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

Chapter 988 You're definitely no match for her
"...We can see from the live broadcast that Lei Qi, the ninth dan, just stopped the clock and admitted defeat!"

“Ah… this game of chess is such a pity!

"Really, really just a little bit!"

At 5:30 in the evening, in the live broadcast room of [Go Xiaozhao] of the South Korean Chess Institute.

Seeing Hua Ran announce the final result of the last round-robin match of the world's strongest chess player tournament, the contemporary Zhaojun, who had come to the live broadcast room to comment on chess with Hua and Zeng after winning her own game early, sighed with regret.

“It’s a pity indeed.”

At this time, Zeng Guangwen, who was Rui Zhao's loyal dog, also followed up and said:

"The performance of both sides in this game was very exciting. It is worthy of being a match between the leaders of the two countries, and it is definitely another game of this tournament!

"Uh... Queen, how about you help everyone summarize this game?"

"……OK."

Seeing his teammate Rui Zhao's defeat, China's fast chess player Athena was obviously in a bad mood. But after calming down a little, Rui Zhao still forced a smile and began to review the game for all the fans and audiences.

"The two sides competed fiercely from the beginning of the game, and each side spent 45 minutes on the first 50 moves!

"In the layout phase alone, the two switched positions once in the upper and lower right positions, both showing a determination not to give up an inch of ground, and the winning rate was still fifty-fifty.

"The key turning point occurred in moves 52 and 53 - when Liu, who was playing white, chose the relatively unpopular Dafeizhen move, requiring black to sacrifice a piece.

“But Lei Qi, who defeated Liu Jiudan with a dragon-killing skill in the LIG Cup semi-finals, naturally refused to give in!
"Both sides were very aggressive in this game. Lei Qi, who probably wasn't as good as Liu Jiudan in fast chess, also wanted to open up the situation as soon as possible, so he confronted him forcefully and asked for a fight. The two sides immediately started fighting!
“Because White has more pieces around him, he quickly starts chasing and killing Black.

“Although Lei Qi is clearly at a disadvantage in terms of the AI’s win rate and the overall situation, White actually has some advantages.

"Lei Qi played very calmly. After making full preparations, in the 79th move, the black chess piece penetrated the elephant's eye and hit the AI's choice very accurately, seizing the most critical weakness of the white chess piece!
"Then the white pieces were pushed out, and the black pieces followed. After the white pieces made small moves to connect, Lei Qi made a series of moves, entangling the white pieces on the upper left and above at the same time, testing Liu Jiudan's response.

“This involves an extremely complicated fight, and both sides have little time left, so they rely more on intuition, and their winning rates fluctuate repeatedly.

"In the end, Liu Jiudan, who had suffered a loss in the straight line calculation in the LIG Cup, gave up the idea of ​​a forced kill. By move 119, the two sides had a relatively peaceful solution and each kept their own pieces alive. But the external situation was already full of clues and chaos!
"After both sides made their own moves, they continued to play in the middle of the board. During this period, it was impossible to see the situation clearly. Both sides were relying on their intuition and chess sense.

"During this period, Lei Qi showed a better level of judgment. He pushed the black chess AI all the way in the middle of the board without giving in. The winning rate of black chess gradually increased. It finally remained at around 80%! Although the winning rate has fluctuated since then, Lei Qi's advantage has not changed!
"It's a pity that the second half of this game is too confusing. There are too many clues! And the extra 30 seconds for the next move is too stressful!
"The 166th and 167th moves were the final victory or defeat of the game. At this time, the three dead pieces below the two sides were entangled together, and the various local changes were complicated to a certain extent. Even compared with the game between me and Liu Jiudan in the Asian Games, it was even more complicated!

"Under this circumstance, Liu Jiudan played the 166th move, which could be considered the winning move!

"This move is a strong deception. It seems to be mainly aimed at cutting off one of the white pieces, making itself alive while eliminating the black pieces' threat to capture four white pieces and connect back to its own backdoor.

"But in fact, this move is also aimed at capturing two extremely critical black pieces - if the black pieces don't make up for the damage, the white pieces can just attack and pull back and capture the entire lower left black piece..."

"And as I just said, Liu Shixian here is particularly mean!"

Speaking of the outcome of this game, Zeng Guangwen, who had just discovered Liu Shixian's scheming during the live broadcast, added a sentence for his master:
"In order to make this trick more deceptive, he deliberately waited until the last two seconds before making his move and ringing the bell in a panic, as if to say 'there is not enough time, so I'll make a move first'!

"Xiao Lei had not played many moves with the second-second system before, and time was tight. He thought Liu Shixian was indeed panicking, so he played the 167th move without thinking, hoping to give himself more time. However, this move reversed the situation instantly!

"If it was a standard slow game with a one-minute countdown, I believe he would be able to come up with the correct answer..."

"……Yes."

Rui Zhao pursed his lips regretfully again and continued explaining.

"Seeing that Lei Qi had been tricked, Liu Jiudan seized the opportunity and immediately made a move! Only then did Lei Qi realize that he had been tricked, but he could only watch helplessly as his chess piece was taken away.

"Although Lei Qi fought hard afterwards, forcibly grabbing the white pieces below and fighting with them, and finally formed a tight siege! However, the white pieces had many siege materials to threaten the live pieces in the upper right, and the black pieces could not beat them.

"Finally, in the 207th move, seeing that the white pieces in the upper right corner had more and more catching materials, Lei Qi decisively eliminated the catching material. However, as the white pieces pulled out a piece to make it alive, the black pieces on the board could not stick to their target and the result was basically a foregone conclusion.

"Although it was obvious that Lei Qi was very unwilling to give up and was still trying hard to fight back, Liu Jiuduan, who had a big enough advantage after the transition, operated smoothly everywhere and did not give Lei Qi any chance.

"The 241st move is the final trap that Lei Qi has laid for Liu Jiudan: if the white chess piece blocks it here, the black chess piece will make a slow move and kill it, and the situation will be reversed in an instant!

"But the experienced Liu Jiudan still calmly made the second bend. Lei Qi knew that he had no chance of winning and admitted defeat... It was such a pity..."

"Well, Lei Qi lost a good opportunity in this game." Seeing Rui Zhao's regret, Hua Ran decisively took over the conversation and continued to summarize for him:
"From the live broadcast, we can see that you, Lei Qi, didn't speak for a long time after you admitted defeat. It seems that you are still trying to sort out your feelings.

"It must be very sad to be defeated by your opponent with a trick in such a crucial game, right?"

“That’s for sure!

"After losing the quarterfinals of the 2023 Wu Yue Cup, I dreamed about that game of chess for several nights in a row!"

Rui Zhao responded immediately without saying a word, and after thinking for two seconds, the host of the live broadcast room got up and ran out the door without saying a word.

"Hey, Sister Rui Zhao, where are you going?!"

"I'll go wait for Lei Qi at the entrance of the chess room. He must need comfort at a time like this - that's how Chairman Shang comforted me before!"

After saying this, the figure of Dangshi Zhaojun disappeared from the camera of the live broadcast room, leaving only a series of question marks and the barrage of [Knife in hand, kill Leigou].

However, just when Hua and Zeng looked at each other, not knowing what to do, Lei Qi, who had not moved for a long time in the live broadcast, finally turned his eyes away from this regrettable game and stared at his opponent with an extremely cold gaze...

...

...

“…Liu Jiudan.

"When it comes to tricks and deception, I am truly inferior to you South Koreans."

At the same time, inside the chess game room of the South Korean Chess Institute.

Lei Qi's words finally broke the slightly awkward silence after the end of the game and reached the ears of the strongest chess player in South Korea.

After losing the game, there was obvious resentment in the tone of the Chinese chess master, but Liu Shixian also expressed his high understanding of this.

Although Lei Qi eased the pressure of the schedule yesterday by finding loopholes in the rules and strategically giving up a game.

However, the overall mental state of the Chinese team leader, who had played seven games in eight days and had a fierce battle with Park Min-yeol the day before yesterday, is naturally not comparable to that of Liu Shixian, who actually had two days of rest.

However, even so, the young Chinese three-time champion gradually gained the upper hand in the fierce battle in the second half of the game. Judging from the pure level of internal strength, this junior may have surpassed himself!

It can even be said that he tricked Lei Qi into giving him the winning hand in the end. If he hadn't shown some acting skills, the outcome of the game might have been different.

China...is truly a great country!
If you are really forced to play chess seriously, you will indeed be able to show better chess talent than yourself!
Faced with Lei Qi's implicit sarcasm, Liu Shixian, who was also exhausted and almost exhausted, couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

However, understanding is understanding.

From the perspective of momentum, Liu Shixian, who has a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, naturally cannot retreat at all.

He was indeed in the wrong, so he did not try to bully the other party with his eloquent words, but just replied calmly:

“…Do you need to replay?

"If you don't need it, I want to go back and rest early. I have a final the day after tomorrow."

"...No need, Liu Jiuduan, go back and have a good rest."

After a brief pause, Lei Qi immediately began to collect the chess pieces, and at the same time coldly added another sentence:

“Oh, by the way, Liu Jiuduan, I’m kindly reminding you as well.

"Even though you beat me today, with your current level, you will definitely not be able to beat her in the extra seconds!

"Please be mentally prepared."

After saying this, Lei Qi put away his chess equipment and left the game room.

Facing these provocative words, Liu Shixian completely lost his usual ease. He stared at the messy white pieces on the board, which looked like the snow outside the window. After a long time, he slowly packed up the chessboard and went outside the game room to greet the cheers of the South Korean chess fans...

(End of this chapter)