"Xiao Qin, how is it participating in an international competition for the first time? Are you nervous?"

On the plane, Nie Qisheng sat next to Qin Hao and asked with concern.

Two years ago, Nie Qisheng announced his retirement and became a Go coach. This time he was also hired as the leader of the national team.

Qin Hao smiled: "When have you ever seen me nervous?"

"Okay, just don't be nervous, perform well, and try to win a world championship."

Nie Qisheng laughed, what he said was true. In the past three years of domestic competition, Qin Hao always looked calm and calm no matter what kind of opponent he faced.

Yu Xiaoyang looked at the sea of ​​clouds outside the window and frowned. In the past three years, South Korea's Go strength has greatly increased. He has also been defeated twice by Li Changhao and Li Shishi. Can Qin Hao, a 19-year-old boy, really create a miracle?

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The other members of the Chinese team also looked worried. Shuang Li had become a devil-like presence in the world of chess, and had even left a shadow in their hearts. When facing an invincible opponent, few people could

Always maintain a strong fighting spirit.

Just when Qin Hao and his party arrived at the hotel arranged by the organizer, people from the Japanese Chess Academy also arrived.

"Qin Haojun, long time no see!"

A young man with yellow hair came forward.

Qin Hao took a look and saw that it was Shindo Hikaru. In the past three years, they occasionally played two games on the chess and card battle platform, but Shindo Hikaru did not use the account sai. It can be seen that Shindo Hikaru's level has improved rapidly. Of course, with Sa

Because there is still a big gap.

"Long time no see, have you been selected for the national team?" Qin Hao asked curiously.

Shindo Hikaru scratched his head: "Yes, I have just been promoted to the sixth dan in the professional ranks and was exceptionally promoted to participate in this Fujitsu Cup."

Qin Hao understood. It seemed that Japan was desperate and planned to use Shindo Hikaru as a surprise weapon. He just didn't know if Shindo Hikaru would let Sawei take action.

While he was talking, suddenly there was a noise at the door of the hotel, and someone shouted in Japanese: Koreans are coming.

Sure enough, soon I saw a group of men in suits walking in neatly, led by none other than Lee Chang-ho and Lee Sedol, the two great devils in the chess world.

Their appearance immediately made the atmosphere in the hotel lobby become particularly solemn. "Stone Buddha" Lee Chang-ho remained as expressionless as ever, but Lee Sedol raised his chin arrogantly. Many young Chinese and Japanese chess players at the scene were eager to rush up and give him a hand.

He punched.

Suddenly, Li Changhao's eyes fell on Qin Hao. He whispered a few words to the team translator, and then walked over.

"Hello, are you Qinhao?"

Lee Changho's words immediately caused a commotion in the Japanese and Korean teams. Although the account qinhao has not been very active in the past three years, it occasionally appears on the chess and card battle platform. Many professional players in Japan and South Korea have opened trumpets to follow him.

I have played and all of them lost without exception. This also makes the ID qinhao famous in the professional chess player circle.

"What? He is Qinhao? Impossible, right? Didn't you say he was an old man?"

"Yes, how can you be so young to be able to play such a chess game?"

There was a lot of discussion among the Korean chess players, and there was even some commotion. Originally, this Fujitsu Cup had Lee Chang-ho and Lee Sedol, so it should be stable. Unexpectedly, Cheng Yaojin suddenly appeared halfway.

The Japanese chess player camp is quite gloating about misfortune.

"Has China really found him? Then it looks like there will be something good to see in the Fujitsu Cup this time."

"Do you still remember the Fujitsu Cup three years ago? After winning the championship, Lee Chang-ho actually said that it was a pity that Qinhao didn't come. Now he will come."

Taya Xingyang asked Shindo Hikaru in a low voice: "Shindo-kun, is he really the qinhao on the Internet?"

Shindo Hikaru nodded seriously: "That's right."

There was some relief in Taya Xingyang's tone: "It is indeed him, that's right. Who else besides him would have an ID like that?"

Facing Li Changhao's inquiry, Qin Hao just nodded lightly: "What's the matter?"

Lee Chang-ho chatted in Korean, and the translator explained: "Mr. Lee Chang-ho said that he is very happy that you can come to participate in this competition, and he is very much looking forward to playing against you."

Qin Hao smiled casually: "Then please tell Mr. Li Changhao that if he can persist until the finals, we will definitely meet him."

This sentence was double translated into Korean and Japanese, and immediately caused a commotion in the entire hotel lobby.

The Japanese chess players were fine, their reaction was not too intense, but they just felt that Qin Hao was a bit young and frivolous.

It's different here for the Korean chess players. It's a very exciting situation.

"This kid is too arrogant. Doesn't he take us seriously?"

"It's more than arrogant and simply rude! He'd better pray that he doesn't draw me when the lot is drawn, otherwise it'll be up to me to let him go!"

Lee Sedol was even more angry when he heard this. He couldn't help but look down on the Korean chess players, let alone him. Among the Korean chess players, Lee Chang-ho was not the only one, but also Lee Sedol!

"You still want to reach the finals, so go ahead and dream. Even if you can reach the finals, the one you will face off in the end will definitely be me, Lee Sedol!"

Li Changhao did not think Qin Hao was arrogant, because he believed Qin Hao had that kind of strength. After listening to Qin Hao's words, he just bowed slightly, and at the same time, after returning to the team, he gave Li Shishi a deep look.

They quickly assigned rooms to each other. Qin Hao and Yu Xiaoyang shared a room. The Huaxia Chess Academy was financially tight, and even players like Yu Xiaoyang could only live in standard rooms when they went abroad.

When Nie Qisheng gave Qin Hao the room card, he secretly gave him a thumbs up: "Well done, this trick is a good one!"

Qin Hao spread his hands: "I'm just stating a fact."

Nie Qisheng was slightly stunned. Looking at Qin Hao's leaving figure, he suddenly felt a little emotional: "It seems that we people are really old!"

During this period, media from China, Japan and South Korea also gathered on JD.com and began to build momentum for their respective chess players.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! As the performance of Japanese chess players has been getting worse and worse in recent years, the Japanese media are embarrassed to brag about anything. The reports are basically scripted. The only bright spot is the newly-minted professional Hikaru Shindo.

6th Dan, but the Japanese media didn't have much hope for him. After all, Shindo Hikaru didn't have any impressive results in domestic competitions.

The Chinese media's main reporting focus is on Yu Xiaoyang. After all, among the Chinese chess players now, he is the most stable. He is the only one who can compete with Li Changhao and Li Sedol. As for Qin Hao, most media are looking forward to him.

, optimistic about it, but dare not put all hope on him. After all, the championship of a domestic competition is different from a world-class competition like the Fujitsu Cup.

As a new recruit who has just joined the national Go team, most media think that Qin Hao has a bright future, but it will take some time to adapt to the rhythm of international competitions. They think that if he can enter the top ten, it is a very good result.

But when it comes to the Korean media, the picture is completely different. All Korean media are very optimistic that Korean chess players can win the Fujitsu Cup championship. Their confidence also comes from the past international competition records of Lee Chang-ho and Lee Sedol.

Even some of the more radical Korean media feel that there is no need to hold any competition at all and just award the trophy to the Korean chess players. Wouldn't it be better to just choose one of them, Lee Chang-ho or Lee Sedol? Anyway, the final result will be the same.

Not to mention, such radical reports are very popular in South Korea. In the eyes of the Korean people, Korean Go is already the best in the world. You can’t find an opponent with a telescope. The so-called Fujitsu Cup World Go Competition is not as valuable as

Korean domestic competitions have high gold content.

What's more interesting is that just a few days before the start of the game, when the Korean media were reporting outside the venue, they happened to bump into the Japanese media. The Korean media did not notice that the Japanese media next to them were already accumulating anger points and were still there.

Disdainfully belittle the Chinese and Japanese chess players.

As a result, several Japanese media outlets understood Korean, and then the two sides started fighting. This incident also aroused strong dissatisfaction among the Japanese people.

Good guy, you are so arrogant when you come to our territory?

Some violent groups in Japan have even issued death threats, clamoring for the Korean media to return to South Korea.

This incident also aroused the dissatisfaction of the Japanese Chess Academy, and they negotiated with the Korean Chess Academy. Finally, the Korean Chess Academy issued an apology statement, and the matter was gradually settled.

However, the anger of the Japanese people has also been ignited. Many people are asking Japanese chess players to compete online and must severely crack down on the arrogance of Korean chess players.

This incident also aroused the indignation of many chess players in China. The Korean media not only belittled Japanese chess players, but Chinese chess players were also belittled as worthless.

Many Chinese chess players couldn't help but slap the table and curse: "These stick guys really don't know the heights of the world, we must teach them a lesson!"

Some chess players directly sent their one-month salary and a letter to the Huaxia Chess Academy, and it was not just one person who did this. There were more than a thousand people from all over the country. The total amount of money was: 10,000

Three thousand eight hundred and seventy-two yuan and thirty cents.

On the eve of the competition, Nie Qisheng took one of the letters and read it aloud at an impromptu meeting.

"Comrades, I know I shouldn't put pressure on you now, but look at these letters. If we don't get good results this time, do we still have the nerve to go back?"

"Damn it, Korean Bangzi bullies people too much. Even if I die on the chess table tomorrow, I can't lose to Bangzi!"

"That's right, I will definitely show my best performance tomorrow, and I will also wear out these grandsons to death!"

Returning to the room, Yu Xiaoyang had a cold face the whole time. Just before turning off the light and going to sleep, he suddenly said something.

"Is your spear still sharp enough?"

Qin Hao didn't speak, just smiled faintly, and then turned off the bedside lamp.

Then the next day, the Fujitsu Cup World Go Competition officially opened, bringing together not only the top players from China, Japan and South Korea, but also players from North America and Europe. However, the players in these areas are generally of poor quality and have always been regarded as "experienced players".

Gift Pack".

According to the rules of the Fujitsu Cup, the first round will be a best-of-three set, and eight seeded players will have a bye in each competition.

Yu Xiaoyang, Lee Chang-ho, Lee Sedol and other recognized professional ninth-dan players are all seed players and will advance directly to the next round, and the remaining 16 players will be drawn.

Shindo Hikaru was lucky enough to draw a European player.

Qin Hao drew a Korean player - Park Yongxun. Speaking of which, this player is also a young genius. He was only qualified in 1999 and was promoted to professional ninth-dan in 2004. In the 2002 Nongshim Cup Three Kingdoms Go Tournament,

He became the first chess player to win four consecutive games, and his strength should not be underestimated.

Just when the lottery results came out, a burst of cheers suddenly came from the Korean chess player camp. Nie Qisheng's face was a little ugly, pointing to the man wearing glasses who was waving his fists and said: "That's Park Yongxun, who won the surprise last year."

The Fujitsu Cup and Central Cup champions are also second only to Lee Chang-ho and Lee Sedol among Korean chess players!"

Qin Hao's eyes followed the direction of Nie Qisheng's fingers. Park Yongxun seemed to feel Qin Hao's eyes and cast a provocative look.
To be continued...