After all of us are reborn, who plays Go?

Chapter 129 128. Japanese Thickness
"Contest?"

"Yes, Japan held a World Talent Cup this time, with a total of nine participants, six from their country, one from us, one from Taiwan, and one from South Korea.

The requirement for contestants is that they must be under 20 years old. Nine people will hold eight round-robin matches, and the final ranking will be determined based on wins and points.

If the number of wins is the same, the opponent's points will be ranked in descending order. I don't think I need to explain this rule to you in detail."

Simply put, if two people have exactly the same number of wins, then add up the number of wins they have won against their opponent to see who has more.

If the opponent has more points, it means that the opponent that one of them won was of higher quality and he will be ranked higher than the other.

So for the same game score line, the better the ranking of the opponent you beat, the higher your score will be.

Chen Long looked at Zhan Lang who was called to the office by him and nodded: "So we are going to send you over.

But the time conflicts with the communication with the Northern Dynasty, so I'm telling you in advance that you should prepare to go directly to Japan."

"Aren't we going to hold some kind of preliminaries? I remember that the chess academy has saved a lot of funds in recent years. It shouldn't be a problem to hold a small preliminaries for the national team under 20 years old."

Although there was only one spot available and it was for players under 20 years old, Zhan Lang felt that no one else could win except himself, or if he happened to be sick.

But since we finally have this opportunity, wouldn’t it be nice to hold a preliminaries and increase the number of competitions for everyone?

Young people nowadays really lack competition opportunities.

"Aren't you afraid of losing? It's not like you haven't lost in training matches before."

Humans are not machines and their performance always fluctuates. Even when they are in very bad condition for a period of time, it is possible that top-notch players lose consecutively to ordinary chess players.

Not to mention Zhan Lang.

Unless artificial intelligence can be kept stable, humans will definitely lose.

Zhan Lang heard this and said indifferently: "If I lose, it's because I'm not as skilled as others. I'll just let them compete."

Problems will arise if you are afraid of failure all the time.

It's like someone in his prime, wandering around even in the World Series finals, as if he was not afraid of giving away a good game.

But even so, he always managed to win the game just by a little more.

Every time it’s either 2 to 1 or 3 to 2, and you seem like you can beat him, but you’re always just that little bit short.

But when I was in bad shape, I was very cautious in every final game, for fear of problems. I didn't dare to be reckless, but I still lost in the end.

Therefore, the more important the game is, the less you should look ahead or behind.

If you think too much, you won’t be able to play good chess.

Just like many world series finals, they are not even as exciting as the semifinals or even the quarterfinals.

Because both sides are under a lot of pressure. If they win, they will be the champion, and if they lose, they will only be the world runner-up. Under this kind of pressure, their skills will always be deformed.

"You are really optimistic."

"I'm not optimistic. You will always lose when playing chess. The more you fear losing, the worse you will play. If you lose in the preliminaries, just consider it as a good fortune."

Zhan Lang said nonchalantly: "Besides, I just went there not long ago and went there again. It was also quite boring."

"But you have to go this time."

"what?"

Zhan Lang was a little confused when he heard this. What do you mean I have to go?
How can they make such a righteous decision? This is not like the style of the Chinese Go national team.

Could it be that I gave too much?

Give less next time?
Chen Long sighed helplessly and shook his head: "One is that the schedule of this competition is too tight, and we don't have enough time to arrange the preliminaries. The other is that although Japan has given you a quota, it specifically asked you to compete.

So don't even think about holding the qualifiers, you've already been selected by Japan."

"Huh? Why? This competition is held in Kansai?"

Those guys in Kansai are still coveting my body and want to hold a competition to seduce me?

But Lin Hongshu, the ninth dan, shouldn’t have such great authority and ability, right?

It is even more impossible for Guanxi to spend such a huge amount of money.

"Of course not, this is a competition hosted by the Japan Shogi Association and sponsored by the Asahi Shimbun.

The number of places in Kansai is the same as ours, only one person."

“It’s really pitiful.”

Zhan Lang couldn't help but shake his head when he heard this. The people in Tokyo really didn't consider the people from Osaka as their own.

Even Taiwan and South Korea, which probably can't even find professional players under the age of 20, were given a spot.

You have to be careful and say that you are treated as a family member.

But just give this one, tsk.

"But it's none of my business. By the way, why did Japan specify me?
Could it be that the owner of a newspaper is a Go fan, and he saw at one glance that I am an outstanding talent, admires me and organizes a competition for me?

Are you impressed by my new Go theory? It seems that there are still people in Japan who have vision. "

"To borrow your words, you are ugly, but you think beautifully..."

Chen Long was speechless when he heard this. We are organizing a competition specifically for you. Do you treat the Japanese as ATMs?

At most, the Japanese act as ATMs for their families. It would be very difficult to get money from them.

"Just kidding, why did you invite me specifically? Is there a rich woman who wants to support me?"

Hearing this, Chen Long hesitated for a moment: "Actually, you are right in a sense. This competition is indeed held for you..."

"Ah? Is there really a rich woman who likes me?"

"No, where did you go?
You performed very well in amateur competitions and defeated several Japanese amateur kings and the talented young man Torajiro in a row.

In this year's professional ranking tournament, Torajiro Kashima won all the games and was promoted to professional level, but the controversy surrounding him has never been resolved.

And there are rumors in the Japanese Go community that the Chinese and Japanese Go are losing ground, and it will be in the next generation.”

"The Japan Shogi Association wants to dispel this rumor through a competition and prove that the future is still in Japan."

Hearing this, Zhan Lang couldn't help but reveal a strange expression: "No, then aren't they worried that if I win the championship, will they be more embarrassed?"

“So this time they chose not a single-elimination system, but a round-robin system.

Except for Kansai, each of the five people who left the station was an elite carefully selected by Japan, and there was even a genius who had reached the seventh dan in the professional field!
It is even said that each one has the opportunity and possibility to defeat you."

"Simply put, they want to overwhelm you with the sheer amount of talent in Japan, and you can't win them all."

Hearing this, Zhan Lang felt as if it sounded familiar.

Japanese thickness?

Sharpness towards China?
But it seems that this thickness is not used in this way?

(End of this chapter)