Chapter 112: Korean chess players will never win the world championship again, I said so!
The first knockout round of the Fujitsu Cup has officially begun.
As the host, the Japanese chess players drew two good lots. They seemed relatively calm when facing North American and European players. Shindo Hikaru responded calmly, and after more than 20 moves, he was not at a disadvantage. His chess skills have improved a lot over the years.
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On the other hand, the Chinese chess players were in a tough fight. Several Korean chess players were very strong, and Yu Xiaoyang and Nie Qisheng on the side also had heavy faces.
The coaching staff of the Huaxia Chess Academy already seemed a little anxious just twenty minutes into the game.
"Oh, how could he do this here? What on earth is Li Yan thinking?"
"How does South Korea cultivate talents? How can a little-known Kim Soo Hyun 7th Dan be so difficult to deal with?"
"Oh, Liu Qing is in a difficult position. The situation in the upper right corner is completely locked after thirty moves."
On the other hand, at the Korean Chess Academy, both the players and the coaches seemed very calm.
Before the game, they had figured out all the Chinese chess players. Except for Yu Xiaoyang, no one else would pose a threat to them.
The coach even made a rare joke with Lee Chang Ho.
"Look, that little guy is not as powerful as you think. Park Yongxun is enough to deal with him. What you should consider now is how to win the championship."
Lee Chang-ho remained expressionless and did not answer, his eyes always focused on the chess game between Qin Hao and Park Yong-hun.
Lee Sedol turned his head disdainfully. He would not be interested in an opponent who could not defeat Park Yongxun. His eyes were always on the championship.
Through the live broadcast, many Chinese viewers could see the furrowed brows of Chinese chess players and couldn't help but feel worried.
"This is too embarrassing. All four of them were drawn and drawn. It can't be a shady secret, right? Why do all the Japanese chess players get experience packages?"
"Hey, this chess move is too bad. What do you think? Isn't this blocking your own chess path?"
Shi Guang slapped Yu Liang on the shoulder so hard that Yu Liang almost fell off his chair and immediately stared at Shi Guang dissatisfied.
"Oh, how can this chess be played here? Isn't it over?" Shiang still realized it in hindsight, holding his head in annoyance and almost shrinking into a ball.
Yu Liang's attention was quickly attracted by the competition, and he had no time to care about time.
Because Li Yan had surrendered, the Chinese chess player achieved his first defeat.
Li Yan's loss in the first game seemed to cast a shadow over the prospects of Chinese chess players in this Fujitsu Cup. The other two Chinese chess players also lost in the middle set. According to the best-of-three games format in the knockout stage of the Fujitsu Cup,
, as long as they lose another round, they will be eliminated.
In front of the TV, Yumi Ogura and Jiang Xueming, two women who didn't understand chess at all, couldn't help but sweat for Qin Hao when they saw this scene.
"Is there going to be something wrong with Xiaohao?" Yumi Ogura held Jiang Xueming's hand with some worry.
Jiang Xueming quickly comforted: "Auntie, no, he can definitely win. He has never lost in a professional competition."
While they were talking, the TV happened to switch to Qin Hao's camera, and Qin Hao's brows were furrowed.
At the Fujitsu Cup scene, the reason why Qin Hao frowned was not that he was at a disadvantage. On the contrary, he clearly had a great advantage, but this Park Yongxun just refused to admit defeat.
"When are you going to think about it?" Qin Hao said impatiently.
Park Yongxun immediately reported to the referee: "He affects my thinking!"
The referee had no choice but to warn Qin Hao: "Please do not interfere with your opponent."
Qin Hao was speechless and could only wait for this guy to continue thinking. Anyway, the other party's time would soon run out.
Park Yongxun looked calm on the surface, but his heart was already shaking. He never expected that the young man in front of him would play such a fierce chess style, attacking one after another without giving him a chance to breathe.
In South Korea, he has been exposed to many types of chess players, and even Lee Chang-ho and Lee Sedol did not put such great pressure on him.
Originally, he planned to step on this young man who was favored by Lee Chang-ho and get to the top, but he was slapped in the face.
Of course, Park Yongxun did not give up. The reason why he deliberately delayed was to wear down Qin Hao's patience. In his opinion, Qin Hao's chess style was so radical and it was his first time to participate in the world competition. He lacked experience. As long as he delayed
If you make him impatient, you may not have a chance to win against him in the next game.
In this way, while other chess players had already started fighting in the second game, Qin Hao and Park Yongxun had not finished the first game. People who did not understand chess would have thought that they were evenly matched and it was difficult to decide the winner.
Chess Master Nie from the Huaxia Chess Academy has already started scolding him. Others may not be able to tell, but he has been around for a long time and can see through Pu Yongxun's little thoughts at a glance.
"This Park Yongxun is simply shameless! Using such despicable methods!"
Yu Xiaoyang also frowned, feeling very shameful about this behavior.
The coaches are worried.
"Qin Hao won't be affected, right?"
"How about we communicate with the organizer?"
However, the result of the communication was not smooth, because the rules of the game are like this. As long as one party has no shots and the time is not exhausted, the game will continue.
Many chess players have already noticed the problem in the scene broadcast by CCTV 5, and each one yelled at the TV.
"This Park Yongxun is simply embarrassing professional chess players and has no sportsmanship at all."
"That's right, you said that Korean chess players are of high level. I think they are thick-skinned and dirty!"
"This is our tradition. Korean sports have always been famous for their small moves. Which sports, including football and basketball, are not like this?"
"But one thing to say is that this young man Qin Hao is quite powerful. He can perform like this against a professional ninth-dan player. The future is promising!"
"Yeah, Li Yan and the others are probably in trouble this time. It depends on whether Qin Hao and Yu Xiaoyang can stand up to them."
While he was talking, the second game between Li Yan and the Korean chess player had already reached the middle of the game. The Korean chess player obviously took the lead and could only defend passively.
This chapter is not over yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The situation of the other two Chinese chess players is not good either. The situation is very anxious. Although they are not obviously at a disadvantage, the psychological pressure of 0:1 is always there.
Like a sword hanging over their heads, it might fall down at any time.
On Qin Hao's side, Park Yongxun's time finally ran out, but the guy actually licked his face and asked for the number. As a result, the referee spent some more time counting, and the calculated number was twelve and a half times lower.
As soon as this number came out, the Korean audience immediately exploded. It is normal for professional Go players to win or lose, but for someone like Park Yongxun who ran out of time and still lost twelve and a half moves, it was a bit too obvious.
"What is this Park Yong-hun doing? He used to brag that he wanted to challenge Lee Chang-ho and Lee Sedol, but now he can't even get to the sixth level of a career!"
"Haha, what a double champion? Didn't you take advantage of the fact that Lee Chang-ho and Lee Sedol didn't enter the finals last year? Now the true colors have been revealed."
"This guy is simply embarrassing Korean Go. He lost more than ten moves. Even an amateur player is better than him!"
The Chinese Chess Academy did not relax because Qin Hao won a game, because just now Li Yan had surrendered and became the first player to be eliminated in this Fujitsu Cup.
The situation of the remaining two Chinese chess players was not optimistic either. After entering the middle game, they were obviously a little timid and were constantly being suppressed by the Korean players.
Nie Qisheng sighed and said to Yu Xiaoyang: "I hope Qin Hao can stabilize his mentality and not be disturbed by his opponents. Maybe this Fujitsu Cup will only rely on you two."
Yu Xiaoyang also felt that the pressure on his shoulders suddenly increased. If the Chinese chess players were directly eliminated by three players in the first round, then he and Qin Hao would be surrounded by Korean chess players. If the situation was worse and Qin Hao was also eliminated,
No matter how well he plays, he will be dragged to death by the Korean chess players' wheel battles.
World competitions such as the Fujitsu Cup seem to be individual competitions, but in fact they also require teamwork. The reason why Korean chess players have been able to win championships one after another in recent years has a lot to do with the overall level of Korean chess players.
Playing Go is a sport that consumes a lot of energy. The brain has to work all the time. If you miscalculate one step, you may lose the whole game. Energy is not like muscle strength. You can recover after a short sleep. You need to rest.
, and the interval between such world competitions is only one or two days, which is not enough for the players to fully recover, so they can only rely on hard resistance.
Through the TV broadcast, the picture of Qin Hao's victory made many Chinese audiences heave a sigh of relief. Li Yan's defeat and the hard battle between the other two Chinese chess players made the Chinese audience really sweat. Now it's better, and finally won a game.
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"Qin Hao is a good young man and has a bright future, haha!"
"It's amazing. It's my first time to participate in an international competition and you have such a performance. We have a successor for Chinese chess players!"
"That's right. What kind of stinky chess are those Li Yan and the others playing? They are worse than a child. The more you live, the more you go back!"
However, before they could be happy for long, bad news came one after another, and the two Chinese chess players surrendered one after another.
For a moment, both the audience watching in front of the TV and the chess players and coaches of the Huaxia Chess Academy at the scene felt their hearts sinking.
Li Yan and the other three were sitting in the lounge with their heads hanging down, their faces extremely ugly.
At this point, Nie Qisheng also knew that it was useless to curse, so he could only comfort him.
"It's just a game. After I go back, I will summarize it and try to win it again next time."
At the competition site, the match between Japanese players and two experience gift packages has already come to an end. Shindo Hikaru easily defeated his opponent 2:0, and another Japanese player also advanced to the next round with 2:0, which made the Japanese media suddenly realize
Feeling proud, even though the opponent is a bit weaker, it will be fine as long as they can advance.
When Shindo Hikaru saw that the second game between Qin Hao and Park Yongxun had just begun, he couldn't help but frowned and asked what happened.
The Japanese coach was also very shameless about Park Yongxun's methods and told the situation again with disdain.
Shindo Hikaru couldn't help but feel worried, Zuo Wei comforted him: "Don't worry, Qin Hao's mental quality is much better than yours, you'd better be ready for the next round of competition."
"Yes." Shindo Hikaru nodded vigorously. He actually hoped to meet Qin Hao in the next round. It was his biggest wish to be able to play a game of chess with Qin Hao in an upright manner without relying on Zuo Wei's power.
Entering the second game, Park Yongxun was obviously much more cautious than the previous game. He continued to consolidate his defense and wanted to find Qin Hao's flaws. However, until the 50th move and entering the middle game, Park Yongxun still did not find a chance to counterattack. On the contrary
, he was once again overwhelmed by Qin Hao's attack like a gust of wind and rain.
Cold sweat began to drip from Park Yongxun's forehead. Even though there was air conditioning at the competition venue, he still couldn't feel even a hint of coolness.
Every move Qin Hao makes makes Park Yongxun upset. The way he looks at Qin Hao is like looking at a monster!
"Is this guy really human? How did he do it? Why can't I catch his flaws?"
In the 113th move, Qin Hao held a black chess piece between his index and middle fingers and landed on the chessboard.
"Twelve out of eleven, beat and eat!"
As Qin Hao picked up two white stones, Pu Yongxun's face turned pale. He knew very well that by losing this position, he had lost the game and there was no possibility of reversal.
Qin Hao said disdainfully: "Are you still stalling for time?"
Pu Yongxun couldn't understand Chinese, but he could probably guess what Qin Hao was talking about. He silently put his hand into the chess box, hesitated for a moment, grabbed two white stones and put them on the chess board.
"Lin Yongxun throws himself at the ninth level, Qin Hao wins at the sixth level!"
As the referee announced the result of the game, the Huaxia Chess Academy burst into cheers, and the coaching staff hugged each other. Three Chinese chess players were eliminated in one round, and the pressure on their shoulders was also great.
Nie Qisheng was obviously relieved, and a long-lost smile appeared on his face: "Yes, I knew this boy would not disappoint."
It was rare to see sunshine on Yu Xiaoyang's face: "Well, it's finally a blessing in misfortune."
This scene was also broadcast by CCTV 5 and spread from TV screens to thousands of households.
"Qin Hao is awesome. This kid will become a great weapon in the future. He will directly jump to the sixth level and knock out the Korean ninth level!"
"Awesome, this guy has the same demeanor as when I was young, haha."
"Come on, you're the only one still competing with others. You haven't even passed the final stage!"
Ogura Yumi and Jiang Xueming hugged each other directly at this moment, jumping and jumping.
"I know that my son is the best!" Ogura Yumi said proudly.
Jiang Xueming nodded in agreement, thinking: Of course my boyfriend is the best.
On the other side, South Korea exploded. The Korean chess players originally won three out of three games, which greatly stimulated the arrogance of the Korean people. Many Korean people even shouted the slogan: No Chinese chess players will be banned.
However, before they could be happy for a long time, Lin Yongxun, who had high hopes, lost the game, and he lost to a 19-year-old boy.
A young man who participated in an international competition for the first time and had just been promoted to the sixth dan in his career.
"Lin Yongxun should kneel down in front of everyone and apologize! I don't know where he got the nerve to say that he wants to surpass Lee Chang Ho and Lee Sedol. I really don't know what to say!"
"Let him get out of the Korean Chess Academy. Such a coward is not worthy of occupying a precious international competition quota. The quota should be reserved for more competitive chess players!"
In the eyes of the Korean people, the reason why Qin Hao defeated Lin Yongxun was not because of how good he was, but because Lin Yongxun was too bad. They would rather put the blame on their own players than admit the strength of their opponent.
The Korean Chess Academy also exploded, but unlike ordinary Koreans, as teammates and competitors, Korean chess players still knew about Lin Yongxun's strength. He actually lost, and it was a complete defeat 0:2.
, which shocked many Korean chess players.
"Is what Lee Chang-ho said true? Is that Chinese sixth-dan really capable of competing with him?"
"Fortunately I didn't meet him, otherwise I would have been scolded this time."
Li Changhao's eyes did not stay on Lin Yongxun for more than two seconds. The moment he saw Qin Hao win the game, the "Stone Buddha" also had a vivid expression on his face, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he actually smiled!
Li Shishi was also a little surprised. Although Lin Yongxun's chess skills were not as good as his, he would not lose to just any cat or dog. This gave him a new understanding of Qin Hao's strength.
The first day of competition came to an end. Although Qin Hao's victory soothed the hurt feelings of the Chinese people, the form was not optimistic. There were five Korean seed players, plus the three Korean chess players who advanced today.
There are eight Korean chess players in the top 16, while only two Chinese players, Yu Xiaoyang and Qin Hao, are in the top 16.
In addition, there are four Japanese players who are not economical either. Only Singapore and another Malay player are slightly weaker. It can be said that it is very difficult to win the Fujitsu Cup championship.
In the post-match interview area, as the only chess player China won today, Qin Hao was also invited to be interviewed by CCTV 5.
However, before the interview started here, the Korean media on the other side had already started to talk about it.
"Mr. Li Sedol, what do you think of today's game?"
Li Shishi said disdainfully: "What do you think?"
"Oh? Can you be more specific?" the Korean reporter asked.
Li Shishi was a little impatient: "The level is too low, both for us and for our opponents."
The Korean reporter was excited: "Then how do you evaluate Hua Xia's professional sixth-dan? Now many people say he is a genius chess player."
Li Shishi sneered and said: "It's not a big deal, I already won the Fujitsu Cup championship at the age of nineteen."
The Korean reporter was very satisfied with Lee Sedol's answer and began to perform in front of the camera: "Well, in fact, judging from the results of international competitions in recent years, our Korean chess players also have an overwhelming advantage over the Chinese chess players. The Chinese chess players will not be able to compete at all."
We Korean chess players have caused obstacles to dominate the world chess world..."
CCTV reporters often speak multiple languages, and when they heard this, they were so angry that they wanted to curse.
Qin Hao asked: "What is he talking about?"
The CCTV reporter repeated what the Korean reporter said.
Qin Hao walked up to Li Sedol with a sneer: "As long as you are lucky, starting from this Fujitsu Cup, as long as I am still in the professional chess world, you Korean chess players will never win any world championship again.
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"I said!"
After finishing speaking, Qin Hao glanced at the confused Li Shishi and the Korean reporter, and then at the CCTV reporter who was already stunned.
"Translate!"
Only then did the CCTV reporter wake up from his dream: "Isn't this a bit too arrogant?"
"Are you arrogant? Compared to them, I am already very restrained."
The CCTV reporter was so happy that he translated into Korean what Qin Hao just said.