After all of us are reborn, who plays Go?

At first, no one cared about the first victory. Everyone just thought it was a normal performance by a new Japanese player.

After the five consecutive victories, everyone just thought that it had happened before, that Japan had won five consecutive games before, but that China would get it back later.

When the Chinese team only had the deputy general left, everyone thought Fang Yuan would be able to do something. After all, he had once brought a lot of expectations to everyone.

But after Fang Yuan left...

Torajiro Kashima defeated China's only top-notch player, quality inspector Fang Yuan.

A Japanese pioneer, with the strongest momentum of seven consecutive victories, directly attacked the Chinese main general Zhan Lang.

At this moment, the entire Chinese Go community felt unprecedented pressure.

In the three China-Japan Go Tournaments, the Chinese team has often been in danger, but it has never reached this point.

The opponent used a vanguard to directly defeat all the players in front of the battle wave.

To put it bluntly, even if the other side sent out veteran top-notch players, no one would think that such a thing would happen.

But it actually happened in front of everyone!

And the one who created this miracle was not a veteran top-notch Japanese chess player, but a new and emerging young chess player from Japan - Torajiro Kashima!

Of course, if you insist on saying that he is young, it doesn’t seem quite right…

It seems that he is a little older than Zhan Lang.

But from the perspective of the overall age of world Go players, Torajiro Kashima is indeed an out-and-out young man.

To some extent, it is really incredible that Zhan Lang has achieved this achievement at his age.

Of course, it is estimated that most people now cannot imagine that in the future there will be such incredible talents as a 13-year-old national champion and a 16-year-old world champion.

And they appear in groups.

But none of this matters to Japan. What matters is now, at this moment!

If Torajiro Kashima can create another miracle and defeat Zhan Lang, to a certain extent, the Japanese team will completely clear away the haze accumulated from the three tournaments.

You have the indestructible shield of the Iron Gate of three ring competitions.

But with my indestructible spear, I can destroy an entire country by myself!
Japanese Go is on the rise again!
Looking at the lively reporters and the crowd, Koichi Sakamoto, hiding in the crowd with an expressionless face, has forgotten how many times Japanese Go has done sit-ups.

All I can say is that opening champagne is human nature. If we don’t open the champagne now, do we have to wait until others have opened it before we open it?
“Don’t be afraid, Tojiro, Zhan Lang is just a chess player, there is nothing invincible about him.

He is just an ordinary Chinese, not a god! And even if he is a god, he will bleed!"

When the Japan Shogi Association's car picked up Torajiro Kashima and took him to the entrance of the competition venue, the chairman of the Japan Shogi Association, who was sitting in the car, looked at Torajiro Kashima who was about to get off the car and gave him some instructions.

“You must believe in yourself!”

Torajiro Kashima is now the last fig leaf of Japanese Go.

If they can really win the tournament with his help, Japanese Go players can definitely treat this day as the New Year and set off firecrackers for three days and three nights!

Hearing this, Kashima Torajiro smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm extremely strong now! Zhan Lang, I'll win in front of you!"

After saying that, Torajiro Kashima got out of the car and walked directly towards the stadium.

Kashima Torajiro's current confidence certainly did not come out of thin air. His strength and record have contributed to his current strong confidence.

Not only is he about to win seven consecutive games in the China-Japan Go Challenge and clear the table with one shot, but his winning streak is also about to reach the height of Zhanlang's three consecutive wins across seasons.

Torajiro Kashima has currently set a record of 27 consecutive victories in Japan, directly entered the finals of two title matches, and won all the first stages.

Even if things go well, Torajiro Kashima might be able to hold two titles at once.

Torajiro Kashima feels that his chess skills have improved significantly this year, but it is more than just an improvement, it is a period of super strong form that belongs to him.

Sometimes, for many top-notch chess players, good form is something that many people can only encounter but cannot seek.

You will perform very well during a period of time, for example, Lao Ke won more than ten consecutive victories in the past two or three years. You can push forward when things are going well, hold on when things are going badly, and cheat in desperate situations.

But if you suddenly lose your condition for some reason, you may collapse all of a sudden.

To some extent, this kind of outbreak is nothing. After all, there was once a chess player who suddenly broke out and won three world championships at lightning speed.

Sometimes, some chess players will be in an extremely strong state for a period of time, and they will perform beyond their normal level in every game. This is called the breakout period of professional chess players by many people.

Kashima Torajiro feels that he is in the midst of a super explosive period. He is now unstoppable!

Torajiro Kashima got out of the car and waved to a group of reporters who were taking pictures nearby. Listening to the loud questions from the reporters nearby, Torajiro Kashima just walked steadily towards the entrance of the competition.

"Kashima Torajiro, do you have the confidence to defeat the current double world champion and three-time ring match finisher, Senlang 9th dan?"

"Kashima Torajiro! You can defeat all the Chinese chess players by yourself. Please do this!"

"Daddy!"

"You are the last hope for Japanese Go!"

Listening to the words ringing in his ears, Torajiro Kashima paused at the door, then turned around and waved.

"Zhanlang Jiudan just won the world championship. It can be said that he is now at the peak of his powers."

"No one can deny that he is the world's number one Go player right now. He is the mountain that everyone wants to climb!"

"But what I want to say is that Zhan Lang Jiudan is a world champion, but he is more of a human being, a Go player."

"There was a Chinese chess player who defeated Zhan Lang 9th dan before, so naturally there should be a Japanese chess player who can defeat Zhan Lang 9th dan too."

"Japan's victory over others started with me!"

After saying that, Torajiro Kashima walked into the competition building with a nonchalant step.

"If we can win this time, all the gold content of Zhan Lang's nine consecutive victories can be cleared at once!"

The reporters standing outside were very excited as they watched Torajiro Kashima speak so eloquently.

The power of Pioneer is worth one man’s victory over an entire country. In the eyes of the Japanese today, its value is much higher than Zhan Lang’s three consecutive victories.

After all, in the first Zhanlang competition, you only had to defeat three people, and in the second competition, you only had to defeat one. The third competition was a little more difficult, as you only had to defeat five people.

Our Kashima Torajiro won seven consecutive games in one match. If he defeats Zhan Lang, he will create an unprecedented record!
Do you think your Zhan Lang dares to be the first to come on stage and challenge us all? !

“It’s not that easy. Zhan Lang Jiudan just won two world championships. It may not be easy to win.

Anyway, there are still seven people behind us, so we can definitely win this time."

“Both of them are very young, and according to their current form, the second Fujitsu Cup will definitely be won by Torajiro Kashima.

By then, after Kashima Torajiro wins a few more tournaments and the second Yingshi Cup, his status will definitely surpass Zhan Lang’s.”

Seeing the reporter next to him who had already stretched his loan to the maximum, Koichi Sakamoto, who was hiding in the crowd, couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his head.

Kashima Torajiro's winning streak has really boosted everyone's enthusiasm.

After all, it has been three years of frustration. Japan lost in the tournament and the world championships, and even in the world championships hosted by China, it didn't even make it to the finals.

It can be said that the so-called title of Japan's Go Kingdom has been questioned by many people in Japan.

Now that a young hero has finally appeared to avenge the previous shame, everyone is naturally hoping that Kashima Torajiro can win.

And keep winning, winning, and completely getting rid of the dark cloud of war waves hanging over the heads of Japanese Go, and restoring the glory of the six super powers!

"I hope so."

Koichi Sakamoto took a deep breath and adjusted his mentality slightly. Kashima Torajiro is indeed the best in Japan now.

Sometimes it is difficult to resist the momentum of young people once they start to gain momentum, and this is the case with Torajiro Kashima now.

And even if Torajiro Kashima fails, there are still seven Japanese chess players behind him!

Eight against one, eight against one!

The car can’t keep flipping over this time, right?
Koichi Sakamoto didn't dare to think about it. If this could be done wrong, the China-Japan Go Challenge Tournament would no longer be able to be held.

I've lost all my face, what's the point of doing this?

Therefore, for the future of Chinese and Japanese Go, Zhan Lang, 9th Dan, lose quickly!

As Sakamoto Koichi thought about this, he clasped his hands together and prayed.

Let Torajiro Kashima continue to explode and become the new wave in Japan that can fight against the war wave!
We don't have to try to overpower the other party, but at least a 60-40 chance will be enough. A 30-70 chance will be fine too. Even if it's 70%, it's fine too!
If Japanese Go players really can't beat others in a single game, how can they continue to play this game?

In the game room on the other side, Zhan Lang arrived at the competition venue early and sat down.

From all aspects, Zhan Lang really did not expect that Kashima Torajiro would be able to win all the way to him.

Although theoretically speaking, this is a theoretical possibility.

After all, although the average level of Chinese chess players has increased in the past two years, it has not yet reached the average level of Japanese Go.

But Fang Yuan has at least reached the top-notch standard. Although his condition has declined now, according to Zhan Lang's original estimate, the probability of Kashima Torajiro winning him is only 20% to 30%.

In other words, the probabilities of Torajiro Kashima and everyone else are actually pretty good, but the fact that they have been able to win all the way until now is actually a big miracle.

The difficulty is actually no less than entering the finals of the World Series, provided that you do not encounter the battle wave before the finals.

"This kid's impact force is quite strong now, don't fight him head-on!"

Fang Yuan looked at Zhan Lang who was sitting in his seat playing with a bracelet. After walking around him for a few times, he leaned over to remind Zhan Lang.

Although I don’t know how to describe it, Kashima Torajiro’s explosive power is indeed too strong during this period.

Zhan Lang's strength is definitely above his, but sometimes you shouldn't be too aggressive when fighting with young people.

"Control him to death! Don't give him room to exert his power."

Fang Yuan couldn't help but sigh when he thought of this. He never imagined that in the end Zhan Lang would have to clean up a mess that was bigger than the previous three sessions combined.

Even though he played badly in the beginning, Fang Yuan thought that he would be able to win three or five games in a row no matter what.

The remaining few old Deng Zhanlang are already very familiar to me, so the possibility of winning them is still great.

But this time, with eight against one, the main general Zhan Lang directly became the vanguard in a sense.

Wave pioneer.

"Well, I've read all your chess records. They're quite interesting."

Zhan Lang just nodded when he heard this.

Young people are full of energy, which is a good thing.

"At least we must capture Kashima Torajiro."

"Tsk, the expectations of me in the newspapers have completely skewered the other party."

Zhan Lang couldn't help but laugh when he heard Fang Yuan's low standards.

In this situation, the Go magazine still has the headline "China's Iron Gate Remains Standing Firm", which shows the confidence of Chinese Go fans in the battle.

There is no way, Zhan Lang has created too many miracles.

The three challenge matches turned the tide and made the China-Japan Go Challenge, which everyone had originally given up on, become the private domain of Chinese Go in everyone's mind.

Therefore, even though the situation has deteriorated to this extent this time, there are still many people who have extremely high expectations for Zhan Lang, and even believe that Zhan Lang can create a miracle again.

After all, Zhan Lang's name has become synonymous with miracles in the eyes of chess fans.

Plus two World Series titles.

Now, no matter where or who you are, as long as you understand Go, no one will disagree that Zhan Lang is the best in the world.

Fang Yuan naturally hoped that Zhan Lang could create a miracle, but it was indeed too difficult for one person to fight against a whole country. To some extent, Zhan Lang was now playing eight roles, which was more difficult than becoming a so-called world championship champion.

“It’s a bit too difficult, but you shouldn’t feel any psychological pressure.

Whether you win or lose, you have created countless miracles, and you are now number one in the world!"

Zhan Lang couldn't help but complain when he heard Fang Yuan's words of comfort: "Even if I have psychological pressure, it's all caused by you guys...Except for the second session, have you ever let me relax?

When can I win this kind of game without any effort? You guys solve all the problems in front of me, and I can get the bonus without playing. "

If you can win one game, it will be more meaningful than just empty words of comfort to me here.

When Fang Yuan heard this, he didn't know what to say and could only cover half of his face with one hand.

There is really nothing much to say...

It’s really embarrassing…

"Actually, what I'm thinking is, if I really wear all eight of them, will there be another competition?"

"..."

Hearing this, Fang Yuan was silent for a moment: "Maybe, there is no more..."

If Zhan Lang really did this, all four Japanese boxing matches would have ended in failure.

The fourth time, Zhan Lang sent all the Japanese contestants back to their hometowns by himself, and no one had the face to continue.

"You probably don't think..."

"Don't dream. I won't cheat even if I give up the game."

Before Fang Yuan said anything, Zhan Lang knew what he was going to say and couldn't help rolling his eyes.

"It's not a big problem. If they don't hold the tournament, we can still do it. We can then hold a Three Kingdoms tournament."

"With you here, who would want to play a ring match with you?"

“That’s true… Actually, we can change it to another format. One country can send three machines to compete, and then see who wins the most games.

The ring match format would be a bit too uncomfortable for them if I were there...

The only way is to limit my performance so that they can have some chances to win the game."

Zhan Lang bit his fingers while thinking about this. In fact, there had been similar competitions before.

In fact, if circumstances permit, Zhan Lang still wants to form a Go league, with four people in a team, referring to the later Go League competition format.

To be honest, the rise of Chinese Go in later generations can be said to be inextricably linked to the Go A-League.

Zhan Lang hopes that in the future, China's Go A-League can become the World Go A-League in this world.

The team can even adopt the form of sponsorship, and mix players from different countries, instead of fighting for the team in just one country.

Even if Zhan Lang can win all the games like this, he may not be able to lead the team to the finals.

For example, at the peak of his career, Lao Ke once won the runner-up with his three children with his brilliant performance.

"Are you really planning on holding a competition?"

“I don’t plan to participate in the second Fujitsu Cup. Anyway, I will talk to the Japanese side after this competition is over.

As long as Japan can get in touch and build this framework, some of East Asia and Southeast Asia...

Forget it, they really can’t do it in a short time or even a long time…”

Zhan Lang couldn't help but shook his head. Even if there were some world B or C leagues in the future, it would be difficult for players from Southeast Asian countries to participate.

After all, in addition to the current national system of training for Go, the basic standard in the future is that the family must be at least middle class or above, and there are a lot of rich second-generations.

Even many chess players use the standard Tongliao opening. Their fathers are engineers and can afford to buy a house in the capital for their children to learn chess.

Without economic soil, it is very difficult to produce sports fruits.

Zhan Lang couldn't help but shook his head. Now was not the time to think about long-term development. Even if he wanted to talk to the Japanese side, he had to wait until the game was over.

Fang Yuan originally wanted to say something, but after seeing Kashima Torajiro enter the scene, he patted Zhan Lang and silently retreated.

Torajiro Kashima has arrived, and as the game is about to officially begin, Fang Yuan must leave the field to give space to the two contestants.

"Zhanlang 9th Dan, long time no see. Congratulations on winning the Yingshi Cup World Championship."

After pulling out a chair and sitting down, Torajiro Kashima looked at Zhan Lang who was sitting opposite him and said something with a smile.

"Congratulations to you as well, for your seventh consecutive win."

Kashima Torajiro said with an unchanged smile: "The second Fujitsu Cup is about to start. I hope to meet you again in the competition and win the championship."

"You may be disappointed. I don't even plan to participate in the second Fujitsu Cup."

"What do you mean?"

When Kashima Torajiro heard this, he was stunned. Not participating in the World Series? What the hell?

"If I keep winning, there's no point in Japan holding the world championships all the time."

Hearing this, Torajiro Kashima couldn't help but frown. If Zhan Lang didn't participate in other people's world championships, would such a world championship really have any value?

If he participated in a competition and was eliminated by others and that person did not win the championship, his winning of the championship should still be recognized.

But if he doesn't even participate...

Even if Torajiro Kashima won the world championship, it would be meaningless.

Is there any big difference between this and the title fights in Japan? It's not even as valuable as the titles.

"Are you scared?"

Looking at Zhan Lang, who seemed to have no interest in participating in the competition, Torajiro Kashima couldn't help but provoked him.

Zhan Lang opened the chessboard next to him with his right hand and said, "What am I afraid of? I am thinking about how to make world Go better.

Go is not like some other sports that have entered the Olympics directly. Even if there is a strong dominant force for a few years, other countries will burst forward to compete for gold medals.

Go is still an activity sponsored by private individuals, and even the connections between China, Japan and South Korea are extremely thin.

You are too far behind me. If you want me to participate in the Fujitsu Cup, you should try to defeat me here."

"I'm here to defeat you this time!"

Kashima Torajiro's eyes narrowed slightly, I want you to know, the championship! I fought for it by myself!

Looking at the chess players sitting on both sides, Lin Xiaofeng, the referee, sat silently at the referee's table, picked up a piece of paper and began to announce.

"The 4th China-Japan Go Tournament, Game 8.

The Chinese player Zhan Lang, ninth dan, challenged the opponent.

The game adopts Japanese rules, with black having a handicap of 6.5 points.

Officially started! "

In the China-Japan Go Challenge, after the first game, the black and white pieces will be played first. In this game, it was Kashima Torajiro's turn to play black first.

Looking at the star position piece that Kashima Torajiro opened the game with, Zhan Lang picked up a chess piece and placed it on the three-three position in the diagonal.

However, Torajiro Kashima did not occupy the other two empty corners at this time. Instead, he directly attacked the three-three of the star position in the lower left corner.

"It's really lively today."

In the chess viewing room, Fujii Hideaki was lying on the tatami in a leisurely manner, fanning himself: "How can it not be lively? Kashima Torajiro finally played with some style this time. Everyone also wants to see if the younger generation can come up with something if the old guy can't beat Zhan Lang."

Mitsuba Kenichi, who was on the phone nearby, suddenly commented: "Finally, I feel a little hopeful. Kashima Torajiro is now like the war wave that just broke out that year.

In a tournament, all that matters is your breath. If you can keep your breath, there is no one you cannot win!"

In fact, during the first ring competition, Sanye Kenichi felt that Zhan Lang's strength was obviously weaker than his own.

One is that at the beginning of the game, he dragged himself into a situation that he was not good at handling, and the other is that the opponent was very powerful and suppressed him.

If Kashima Torajiro can use his winning streak to suppress Zhan Lang this time, he may still have a chance of winning.

"Disaster."

Wu Gong Zhengping couldn't help shaking his head at the side: "I always feel that Zhan Lang has entered a new level.

But it is still within the understandable range, Torajiro should have a 10% to 20% chance of winning."

"I think it's at least 50 percent."

"The score is here!"

Hearing this, many people around immediately made way for the staff who were delivering the chess records to pass them in.

"Kashima Torajiro starts by charging directly at Zhanlang's Sansan?"

"But there weren't any waves. Zhan Lang made a simple long fly, and Kashima Torajiro took the star position on the lower right. Zhan Lang made a small eye, and it was still a stable start with two corners each."

"This is not stable! Kashima Torajiro has clearly shown a strong desire to fight.

And the little eye in the upper left corner of Zhan Lang is still open and facing outward, clearly revealing his desire to fight!

This game will definitely not be so peaceful! "

9th Dan Toya Masao glanced at the chessboard on the table. Although there were only a few chess pieces on it, he could already feel the murderous intent of both players.

Torajiro Kashima looked at Zhan Lang who was mocking him directly, and hung up on him without any hesitation.

However, Zhan Lang did not respond in a hurry. Instead, he clicked on the three-three button in the upper right corner.

At point 33, everyone on the Japanese side has learned a lot of normal new patterns. After Zhan Lang attacked the second road inside, Kashima Torajiro had the advantage of capturing pieces outside and directly captured and cut off the white pieces outside.

After Zhan Lang and Kashima Torajiro both slowly made some moves on their own territories, Zhan Lang took the lead.

White chess, double attack!
Not only does it attack the two black pieces on the left, but it also targets the upper right corner.

It was impossible for Torajiro Kashima to fail to see this, and he immediately counterattacked.

Seeing Kashima Torajiro's counterattack, Zhan Lang suddenly smiled, then took out a chess piece and placed it in a place no one expected.

Seven-way attack!

That was the black guy who attacked Kashima Torajiro from below to counter the enlistment.

When Torajiro Kashima saw this move, he was stunned, because he could not understand what Zhan Lang's intention was at all.

I can’t understand it, I can’t understand it at all!
If it were someone else, Torajiro Kashima would think that the other person was crazy and was playing some abstract Go game.

But if it was Zhan Lang, Kashima Torajiro still wanted to think deeply about whether this step had any other intentions, so as to avoid any major losses.

However, Torajiro Kashima couldn't figure out the intention of this move no matter how hard he tried, so he could only go down and force it.

As for Zhan Lang's seven-way sharp charge, the Japanese chess players gathered in the laboratory couldn't help but start discussing it.

PS: I passed out the next day after I resumed updating, and stayed in bed at home for two days... I was going to update last night, but something disgusting happened and delayed it.

But today I was almost disgusted by the Nongshim Cup again... With Lao Ke's current condition, I really doubt that he will lose to Hirose tomorrow.

But it doesn’t matter, a good start is a victory!

(End of this chapter)