After all of us are reborn, who plays Go?

Chapter 221 220. I will kill him
“I didn’t expect this competition to receive so much attention in Japan.”

Zhan Lang looked at the reporters who were blocking the front of the competition venue, and his expression became somewhat solemn.

Although the Japanese Go community looks down on China, this competition is also very popular in Japan because it involves a battle between countries.

Just like the final of the World Table Tennis Championships, if both teams are Chinese, the attention will be less, because it doesn’t matter who wins to most people, they will win.

But if the opponent in the final is the Japanese, even if many people think that they pose no threat to the Chinese team, there will still be many people paying attention.

Because the confrontation between countries is always attractive.

The same is true for the Japanese today. Although they believe that Chinese Go cannot pose a threat to Japan, it is a national war after all, and everyone is still very interested.

China-Japan Go Challenge, opening match.

This is the first match of the China-Japan Go Challenge Tournament, and also a contest between the pioneers of China and Japan.

To a certain extent, whoever of the Chinese and Japanese teams' vanguards can fire the first shot can boost the morale of that side.

The first shot of the Chinese team was fired by Li Yiran.

I don’t know whether the first shot is a real bomb or a dud.

"Are you confident?"

Zhan Lang glanced at his old friend Li Yiran. Li Yiran and Zhan Lang had been hanging out together frequently since the beginning of the Tianjin team, and the two were very familiar with each other.

Zhan Lang knew very well that the other party was a well-known non-mainstream group. Although they could not catch up with the Zangai Family many years later, they were already challenging everyone's limits in this era.

But this time, he combed his hair like an adult and put on a handsome suit, which showed how much he valued and was nervous about this competition.

No matter in which era, the words "fighting for the country" carry extremely heavy weight.

Li Yiran smiled when he heard this: "I have basically never played against Japanese chess players, but it's better. They basically don't understand my chess path and style, but I have learned a lot about their style and ideas through chess records.

Anyway, my opponent today is Kashima Torajiro, and the rank is 6th dan versus 5th dan, so I have the advantage!"

It would be a lie to say that Li Yiran was not nervous. After all, this competition was so important and whether the first shot could be successful was related to the morale of the Chinese team.

But if you don’t have confidence now and don’t cheer yourself up, then you’re doomed.

"Okay, you're very energetic! Then let's get ready to go in!"

Zhan Lang also patted Li Yiran, and the two walked side by side towards the entrance of the Japan Chess Institute.

At the entrance of the Japan Chess Institute, a large number of chess fans who wanted to watch the game gathered. Some of them had already obtained tickets to enter the Japan Chess Institute's chess viewing hall for a large-scale explanation and entered through the entrance on the other side.

But the tickets to the chess viewing room are always limited, so more people who are interested in the game can only wait outside.

In particular, many reporters were waiting at the door. Except for one special reporter, other reporters could only wait outside the venue, waiting for the outcome of today's opening game.

The reporter of the Yomiuri Shimbun stood in front of the camera and said: "Dear viewers, it is now 9:30 am on October 16, 1984.

We are now at the gate of the Japan Go Institute, and the opening match of the China-Japan Go Challenge will be held here soon.

Our Japanese player, Torajiro Kashima, 5th dan, will face China's player, Yiran Li, 6th dan.

The 18-year-old Kashima Torajiro, 5th dan, just won the title of Rookie King in the final of last year by defeating Miyazawa, 7th dan, 2-0. Since becoming a professional player at the age of 15, he has been promoted four dans in two years, which is an amazing speed. He is also said to have received close guidance from the Go master Fujii Hideaki.

During a recent Chinese Go exchange visit to Japan, Torajiro Kashima, 5th dan, defeated several Chinese generals, including Wu Yuanmin, one of the few 9th dan players in China. He is a rising star in the Japanese Go world.

Kashima Torajiro 5th Dan is here. Hello, Kashima Torajiro 5th Dan, can you say hello to our audience? "

The host saw Kashima Torajiro approaching in a kimono and quickly stopped him. Kashima Torajiro glanced at the reporter and then at the camera. He just nodded solemnly in a kimono, which was also a greeting.

"Are you confident about today's game?"

All Kashima Torajiro said was: "I had no choice but to win."

"So what are your goals and expectations for this competition?"

Hearing this question, Kashima Torajiro, who was about to leave, was stunned for a moment, then looked at the camera and said solemnly: "As a new generation in Japan, my strength is slightly insufficient. Zhanlang Jiudan, who is only a few months older than me, has already served as the main general of China. In the first two years, we regarded each other as the biggest rivals.

Unconsciously, I was left behind by the Chinese genius, so I wanted to catch up in this competition and play another game with Zhan Lang 9th Dan. "

Torajiro Kashima is the vanguard of the Japanese team, and Zhan Lang is the main general of the Chinese team. If Torajiro Kashima wants to fight with Zhan Lang, he must defeat all the members of the Chinese team except Zhan Lang before he can get to Zhan Lang's camp.

Hearing Kashima Torajiro's arrogant words, the surrounding Japanese chess fans immediately exclaimed loudly, followed by a burst of warm cheering and commemorative applause.

Listening to the sounds around him, Torajiro Kashima didn't say much. He just bowed slightly to the people around him, and then walked straight into the Japan Chess Institute.

"Do you understand?"

"Nonsense, I used to be your Japanese translator, how could I not understand Japanese?"

When Li Yiran heard Zhan Lang's words, he smiled and said, "You kid, you must have forgotten who was your translator when you first came to Japan to compete."

I've just learned a few sentences and you feel like I can't speak them anymore?
"This kid is a little crazy, but I like crazy people. It will be more interesting to beat him later."

Li Yiran walked towards the Japan Chess Institute while smiling. As the protagonist of today, Li Yiran was also stopped for an interview.

Li Yiran just smiled slightly when listening to the question in front of him: "In fact, I don't have any high expectations for myself, but before coming here, our commander still gave us some tasks.

After all, Japan is very strong, so we dare not win too much, just one win will be enough. "

After saying that, Li Yiran left immediately. After all, the game would start in more than ten or twenty minutes, and it would be bad if he was really late.

After Li Yiran finished speaking, the reporters and the audience around him finally understood the roundabout way he had gone about it.

If one person wins a game, then doesn't that mean the Chinese team can beat the Japanese team?

Thinking of this, the Japanese chess fans at the scene immediately started booing.

In their view, this so-called bold statement of "one person can win a game" is just a way to boost their courage before the game.

The atmosphere that Japan is bound to win has long been prevalent in the Japanese chess world. No, it should be said that it has long been prevalent in the Chinese and Japanese chess worlds.

Looking at the atmosphere at the scene, Hao Qiang couldn't help but sigh. After all, it was not at his home ground, and the morale would inevitably be suppressed by the opponent.

No, it might not be much better at home.

"Let's go, we're going to the chess viewing room too."

The Japanese side also attached great importance to this competition and divided the entire area into three parts.

One is the game room, and all areas within a certain range around it are cleared. In order to prevent outside interference, the game room is strictly controlled, with only three or four people left to watch the game, and everyone else stays outside.

The other is a chess viewing room for the public to watch the game. A Japanese 9th dan player will explain the game, and spectators who have made an appointment and obtained qualifications in advance can also go in to watch the game. However, in order not to disturb the game, the distance between the two sides is far.

There is also a room in the middle, close to the game room, which is specially for the Chinese and Japanese representatives present to communicate and discuss the game.

Zhan Lang and his friends went to a special chess viewing room.

(End of this chapter)