The fixed-stage competition is an annual Go professional fixed-stage event organized by the Huaxia Chess Academy. It also has an amateur group. The conditions for the amateur group are relatively broad. Basically, as long as the performance is excellent, you can be qualified.
The professional group is much stricter. The first is the age, which is required to be under 25 years old. Because all sports competitions in China belong to the national system, professional players are equivalent to athletes and require the country to spend resources to train them. Generally, they are over 25 years old.
Success in setting a certain level basically proves that your talent is limited and it is difficult to make major improvements.
It's cruel, but that's the reality.
This year's fixed-distance competition will be held from October 1st to October 19th. "Boys who are ready to compete" from all over the country will gather in the capital to participate in this national exam. The nature is actually similar to the college entrance examination, or even more
It's cruel. At least thousands of people participate in the fixed-stage competition every year, but only about 20 people are admitted each year.
The Huaxia Chess Academy has also put in a lot of effort into this year's fixed-stage competition. Many sports media have sent reporters to cover the event, and even CCTV 5 has sent reporters to follow the whole process.
At the same time, the chess player who finally wins the fixed-stage championship will also have the opportunity to play against Nie Qisheng in the Youxuan chess room. This is also the tradition of the Huaxia Chess Academy, which means that the old generation of chess players and the new generation of chess players will pass on the fire from generation to generation.
, it can also be regarded as a small encouragement to the champion.
On the day of the competition, Yu Liang was getting ready to go. To his surprise, his father, who never liked appearing in front of the media, actually said that he would send him off in person.
In the car, Yu Xiaoyang said to his son: "Your task now is to determine the segment. Don't think too much and get distracted. Do you understand?"
Yu Liang knew that he was talking about Qin Hao, but he still said calmly: "I can't help but think about it completely. I have been looking forward to this game for a long time."
Yu Xiaoyang sighed secretly. He also understood his son's character and stopped trying to persuade him.
At the stage race, Yu Xiaoyang immediately attracted media attention as soon as he appeared.
"Yu Xiaoyang 9th Dan, are you satisfied with your results in this Fujitsu Cup?"
"Are you here to send your son Yu Liang to participate in the fixed-stage competition? As a child of a professional chess player, do you have any advantages over other children?"
"Excuse me, Yu Xiaoyang 9th Dan, what do you think of that Qinhao on the Internet? Does he really have the strength to compete with Li Changhao?"
Seeing this, Yu Xiaoyang could only let Yu Liang enter the venue first and answer reporters' questions by himself.
Yu Liang was able to enter the venue after checking his identity information. It happened that Qin Hao had just said goodbye to Yumi Ogura and Jiang Xueming and walked in at this time.
Qin Hao couldn't help but laugh: "Don't look at it, time has not come."
"Why? Doesn't he want to become a professional chess player?" Yu Liang asked in surprise.
Qin Hao secretly laughed, of course because this guy is not very good without plug-ins.
"He still has another year to prepare for reaching the next level."
Yu Liang felt regretful after hearing this, but then he solemnly said to Qin Hao: "I hope we can have a chance to fight."
Qin Hao said noncommittally: "You really want to play chess with me?"
"Of course, I have two goals in this qualifying competition. One is to qualify as a champion, and the other is to play against you." Yu Liang said extremely seriously.
Qin Hao raised his eyebrows: "Then you will definitely not be able to achieve your first goal."
"We'll see." Yu Liang said and went to draw lots.
Qin Hao shook his head and sighed, what an arrogant guy.
The rules of the fixed-stage competition are also very simple. All participating players are divided into ten groups and compete within the group. A win is worth two points and a loss is zero points. The top five scorers will advance to the semi-finals.
There is no concept of a group in the semi-finals. Everyone draws lots and competes in a round robin. The players who are also in the top 20 points can obtain the qualification of professional chess players, and the rest can only wait for the next session.
Qin Hao was drawn into Group F, while Yu Liang was drawn into Group C. This made him very disappointed and missed an opportunity to play against Qin Hao.
The time soon came to nine o'clock in the morning. As the temperature in the venue increased, the staff of the Huaxia Chess Academy announced the on-site discipline and announced the start of the game.
Qin Hao's opponent is a girl. She is not very pretty, but she has been playing chess for a long time and has a quiet temperament, which looks quite pleasing to the eye.
"Please give me more advice." the girl said.
Qin Hao smiled: "Don't worry, I will save you some face."
The girl glared at Qin Hao angrily, gritted her teeth secretly, and must give this guy some color.
At this time, some professional chess players such as Nie Qisheng and Yu Xiaoyang also came to the scene to serve as judges and referees.
"Yu Xiaoyang 9th Dan, I think Xiaoliang should definitely win the championship this time, congratulations." A professional chess player complimented.
"Yes, Xiao Liang is definitely a standout among the contestants of this year. He must be the champion."
Someone immediately agreed.
But Yu Xiaoyang shook his head and said, "I don't think so. Don't forget that Qin Hao is there."
Nie Qisheng asked with great interest: "Yu Xiaoyang 9th Dan, do you really think this Qin Hao is his disciple?"
"You'll know soon?" Yu Xiaoyang made a rare joke.
Nie Qisheng also smiled and said meaningfully: "Yes, if he is really his disciple and trains him well, in ten years, he will definitely be a general who fights against Korea."
The expressions of other professional chess players were a little subtle when they heard this. No wonder Nie Qisheng said this. The main reason is that Lee Chang-ho has been so powerful in recent years, almost sweeping the entire world chess world. In many cases, Chinese and Japanese chess players can only send messages.
I hope that the chess players in South Korea will give some strength and kill Lee Chang-ho during the civil war, so that the chance of winning the championship will be greater.
At this moment, someone suddenly said something.
"Hey, is there something wrong with table 303?"
The professional chess players present followed his gaze and saw a girl bursting into tears, while the boy opposite her had an innocent expression on her face.
At this time, the on-site referee also came over. Upon seeing this, he subconsciously thought that Qin Hao had done something excessive to the girl, so he calmed the girl's emotions and asked about the situation.
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The referee was stunned when he saw it. The game had only reached 42 moves. The girl was holding black, but it was already obvious that she had lost.
"Such a beautiful girl, you have to give in a little bit." The referee could only smile bitterly when he saw this.
At this time, Nie Qisheng and Yu Xiaoyang also came over.
The referee quickly explained the situation.
However, Nie Qisheng and Yu Xiaoyang did not care about the girl's emotions. Their eyes were completely attracted by Qin Hao's white chess piece.
After a while, the two of them looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes.
After calming down, Nie Qisheng said to the referee: "To calm the little girl's mood, let's judge White as the winner."
Yu Xiaoyang took a deep look at Qin Hao, and then returned to the judges' table with Nie Qisheng.
"What do you think?" Nie Qisheng asked in a low voice.
Yu Xiaoyang nodded: "You can't hide your chess style. You saw White's attack just now. It's no wonder that girl cried. It's so fierce that most people can't resist it."
Nie Qisheng deeply agreed: "Yes, I think so too, but it's a pity that the opponent is too weak and failed to test the reality of this little guy."
As he spoke, Nie Qisheng said meaningfully: "In this way, I am really looking forward to the match between Xiaoliang and this child, but I am afraid that Xiaoliang will not be able to resist."
Yu Xiaoyang shook his head firmly: "Xiao Liang has been looking forward to this match for a long time, and he will enjoy the process."
On the first day, Qin Hao had a total of eight games, and none of his opponents lasted for 100 moves. Except for the first girl who was made to cry, the other players were also deeply affected.
As a result, legends about Qin Hao soon began to spread within Group F. Some of them were relatively close to the facts. They said that he had a fierce chess style and was merciless in his attacks. You must be careful when encountering him.
Some are even more outrageous. They actually said that he would do whatever it takes to achieve his goals, and he even acted like a gangster to the female players, which made them cry.
Qin Hao was a little speechless. He obviously only said one sentence to the girl. Is this called playing hooligan?
However, after the notoriety spread, it was not entirely a negative effect. After encountering Qin Hao, some players decisively chose to surrender and focus their remaining energy on the next game, which saved Qin Hao a lot of trouble.
Nie Qisheng couldn't help but shake his head when he saw this scene: "The psychological quality of these young chess players is so bad, they don't have the spirit to show off their swords at all!"
The professional chess player on the side smiled bitterly and said: "It's not entirely because of his poor psychological quality. This player named Qin Hao's chess style is too sharp. It is also a strategy for them to avoid his sharp edges and win games where they are more likely to win."
In this way, at the end of the group stage, Qin Hao won the first place in Group F with a complete victory record, and became the biggest dark horse in this year's qualifying competition. Another person who qualified with a complete victory record was Yu Liang.
For a time, Qin Hao and Yu Liang both won the title of Big Demon King. When the other contestants were drawing lots, they silently prayed in their hearts not to encounter them.
But every time Yu Liang drew lots, he thought silently in his heart: He must be drawn!
Finally, on the last day of the fixed stage competition, Yu Liang finally got what he wanted and drew Qin Hao.
Before this, Qin Hao and Yu Liang both had a perfect record of victory and had the same points. Although this game did not affect the ranking, it directly determined the final championship, which naturally attracted the attention of all players.
"Now it's interesting, two big devils meet together."
"I've seen a good show, but I don't know which one of them will win."
Nie Qisheng also said to Yu Xiaoyang: "Haha, now Xiaoliang will have no regrets in this fixed-stage competition."
Yu Xiaoyang nodded. Although he felt that his son would most likely lose, it was not a bad thing for him.
At this time, there were only fifty players left in the originally bustling venue, and many of them had been determined to be unable to determine the rank. However, this did not prevent them from staying to watch the final match between Qin Hao and Yu Liang.
Since there is plenty of time on the last day of competition, the Huaxia Chess Academy also has the intention of cultivating young chess players and postpones other competitions so that all players can watch the competition.
After Yu Liang sat down, he grabbed a handful of chess pieces from the chessboard and said to Qin Hao word by word: "I have been waiting for this day for a long time."
Qin Hao shook his head secretly. Compared with other chess players of the same age, Yu Liang was indeed strong enough, but for him with Alpha Dog, he was still far behind.
Yu Liang opened his palm, it was double, he got the black chess piece.
The young men who were watching could not help but talk among themselves.
"This time Yu Liang has the advantage."
"Well, Yu Liang is still very strong. I played a game with him and he was no match for me."
"Don't talk nonsense. Yu Liang is strong, but Qin Hao is the real devil. You will know it by looking at the battle records. No one who has played against him can exceed 100 moves."
"That only proves that Qin Hao's chess style is more fierce, but it doesn't mean that he is definitely better than Yu Liang, right? I don't think Yu Liang has shown his full strength."
The professional chess players at the judges' table also started talking.
"Who do you think will win?"
"It should be Yu Liang, right? What should I say about Qin Hao? The attack is indeed very fierce, but this style is very disadvantageous in the long game. It must have been that the opponent was too weak before, which made him appear unstoppable."
"I think Qin Hao will win. Although Yu Liang is also very good, his chess skills are still inferior. If you look at Qin Hao's game records, you can see that he has a very high chance of making a good move. Such players often have
Strong computing power, Go depends on talent in the final analysis.”
While he was talking, Yu Liang had already placed the sunspot at the three-point three-point position. This move also caused a lot of discussion among the young people watching the battle.
"Isn't this Qin Hao's favorite position? Yu Liang wants to follow other people's paths and leave others with no way to go?"
"Is it really possible? Not everyone can play point 33 well. Why did I hear Chess Nie say that without strong computing power, all those who start the game by playing point 33 are bad moves?"
"Perhaps Yu Liang has specially studied Qin Hao's tactics? This is called taking the enemy by surprise and attacking him unprepared."
Yu Xiaoyang at the judges' table also looked at his son in surprise.
Nie Qisheng frowned: "Xiao Liang did a lot of homework for this game, right?"
Yu Xiaoyang nodded when he heard this. Yu Liang had almost memorized the chess records of Qin Hao and Time Before, but had he really studied Qin Hao thoroughly?
Qin Hao couldn't help but smile playfully when he saw Yu Liang's move.
It's still too naive. There is never any set pattern or game plan for artificial intelligence to play chess.
"Xiaofei!" Qin Hao separated the move directly under the sunspot.
The next two moves were very fast, and before they knew it, after thirty moves, Yu Liang's move slowed down.
The onlookers could no longer understand.
"Have you noticed that Yu Liang's current style of thirty moves is very similar to Qin Hao's previous style?"
"Did he learn it by watching Qin Hao's game records these days? Isn't such a learning ability too terrifying?"
"This game of chess is too weird. It feels like two Qin Haos are fighting each other."
In the judges' table, many professional players were also very surprised by this.
"Isn't it too unconfident to completely give up your own style?"
"Yeah, I don't know what Yu Liang is thinking. How can you win me by following other people's tricks?"
"That's not necessarily true. Maybe Yu Liang just wanted to disrupt his opponent's thinking at the beginning?"
Nie Qisheng said to Yu Xiaoyang: "It seems that Xiaoliang really wants to win!"
Yu Xiaoyang did not speak, but was waiting for his son's next move.
Yu Liang was not disturbed by the comments from the outside world at all. After thinking for a moment, he held a black chess piece between his index and middle fingers and landed on the chessboard with a "snap" sound.
The crisp sound also seemed to hit the heart of the young man who was watching the battle.
"Seven of nine, sealed!"
This move immediately aroused a lot of discussion at the scene.
"This move is wonderful, it directly blocks the development route of white chess to the middle!"
"Yes, this is definitely a wonderful move. If Qin Hao continues to struggle in this area, the area in the upper right corner will be occupied by Yu Liang and he will take the lead. It's awesome!"
"I understand. The reason why Yu Liang imitated Qin Hao's chess style in the first thirty moves was actually to prepare the ground for this move. It turns out that he was not trying to force the move, he had definitely studied this move."
After making this move, a faint smile appeared on Yu Liang's face. He admitted that relying on his understanding of Qin Hao to formulate this opening plan was indeed suspected of cheating, but he knew very well that his chess ability was not as good as Qin Hao's.
There is a big gap, and only strange moves can be made to defeat Qin Hao.
"So, how will he respond next?"
However, Qin Hao was not surprised at all by Yu Liang's move, because with AlphaGo's powerful computing power, it was impossible to make a sneak attack. The reason why he did not defend in advance was simply because he did not want to defend.
"Seven of eleven, shoulder charge."
The smile on Yu Liang's face froze instantly, and the expressions on the faces of the young men watching the battle also became a little strange.
Especially those who just thought that Yu Liang had a chance to win, all looked at Qin Hao with horrified eyes.
"This guy, is he really human?"
"Damn it, I can't stand it anymore. Am I right? He just came up with this move and it only took him less than thirty seconds."
"It can't be a temporary idea, right? Could it be that he had already guessed what Yu Liang would do?"
At the judges' table, Nie Qisheng sighed secretly: "Xiao Liang's game is difficult!"
Yu Xiaoyang couldn't help but shake his head. Although he only had more than thirty moves now, this move would obviously disrupt Yu Liang's thinking, mess up the rhythm, and the previously prepared routines would be useless.
Sure enough, half an hour later, Yu Liang silently dropped two black stones on the chessboard.
"I lost."
The onlookers looked at each other in shock. They all had less than a hundred moves, so Yu Liang lost like this?
"Oh my god, this guy is a monster!"
"Oh, I don't know if I am lucky or unlucky to be in the same period as this guy!"
"There is no chance of success this year. I can only continue to work hard next year."
In the afternoon of that day, the nineteen-day Chinese Go fixed-stage competition ended. Qin Hao won the title of professional first-stage player with a complete victory record and officially became a professional chess player.
As a reward for the championship, Qin Hao also had the opportunity to have a duel with Nie Qisheng in the Youxuan Chess Room.
