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Chapter 57: What is despair

On May 13, the gate of the Shanghai Chess Academy was surrounded early in the morning. After the publicity in the past week, the popularity of the Chinese-Japanese Go arena is unprecedented and is approaching the Olympics. The organizers of this phenomenon naturally smiled from ear to ear.

Not only Chinese audiences are paying attention, but even Japanese audiences have devoted great enthusiasm to the next game. The reason why they can attract so many Japanese audiences is mainly due to Qin Hao's "arrogant speech". Japanese audiences can't wait to see Japanese chess players defeat Qin Hao and defend the dignity of Japanese Go overlords.

Japan's Tokyo TV Station sent a crew to broadcast live, and there were dozens of Japanese reporters.

"Here's here, the Chinese team is here."

The crowd suddenly became excited.

A worn minibus slowly drove to the entrance of the chess academy. Chen Zude led the team to get off the car. As soon as he appeared, it caused a burst of warm cheers from the onlookers.

It can be seen from the cheers of the audience that are popular. The cheers of Wang Jianhong and the others when they got off the car were sparse, and when Jiang Zhujiu showed up, the applause was thunderous. Jiang Zhujiu performed very well in this ring match, defeating three Japanese generals in a row. Among them, Ida Kiki and Kobayashi Kazuki were also second only to the six top chess players. Before Qin Hao defeated Kobayashi Koichi, Jiang Zhujiu's fame was second only to Nie Weiping in the Chinese team.

Until Qin Hao got off the car, the applause and cheer reached its peak. After Kobayashi defeated Jiang Zhujiu, he swept all the way, and he was very stance to crush Chinese Go with one person. Everyone felt that there was no suspense in this China-Japan Go competition, and the media also began to cool down the audience and counted the gap between China-Japan Go.

However, just when everyone was not satisfied with any hope, Qin Hao defeated Kobayashi Koichi with a great advantage, retaining the hope of winning the Chinese Go championship.

In the crowd, Li Jia, wearing a yellow dress, and her classmates were squeezed in a corner. It was rare that it was Sunday. The classmates in the class spontaneously organized to cheer for Qin Hao. Li Jia was not interested in Go, but she still came. In fact, she didn't know why she followed her.

Through the surging crowd, Li Jia could only see Qin Hao's side face. There were too many people and she couldn't squeeze over. With so many classmates around her, she felt embarrassed to call Qin Hao's name. Instead, Zhuang Tunan and the others shouted at the top of their voices. Their voices were soon overwhelmed by the onlookers, and there was no wave.

"Why do I feel that it's not very real? Are there so many people in China who like Go?"

After the group squeezed into the gate of the Shanghai Chess Academy, Jiang Zhujiu said in a dazed tone.

The other few people also had the same expression. They never thought that Go would have such a great influence one day.

Soon, the Japanese team arrived as scheduled. It was not until this time that the organizer announced the list of players: Qin Hao vs. Kataoka Satoshi.

Nie Weiping looked at the battle list and frowned: "It seems that the Japanese team is planning to understand Xiao Qin's chess path first."

Chen Zude has studied the information of Kataoka Satoshi. This person is not very famous in Japan, but he is also the backbone of the Japanese chess world. He once won the 1982 newcomer Wang Zhan. His chess skills are not outstanding, but they are definitely a difficult bone to crack.

"They want to fight with wheels." Chen Zude said worriedly.

"Wheel battle?" Qin Hao smiled faintly and walked towards the ring.

On the other side, the Japanese team.

Masao Kato reminded Kataoka Sato: "Don't be nervous, even if you lose, it doesn't matter. Just take your best condition to deal with it."

"Hi." Kataoka Satoshi bowed and then stepped into the ring.

As a result, Kataoka Sora didn't guess, and Qin Hao took the lead.

It was still a three-thirds move, and Kataoka Satoshi followed the little eyes slowly.

The audience outside the court has already sat down at this moment. The audience at the chess institute has a dedicated tour guide, which is also an off-site commentary arranged by CCTV. CCTV also broadcasts the entire game live.

Of course, the chess academy can accommodate too few spectators. There were also many spectators outside the chess academy. Several senior chess friends took out chess boards on the spot for research, and many people gathered around them to watch. The chess academy also built a TV set at the door for chess friends to watch.

Li Jia was also among them. Listening to the explanations of several senior chess friends, her heart also moved up and down.

"Don't say, this chess skills of Okasato is really good. I didn't expect that such a not-famous Japanese chess player would have such strength."

"That's sure, Japanese Go is the world overlord, and has developed for so many years and has a deep foundation. This is something we can't compare to."

"As you say, how did Qin Hao defeat Kobayashi Mitsui in the sixth throne? Don't they say he is a top-notch chess player?"

"How can you argue with me? I'm talking about the overall strength. After all, China's population base is larger than Japan. It's normal to have one or two geniuses."

"Stop quarreling, can you watch chess quietly?"

Just as everyone was talking, the chess game between Qin Hao and Kataoka Satoshi also entered the mid-plate stage. From here, Kataoka Satoshi's time to think about it has increased significantly. Each move has to be considered for one or two minutes before making a decision, while Qin Hao still chased his son within ten seconds.

The Japanese team players were stunned by this phenomenon.

"Don't he need to think?"

"Don't say that he is so amazing, it must take time to think, but his calculation ability is faster than that of ordinary people. He has long used Kataoka Kun's time to think about it and thought about what to do next."

"Even this is terrible. What kind of brain can do this level of calculation."

Kobayashi Koichi's feeling is the most profound, the fear of having no chance of winning no matter what.

Masao Kato's face was also particularly serious at this moment. He knew Kataoka's chess power and was only one line of difference compared to him. However, facing Qin Hao, he was at a disadvantage from the beginning. Can such an opponent really be defeated?

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content behind! Almost subconsciously, Masao Kato and Hideyuki Fujisawa's eyes collided, and both sides could see deep fear in each other's eyes.

"No, Kataoka Kun is in danger."

"I'm going to miss the upper right corner."

Amid the exclamation of the Japanese team, Qin Hao had already raised two white pieces and completely occupied an area in the upper right corner.

Kataoka Satoshi's face turned pale. Qin Hao's trick was a little beyond his expectations, but he was not too panicked and still gritted his teeth and insisted on starting a tug-of-war with Qin Hao at the remaining three corners.

However, after entering the official stage, Kataoka Satoshi's pressure was getting stronger and stronger. Judging from the current situation on the chessboard, he was already behind eight and a half eyes. Including the five and a half eyes of the black chess post, he was also behind three eyes. The most important thing is that he could not find Qin Hao's flaw at all. Every time he seemed to have grasped the other party's loophole, Qin Hao would make a move to protect the chess shape in the corresponding place.

This inevitably made Kayaoka Satoshi feel a deep sense of despair. For a moment, Kayaoka Satoshi couldn't help but think of Kobayashi Koichi and said: There was a deep despair when playing chess with Qin Hao. Only then could he understand Kobayashi Koichi's mood at that time.

However, thinking of Kato Masao's explanation, Kataoka Satoshi continued to follow Qin Hao in a stern manner. After a long time, the live commentator outside also saw it.

"This is very strange. Judging from the current situation, Satoshi Kataoka almost couldn't find a chance to turn the tables, but he was still insisting on it."

"Is it because he has hidden some clever tricks that can turn defeat into victory?"

"Anyway, I can't see any wonderful hands. Perhaps it is possible that the legendary god's hand can do it."

Outside the chess academy, senior chess friends are much more daring to speak than commentators.

"These little Japanese are really shameless. It is obvious that they are going to start a wheel battle against Qin Hao's sixth sect."

"No, what's the point of playing like this? It's simply shameless!"

Li Jia couldn't help but look at the closed door of the chess institute with some concern.

It took three hours until eleven o'clock in the afternoon that Satoshi Kataoka gave up his son and gave up. After 200 moves, he could only grit his teeth and try to fix the time there, because no matter where he goes, he will lose.

"Okay, audience friends, after three hours of competition, Japanese player Satoshi Kataoka finally gave in. Qin Hao won the victory in this game, and at the same time, he also chased the total score to five to six for the Chinese team."

"That's right, Qin Hao's performance in this game is still strong, and he has been attacking frequently as soon as he starts. As for Satoshi Kataoka... he is also very tenacious... Well, the live broadcast this morning will end here. At 2 pm, there will be another match between Qin Hao and Ishida Akira, so let's look forward to it."

Most viewers actually can't understand Go, and Go is not as good as other sports competitions. Even if you can't understand it, you can still watch it. Even if there is an off-site commentary to explain it, many viewers look drowsy during the three-hour game.

Now that they finally got the result they wanted, cheers suddenly came from thousands of households.

"Oh, we won."

"Good one, I'll get another point, and the following is 2:3."

Outside the chess hall, there was already a jubilation. Zhuang Tunan was also infected by the atmosphere of his classmates, and raised his arms and cheered loudly.

Li Jia also showed a relieved smile on her face.

In Japan, there were a lot of curses, and some Japanese viewers even smashed the TV in anger.

"Baga, I cannot forgive!"

"Bastard, they don't deserve to be professional chess players at all!"

At the same time, within the Japanese team, Hideyuki Fujisawa is comforting Satoshi Kataoka.

"Kun Kataoka doesn't have to feel guilty. You have completed the task fully. Let's see ours next."

Masao Kato echoed: "That's right, there is Ishida-kun next. With the chess game between you two, I believe that in a while, you will definitely be able to study a way to defeat him!"

As for how to buy them enough time, the organizer is a Japanese company anyway, so it’s better to convince the organizer to postpone the competition time. For the organizer, this is undoubtedly a good thing and is conducive to their publicity in China.

In the Chinese lounge separated by a wall, Jiang Zhujiu was scolding the Japanese team for being despicable.

"This is clearly a deliberate delay to Qin Hao's lack of more rest time. We should ask the organizer to postpone the competition until tomorrow."

Chen Zude smiled bitterly and said, "I have discussed with the organizer. They disagree. They said that the game broadcasting rights have been sold and there is no way to reschedule them."

"It's all excuses." Jiang Zhujiu looked angry.

Nie Weiping looked at Qin Hao, who was sitting on the chair with some concern and closed his eyes to rest: "Xiao Qin, how are you doing? Can you still bear it?"

"I'm fine. In the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy is futile." Qin Hao replied lightly, then continued to close his eyes and take a nap.

Chen Zude didn't know what to say for a moment. He always felt that being humble as a chess player was a virtue, but at this moment Qin Hao's "arrogance" inspired him.

At 2:00 pm, many viewers were already waiting in front of the TV.

"Hello everyone, everyone in front of the TV. Welcome to continue watching this China-Japan Go Arena. Now the players of both sides have entered the field. The one who takes the black is still the Chinese Qin Hao and the sixth dan, while the one who takes the white is the Japanese chess player Akira Ishida. This is also a very strong player. He has won the new champion Wang Zhan championship for two consecutive times..."

After the off-field commentary was finished, the game between Qin Hao and Akira Ishida had already begun.

Qin Hao, who was in the black, still launched a strong offensive at the beginning, while Akira Ishida responded steadily. His chess path was somewhat similar to Satoshi Kataoka, and they were both stable.

However, Akira Ishida's chess skills are obviously not as good as Satoshi Kataoka. Before he entered the mid-stage stage, he was already at a disadvantage.

After 80 moves, Akira Ishida was already in a very passive situation.

Hideyuki Fujisawa and Masao Kato saw this scene and shook their heads and sighed. At this moment, they realized the value of Kobayashi Koichi's game of chess. It was difficult for ordinary nine-dan players to survive the middle game in front of Qin Hao.

"Can we really defeat him with such an opponent?"

Masao Kato also doubted his tactics at this moment.

After entering the official stage, the chess game has entered garbage time, but Akira Ishida still bit the bullet and continued to do it, just refusing to admit defeat.

The Japanese audience was already furious at this moment. If Kobayashi Koichi lost to Qin Hao, they were just angry, the two games of Kataoka Satoshi and Ishida Akira made them feel shame.

"Baga, how did such a bastard get to the ninth dan? Why did you continue to play the game that you have already lost?"

"Idiot, idiot, the faces of the Japanese chess world have been lost by these two idiots!"

"Is it possible that this is a tactic?"

"Haga, there are two top chess players, Masao Kato and Hideyuki Fujisawa, behind. Do they need to use this deceptive method to defeat each other?"

Finally, at about 180 hands, even Akira Ishida himself couldn't stand it anymore and gave up his son with a dark face.
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