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

Chapter 194 Bloodshed in Five Steps

"The final round of the Agon Kiriyama Cup China Tournament concluded successfully at 3:35 PM today."

Yi Zheng, a first-dan player, defeated Yun Linglei, a ninth-dan player, in the middle game to win the championship of this competition.

He will also represent China in the Agon Cup China-Japan Challenge at the end of this year, facing off against the Japanese winner, Kuroki Teruto 9-dan, who is also Japan's number one player.

We also congratulate Yi Zheng, a first-dan player, on winning his first national commercial tournament championship. It is reported that he will represent Anhui Province in the Go event at the National Games next year, and will also strive for the three major national championships.

This is our reporter Yu Wenbo bringing you live coverage.

Listening to the sounds from the television, Yi Zheng's mother was also laughing and chatting with others on the phone.

"Oh dear, there's nothing to congratulate you on. You just won a small competition, nothing to celebrate."

Oh, right, didn't you say you know someone who sells sheep in Xixia? You said the Tan sheep there are delicious, right? Could you help me contact them and buy a whole sheep? I need to give him a good boost when he comes back for the holidays; the kid works so hard competing outside.

Don't worry about not having enough space, we just bought a big new refrigerator, it's huge! I don't know what brand it is, my kid just ordered it online and had it delivered. Back then, he insisted on buying me things when he got his bonus. What a luxury, we just live a normal life.

The old refrigerator? The old refrigerator is at his grandma's old house. These days, there's no reliable door-to-door recycling service; they're all scammers.

Okay, okay, I won't say anymore. My kid said he'd be coming home for Mid-Autumn Festival, so I need to prepare in advance. He doesn't like fish, so I'll buy him a turtle and make him some soup to nourish him! Kids are just picky eaters, there's nothing I can do about it.

When Yi Zheng's father heard his wife's smug expression, he couldn't help but shake his head. "The competition just ended and she's already calling people. Is there any point in her showing off? Women really have no brains."

They showed absolutely no composure under pressure. Unlike me, I simply sent a 200 yuan red envelope in the group chat, letting people ask me what happy news I had. It was so natural for me to tell them then!
"Old Wang, want to go out for drinks tonight? I should avoid her? You'd better watch out for your wife!"

"Boss Yi's first national championship..."

Although Shi Yuhan already knew the result of the match, she was still shocked when she saw the referee's announcement on her phone.

National champion, a national champion who achieved his first dan rank just over a year ago.

First Dan, a professional career spanning over a year, and a national champion.

Are these words really connected?

"It's so scary..."

"I'm thinking of catching up, but I feel like even if I train myself to death, I still won't be able to catch up..."

Shi Yuhan couldn't help but shake her head. No matter how much she practiced, she could never reach this level. The blow was too much. She decided to go home and get a good night's sleep tonight.

The difference between people is greater than the difference between people and dogs!

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At the competition venue, Yi Zheng also received his award ceremony. The president of the Chinese Chess Academy smiled and handed the trophy to Yi Zheng, encouraging him: "Congratulations on winning your first national championship. I hope you will continue your efforts and achieve even greater success, striving to win more championships and bring glory to China."

"grateful."

Yi Zheng nodded upon hearing this, then hugged the trophy and flowers to his arms and posed for a group photo with the leaders beside him. However, this trophy was not yet the complete version; only by winning the China-Japan competition would one become the true champion.

Just like the title challenger final, winning the match doesn't really mean you've won the title. Only by winning the final match can you truly claim the championship.

Therefore, we still need to defeat Kuroki Teruto.

Yi Zheng suddenly felt that time really flew by. When he first met Kuroki Teruto, the other party said that he was not interested in playing a coaching game with him, but he did not expect that they would be facing each other in an official competition so soon.

One of the world's top five chess players!

However, Yi Zheng will have experience playing against the world's top five players before he plays against him, because he also had a tournament match against Ethan before the new year.

Mr. Ke also stood on the side for a group photo. Although the others couldn't see him, he seemed to be having a great time walking around in the back.

He was mainly pleased with the amount of the check in the hand of the leader next to him—400,000 yuan. Yi Zheng had finally taken the first step in buying a large villa in the capital.

Mr. Ke actually said that he was not interested in money. After all, he was able to give up a competition with a prize of 900,000 yuan to participate in the International Mind Games, which had no prize money at all, and won the only Chinese men's singles gold medal.

After the competition, he will immediately fly to attend a charity gala hosted by Tencent and play chess with Tencent executives. Ten days later, there will be the final of a world championship.

But if you want to be the world's number one, the schedule is so tight. Not only are there competitions, but also all sorts of unavoidable responsibilities that you have to deal with and participate in.

Working non-stop is inevitable, and sometimes you even have to rest on the plane. When the finals of world championships are back-to-back, you're so tired that if you lose, you lose. It's not like the whole world is against you because the competition schedule is unreasonable or deliberately targeting you.

As soon as the group photo ended, a bunch of media outlets immediately surrounded them, with one of them, whose name started with "new," leading the group.

"Yi Zheng, 1st Dan, how did you feel about winning your first national championship?"

"I'm so happy because I finally have an individual trophy to take home."

Yi Zheng laughed when he heard this and said that although he had won the Qinglong Cup before, the team trophy was placed in the chess academy. Now, he can finally put things in the cabinet at home.

"The competition in Japan has already concluded, and it has been confirmed that the top player, Kuroki Teruto 9-dan, will participate in the China-Japan competition. The opposing team claims that this China-Japan competition is a turning point for Japan. What's your opinion on that?"

Yi Zheng had no idea that Kuroki Teruto had said those words before his match; he assumed that Kuroki had said them after he found out he had won, and couldn't help but smile.

Pre-match trash talk is quite common in this world, as it can indeed pique the audience's interest.

For example, during the China-Japan Go Championship match, Jiang Mobai said, "I don't care if my opponent gains territory; my opponent's dragon is my territory."

Faced with Kuroki Teruto's "provocation," Yi Zheng smiled and said, "I think I have a better chance of winning. I'm going to make him bleed five steps away."

Haha, I still need to play the game seriously. Japan's top player, Kuroki Teruto 9-dan, is very strong. I haven't played him in an official match yet, but I'll take it seriously.

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(End of this chapter)