Chapter 34: Zero Seal
At the Chinese Chess Institute, Gu Dali, who had just spoken to "Mumu" on the phone, quickly came to Yu Bin:
"Captain, Captain, I've found out that the 3304 who is playing chess with Jueyi is Liu Changhe."
"Oh really!?"
Hearing what Gu Dali said, Yu Jiuduan, who was watching the fight carelessly, suddenly sat up straight, turned his head and stared at Gu Dali.
You can't blame him for his big reaction. This year's "LG Cup" is Yu Jiudan's first time to reach the final of a world championship, and his opponent in the final is none other than the Korean superstar Liu Changhe. With the five-game final less than half a month away, Yu Jiudan is preparing frantically.
How crazy is that? In Mrs. Yu's words, Yu Bin now even talks about Liu Changhe's name in his dreams at night, so it is normal for him to react a little when he suddenly hears Gu Dali say this.
Perhaps realizing that he had lost his composure, Yu Bin pretended to change the subject. He angrily said to Gu Dali:
"You are such a disrespectful brat, aren't you? Did you call me captain? Tell me, who told you that this guy is Liu Changhe's?"
Yu Jiudan was born in the 1960s. Since he joined the national Go team, he has been known as the "Children's Team Leader" because of his childish personality. However, it's fine for the "Seven Little Dragons" and the "Post-70s" to call him the team leader , but now the "Post-80s" Gu Dali also calls him that, so Yu Jiudan has to show off.
Gu Dali chuckled, not caring about Yu Bin's anger: "The news can't be wrong, because I just asked 'Mumu', do you know where they are now?"
"where?"
"The two of them are stuck at the airport because their flight was delayed..."
Before Gu Dali finished speaking, he was interrupted by another voice beside him:
"Haha, I'm kneeling, I'm kneeling, this 3304 is kneeling again, Dali, you just said this person is Liu Cixin, right? Then this 'Jueyi' is really amazing, who is he?"
The one who spoke was Luo Xihe, who was watching the game on another computer not far away from the two of them.
"oh?"
After hearing what "Luo Shen Zhu" said, the two of them lost interest in chatting and focused their attention on the game in progress. After hearing that this "3304" was Liu Changhe, more and more national team players were attracted to him.
There is no way. As a multiple world champion and the number three figure in Korean Go, Liu Changhe is naturally the focus of everyone's attention.
Although in the eyes of the majority of chess fans, Liu Changhe's deterrent power is not as great as that of Cao and Li, and some even jokingly call him an "internationalist fighter", the chess players of the national team certainly don't think so.
Liu Changhe's performance is not as good as that of Cao and Li, just because his performance is not as stable as those two, and he is a bit "nervous" during the game, but no one dares to underestimate his absolute strength. As chess fans of this era said, Liu Changhe is the kind of chess player who "even Li Canghao will be afraid of him if he gets serious."
There are many examples that can illustrate this attribute of his. For example, in the current domestic chess world in South Korea, the mainstream is of course the competition between Cao and Li, the master and his apprentice. However, the title of "Battle for the Throne", the largest and highest-prize tournament, has always been held by Liu Changhe. No matter how Cao and Li, the master and his apprentice, challenged him in turn, they have not been able to shake him for several consecutive years.
For example, a few years ago, Li Canghao once achieved an amazing 41 consecutive victories in their country. In the 42nd game, he met Liu Changhe. Liu Changhe said arrogantly before the game: "Canghao has won too many games. We can't let his winning streak continue..."
In the end, Liu Changhe successfully fulfilled his boast. Not only did he win the game, but he also won it beautifully.
In addition to these, Liu Changhe is also the first chess player to help Koreans win the "Fujitsu Cup". The most recent championship of the "Ying Cup", which has the richest prize money in the world chess arena, was also won by this person. In a word, this person is the legendary "competition player". The more important the competition, the better he can perform, and he is also used to "focusing on the big and letting go of the small".
Now there is such a player, who will compete with Chinese players for the "LG Cup" in more than half a month. So it is conceivable that his every move will naturally attract great attention from the national Go team. You know, although Go is an individual sport, like many other competitive sports, the national Go team also emphasizes "collective honor". It is the tradition of this team to conduct collective research on opponents before major competitions.
It is also for this reason that when people heard that Liu Changhe was playing chess online, and heard that he might have to "kneel" in the second game after losing the first one, they naturally came to watch.
At around 4:10 p.m., although the second game had not yet been completed, from the perspective of professional chess players, the game could be said to have been decided, and it was only a matter of time before Jueyi won.
At this time, Chang Hao, who had rushed over after hearing the news, spoke up: "Is this Jueyi the one you've been talking about recently? Who is he? Why is he so powerful? I think he completely overwhelmed Liu in terms of strength in this game."
Luo Xihe chuckled: "I don't know, but I heard that it was a kid who was still trying to get a dan."
"oh."
Chang Hao said "Oh" and nothing else. Not only him, but other national players also didn't know what to say after hearing Luo Xihe say this.
Deep down, everyone was subconsciously unwilling to believe what Luo Xihe said. What a joke, who was his current opponent? He was the "world's best attacker" and the focus of research for the top few in the national Go team.
Can a young chess player who is striving for a chess title deal with this level?
When did the young players in China become so powerful? Not only did he beat Liu Changhe, but he also won two games in a row. Not only did he win two games in a row, but judging from the content of the chess, he seemed to win directly by strength, overwhelming the "world's number one attacker" in terms of strength.
No one wants to believe that this is true, yet no one can refute it.
The reason is very simple, because at this point, everyone seems to have no "suspects". In everyone's mind, a chess player who can beat Liu Changhe twice in a row is at least qualified for the national team, but aren't all the national team members here now?
There's not even a guess as to the target, how can anyone start talking?
Silence! For a moment, in this training hall of the Chinese Chess Institute, all the national players fell into a strange silence.
However, while all the national players fell silent, Qingfeng.com was not silent at all.
"Hahaha, I wish Master Jueyi eternal blessings and a long life..."
It's completely conceivable that when such corny words are used by the general public, it shows how high everyone's emotions are right now.
"One more plate, one more plate..."
The majority of the spectators were not disappointed, and the third game between "Jueyi" and "3304" really started right away. And this game was still initiated by "3304".
"Here it comes again. Let's just watch the chess carefully first to see who this Jueyi is and whether he has the ability to defeat Liu Da three games in a row..."
When the third game started, the national players of the Chinese Chess Academy were no longer willing to guess who "Jueyi" was, and they all focused their attention on the game.
So can "Jueyi" win three games in a row?
Soon after the third game started, Li Xiangping, who was sitting next to the computer, smiled:
"Hehe, this Korean guy seems to be quite stubborn. Do you think he is, Brother Ding'an? He is obviously looking for a loss. In this case, Brother Ding'an, don't be polite to him and help him."
Compared with Li Xiangping's arrogance, Old Shi was much more modest:
"Friend Xiang Ping, you are exaggerating. This man is very strong, extremely strong! He is indeed the strongest opponent I have encountered in recent days. However, when I watched him play chess today, he didn't seem to care much about winning or losing..."
"Of course I know this," Li Xiangping interrupted Lao Shi with a smile, "Compared to the final victory or defeat, this person seems to be more concerned with the variation of the 'Yigai' pattern, right? Playing the same chess shape for three consecutive games, isn't this courting death? That's what I meant when I asked you to help him just now. Since he wants to learn this variation, Brother Ding'an, please teach him well..."
That’s right, this is why Li Xiangping felt that his side would win shortly after the third game started.
Just as Lao Shi said, Li Xiangping could actually feel that his opponent didn't seem to care much about winning or losing. Not only did he actively play the "Yigai" move for three consecutive games, he also enjoyed doing it even when he suffered losses in every game. Even after he fell behind, he did not play the chess with the normal attitude of winning or losing in formal competitions, but played in a strong online chess style: irrational chess and winning or losing moves flew together, and brilliant moves and vulgar moves danced together.
In online chess games, it is understandable to adopt such a move, and many people are afraid of this move. For example, Li Xiangping himself gets overwhelmed every time he encounters such an opponent online. It's a pity that Li Xiangping is afraid of such people, but Old Shi will never be afraid of such people. The chess master Shi is definitely not one of these "many people".
Who is Shi Xiangxia? He is not like Fan Xiping, who is "high in the mountains and has lofty ambitions", nor is he like Huang Yuetian, who is "a celestial being transformed into a human being and has no worldly thoughts". Instead, he is a chess master of the ancient times who is "subtle, profound, meticulous and rigorous". When it comes to foresight, meticulousness and rigor, Shi Xiangxia is unique in the medieval chess world.
So if someone with his style of play chess with him meets someone who plays chess with him in this way, especially practicing a large-scale medieval chess pattern with him, then Li Xiangping will of course have full confidence in the great chess master Shi.
The final result did not surprise Li Xiangping. Before 5 p.m., the third set of "Jueyi" VS "3304" ended, with "Jueyi" winning 3-0.
"You played really well. I learned a lot today..."
"3304" left these polite words and then left, leaving Li Xiangping in high spirits;
"Haha, Brother Ding'an, you are awesome..."
