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

"Hello, Lei Qi Jiudan! Thank you for accepting our post-match interview!

"In today's match, you once again easily defeated Takuya Ichijo 9th Dan, achieving three consecutive wins together with Rui Zhao 9th Dan.

"In this World's Strongest Chess Player Tournament, although your performance in the first round did not seem to be in the best condition and your victory was quite thrilling, you played well in the next two games. From the perspective of winning rate and the content of the game, you completely suppressed the two Japanese chess players.

"As the only two undefeated chess players right now, you will face off against the powerful opponent Rui Zhao from the same country the day after tomorrow. I wonder how you would evaluate the status of both of you and the prospects of this game?"

"As for the status... she should be better, right?
"After all, her opponents in these three sets were definitely much stronger than mine. Not only did she defeat Liu Shixian head-on in the first round, but she also didn't give her opponents any chances in the second and third rounds against Li Tingyan and Xu Lifan. They were all relatively easy wins.

“Although both are undefeated, there are differences—this record is undoubtedly much better than mine.

“But as a chess player, no matter how strong the opponent is, you should try your best to win.

"Even though she is recognized as the most powerful force and the god of killing in the world, I will also try my best to win."

"Well... it seems that Lei Qi Jiudan is very modest and cautious! You have been on a three-game winning streak against Rui Zhao Jiudan recently!
"In addition, many media outlets around the world are paying close attention to the upcoming match between you and Rui Zhao. Some media outlets are even confident that you can end Rui Zhao's winning streak in this tournament!
“I wonder if you would like to respond to these expectations?”

"Well, to be honest...it's natural that I'm very happy to have someone support me.

“But if someone supports me with the intention of using me to drag down Rui Zhao, then I think they have found the wrong person - I personally have no interest in being burdened with some boring off-stage controversies.

"I personally have always believed that if Rui Zhao were a male chess player, she would have achieved greater success. And as a chess player, I really want to defeat her every time I play against her.

"But I have always admired her very much. Although I don't completely agree with some of her ideas and opinions, I respect them highly.

"There are some people who just watch the fun every day and have never made any real efforts in Go. They don't know anything but are pointing fingers and using the achievements of some Go predecessors to drag down highly respectable Go players like Rui Zhao.

“The achievements of those outstanding chess masters were earned through their unremitting efforts, and so was Rui Zhao’s.

"If the seniors themselves felt that there were some issues with Rui Zhao's remarks and raised objections, that would be fine, but how could those people who were taking advantage of the power of others have the nerve to criticize Rui Zhao?
"First, register a chess account and try to beat the amateur chess players there!"

"Ah... uh... okay, okay!
"It can be seen that Lei Qi Jiudan is also very supportive of his fellow chess players from his country!

"Thank you, Lei Qi Jiudan. I wish you good luck in your next competition!"

"Thank you."

……

At 10:23 p.m. on October rd, local time in South Korea, the media interview area on the third floor of the South Korean Chess Institute.

Seeing that the official reporters had finished the post-match interviews of the third round of the round-robin tournament, Lei Qi, who was asked questions, completely ignored the willingness of some other conservative media to interview him. After answering, he immediately left the interview area, ready to seize the precious day's rest time to prepare for the "devil's schedule" in the second half.

However, he had not taken two steps when the young Chinese leader stopped again - because standing in front of him was a person he was very familiar with.

"Teacher Shang!"

Lei Qi greeted him first with a little surprise.

King Shangqi was not polite at all. He immediately stepped forward, patted the student on the shoulder, and said with a smile:

"Looking at your performance in this game and the way you answered the reporter's questions just now, it seems that you have fully recovered!"

"Uh... I can't really say!"

Lei Qi gave a small bitter smile and said:
"After all, the first round victory was thanks to Osagento, and the wins over Uesaka Rei and Ichijo Takuya are not particularly commendable results..."

"Hey! Don't be so modest!"

Shang Chaotian stopped the student's modesty and continued to praise:
“Even though I didn’t use the ‘flow’ in the first game, I was able to take the initiative in the chaotic situation and successfully win the game with my experience. This is also a very commendable progress!
“You know, it’s impossible for a chess player to be in such good shape all the time!

"Players like Choi Myeong-ho and Ryu Se-hyun also relied on their experience to win many games."

Lei Qi pursed his lips upon hearing this, and then gave a counterexample:
"But Rui Zhao has always been in good condition..."

"Uh, this...

"Rui and Rui Zhao are special exceptions, so I won't mention them..."

The chairman of the chess association suddenly realized that he had missed a certain crazy chess player and quickly patched it up, then quickly changed the subject:
"...No, but! During the first round, I was a little worried. I thought you would finally be able to use 'Flow' again, and I didn't want you to make any mistakes again.

"Fortunately, after watching these two rounds, it turned out to be just a false alarm..."

Who would have thought that this time it would be Lei Qi's turn to be embarrassed!

“…But, maybe it was because I had just arrived in South Korea and was not used to the climate there.

"But it has been adjusted again now! You don't have to worry about it!"

Lei Qi's expression was a little stiff, and he quickly dealt with the topic.

Uh... Logically speaking, shouldn't you have come to South Korea quite often?
Why didn’t I see any signs of acclimatization before? !

Shang Chaotian was quite confused about the student's answer.

However, Shang Chaotian, who has been adhering to the principle of "never ask if students don't want to talk" for more than three years, naturally wouldn't say anything. But just when he was about to give a little encouragement, Lei Qi spoke first:

"Oh, by the way, Mr. Shang, there is something I want to discuss with you first...

"For the match against Rui Zhao the day after tomorrow... I may not use the move with the highest winning rate. But I think this is the best for China as a whole, and I hope you can understand that."

"Eh?

Shang Chaotian was slightly startled when he heard this, and his expression suddenly became serious: "You are going to...

"Lose on purpose?"

"That's not the case!"

Lei Qi denied it on the spot:
"It's just... I plan to use this match to learn some offensive and defensive techniques from her - this will also be a test for myself.

"I see that she has been deliberately training her internal strength recently, so I naturally cannot fall behind.

"If I face her, I won't dare to get into a fight. I have to be on guard at all times. It's inevitable that I'll be stretched to the limit in the future..."

"Well……"

Shang Chaotian immediately fell into silence, and at the same time kept looking at the student in front of him.

But after a brief thought, he nodded and said:

"I see……

"Then let's do as you wish! Thank you for your hard work!"

“Ah, it’s no hardship!
"If she can beat Liu Shixian and I can't, then I won't have the face to enter the finals..."

……

Soon, the time came to October 10. Today, the second crucial match of the round-robin stage officially arrived.

The civil war between two Chinese "post-05" rising stars...

Rui Zhao versus Lei Qi

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"Mud-crab-Xiao-zai!
"Good afternoon, all you die-hard fans of the Queen! I am your President Coco!"

At 10:25 p.m. local time on October th, at Kanako Akiyama's home in Toudou City, Japan.

After greeting fans with an "internal code", Rui Zhao's Japanese fangirl started live streaming another crucial match of her idol on time:

"After one day, the World's Strongest Chess Player Tournament has officially entered the second half!

"What we are going to bring to you today is naturally the powerful dialogue between Sister Rui Zhao and Lei Qi!

“In the first three days of competition, Rui Zhao defeated Liu Shixian, Li Tingyan and Xu Lifan, while Lei Qi defeated Xu Lifan, Li Jiang and Yitiao Siguan. They have not lost any game so far!

“So it can be said that today’s game will most likely directly determine the top spot in the round-robin tournament!
"Well... I need to add one more thing here...

"The two Japanese chess players participating in the competition have not won any games yet, which is a pity... but there is nothing we can do!

"We are currently in a period of transition, with the old and the young growing up.

"Li-chan is not even sixteen yet, so she is not qualified to take on the leading role, and Yitiao Si-guan will soon be thirty.

"Not to mention the four-time champion, just look at the seven-time champion from China next door. His recent strength is obviously not enough to keep him as a top chess player. Time really is not forgiving!

"But Li Jiang's progress is indeed very obvious now. She even defeated China's Nie Yunyi, 7th dan, in a head-on confrontation in the Weiqi League.

“I believe that in one or two years, Li-chan will grow into a very promising chess player!

"what……

“We see that the game has already started, now let’s start explaining the game!
After dragging down the previous and most likely next generation leaders of China to save his country's reputation, Akiyama 4th Dan quickly stopped talking when he saw the match had officially started on the live broadcast screen:

"...The result of the guessing of the first move in this game was that Sister Rui Zhao played black, and Lei Qi, 9th Dan, played white.

"Both sides started with small eyes against star eyes, and then each side defended the corners and hung the corners to finalize the game.

"However, when Black played the corner move in the 11th move, Lei Qi did not respond, but chose to press one more move in the lower left - he seemed to be playing very aggressively today!

"Sister Rui Zhao naturally didn't want to be taken advantage of first, so she decided to hurt each other.

"White's move is a conventional response. After the initial formation of the upper left, both sides began to fight for the main field...

"...Well, I have to say, this is different from previous matches between the two. Lei Qi was particularly active today."

Halfway through the conversation, Kanako, who felt that Raiki's style of play seemed to have changed today, emphasized:
"Generally speaking, he tries to improve the quality of his moves in the early stages while controlling Rui Zhao's power, but today his first-pick rate is not very high. His style of play shows a strong sense of aggressiveness.

“Whether it was the tiger move in the 22nd move or the demolition move in the 24th move, the AI’s evaluation was not very good. It can only be said that it was not a bad choice - this situation was rare in previous matches between the two.

"Then the white chess piece's attack on the black chess piece on the lower right was completed at the same time, and then Sister Rui Zhao, who had taken the initiative, chose to make a small move on the upper left.

"This move is obviously a preparation for a breakout. With this little tip, the white piece in the corner will have no way to survive after the breakout. And then... uh...

"In the 34th move, White did not choose to make up for the loss, but chose to counterattack with a shoulder charge?!

"hiss--

"Isn't it possible that Lei Qi Jiudan wants to compete with Sister Rui Zhao in strength in this game of chess?!" (End of this chapter)