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

Chapter 275 Every Round is a Grudge

"Awesome!"

Miao Jun, Shi Yuhan, and Xiong Chong, whom they hadn't seen in a long time, had been waiting in the chess academy's hall until the very last moment. As soon as Yi Zheng came out, Miao Jun pounced on him.

Of course, many chess fans were waiting outside for Yi Zheng until the very last moment, and Yi Zheng did not disappoint them by saying anything.

"How dare you treat us like this! Geneva, give us our money back!"

I still vividly remember the words Yi Zheng shouted to Coach Ke while watching the game.

How disappointed and desperate must one be to utter such a sound!
"Boss Xiong, listen up. You'll have to change your name from now on: Yi Zheng Shen Suan!"

Upon hearing this, Xiong Chong immediately showed a sorrowful expression, muttering to himself: "Xiong Chong stopped, his face showing a mixture of joy and desolation, his lips moved but he did not utter a sound.

His attitude finally became respectful, and he clearly called out, "Master Diviner..."

Yi Zheng seemed to shudder; he knew that a pitifully thick barrier had already separated them.

Yi Zheng was speechless when he heard this. It seemed that Boss Xiong had indeed learned something from his schooling, and could even recite Zhou Shuren's texts.

I wonder if your Chinese teacher will want to give you a beating for your ability to apply what you've learned to other situations.

Xiong Chong successfully became a professional player last year, and after becoming a professional, he really wanted to move in with Yi Zheng and the others.

However, because he was a local and too young, his parents were worried, and the idea was rejected as soon as it was mentioned.

The parents were genuinely worried that a group of boys together would actually supervise each other's studies instead of playing games like crazy.

Parents feel that their children have very poor self-control and are really worried about them, so they prefer to keep them under their own noses and supervise them.

Old Ke has his own theoretical explanation for this: there can only be one fat person by the protagonist's side, and now that niche has been occupied by Miao Jun, causing Xiong Chong to be relegated to a lower position.

Yi Zheng was speechless as he listened to the others' teasing.

He was quite happy to receive the title, but he was somewhat dissatisfied with the name of the title.

The term "divine calculation" originated from the phrase "divine calculation master".

However, in various novels and film and television works, the title of "divine strategist" is either not associated with a good person, or he is probably just a minor character who dies shortly after appearing on screen.

When other people are addressed by their surname followed by their title, it seems that titles from other regions are better.

Jiang Qisheng, Lian Tianyuan, Chu Bawang, and Hong Guoshou are all incredibly domineering.

Yi Shensuan, it sounds... like a charlatan, or the kind with plasters on his head.

In short, we need to hurry up and snatch the title of Chess Saint.

Yi, the Chess Saint!
That's more impressive!

"Speaking of which, if you win the title five times in a row, you can get a lifetime honorary title. Yun Linglei interrupted you."

If someone wins the title of Chess Saint ten times in a row, they will also receive the title of Lifetime Honorary Chess Saint. Jiang Mobai seems to be two or three times short of that, and you're about to take him down again.

Hearing this, Yi Zheng couldn't help but shake his head. The difficulty of winning the Chess Saint title ten times in a row was extremely high. To put it another way, it was no less difficult than getting Ke Lao to quit internet addiction. Unlike ordinary titles, the Chess Saint couldn't simply wait for the challenger tournament. The previous Chess Saint had to fight his way through the third stage of the round-robin tournament to reach the finals, which was already quite challenging.

Not to mention that maintaining this title requires nearly a decade of peak performance, which makes it even more difficult.

Reaching the Chess Saint title is already an extraordinary peak achievement, and maintaining that level for ten years is even more difficult, not to mention that even if one does maintain it, it's not guaranteed that one can achieve it every year.

Jiang Mobai's seven consecutive victories were already a miracle, and ten consecutive victories were basically asking for trouble, indicating that the higher-ups never intended to award this honor.

"As for the Chess Saint and the Asian Cup, I just mentioned it during an interview. I hope this loan won't cause any problems for the champion."

Yi Zheng would never give up his championship just to help others; that would be beyond stupid.

Not to mention that the third stage and the attribution of the Chess Saint are also related to the ranking of the seven major chess academies and the funding for the following year.

The overall ranking of the seven major chess academies next year will be based on the results of the title holders in the third round of the previous year's tournament, except for the first and second place winners. The ranking will also be determined by the final match of the Chess Saint Tournament, which directly links individual honors with the honors of the entire region.

And even the budget for the following year is the same.

That's right, and that's why the seven major chess academies are putting all their efforts into training them, because they have a large budget for this every year, which is determined by the rankings in the third stage.

Simply put, the Chinese Chess Academy has a fixed amount of funding allocated to its subordinates, and it's not a small sum.

However, how to divide it will become a big problem, and what population will be involved in the average distribution?

In that case, let's divide them by the number of wins.

In short, in the third stage of the round-robin tournament, each player has seven games. The total number of games won by everyone is then divided by the total number of wins in the twenty-eight games, and multiplied by the number of games won by each player. This gives the total budget that the region can receive for the following year.

Therefore, regions that won the title of Kisei in the previous year have a significant advantage in the competition because they have two participants: the previous Kisei and the current title holder, who will almost certainly take the lion's share of the prize money.

Although this sum of money is not the only source of income for the chess academy, it is still quite substantial.

It can be said that the milk powder money of the seven major chess academies is tied to winning the game!
Last year, after Chu Bawang of the Northeast Chess Academy lost to Jiang Mobai, the director of the Northeast Iron Dome Chess Academy was so anxious that he smashed his fan in public and said that Chu Bawang's move was worth the entire salary of the entire academy! All the staff's annual salary was gone!

Therefore, every game is a game of grudges and rivalries. Every game is not only about individual prize money, but also about the Go financial funds of a region for the next year.

Even if it's the last game and everyone knows there's no hope of advancing, no one can relax at all.

Therefore, people often joke that in the later stages of the Chess Saint Tournament, there will be no more games involving personal feelings, because the implications are just too broad.

The reason why North China has been able to develop so rapidly in the past two years is not only because it is backed by the capital, but also because Jiang Mobai has been able to consistently obtain two spots for the Chess Saint and another title holder. The two of them have been able to consistently receive a large amount of funding for several years, which has helped the Chess Academy develop.

So there's one reason why the Chess Saint Tournament is so exciting every year.

The time and place are right, but the people are not harmonious.

When money is involved, nobody's your buddy anymore.

Winning or losing on the chessboard is temporary, but winning or losing in a financial war can mean losing your entire family's livelihood!

P.S.: Please vote for me, everyone!

(End of this chapter)