Ying's Cup World Professional Go Championship is a world professional Go individual competition founded by Mr. Ying Lao, an industrialist from China's treasure island.

The first tournament was held in the capital of China and is held every four years, and is known as the "Olympics of Go".

The original intention of the event was that Fuso Go dominated the world at the beginning, and both China and South Korea were looking up to their noses and constantly learning from behind.

However, through several Sino-Japanese ring matches, Chinese Go has the tendency to rise up and overwhelm Fusang.

Mr. Ying held this world competition in order to help Chinese Go to the first place in the world.

At that time, the favorites to win the championship were Kobayashi of Fuso and Nie Lao of China, while Nie Feng Jiudan and Cho Myung-hoon of South Korea entered the final.

At that time, it was generally believed that Nie Lao could win the championship, because the relative record was a little more advantageous, and another Kobayashi Jiudan, who was qualified to attack the championship, did not enter the finals.

Everyone felt that they could not fail.

In the three games of the first stage, as everyone expected, Nie Feng Jiuduan led 2:1.

Basically, everyone thinks that the big picture is decided, and everyone's hearts are relaxed.

According to the original plan and pre-competition regulations, the latter two races will also be held in China.

But at this time, the Korean Chess Academy suddenly protested, believing that it was unfair to hold all the matches in China, and demanded that the next two matches must be held in South Korea, otherwise they would ask the players to withdraw from the competition.

In order to blackmail the organizers and the Chinese Chess Academy to obey their arrangements.

Mr. Ying resolutely opposed the unreasonable demands of the South Korean side, and the things that had been agreed to before had obviously been agreed, but now he turned his head and relied on his skin.

Isn't that shameless?

If you want to withdraw from the competition, the championship will go directly to China, anyway, the process itself is our 2:1, no matter how you say it, we make sense.

However, the Chinese Chess Academy adhered to the so-called spirit of valuing peace, made a compromise and put the venue of the game in Singapore.

Then Nie Lao took a flight to Singapore alone, but because he got off the wrong plane at the transfer station, and the air conditioning on the plane was too cold, he caught a cold.

Originally, the official of the fourth game of Dayou had a failed move and was reversed.

And Cao Mingxun won the fifth game again with a big victory and became the champion of the first Ying's Cup.

After returning to China, Cho Myung-hoon Jiudan became a national hero in South Korea, and at the same time set off a Go craze in South Korea.

In this battle of Go Tianwang Mountain between China and South Korea, Chinese Go was defeated and sunk in the sand, but Korean Go sprung up.

In the following period, it continued to be suppressed by the Korean Wave, and all the championships of the first four Ying Cups were won by South Korea.

It was not until the fifth Guangyin Jiudan that he won the first championship, and at this time, Mr. Ying Lao, who held this competition, had passed away, and he never saw the Chinese win the championship.

After a long dark night, it was only in recent years that Chinese Go had the momentum to fight against South Korea.

The competition founded by the Chinese has been won six times, and five times the Koreans have won the championship, and everyone's mood is naturally known.

Therefore, before the departure of the chess academy, it was also said that this competition should only be successful, not defeated.

Whether it's for the country, or for Mr. Ying.

There must be another city.

And Ying Jie, who is holding a wild card, has a heavier burden on his body.

"Taipei is okay, although it is not as prosperous as the capital, and it is not a small county."

Tonight is the opening ceremony and dinner of the Ying Cup, and after the participation, it will be the draw of the competition.

Ying Jie did not draw the traditional European and American escort lottery, but drew a Korean chess player who is an old acquaintance, Kim Dong Seok Jiudan.

But if you count the age of the other party, you are 20 years older than yourself, which is also a good sign.

Just focus on one that can't fail.

Looking at the fried skewers and snacks that Ying Jie was carrying, Lu Li Jiuduan couldn't help but complain: "The competition will be tomorrow, and there is still time to go out to the night market." ”

"Tomorrow's opponent is just right, and I think it's a chess player I know better.

I feel that it is best to relax before the game at this time, and to play at the best without pressure. ”

Ying Jie said while eating a grilled sausage.

I wanted to discuss Korean chess players with others, and there happened to be a girl studying in South Korea who volunteered to practice with her, and introduced herself by the way.

And this girl is Kim Ji-yeon, that is, Kim Dong-seok Jiudan's daughter Da Zhuang.

Compared with other Korean chess players, she knows her old father best, so she also talks the most when she introduces it.

For example, some little anecdotes about Kim Dong-seok's defeat formula.

Coincidentally, in the first round, I happened to meet the other party's old father.

Kim Dong Seok Kudan is really grateful for his little padded jacket.

"Give me a string, Taipei's night market is not bad, even if it is the rest, there is nothing to visit.

Except for a few large cities, the other small counties on the island are just like the countryside, and the style of the urban-rural junction is not counted. ”

"This is what the small place looks like, basically we are trying our best to build a point and engage in centralized advantages.

Isn't it the same in South Korea? Seoul alone accounts for more than one-fifth of the population.

The same is true of Fuso, except for Tokyo and Osaka, where the construction is the same as that of the countryside, and their county towns are no different from our rural areas, and there is basically no infrastructure, let alone job opportunities.

Only these cities have opportunities, and there are no job opportunities elsewhere, so young people can only sharpen their heads into it.

I remember that Fuso issued a policy and paid money to move out of Tokyo, but no one wanted to move. ”

"We're the same, but we're bigger than they are."

Because Go is more popular in China, Japan and South Korea, the World Championship is basically held in rotation between these three countries.

Therefore, the top chess players often run back and forth between China, Japan and South Korea, and in addition to competitions, they will definitely go around.

Relatively speaking, I know more about Japan and South Korea.

"But this time, the lottery system will be changed to a delisting system, and the pressure should be on a few of you seeded players.

This time, there is no way to pass the principle of avoidance, just like the goods on the shelf, let others choose.

If you don't get it right, you can go straight to the round. ”

Looking at Lu Li Jiuduan and the others who were playing chess with the players in the first round of tomorrow's game at night, Ying Jie wiped the oil from his mouth and said.

Delisting board.

That is, the eight players who qualified in the first round have the right to designate any of the eight seeded players as their opponents, and they will be selected in turn.

It can be said that it adds a lot of fun to the game.

"Most people will definitely give preference to Fusang for the sake of stability."

Hearing this, Ying Jie did not speak.

The format added this time, at least for Jay, he is very happy.

Because he drew a group, it also means that he can be the first to choose his opponent.

Who is better to point soldiers and generals?

Pick one lucky winner and stop at the top 16.

(End of chapter)