LOL: Can’t I play other games professionally?

Chapter 298 Pre-match interview: The National Games requirements are not high, all gold medals are good enough

Zhang Xuan felt that Lin Ruo was just trying to please her, so she raised her pretty eyebrows and glanced at him lightly, then immediately withdrew her expression without making a sound. He was indeed too handsome, so no matter how much she thought about him, it was hard to express it.

17 years old... one year older than her...

"You are 16 years old?" Lin Ruo thought thoughtfully.

"Well, I started learning chess at the age of 9, which is a bit late," Zhang Yu explained.

Lin Ruo automatically ignored the following words. He only started to strive for the rank of Go professional at the age of 16, so it was obvious that he would not be able to reach the level of the top Go players.

After all, true geniuses have achieved their goal of becoming a professional player before the age of 14. For example, Ke Jie successfully became a professional player at the age of 11 and reached the world champion level at the age of 17.

Shin Jin-seo became a professional player at the age of 12 and a rare world champion at the age of 16.

Compared with the players who were still striving for promotion during that period, the gap is naturally visible to the naked eye and needs no further explanation.

But there are differences between men and women.

But she only started to strive for a professional rank at the age of 16, which is not considered promising among female chess players.

Well... Lin Ruo only wants to explain one thing, that is, although they are both amateur eighth-dan, there are still differences between them.

His strength is definitely much stronger than his partner. Since he must compete for the mixed doubles championship, there is only one best way to achieve it, which is to let his partner follow his thinking throughout the process. This is the most labor-saving and best way to cram.

As for what kind of thinking it is, that is too simple.

"No need to adjust. Just make the most stable moves. For the rest, just follow my lead. Of course, if you can figure out my strategy, you can try to follow my lead during the game."

Lin Ruo spoke his thoughts calmly. Although playing it safe would slow down the attacking rhythm, it would at least not guarantee that his partner would become the opponent's third man.

As long as there is no problem with his partner, Lin Ruo has the ability to ensure that the opponent can become the third person on his side.

"Are you afraid that I will hold you back?" After saying this, Zhang Yu closed his lips and turned his head away.

She also didn't know how a 17-year-old amateur th dan dared to say such things in front of her.

Is it impressive to beat a professional chess player and win the national amateur championship? Well, it is impressive.

Lin Ruo shook his head formally. "It's not that I look down on you, but we no longer have time to adjust to each other. If we force it, we'll just have to play two separate games. Instead of that, why don't you defend and I attack? At least we're both doing things that are beneficial to the game."

Zhang Yu, angry, refused to listen: "In a one-on-one duel, you have to beat me first. In Go, your strength speaks for itself."

"Okay, I'll come back to the computer." Lin Ruo accepted it happily. He really liked the idea of ​​doing things without talking. It was direct, real and fast.

"Why do we have to go back?" Zhang Xing didn't understand, as there were many chess tables and chess boards in the chess academy.

Lin Ruo spoke frankly: "Because I can play chess and live stream at the same time."

He has never been vague about making money.

"Well then, Wild Fox, come up here."

"Sorry, I only play chess on QQ Go."

The previous part was fine, but Zhang Xuan was really confused at this moment. Which Go teenager used QQ software to play Go offline? Was it that Yehu was unprofessional or inconvenient?

After the departure ceremony, Lin Ruo said goodbye and left the chess academy, while Zhang Yan watched from behind and complained.

"Leader, look at him."

Tian Bin soothed him, "Please be understanding. After all, I'm not a professional Go player. This is just a hobby."

"So what does he do?"

"Um, you can go back and check this yourself."

Tian Bin didn't know what to say. All in all, this matter was indeed outrageous.

……

Lin Ruo returned to the club and started his daily live broadcast. Before he had time to drink a sip of water, he was bombarded with QQ messages from the friends he had just added.

"You've only been learning Go for less than half a year? Is this really so exaggerated? This..."

"You're a professional League of Legends player. At 17, you defeated the Korean team and won the world championship. You sound pretty impressive, even though I have no idea what game it is."

"I follow you on Weibo, and you actually have over 10 million followers. Oh my god, no wonder you want to go back and start broadcasting."

"I'm in your livestream, you've been watching me for ages, why haven't you replied to my message yet..."

Forehead…

Before replying the message, Lin Ruo chose to calmly drink some water first, and then without further ado, he sent a Go invitation to his friend in the mini-game center.

Soon, Zhang Xuan clicked on the link on the interface and entered the room of the Go master in the mini-game.

The two sides started playing chess.

Zhang Xuan plays black first, and he plays white.

In the first game, one hundred and forty-four moves were used to slay the dragon.

Lin Ruo won the victory calmly and immediately sent a message back: "Are you coming again?"

"What can you tell from one game? Let's play again." Zhang Xuan on the other side replied to the message in seconds, and there was obviously a hint of dissatisfaction in his words.

In the second game, Lin Ruo slayed the dragon in 136 moves, and won the victory steadily and quickly again.

"Are you coming again?"

"Come on, try again."

At the beginning of the third game, Lin Ruo put in a little more effort and completed the game in less than a hundred moves.

Still the same rhetoric: "Are you coming again?"

QQ was silent for a long time, and then a reply came from the back: "Wait, I'll review this game first."

Zhang Xuan tried to understand the chess tactics that Lin Ruo used to kill him instantly, but after careful analysis, she found that every move was a so-called tactic.

in other words.

From the tenth move on, she, as the black player, was willingly led by the white player.

"I think what you said at the chess academy makes sense. Let's just leave it at that." After finishing the review, Zhang Yu suppressed his sadness and replied to the message.

As it turned out, it was difficult for her to understand Lin Ruo's way of playing chess. She didn't know whether it was too advanced or too special. In short, it was impossible to form a tacit understanding in a short period of time.

Because she could neither see through it nor deal with it.

Then we can only attack and defend, at least we won’t drag down the opponent and lose the game.

"Why are you so powerful?" Zhang Xing couldn't help but ask.

Lin Ruo reluctantly replied with a real chat term: "This is what happens when you play games too much."

"Are you taking a disciple?"

Well...this should be the line for me, the winner.

[What is Lin Gou doing, bullying elementary school students? ]

[This QQ ID's avatar is obviously a girl's. Is he bullying elementary school girls?]

Bullying minors?

【Why is it said to be a minor? 】

The National Games is to train reserve talent for major competitions. Amateur competitions are definitely for young players in their teens who are in the process of getting promoted, so the players are likely underage.

[Since he's still just an amateur Go player even after reaching adulthood, there's probably no need to send him out for training.]

[Not necessarily. I think he's bullying the team leader. After all, you know Lin Gou's Go talent.]

How is that possible? The team leaders are all professional Go players of several dan rank. No matter how good he is, he can't possibly be a 100-move speedrunner. He must be a teammate who participated in the amateur competition together.

[That's a bit harsh. Bullying a girl like this will destroy her confidence. How can you be so gentle with women, Lin Gou?]

[Lin Gou, don't think that just because you're a good Go player, you can have any bad intentions towards others. Dating a minor is illegal.]

Looking at the crowds of speculative comments, Lin Ruo only had one sentence: "Is it possible that I am also a minor?"

He won't turn 12 until December, and now he can only go to illegal internet cafes.

The kind where if you get caught by the police you have to call your parents to come pick you up.

"Forget it, I won't waste my time talking to you guys. Anyway, starting tomorrow, I won't be live streaming for a week."

Lin Ruo raised his head and gave a heavy blow to the netizens on the barrage, and then the screen went black and ended at the speed of light.

You don’t have to start tomorrow, just start now.

Pack up some basic daily necessities, especially spare clothes, and set off directly to Tianjin the next day.

The journey is not too far, and the journey time by high-speed rail is only more than five hours.

The main reason is that I have to attend the opening ceremony of the National Games, so I need to prepare for rehearsal and other platform activities one day in advance.

However, Lin Ruo discovered that Zhang Yan had become more talkative since the battle yesterday.

On the high-speed rail.

"Water? Bread? That's all you have with you? Not even a suitcase."

Lin Ruo paused while playing farming: "You want to play too? I'll give it to you."

"That's not what I meant. Let's play Go. I want to ask you for advice."

"No need, just put it on the small table yourself. If you have any questions, just ask directly, I will take a look." Since they are all teammates, Lin Ruo cannot help but help, but there is no need to devote himself to it and waste personal time.

Zhang Xuan was half-believing and half-doubting, so he looked for an equal opponent on the Yehu Go mobile version and started playing. After the game started, he placed his phone vertically in the center.

He stroked his chin and concentrated on the competition, glancing at Lin Ruo from time to time before drawing conclusions.

The King is really good at playing, but isn’t he a professional League of Legends player?
There was no need to ask questions even when he was confused. As long as there was a slight pause in his movements, or if a move had a major impact on the situation, Lin Ruo would take the initiative to speak up.

"If he wants to restrict your appearance, then you should just spread out on both sides. What's the point of guarding that small opening?"

"Hang him, climb him."

"This one's over, just bet on the next one." "White's moves from 121 to 145 are problematic. You should be able to figure it out if you review the game yourself."

"What a pervert." Tian Bin, the team leader in the back seat, couldn't help but look outward. It's okay if he was distracted, but he could still analyze it so accurately.

It is certain that he started learning Go at the age of 17... and not that he had been exposed to Go since the womb...

Starting in the morning, the team arrived in Tianjin around noon, and then took the arranged bus to the hotel to place their belongings.

After lunch, the team went to visit the Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, which was responsible for hosting the opening ceremony of the National Games and many subsequent competitions.

The opening ceremony does not require a full team of more than a hundred people to attend, but it is still necessary to experience the atmosphere, after all, there will be a great leader delivering a speech at the opening ceremony.

Witnessing nature firsthand is a great blessing.

"Our competition venue is in Binhai. Just take a look here. I will select a few representatives to attend the opening ceremony tomorrow. Anyone who wants to go can report to me."

As the team leader, Tian Bin has a lot of things to deal with. The number of places for amateur competitions to participate in the opening ceremony is very limited, and it is not like the professional group where the candidates are selected based on merit. Those who want to go can sign up on a first-come, first-served basis.

Compared to this, Lin Ruo just wanted to sit in the audience tomorrow. It was not that he didn't want to appear on camera, but he just didn't want to spend the whole afternoon in tedious rehearsals.

"Aren't you going?"

"No, I'm going back to prepare for the competition. You stay here for rehearsal."

"Is this true?" Zhang Xing didn't quite believe it.

Of course it was fake. After leaving the gymnasium, Lin Ruoma searched non-stop for illegal Internet cafes nearby. Many of the game sign-in tasks today were not completed.

the next day.

On November 11, the opening ceremony of the National Games kicked off as scheduled in a colorful atmosphere.
Lin Ruo was sitting in the audience when he received a call from Ai Loli on time.

"Didn't Brother Lin say you were going to be on TV? I didn't even see you walking on the court representing the Shanghai Go team during the live broadcast. You're embarrassing me in front of my mom."

"Don't panic, maybe when the camera sweeps across the audience, you'll see me."

The phone call leaked to the side, and Ai Loli was inevitably punished.

"You little brat, you lied to your mother again, saying your teammates were participating in the National Games. I was like, how could a game be participating in the National Games? So you're sitting in the audience. Is this what you mean by participating?"

"It's Go."

"You're still lying to me! Your teammates are clearly professional gamers. Do you think I'm stupid? What professional gamer plays Go part-time? You're so happy about winning the world championship, aren't you?"

Lin Ruo didn't care about his brother Ai Loli's life or death, and picked up his mobile phone to take pictures at the scene. Many famous athletes from all over the country gathered here, and it would be unreasonable not to take a few photos as a souvenir.

People like Fan Zhendong and Su Bingtian were included in the film.

...

After the opening ceremony, all the participants in the competition hurriedly boarded the bus and went to the indoor gymnasium in Binhai District responsible for Go competitions to continue participating in the subsequent Go opening ceremony.

At 11 a.m., Wang Yi, director of the Go Department of the Chinese Chess Academy, presided over the opening ceremony on site.

Lin Ruo and his teammates sat in the audience wearing the same uniform, quietly listening to the old-fashioned speech.

The age groups participating in this Go competition covered a very wide range. Lin Ruo could not only see child prodigies participating in the competition at the age of ten, but also see sixty-year-old grandfathers participating in amateur team competitions.

Many provincial capitals truly adhere to the principle of participation and friendship first.

But yes.

In fact, the Go-related fields have always been dominated by a few monotonous regions, such as Jiangsu, Zhejiang and BJ, which are major Go provinces, as well as Shanghai and Guangdong.

Other regions are really just like that, and you can't help but focus on participating.

With a slight focus, Lin Ruo saw from afar Ke Jie, Yu Zhiying and other recently famous professional chess players sitting in the front row.

The focus of this opening ceremony, in addition to the usual encouragement and rhetoric, is the rules and arrangements for all series of the competition.

Amateur competitions are very different from professional competitions.

The amateur group adopts a single-elimination system, with 5 or 6 rounds in each game. Each player has 20 seconds for each move, with 10 20-second countdowns allowed. The player who exceeds the time limit will be deemed the loser.

Simply put, you have to move fast.

Because most amateur chess players do not need as much time as professional players.

Although many amateur chess players are at the seed level for future professional chess promotion, it is understandable to take care of the real amateurs and avoid wasting time and torturing them.

There are exceptions, however. In amateur mixed doubles, since most of the players are trying to get a dan, this rule is different and is more inclined towards the so-called professional competitions.

The first stage adopts a points-based arrangement system, with three rounds each day. The top 3 admitted will enter the second stage. The timing is 16 minutes for each side, followed by three 30-second countdowns.

The subsequent second stage adopts a single-elimination system. The 8 winning pairs of the first stage will play 8 rounds with the 4 pairs of pairs that directly enter the second stage, with 2 rounds per day. The top 8 will be finally determined. The time is 1 hour for each side, followed by 3 30-second countdowns.

After the opening ceremony, Luo Chaoyi and Ke Jie started the game for the National Games Go finals.

The competition for the professional group also began, while the amateur group would be postponed for one day.

There were many media reporters preparing for interviews at the game scene. As the Shanghai team ranked at the forefront of the championship competitiveness, it was natural that they had to accept interviews from reporters under the leadership of veteran Rui Naiwei.

"Go has returned to the National Games after many years. I would like to ask team leader Tian Bin if he has the confidence to lead the Shanghai Go team to achieve excellent results."

"All provinces are eager to compete in this National Games, and many top athletes have come out. Let's do our best to ensure we achieve better results."

Tian Bin said this politely and was about to answer the next question, but when he looked up, he saw that there were only one or two reporters standing in front of him.

What the hell.

Are all the reporters attracted to the Zhejiang and Jiangsu teams? Is the Shanghai team really that bad?

It was not until he heard the sound of a crowded interview nearby that Tian Bin realized that there was someone in the team who was more attractive to interview than him.

"Player Lin Ruo, you just won the League of Legends World Championship and now you're attending the National Games. Did you ever think you'd get an invitation from the Shanghai team?"

"You just won the National Amateur Championship, so what's your mentality towards this National Games Amateur Competition?"

The microphones were handed to him so many times that his partner Zhang Xuan didn't even know where he was pushed to.

Lin Ruo remained calm and smiled. "Um, I haven't thought about it. As for my mentality, the opportunity to participate in the National Games is rare. The most important thing is to participate. I just want to communicate with other chess players and see the world."

"So what's your goal for this National Games?"

"As for my goal, it's just that, winning all the gold medals in every competition I participate in."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the reporters gathered around him were stunned.

No, one second you focus on participation, and the next second you aim to win.

"Winning the championship is also about participation." Lin Ruo continued and added a little bit, who said that if I focus on participation and don't care about the results, I can't win the championship?
My strength doesn't allow it.

"Who is this? How come he's even crazier than you?"

Outside the field of vision, professional chess player Yu Zhiying, who was not far away, looked very surprised.

There are not many people in this world who can speak as pretentiously as Ke Jie. The slight difference is that Ke Jie is directly pretentious, while the man not far away tends to be low-key and tactful, revealing full confidence and pretense.

Well, being handsome is much more pleasing to the eye than looking at Ke Jie pretending, so Yu Zhiying can barely accept it.

"Am I arrogant? I've always been very low-key." Ke Jie touched his chin and couldn't understand how a professional League of Legends player could cross over to the field of Go and win the national amateur championship.

Is the level of the younger generation getting worse?

He was confused and stopped thinking about it. He looked at his partner and said calmly:

"I hope he'll have a chance to play against me in the future. If he can beat me ten times in League of Legends, I should be able to beat him a hundred times in Go."

...

After the brief interview, the draw for the amateur group began.

After helping the team get the draw results, except for the professional chess players who had competitions, the rest of the team got on the bus and returned to the hotel to prepare for the competition.

Tian Bin, who was in the car, looked at the draw with a serious expression: "What bad luck! You two are facing the toughest contender for the championship right from the start."

The opponents in other team and individual competitions were fine, but unfortunately we ran into each other in the mixed doubles competition.

"Jiangsu team or Zhejiang team?" Zhang Yu asked worriedly at the first moment.

"Jiangsu team's Liu Yuncheng and Wu Yiming, the former is fifteen years old and already a beginner, but has not yet received his professional certificate, so he can still compete as an amateur this year."

Tian Bin mentioned the latter and shook his head slightly, revealing envy:

"This guy behind, Wu Yiming, is even more terrifying. He's only ten years old, but he was already a national amateur first-rank player when he was promoted from kindergarten. It's expected that by the time he turns eleven next year, he'll have no problem reaching the professional rank. He's undoubtedly a super genius."

Zhang Yu's face turned pale when he heard this: "Lin Ruo, are you nervous?"

Lin Ruo nodded frankly: "I'm quite nervous. Bullying a ten-year-old child, she's still a little girl, how can I do that?"

Zhang Ming:......

Tian Bin coughed and said, "Although you have defeated professional second-dan opponents before, this is a mixed doubles match after all, so you should still treat it seriously."

Zhang Yu understood the hidden meaning behind the words and shook his head and sighed, "Captain, are you saying I'll be a drag?"

Tian Bin subconsciously glanced out the window, then said seriously, "How could that be? I'm saying that the time you guys spent developing your tacit understanding was too short. I actually practiced for over a month before the National Games."

"There's something wrong with what you said. It's not that the time we've spent cultivating our tacit understanding is short, it's that we haven't cultivated it at all." Lin Ruo corrected the mistake in his words.

"Oh, don't worry so much about the details."

Tian Bin was speechless. "Forget it. Just do your best tomorrow. You might run into Liu Yuncheng and Wu Yiming in the men's and women's individual competitions later. Just treat it as a test."

Seeing that Lin Ruo was about to open Honor of Kings again, Zhang Yu said, "Why don't we go back and practice a little more tonight? We might still have time. We're actually quite strong. Aren't we all aiming for the professional ranks? Who's afraid of who?"

"If you're not afraid, then why are your lips trembling?"

Lin Ruo looked at him and teased him, then said calmly, "Didn't we agree on this? You just need to guard it, and I'll take care of the rest."

"As for how to defend, naturally you should do the same as the other side attacks. No matter how strong they are, it's impossible for them to truly share a common mindset."

If Zhang Xuan is nervous, then his opponent won’t be nervous?
Maybe not, but when you actually sit at the chessboard and find that your moves are dragging down your teammates, whether you are nervous or not is not determined by your mentality, but by your physiology.

They are all so young.

(End of this chapter)