After the quarterfinals of the "Fujitsu Cup", for Li Xiangping, the next important event is the "Chunlan Cup". The next day was Sunday, and after Li Xiangping first went to the Chinese opera for performance training, he came to the chess academy again to confirm the specific opening time and place of the "Chunlan Cup".

As soon as he arrived at the gate of the chess courtyard, he was blocked by Zhang Wendong Jiuduan:

"Xiangping is here? Just in time, something is looking for you. ”

"What's the matter with Mr. Zhang?"

"There is an invitational tournament in the local area, and the local organizer has named you to participate, and I want to ask for your opinion."

As soon as he heard that it was an invitational tournament, Li Xiangping was embarrassed at that time. In the world of Go, in addition to regular tournaments such as league title battles, there are also a variety of invitational tournaments.

Wins and losses in the former are counted in Rating Points, so they are called "Ranked Events", while Invitational Tournaments are basically not recorded in Rating Points, so they are called "Non-Ranked Events".

The scale of participation in invitational tournaments is usually not large, four people is the standard, two people are also common, and if you can reach the scale of eight people, it is already a relatively large invitational tournament.

Don't look at the small scale of the invitational tournament, but the prize money is basically rich, so it is jokingly called the penny contest by many chess fans.

And it is a money-sharing tournament in which only the top players are eligible.

To be honest, at the beginning, Li Xiangping didn't look down on these games, like most ordinary chess fans, they basically didn't care about the outcome of this kind of game.

But as he got older, his views gradually changed.

After all, in any case, someone is willing to pay for this kind of competition, which is always a good thing for the Go project, and it can be regarded as a useful supplement to the Go event-------

For example, like Li Da Tuhao or Comrade Lao Cai, when their company encounters a major event and wants to hold a celebration, such as the opening of the company, such as the launch of a major project, how to carry out the celebration at this time?

Some people like to invite leaders to speak, some people like to invite celebrities to stand on the platform, and some chess fan entrepreneurs, they may hold a small Go invitational tournament.

Especially for some chess fan bosses who are not particularly strong, let them hold a traditional event, they may not be able to catch it, so in this case, holding a small invitational tournament has become their first choice.

Since the eighties and nineties of the last century, there have been a large number of Go invitational tournaments in China, which are basically due to this.

It is precisely because of this that although Li Xiangping never values this kind of competition, he will not be disgusted by this kind of competition, and he feels that the enthusiasm of chess fans still needs to be maintained.

However, having said that, Li Xiangping understands that it is one thing, and it is another thing to let him participate by himself, especially at this juncture, this is already June, the school is facing the final exam immediately, and he also has to film, the end of June is the "Chunlan Cup", and the first weekend of July is the semi-finals of the "Fujitsu Cup........

So in this case, as Li Xiangping, who is not bad for money, he really doesn't want to participate in any invitational tournament.

"Teacher Zhang, look at my current situation, why don't you take this opportunity ......?"

"Hehe, don't worry, listen to me first."

So in the next, Zhang Wendong told the specific situation of this invitational tournament.

"Oh, you said that this competition is in Hunan Province, and the name is "Phoenix Ancient City Cup"? ”

Zhang Jiuduan nodded and smiled: "Yes, the main purpose of holding this tournament is actually to promote local tourism, the scale of the competition is not large, only two chess players are invited to participate, and they are also named the peak duel, so Xiangping you think about it, if there is no competition you participate in now, how can it be embarrassed to call it a peak duel, it is precisely because of this that the organizer strongly expresses the willingness to let you participate, but the specific operator of this competition is also a chess fan, he knows your specific situation, So let me ask you for your opinion in advance. ”

Hearing that it was this competition, Li Xiangping was silent, he didn't value the name of "peak duel", but he had heard of this competition, and it had been held many times in real history, from Chinese chess players Chang Hao, Luo Xihe, Gu Dali, Kong Erjie, Tang Xuanzong, Ke Shaoxia, and then to Korean chess players Li Canghao, Lee Sedol, and even Cui Poison, Jin Prince, Park Tianzi, etc. have participated in this rich money sharing competition.

This competition, in fact, is a bit of a cultural tourism project, in the domestic Go invitational tournament, this is a relatively successful and influential one.

"And who else are they going to invite this year besides me?"

Zhang Jiuduan shook his head and said: "It's not decided yet, don't they all know that the difficulty lies in you, only if you nod, they can consider your opponent, but according to the convention, they should invite a Korean chess player." ”

Li Xiangping pondered for a while, then raised his head and smiled:

"Why don't you invite another Chinese chess player? In a money-sharing contest like this, why do you have to give money to Koreans and leave it for Chinese chess players?

Zhang Jiuduan was surprised: "Isn't it fragrant? What does it mean to not be fragrant? ”

Li Xiangping was stunned at the time, indeed, in 06, he really didn't know how to answer Zhang Jiuduan's question.

Fortunately, Zhang Jiuduan did not dwell on this branch, he continued:

"Considering the influence of the competition, Xiangping, you also know that in the Go competition, the competition between players from different countries is definitely more eye-catching, even if it is an invitational tournament."

Of course, Li Xiangping knows this, but he doesn't know what's going on today, so he has to insist on playing with a Chinese chess player:

"Oh, not necessarily...... By the way, Mr. Zhang, this is about to enter July, and the latest world rating should be announced soon, who do you think will be second next? ”

Zhang Wendong listened to it and smiled, on the issue of ratings, this life is different from the previous life, under Li Xiangping's strong suggestion, the Chinese Go Association will now also announce the rating of world professional chess players, instead of only announcing the rating of domestic chess players as in the previous life.

"Normal should be Gu Dali, you know how fierce he has been in the past six months, especially when he just won Da Li yesterday, this game of chess may be decisive, the score of the two rises and falls, and there should be no suspense to surpass Da Li vigorously."

Li Xiangping continued to smile and said: "Yes, since they claim to be the pinnacle duel, of course it is the first and second competition, I think the best is Brother Gu, so that it is worthy of the name, Mr. Zhang, do you say?" ”

Zhang Wendong glanced at Li Xiangping, he didn't understand that it was just an invitational tournament, why Li Xiangping insisted on being a Chinese chess player, and named Gu Dali, but considering that Li Xiangping was kept clean by Gu Dali once last year, Zhang Jiuduan felt that he understood a little.

"Hehe, this is not up to me, I look at Xiangping like this, the event organizer is in the capital now, I can help you get in touch, if you have any ideas, go with him yourself."

"Okay, okay, thank you, Mr. Zhang."

Zhang Wendong didn't delay, he took out his mobile phone in front of Li Xiangping, and then dialed it directly.

After a few minutes, Zhang Jiuduan put down the phone and said with a smile: "The organizer of this competition is surnamed Ye, the boss of a cultural tourism company, he is very happy and enthusiastic when he hears that you have an idea, and he said that he will come over now, or wait here." ”

Li Xiangping looked at his watch: "It's all time for dinner, or I look like this, let's find a place to eat, and wait for him at the place where we eat." ”

The two didn't run far, they ran to the small restaurant that Li Xiangping was familiar with in the General Administration of National Training, and after the ravages of the Peking University canteen, Li Xiangping now misses the food of the Training Bureau infinitely.

About half an hour later, the organizer surnamed Ye arrived, and the three of them began to eat and chat.

"What! Xiangping: Do you mean to increase the confrontation of the game? Is it better to do a lift race? If you are willing to run a lifting competition, you are even willing to play three rounds at once and vigorously? ”

Li Xiangping looked at the middle-aged man in front of him with a smile:

"Yes, does Mr. Ye have any opinions?"

"Hahaha, no, no, how could it be? If it really increases the confrontation of the game, it will be a great thing for our publicity, but now the question is, Xiangping, do you agree with Dali, will he agree? ”

Li Xiangping and Zhang Wendong Jiuduan looked at each other and smiled, Zhang Jiuduan didn't say anything, he picked up the phone again and dialed Gu Dali directly.

After hanging up the phone, he said to Mr. Ye:

"Hehe, I have informed Dali, he will rush over immediately, let him say what he is willing to do in person, but with my experience, Dali is unlikely to refuse, and Xiangping will play three rounds, even if the competition system is cruel, I think he will be very willing."

About a quarter of an hour later, Gu Dali also came to the cafeteria of the General Training Bureau, as Zhang Jiuduan expected, I heard that it was three consecutive games with Li Xiangping, Gu Dali almost didn't think about agreeing in person.

So in this way, the new "Phoenix Ancient City Cup" peak finals, the competition system was finalized by four people at the dinner table.

Preliminary discussion: This summit duel adopts a brutal game method of one game and one lift, the first game of the two sides guess first, and the game implements the rule of black stickers six and a half eyes.

After the end of the first game, the second game does not guess first, but the loser of the first game is black, and the black is only three and a half eyes.

In other words, this is equivalent to 3 meshes in one round.

In the third game, whether or not to guess first depends on the situation in the second game.

In the event of a 1-1 draw, the two sides will re-guess and re-enforce the black-and-a-half rule.

The point is that if one side is 0-2, then the problem is serious for the side behind and he will be conceded in the third game.

"Haha masterful boss, how much enmity do you have with me, do you still have to force me to a dead end......"

Although Gu Dali said this, he did not have the slightest reluctance, and agreed to this competition condition very readily.

After discussing the competition system, Mr. Ye mentioned the bonus distribution, he said that according to the practice of previous years, the budget of this competition is usually 800,000, of which the winner is 600,000 and the loser is 200,000, but since it is the next three sets this year, he said that he can consider increasing the bonus appropriately, and the total budget is 100 points.

Li Xiangping is actually not interested in these things in the back, he is happy that he finally has the opportunity to play up and down chess.

After saying goodbye to the three of them, Li Xiangping was still very happy, and he said to his plug-in:

"Hehe, Brother Ding'an, the high-priced training plan we formulated is finally a bit eyebrow-raising, and now it's okay, I finally have the opportunity to go up and down with the top professional masters."

It can be seen that Lao Shi is also very happy:

"Hehe, if you want to challenge that machine, it is the most basic condition to let the two human sons be the most basic, but Xiangping Xiaoyou, in order to complete the training plan, you first take the ancient sacrifice knife, which seems a little inappropriate, right?"

Li Xiangping laughed: "Haha is suitable, but I think it is quite suitable, after all, in today's chess world, I really can't find a more suitable opponent than him." ”

"Then how should we play this three times, or in order to ensure victory, we will have such a chance in the future, let's use the double sword combination this time?"

Li Xiangping thought for a while and said, "Two swords combined? I don't think so. ”

"Why?"

Li Xiangping said: "Ding'an, I think it is not like this, this lifting competition, I will come in the first game, you will come in the second game, if it is 2 to 0, let's use the double sword combination again, to see if we can make the move first, after all, I think so, if we can't even win the first point, in fact, the combination of the two swords does not make much sense, which proves that we are not qualified to challenge the dog at all." ”

"Hehe, that's right, everything depends on you."