LOL: Can’t I play other games professionally?

Chapter 317: The Preliminary Round is a Speedrunning Competition, Right?

In Lin Ruo's opinion, the worst thing about the Go ranking tournament compared to the National Games is that both players have too much time to think.

But Lin Ruo doesn't need too much time to think.

So for most of the first round of the qualifiers, Lin Ruo held his chin and watched his opponent Zhou Ruimin quietly as he thought about every move.

Bored Lin Ruo finally chose to admire the changes on other chessboards with his peripheral vision.

Zhou Ruimin finally made the 51st move, pressed the clock and looked up, feeling only endless loss in his heart.

Or maybe he was just too incompetent. He didn't let Lin Ruo enjoy herself enough, and even forced her to look elsewhere.

Then this way.

Does he still have a chance?

"No, I must not give up." Zhou Ruimin encouraged himself in his heart.

He has to persevere. His opponent's behavior is actually a manifestation of arrogance. Maybe he can eventually make a comeback through this.

That's right, that's right.

Before Zhou Ruimin could even catch his breath, he saw Lin Ruo's fifty-second move fall without hesitation.

The fifteen-year-old boy couldn't help but start the classic sweat-wiping session.

Buddy, don't you want to think about it?

If you don't want to think, please at least slow down and let me think. It's really difficult for me to finish it so quickly.

The situation suddenly entered a period of long thinking for Heizi.

Zhou Ruimin continued to lower his head, his mind constantly reflecting on the course of the entire chess game.

The referee on the field followed his gaze and carefully examined the situation on the chessboard, a puzzled look on his face.

How did this game turn out like this? The black pieces are leaking air from all sides. No wonder the players are sweating all the time. It would be strange if they weren't sweating.

He remembered that this chess player had also come to the qualifying tournament last year. It seemed that there was a reason why he failed to pass the professional level exam.

The referee shook his head and walked away.

Zhou Ruimin also finished his last move, and now he felt dizzy.

……

Move 84, White, shoulder charge.

With a click.

The crisp sound of the chess pieces falling was heard, and Lin Ruo made a move that almost decided the situation.

The entire chessboard was rippling slightly, but to Zhou Ruimin, it looked as if the chessboard had been overturned.

He was stunned as if he had suffered a severe blow.

Every time he tried to make a comeback, White blocked all possible moves.

All the painstaking thinking resulted in the opponent simply finding a new way to deal with it easily.

The white chess pieces are now as stable as an old dog on the chessboard, and are completely invincible, while his black chess pieces are completely scattered and cannot form any cohesion at all.

Zhou Ruimin thought about it awkwardly for a while, then gently placed the chess piece in his hand on the chessboard, exhaled and swallowed the foam.

"You win."

There is no point in going on, he will only become more numb from the abuse.

The situation at the eighteen tables once again attracted the attention of many people around. Giving up before the hundredth move was obviously unheard of in the history of the qualifying tournament where people never give up.

Zhou Ruimin had only one thing to say about this.

What are you looking at? If you have the ability, come and try it. Only those who try it will know.

...

After packing up the chess game, the two men walked out of the venue one after the other, with Zhou Ruimin, who was in a depressed mood, walking in front.

As soon as I left the venue, a bunch of reporters surrounded me. "Are you the winner? It was over in less than 40 minutes, which breaks the record for the fastest match in the history of the Dan Tournament. What do you think?"

"What do you think? I'm the one who got beaten, okay? Do you think I look like I won?"

Zhou Ruimin pushed aside the microphones and walked out of the venue with a gloomy face.

These reporters are treating him like a Japanese. The loser would want to interview him and get his thoughts, right?

Teacher Zhou Ruimin was waiting outside. Seeing him, he couldn't help but be delighted. "Is it over so soon? Great! Let's go eat and rest early. There's another round this afternoon."

It turns out that his student was not bragging. Today was actually a day when he was in great shape. He was able to put in such an outstanding performance in the first round. Isn't it a sure thing for him to be promoted to the professional league?

Hearing this, Zhou Ruimin lowered his head and said nothing. His silence undoubtedly expressed everything.

The teacher changed the subject: "Actually, it wasn't very fast. I still waited for a long time."

"By the way, who is your opponent?"

He really wanted to know who could beat his beloved disciple like this, but don't forget that last year Zhou Ruimin was only one step away from becoming a professional player.

Being able to beat someone to such a level, it is obvious that he will be promoted to a professional position.

"Who else could it be? The one who's been in the limelight lately. If I run into him, damn it."

Zhou Ruimin sighed and prayed in his heart that he could be a little more ruthless when he met other people. Treating them equally at least gave him some comfort.

"If you lose to Lin Ruo, it's not really shameful. After all..." The teacher didn't intend to explain anything more. Everyone in the Go circle knew this guy named Lin Ruo.

This is a genius who has defeated four professional chess players while still an amateur.

"Contestant Lin Ruo, what do you think of being the first winner to leave the scene?" "Did you know that you broke the record for the fastest match in the history of the Dan Tournament?"

"Zhou Ruimin almost achieved professional status last year. Do you have anything to say about beating him?"

Faced with a barrage of questions and a microphone stuffed to his lips, Lin Ruo's way of leaving the scene was undoubtedly blocked unprecedentedly.

He had no choice but to answer a few questions: "My opponent wasn't in great shape today, so we lost so quickly. Don't overthink it, it's not about how good I am."

"There's nothing special about breaking the match record. Records are meant to be broken."

"Also, please don't crowd."

...

Finally, with the efforts of the security personnel on the scene to maintain order, Lin Ruo managed to break free.

It seems that I can’t be the first one to come out in the future. The qualifying tournament has been turned into an entertainment gossip scene.

At the entrance of the training center, a middle-aged man with a chubby face was lighting a cigarette in his mouth. Seeing Lin Ruo coming out, he put out the cigarette butt and threw it into the trash can next to him without saying a word, then hurried to greet him.

"You are Lin Ruoqi player, right?"

"Who are you, uncle?"

The middle-aged man coughed when he heard that, and adjusted his hair, which was so sparse that it fluttered in the wind. "Don't yell at me like that. I'm only 28, not even 30 yet."

"By the way, let me introduce myself. I'm Hu Peng, Zhang Ruo's Go instructor."

"Hello, Teacher Hu." Lin Ruo nodded and the two greeted each other.

Hu Peng said seriously, "Don't be in such a hurry to leave. Wait a little longer. We can go have a meal together then. You're taking the exam alone, and you don't know the place well."

"It's okay, many people know me now." Lin Ruo disagreed.

Hu Peng: ...

“You know them, but you don’t know them, right?”

"That's right. I'm going to be out for a bit. You can call Zhang Ruo for dinner and then call me."

Lin Ruo thought there was no problem, but he was impatient to wait on the spot because people would show up from time to time asking for autographs or even exclusive interviews.

There is...

When he just left the scene, he took a look from afar and saw that Zhang Ruo's little face was wrinkled.

It is obvious that the game of chess will not be over for at least an hour.

Besides, who knows how many people came to their temple? In short, it couldn’t be just one.

Instead of sitting there and waiting for an hour or two, why not go and try some gambling nearby?

"Shark Internet Cafe, did the young man go online after playing the game? No, maybe he went to find a quiet environment to play chess online." Hu Peng pondered and always felt that this person was not simple.

It would be strange if it was easy for them to lead their Zhang Ruoting to win the mixed doubles championship in the National Games.

……

15 pm.

Points arranging competition, second round.

The competition continued in an orderly manner. The young Go players, who had just finished a tough battle in the morning, quickly ushered in the second battle for points ranking.

At table number 1, the 0-year-old boy who had easily defeated his opponent in the last round and won a 16: opening victory was looking at the chessboard in front of him with a slight tremor.

Pulling hair, biting fingers, anxious movements were repeated in a very regular manner. It took a long time for him to come back to his senses, and his heart was bleeding.

What's going on? The situation was fine before, but why did it suddenly become like this?

The most important thing is that he didn't see any disadvantages in the situation at all, so he was jumping into his opponent's trap from the beginning to the end?

It’s too outrageous.

He couldn't figure it out, but after looking up at his opponent, he quickly figured it out. It shouldn't be his problem, it was obviously his opponent's problem.

"I'm not going to play anymore. I give up. Thank you for your advice." The boy decisively chose to conserve his energy and go back to rest so that he would have the energy to deal with the third round of the preliminaries tomorrow.

He is a man who knows how to adapt to changing times.

Lin Ruo ended the game early again. After collecting his chess pieces, he leaned over the chess table and started playing Gobang. In light of what he had learned in the morning, he decided to leave slowly.

The referee took a look and decided to let him do whatever he wanted. As long as he didn't say anything, everything would be fine.

That night, the news of Lin Ruo's two consecutive victories in the preliminaries quickly spread to the Go forum, and as expected, it became another hot topic of discussion.

What do you think? I beat the guy into submission twice, and both times I was the first one to finish at the venue. The morning one even broke the record.

[So ruthless? You're putting this here to temper my will, right?]

[Could the Dan Tournament officials have given Lin Shen a professional dan certificate in advance? If he keeps playing like this, who knows how many more good young men will be harmed.]

[It's just a preliminary match, don't mess up everyone's mentality.]

[Not really. Everyone knows Lin Shen Meng now. The only person who would be defeated by him is definitely an arrogant person who fails to recognize the gap.]

[Indeed, those who truly know what's going on probably think that if they lose, they lose. Isn't this kind of loss normal? If they could win, they wouldn't be sitting here.]

The 2017 Go Dan Ranking Preliminary Tournament is also known as the Lin Shensu Universal Time Tournament.

[It's not reasonable to only count the preliminaries. Please also include the semi-finals and finals. Thank you.]

Let’s continue praying for the next contestant.

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(End of this chapter)