The higher the expectations, the more worried and disappointed, so Jiang Jiguo didn't dare to start in the face of Zhang Ziqiang's volume. But Smith's ill-intentioned urging forced him to start reading the paper carefully and making corrections.

For the first question, the answer is correct, the solution method is also within the reference answer, and the scoring points are all there.

The second question, also with the correct answer, has all the scoring points!

Jiang Jiguo turned his head and glanced at Smith, held his breath, and gave these two questions a perfect score of 7.

Fang Yuan and Jian Fangge both took the complete scores of the first two questions, so Jiang Jiguo was not very surprised that Zhang Ziqiang could get full marks for these two questions. The key is to look at the third question - Jiang Jiguo's heart is higher.

Smith saw that Jiang Jiguo gave full marks to the first two questions, and he didn't say anything, and stared at the third question tightly - it is difficult to get a full score for this third question.

Looking at it step by step, Jiang Jiguo's hands trembled more and more.

Because, although the solution method written by Zhang Ziqiang in the third question is not within the scope of the reference answer, in Jiang Jiguo's opinion, it is more ingenious than several solutions on the reference answer! And the steps to solve the problem are clear, reasonable, and irrefutable!

Not only that, Zhang Ziqiang's roll is also quite neat, it is simply impeccable!

Out!

Full marks must be given!

Without hesitation, Jiang Jiguo wrote the number 7 in the score column of the third question!

"Mr. Jiang, you actually gave full marks to all three questions in this paper, isn't it too much? Although I can't read Chinese, the solution to the third question is obviously not any of the solutions on the reference answer, so why should I deduct 1 point? ”

After Smith took Zhang Ziqiang's roll and read it, he said to Jiang Jiguo in a strange tone.

To be honest, this paper shocked Smith very much, because he also felt that Zhang Ziqiang's solution to the third problem was more ingenious. Almost impeccable. But it is precisely because of this that he has to be stronger and kill Huaguo's full score in the first game.

Jiang Jiguo listened to Smith's words, and almost couldn't help but scold - peat, this is a more ingenious solution than the reference answer, you actually asked me to deduct points? Am I stupid?

"Mr. Smith. Don't you think the reason for deducting points is ridiculous? The Math Olympiad is designed to encourage students to innovate solutions! After saying this, Jiang Jiguo saw what Smith was going to say, and immediately interrupted: "If Smith has any objections to my score, you can ask the main examination committee to arbitrate!" ”

Jiang Jiguo's words were extremely confident and full of momentum.

Smith had a deflated expression on his face - he had always said this to Jiang Jiguo before, but now it was the other way around. What's more, he couldn't even say a word of rebuttal.

Seeing Smith's expression, Jiang Jiguo snorted lightly and began to sort out the corrected papers.

At last. The papers of Zhang Ziqiang, Fang Yuan, and Jian Fangge in the Huaguo team were still sent to the main examination committee for arbitration

In order to avoid affecting the mood and state of the players from all over the world during the second game, the answers were not announced after the test papers were revised that afternoon. The team leaders of each country and the coordinator of the United States also signed an agreement, promising not to disclose the score of the first game to the players of any country.

The teenagers who participated in the competition also knew this rule, so they put aside their expectations and worries for the time being, and held the last three questions in the morning of the next day.

In the afternoon, it was still the team leader and coordinator who revised the papers.

The students have finished the competition. There are a little fewer restrictions than yesterday. Students from many countries went out of the hotel to play in the garden outside.

Wait until 6 p.m. to finish dinner early. The team leaders led the team to Cornell University again, where they gathered in a large auditorium – no doubt to announce the final results of the International Mathematics Olympiad.

All of a sudden, the leaders and players of the various countries who sat down couldn't help but buzz and discuss.

"I don't know if the champion this time is from the United States, Japan or Germany."

"Britain, France, and the Soviet Union are also likely to win the championship."

"There is indeed no shortage of talented players in the UK, France and the Soviet Union. But Michael, Japan's Haruru Yamamoto, and Germany's Yannick are all too powerful, and they have gone beyond the category of ordinary geniuses. So, I think the champion must be made out of these three. ”

"Anyway, the championship has nothing to do with our small countries, and the questions are so difficult this time, I am very worried that the students will perform too poorly. I can't afford to go back to China. ”

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Most of the national teams are talking about the potential winners, or about their own achievements, but not all, such as the Japanese team sitting to the right of the Chinese team.

The day before yesterday, Zhang Ziqiang and the members of the Japanese and South Korean teams had a conflict, so these 6 Japanese players knew Zhang Ziqiang and the three.

Not long after sitting down, one of the burr-headed teenagers crossed the two rows of seats and said to Fang Yuan in English: "Hey, little fat man, what are you doing here today, watching our super genius Yamamoto Haru, of the Great Japan Kingdom, win the championship?" ”

Fang Yuan was really angry, wasn't he just fat and short, as for being called a little fat man?

Although he was angry, Fang Yuan had already appreciated how cheeky and unreasonable these Japanese teenagers were the day before yesterday, so this time he changed his counterattack strategy, not only did he not show his anger, but instead asked with a smile: "This classmate, what grade are you?" ”

"Form two." The burr-headed boy has a high head, and it seems that the upper middle two is very awesome.

The corners of Fang Yuan's mouth twitched when he heard this, and he said, "Hehe, you are really good enough for the second grade." ”

"What do you mean?" The burr-headed boy felt that Fang Yuan's language was unfriendly, but he couldn't say what kind of unfriendly method it was.

Fang Yuan shook his head and sighed with a look of "You are not saved", "Secondary 2 student, I want to say, don't you think that the way you provoked before was too naïve?" Feelings, all of you who come to Japan to participate in the competition are lame with an average IQ of 0, right? ”

Fang Yuan's words were forcibly expressed in English, which was quite strange, the burr-headed young man probably didn't speak English very well, and he didn't understand it for a while.

Just when the burr-headed boy was about to "ask shamelessly", Yamamoto Haru in front turned around and snorted coldly: "Kameda Jiro! If you can't talk about the other party, don't embarrass Japan again! The award ceremony will begin immediately. Pay attention to the image! ”

Seeing that Yamamoto Haru stopped Jiro Kameda, not only the other members of the Japanese team were puzzled, but even Fang Yuan and a few people were surprised - how did this Yamamoto Haru become so restrained today?

In fact, with Yamamoto Haru's flamboyant character, he was unwilling to lose to Huaguo in words, but he had to restrain himself.

He had already received the news from his home team manager that he did not get a perfect score in this competition. Although the team leader said that the test questions were difficult. There doesn't seem to be a perfect score for the players from other countries, but Yamamoto is still uneasy.

If you don't get a perfect score, you can't win the championship safely, and Michael and Yannick of Germany are a big threat to him, so of course he can't be as bold and presumptuous as the day before yesterday.

In fact, his mind is now on the results that will be announced.

"Amaterasu bless, let me win the championship of this Olympiad for the Great Japanese Nation, and show the world the strength of the new generation of the Great Japanese Nation in the field of mathematics!"

At the same time, Retzel, the chairman of the Mi Olympic Mathematics Committee as the host on stage, began to announce the results of the competition.

"According to the deliberation of the main examination committee. According to the situation of this competition, there will be one champion, one first prize, two second prizes, and three third prizes. In addition, there will be 20 awards for encouraging progress, as well as an award for originality for innovative solutions. ”

"Now, I would like to announce the list of Progress Award winners. Greece's Uria, Sweden's Svensson. Nosson, India's Shah Rukh. Cloud"

More than 50 countries participated, with 6 team members from each country. In other words, more than 300 people participated. But only more than 20 people won the award, therefore. Even the encouraging progress award has made the team members from many countries look forward to it.

Of course, this definitely does not include those big countries that have won awards in the Olympiad and have made a lot of achievements. For example, the United States, Germany, Japan, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, France, etc., and China is also counted as one.

Although the leaders of the various countries present here changed the papers themselves, they did not agree with the coordinators. In the end, many of them asked the main test committee to arbitrate, but the main test committee did not inform these team leaders of the arbitration results, so the team leaders were not sure of the detailed results of their own team members.

Soon the list of encouragement progress awards was read, and there was not a single one in major countries such as the United States and Germany. In a way, this is a symbol of the strength of a great country -- because every year the Olympiad can achieve good results. Therefore, there is no such thing as giving progress awards in competitions to encourage.

After the announcement of the Encouragement and Progress Award, the leaders and participants of the great countries were unmoved.

Next is the winner of the third prize in this competition - Victor of the Soviet Union. Ivanovich. Ivanzhov, Huaguo Fangyuan, Huaguo Jianfangge. The team leaders of the two countries are invited to lead the award-winning students to the stage to receive the award. ”

After the results of the third prize came out, some of the people below smiled, and even talked about it when the winners came to the stage to accept the award.

"Look, I knew that Huaguo would not be able to do it this year. It is ridiculous that the population of such a large country is dozens of times that of the Republic of Korea and more than ten times that of Japan, and yet only two members of the team won a third prize. ”

"Not really, but it's their best result in the last three years. You know, in the past three years, they haven't even won the third prize. ”

"If the Chinese don't get a decent ranking, it is estimated that when we hold the Mathematics Olympiad in the Republic of Korea next year, we will consider giving them an encouragement and progress award to show the 'friendship' between the two countries. Ha ha! ”

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The Korean team was on the right side of the Japanese team, so many of the team members understood the Korean argument and couldn't help but smile, and even Haru Yamamoto relaxed the expression on his face.

In his opinion, Huaguo can win the third prize is already a good performance, and the geniuses of Britain, France, the Soviet Union and other countries have not emerged, so the only ones who can threaten him to get the championship reward are Michael of the United States and Yannick of Germany.

It's just that Yamamoto Haru's thinking is wrong - there are still 4 grand prize places left, but there are only three people, could it be that there are other small country players who have sprung up?

[The first update of the guarantee arrives.] (To be continued......)