually.

To be fair, our rising star is no longer the cute little crybaby he used to be!
After experiencing various domestic competitions in South Korea and the Chinese Weiqi League, Kosaka has made rapid progress recently.

In the current South Korean women's chess world, her strength can be said to be second only to Kim Woo-eun and is on par with An Huilin! She is truly a high-level chess player!
In this situation where the game is on the verge of a chain, if she were to forcefully take her big dragon... Ueno thought to himself that he was really unsure!

However, it was obvious that Xiao Uesaka didn't have time to argue with Ueno about this matter. Seeing that the other party didn't dare to respond, he continued:
"…I saw Sister Rui Zhao's expression at the time, and it was obvious that she was a little disappointed at that moment - in her opinion, this chess game was just a random one!
"By the 117th move, the black dragon had been completely brought alive, and the white pieces clearly did not have enough real estate!
"Even though you were losing the game, you still insisted on waiting until move 231 before giving up. How can you blame Sister Rui Zhao for playing fast?
"That's great! I don't know if Sister Rui Zhao will still trust me in the future... woo..."

Uh this...

Go back and ask Sister Xiachuan to help persuade her...

Seeing Uesaka Rei pouting and looking aggrieved, Ueno Torachiro, knowing that he was in the wrong, had no choice but to endure it obediently and dared not talk back any more.

He had indeed made preparations for today's game - but they were preparations for a bad game.

Ying Zhaotian Queen doesn't have the courage to do bad things, but he still has the courage to play badly in the name of Ying Tian Queen, and it's very big!

In today's game, Shang Ye knew that he had no chance of survival. Rather than struggling to be killed like a chicken, it would be more practical to think about how to die with dignity.

And today's extremely forced and deliberate cosmic flow of combat was the final result of his thinking.

You know, just as "battle after battle and lose" and "battle after defeat" describe basically the same thing but have completely different perceptions, different ways of losing on the chessboard give people completely opposite feelings.

If you force yourself to hold on to the empty space, ignoring the lone chess piece, and are eventually killed without a single piece left by that killer star sent from the sky, it would naturally be a horrible sight, and your evaluation would be even worse than a handful of chicken feed.

But if you were to forcefully kill the opponent's Baron and fight to the death, but unfortunately failed at the last moment and had to endure the bitter regret - doesn't this sound much more tragic?

If you want to isolate the opponent, then deliberately making a cosmic posture when planning is indeed the simplest solution.

Therefore, in this game, Xiao Naofu would do everything he could to force a big move in the middle of the board. As a result, Rui Zhao had no choice but to attack and destroy the isolated piece - although destroying the isolated piece was indeed easy.

As for the final result...

Putting aside the winning rate given by the AI, the Japanese Go master thinks that this game of chess is still acceptable!

Just now, when facing the post-match interviews from domestic and foreign media, he also seemed very confident - it would be better if Rui Zhao could use more than five minutes to keep the time! Although this caused a little dissatisfaction among his own rising star, after overcoming this difficulty, he didn't know when he would meet this Zhao Tian next time, so he could at least live in peace for a while...

……

...Huh? Wait!
In addition to the Asian Games...

Is she still standing on the stage of Nongshim Cup? ! !
Thinking of this, the Japanese Go Saints, who will most likely appear in the second stage of the Nongshim Cup in November, suddenly had a stiff expression.

...

...

"...Facing the famous Chinese player Zhaojun, known as the 'fast chess Athena', who just won two gold medals in the women's team and men's team, Rui Zhao, 9th dan, I knew I had to muster up all my courage to have a chance of winning against her!
"We Japanese men, if nothing else, at least have the courage to charge fearlessly at the enemy!

“So when I saw Rui Zhao's 49th move, I didn't hesitate at all and went straight to the front, deciding to bet everything on the attack from the center!

“Even though I failed to slay the dragon in the end, I still tried my best to keep fighting, trying to get a glimmer of hope!
"Of course, in the end, Rui Zhao's skill level was higher, and I was convinced! But I also tried my best and have a clear conscience!
"Hey! Tell the truth!

"Today's game of chess was so close to slaying the dragon, what a pity..."

……

“Well… I really admire Ueno’s shamelessness!
"It's just bullying outsiders who don't understand chess!"

At 2:40 p.m. on the same day, in the players' rest area of ​​the Zhongjing International Conference Center.

After watching the freshly released post-match interview video of Ueno Torachiro, Park Min-yeol couldn't help but express his own opinion on the shamelessness of the Japanese Go Saint:

"I was hoping he could use up some of Rui Zhao's energy to see if there was a chance to win in the afternoon, but he just gave up completely!

"Sure enough, Linghe Man is going to be finished!"

"Uh, Min Yeol, just relax."

Seeing that his own crazy knife was still emotional before going on stage, Old Li, who had not yet returned to China, could not help but advise:
"This Rui Zhao's fast chess... is indeed a bit outrageous! I guess only Xiao Liu can cure her!
"Don't worry even if you didn't win this afternoon. You shouldn't have any problem getting second place in this group!"

"No!"

Park Min-yeol said with great momentum:

“Even if it’s Xiao Liu, I’ve beaten him in domestic rapid chess competitions!

"Although I may still be at a disadvantage against Rui Zhao, I don't have no chance at all!"

Li was quite surprised by Da Pu's statement:
"Uh, Min Yeol...

"I heard Xiang Heng say earlier that you didn't really want to fight Rui Zhao, did you?"

Speaking of Rui Zhao, South Korea's "legendary end" can be said to be a tear of bitterness.

In the 24th Yingyi Cup, the 25th Weiqi League relegation battle, and the Mengli Lily Cup at the beginning of this year, Da Park was reversed by Rui Zhao three times in a row. He has never won against Rui Zhao so far. At the beginning of this year, he also expressed that he did not want to meet them again.

But Old Li had no idea that Park Min-yeol was very angry about the previous men's team competition, and this time he was determined to die!

"Brother Li, I feel really bad for losing in this men's team final!"

Park Min-yeol said seriously:
“If Rui Zhao hadn’t been so arrogant, I feel I would have had a great chance against Xiong Siyi. Given the matchup at the time, we might have had a chance of winning!
"So, in this individual competition, I have to give her a good fight no matter what!"

Old Li pursed his lips when he heard this.

Indeed, the sound of Rui Zhao's rapid moves did cause great psychological pressure on the South Korean players. Looking back at the game between himself and Ji Qiujuan, he also saw obvious technical deformation.

Da Pu has always had a bad temper. It is normal for him to feel unwilling to lose the gold medal.

“…I understand. Keep up the good work!”

"Yeah, I understand that!"

Park Min-yeol nodded:
“Even though she said something like ‘Quick Chess Athena’, the end of my legend is still a legend!

"Okay, I'm leaving!"

After saying this, Da Pu immediately straightened his clothes and then strode towards the stadium.

But looking at the figures of the younger generation, Old Li couldn't help but murmur in his heart.

He knew that although Da Pu had the characteristics of a sharp knife, the reason why he could occasionally beat Liu Shixian in domestic competitions was largely because the world's number one player could not always maintain his best condition.

But facing the contemporary Zhaojun of China who can devote herself to almost any game, the legend...

...Will it really end?

(End of this chapter)

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