Go: Is the portable old man the nine-time champion?

Chapter 131 Best Newcomer Award
Happy times are always short. The national team's training ended in less than a month. Some people even left before it ended because many competitions had started to restart after the Chinese New Year.

The purpose of training is to compete, we can’t put the cart before the horse.

The same is true for Yi Zheng. In addition to some other national competitions he has registered for, the World Go B League is also coming to an end.

However, the last few games were all held at the Capital Bank team's home stadium, which is in the Chinese capital. Yi Zheng and his team did not have to fly around like they did when they went to other teams' home stadiums to play games, which greatly reduced the burden on the Capital Bank team players.

"Hello Xiaoyi, how does it feel to train with the national team?"

When Yi Zheng returned to the team, he saw several teammates setting up chess pieces in the laboratory, conducting pre-match research for the Go B League. If Yi Zheng had not made the national youth team, he would probably have participated in it.

Yi Zheng listened to Yan Honglang's greeting and put down his bag and nodded: "Not bad, I feel good, very regular."

It is indeed very regular. It starts on time at 8 o'clock every morning and ends after the afternoon training game. It is basically the same as punching in at work.

At least in Yi Zheng's opinion, this is a major benefit for some chess players with irregular lifestyles, at least it can help them develop a normal routine.

You should know that professional chess players do not need to work from nine to five like some other professions. Many times the game time is not fixed, and the training time is also arranged by themselves, and sometimes it depends entirely on their own initiative.

Even many professions require people to stay up late to conduct research and study, then sleep until noon the next day and get up in the afternoon to eat. Having a reversed work and rest schedule is just the norm.

Sometimes this happens to Yi Zheng, let alone others.

Without strict time requirements, it is indeed easy to have a reversed work and rest schedule, which is human nature.

"Ah? Aren't you tired? The training is very intense."

When Yan Honglang heard this, he was obviously stunned. He didn't expect Yi Zheng to answer like this, because he had also been in the national youth team for a year before, and he still felt that those days were extremely difficult.

Yi Zheng didn't feel anything. Not to mention that his usual training intensity was quite high, and when he was trying to get a rank in the chess academy, the training intensity was much higher than this.

The national youth team only has group discussions and training matches. In the evening, you can arrange your own time freely. No one cares whether you study on your own or go out to play.

When you are striving for a higher level, you not only have to study in the evening, but you also have to do homework.

Gu Zhengyu heard the conversation between the two and shook his head: "It's different now than it was before. When Yanzi was in the national youth team, the head coach was Mr. Ma. He believed in the idea of ​​training to death. Not to mention the national youth team, the national team is the same.

It is said that a considerable number of national team members were quite dissatisfied at that time. After all, their strength had reached the top level, but they were still being scolded like grandsons every day.

So later, when the national team coach was voted in, Ma was sent away by a huge margin, and another head coach was appointed. Now the control of the national team is much looser.

Hearing this, Yi Zheng nodded. He could understand it quite well.

Ma Zhaoxu was also one of Yi Zheng's teachers, and Yi Zheng studied under him for a period of time.

Although Mr. Ma is a nice person, he sometimes speaks and acts inappropriately. For example, he often scolds Yun Linglei in front of others, without considering other people's face, and says everything outside. He is also very strict with his apprentice.

Well, it feels like Mr. Ma is treating the other young players like children. This tactic might be fine with the national youth team, but some people find it unbearable when it comes to the national team. After all, the national team is arguably the most elite force in Chinese Go, comprised of players in their twenties and thirties, each with their own distinct personality.

Many people even feel that I am already a top chess player in China, but I still have to be managed like a student. Even if it is an old senior, many people can't stand it.

When I was a teenager trying to get a dan, I was controlled. Now that I'm a top chess player, I'm still controlled. Then I've reached the top in vain.

So conflict is inevitable.

“So you still have to be self-disciplined.”

Hearing Yi Zheng's words, Mr. Ke couldn't help but shake his head: "You call that self-discipline? You're more like forcing me to be self-disciplined. What a beast!"

Even though he had only been away for two days, Mr. Ke felt that he missed Yi Zheng's training with the national team.

Because during the national team training, at least during the day, Yi Zheng had something to do, and Mr. Ke could move freely and do whatever he wanted, such as patrolling the theater, watching movies, or even going shopping. Only at night would he be "illegally detained" by Yi Zheng and subjected to "forced teaching."

However, after Yi Zheng left the national team, he was free 24 hours a day, and Mr. Ke felt that his hard days were coming again.

I now understand why some parents are so afraid of their children's winter and summer vacations. This is the most torturous time! It's better to go to school!
Mr. Ke: “What a sin!

Come back to the national youth team training camp! My proudest belief! Tears are flowing for no apparent reason! I vaguely remember the big discussions! And the awesome cafeteria! We beat back all the enemies! We didn't feel tired even when we stayed up all night!

We have long been accustomed to Mr. Ke's intermittent epileptic seizures. During the national team training, Mr. Ke only needs to work five hours a day, and sometimes he even has time to take a break.

In Yi Zheng's opinion, this is simply a waste of talent! Mr. Ke is so young, if he doesn't work hard now, when will he work hard? So it's time to return to the normal ten-hour workday.

Yi Zheng said that even if he gets tired, he can still accompany Mr. Ke to work for nearly ten hours, and Mr. Ke will not get tired. What is there to complain about if he works for the same hours as himself?

Mr. Ke: Dirty words!

The conversation about the national team didn't last long. Gu Zhengyu then discussed the current situation in the B-League. "Our results this year are pretty good, a significant improvement over last year. I think we have a chance of reaching the top ten."

"It's all about the same. The impact of the next few games on the rankings won't be that big."

Gu Zhengyu shook his head when he heard this. "It's a huge impact. Yi Zheng's performance this year is definitely worth the chance to win the Best Newcomer award. His biggest competitor, Oliver's England team, will be our next opponent."

The selection of the best newcomer in the second-tier league is based on a comprehensive consideration of the winning rate, wins and team ranking within three years of participating in the second-tier league.

Of course, there is also the victory between the two competitors.

But in this game, Yi Zheng has a great chance of meeting this Oliver.

(End of this chapter)