Chapter 396 Gemini Cup
The great chess battle is over.
It was not until this moment that everyone's emotions burst out like a flood, and countless posts emerged one after another like mushrooms after a rain!
"This year's Grand Chess Player will be named Su Yiming!"
"Su Yiming won all three games, defeated Fu Shunan, and won the title of Grand Chess Master!"
"When a new god ascends the throne, he will be stained with the blood of the old gods!"
"The brightest new star in the Go world, detailed analysis of the third game of the Grand Masters Tournament!"
Logically speaking, after the title match is over, the topic of discussion among people is nothing more than the two chess players in the title match and the chess game played in the title match.
However, this time, in addition to the topic about Fu Shunan and Su Yiming, more people were discussing Su Yiming and Yu Shao. The conversation between Su Yiming and Yu Shao was mentioned again!
"Su Yiming vs. Yu Shao? The ultimate showdown between these two peerless geniuses may be about to take place!"
"Su Yiming had never defeated Yu Shao before, but Su Yiming won all the title matches, while Yu Shao lost one match. If the two fight again, can Su Yiming win?"
Now that Su Yiming has won the title of grand chess player, if what Su Yiming said before is true, there will be a peak contest between him and Yu Shao!
The two men are almost the same age. Not only did they become professional chess players in the same year, they also won the titles almost at the same time. They defeated Jiang Changdong and Fu Shunan, who were at the peak of their careers respectively. This was a great feat that was enough to make all chess players in the world bow down!
Now, both of them have won titles and joined the ranks of world-class chess players. They are at the peak of their powers. If they were to fight, it would surely be a thrilling and bloody battle!
Although it is uncertain whether there was a real game between the two, after all, the two did not seem to be competing, but it was obvious that everyone was looking forward to this game, and many netizens were arguing over who would win and who would lose in this game.
Just like that, the popularity of this uncertain chess game is getting higher and higher, even surpassing the popularity of the conclusion of the Grand Chess Tournament!
“Ding-ling-ling!”
At around eight o'clock in the evening, when Yu Shao was reviewing the chess game, his cell phone suddenly rang.
Yu Shao was just about to take out the chess piece when he heard his cell phone ringing. He had to put the chess piece back and glanced at the name of the caller with a slightly surprised expression.
Soon Yu Shao answered the phone and asked, "Hello, Chairman Ma?"
"Yu Shao? It's me. Are you busy?"
On the other end of the phone, Ma Zhengyu asked with a smile.
"It's okay. What's the matter, Chairman Ma?" Yu Shao asked.
"Ha ha."
Ma Zhengyu smiled, thought for a moment, and asked, "After the national champion competition, some media reported that if Su Yiming won the title, you would play a game of chess. Is that true?"
Yu Shao was not surprised to hear Ma Zhengyu ask this question, and said truthfully: "It is true. Su Yiming and I agreed on this before."
“I see.”
On the other end of the phone, Ma Zhengyu coughed twice and asked, "Do you know that there has been a huge uproar on the Internet? Everyone is looking forward to your next fight, and many people have even started quarreling."
"I didn't really pay attention to this. After the game today, I was reviewing the game and didn't go online."
Yu Shao explained, and felt that Ma Zhengyu was a little strange, as if he had something to say, so he said: "Chairman Ma, you can just tell me what you want to say."
"Ha ha ha ha."
Seeing that Yu Shao had guessed it, Ma Zhengyu forced a smile twice in embarrassment before finally stating the purpose of his call: "It's like this, your private appointment has nothing to do with the chess academy."
"However, the online popularity is really too great. Not only in our country, but also abroad, people are paying attention. It can be said that everyone who can play chess in the world is looking forward to your next game."
"This level of popularity... is so terrifying that it's almost as popular as the World Championship. It's beyond imagination."
Ma Zhengyu paused, then continued: "So, the chess academy has also received many calls from sponsors, and many sponsors are interested in sponsoring this chess game."
"So, I called you to confirm whether you two really have an appointment to play against each other. If so, our chess academy intends to turn this game into a competition called the 'Twin Cup'."
Ma Zhengyu coughed twice unnaturally and said, "After all, you two are just playing against each other in private. If others can't see it, it will not only be a loss for those who love Go, but also a pity for Go itself."
"Of course, the chess academy will take out a portion of the sponsorship fee as the prize money for your competition. We also hope that you can play a more exciting game. If possible, I hope you can agree."
As Ma Zhengyun spoke, he himself found it a little unbelievable.
In the past, chess academies organized competitions and chess players signed up to participate.
This time, for the private game between the two chess players, countless sponsors came to ask for sponsorship. After a meeting at the Chinese Chess Academy, they even begged to hold this game as a competition!
This kind of thing has never happened before in the entire history of modern Go. It is really too exaggerated.
Judging from the current situation on the Internet, it is already difficult to back down. Even if Yu Shao and Su Yiming did not make an appointment for a game, the chess academy would probably have to force a match!
Yu Shao couldn't help but be slightly stunned when he heard this.
Turn this game into a competition?
After thinking for a while, Yu Shao said, "I have no problem with that. In fact, the bonus is secondary. I have something I want to ask you."
Ma Zhengyu on the other end of the phone was a little confused: "You want to ask me something? What is it?"
"Can this game of chess determine who will win the title?" Yu Shao thought for a moment and asked.
Hearing this, Ma Zhengyu on the other end of the arc was obviously confused. He didn't say a word for a long time. After a long while, he shouted in disbelief: "What? Decide the title?!"
"right."
Yu Shao explained on the phone: "At that time, Su Yiming told me that we should wait until we both get the titles before playing another game. This game will determine who will get the title."
"Are you kidding? Impossible!"
Ma Zhengyu suddenly became anxious and said immediately: "That's a title, how can we decide who gets it through a private game? We have to play all the way from the preliminaries to the challenge matches, and finally decide who gets the title through a round of chess. How can it be so trivial?!"
"No?"
Yu Shao thought for a moment and asked, "Once you get the title, it's yours. If you want, why not? I remember there were cases where the title holder retired, leaving the title vacant, right?"
"Well."
Ma Zhengyu was speechless for a moment, and after a long time he said: "You also said that, that is retirement, retirement is retirement..."
Having said this, Ma Zhengyu suddenly didn't know what to say.
It is true that there have been examples where title holders retired, leaving the title vacant, but that was retirement. He never dreamed that a chess player would actually bet on the title and play a game of chess!
“No authority!”
Ma Zhengyu thought for a long time before he came up with a reason and immediately said, "If we do this, won't the titles be messed up?"
"You have to know that titles are the lifelong pursuit of all chess players, so the transfer of titles must be authoritative enough and convincing! For example, a title fight! How can you just give it to someone else just because you want to?"
Yu Shao thought for a moment and asked, "Didn't the Chess Academy say that it would be a competition? Since it's not a private match, but a competition held by the Chess Academy, wouldn't it be authoritative enough?"
Hearing this, Ma Zhengyu was speechless, feeling as if he had shot himself in the foot.
It seems...yes.
Private games naturally cannot determine who owns the title. The title is sacred and cannot be treated lightly. But if it is held as a competition, it will be different. It will be authoritative enough and convincing enough.
However, if the title is really decided by this game of chess, this competition is a bit too grand!
"Wait a minute..."
Ma Zhengyu hesitated for a moment and said, "This matter is a bit too big. I have to discuss it with other chess academies and give you a reply later."
"OK."
Yu Shao nodded, hung up the phone, and continued to review the score.
After about an hour, around nine o'clock in the evening, the cell phone finally rang again.
“Ding-ling-ling!”
Yu Shao glanced at the caller's name and quickly answered the call.
"Yu Shao, we've discussed this."
As soon as the call was connected, Ma Zhengyu said straight to the point: "The change of titles cannot be so simple. It is not okay to decide who will get the title based on this game of chess."
"Still not working?"
After getting this answer, Yu Shao was not too disappointed. In fact, he didn't care whether the title could be decided by this game of chess.
It’s just that Su Yiming said so before, so he just asked by the way.
"You should know that there are many uncertainties in Go. The outcome of a game is not convincing. Anyone can be knocked down by an unexpected storm, and the strong are not necessarily the winners."
Ma Zhengyu continued: "Because of this, the ownership of titles or major competitions are often decided in the form of fanqi."
"so--"
Ma Zhengyu suddenly changed the subject and said, "Two games of chess."
Yu Shao was stunned for a moment and asked, "Two games of chess?"
"Yes, two games. After discussion at our chess academy, we decided that if we want to decide who will win the title, we have to play at least two games."
Ma Zhengyu took a deep breath and continued, "If one wins and one loses, the title will remain unchanged."
"Only by winning both fights can you win the title."
"I just called Su Yiming and he agreed. What about you?"
Hearing this, Yu Shao looked at the chessboard in front of him, which was filled with chess pieces and had a complicated situation, and slowly said, "Okay, then, let's play two games."
After receiving Yu Shao's reply, Ma Zhengyu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's decided then. The Gemini Cup will be held in seven days, and our chess academy will also release an announcement tonight."
As he spoke, Ma Zhengyu's tone became a little serious.
"Yu Shao, we are all looking forward to your game!"
"After the announcement is released tonight, I'm afraid it will shake the chess world."
"I believe that these two games of chess will be unforgettable for all of us!"
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North Korea, Seoul.
In a small apartment, a group of young people gathered around a chessboard, constantly disassembling and reassembling the chess pieces.
"It's incredible. Not only did Yu Shao defeat teacher Jiang Changdong to win the national player title, but Su Yiming also defeated teacher Fu Shunan to win the grand chess player title, and it was even three consecutive wins."
Someone couldn't hide his shock on his face and said, "That's Jiang Changdong and Fu Shunan!"
"Yes, Yu Shao and Su Yiming are strong, but I was still surprised that they could beat Teacher Jiang Changdong and Teacher Fu Shunan in the game."
A thin-faced young man shook his head and said, "Teacher Fu Shunan and Teacher Jiang Changdong have been in exceptionally good form over the past two years, and have played many good games in the world competitions."
"Teacher Jiang Changdong defeated Kim Byung-soo, 9th dan, and then defeated national player Jeon An-woo, which put a lot of pressure on our chess academy. Who would have thought that they would both lose their titles?"
Everyone was looking at the third game of the Grand Chess Tournament that had just been played in the afternoon, and they were all unable to calm down. They were shocked and unbelievable.
You know, Fanqi is completely different from ordinary competitions.
Fanqi is a contest of comprehensive qualities between chess players. Winning in an ordinary competition may be due to luck, but winning in Fanqi is definitely not luck.
There is a saying that if one can beat An Hongshi in a game of chess, then he is a top chess player, and if one can beat An Hongshi in a round of chess, then he is a top-notch chess player.
An Hongshi doesn't lose much in ordinary competitions, but not too little either. But in the game of Fanqi, if An Hongshi loses, it will make the headlines!
"It's summer now, and the World Championships are coming up soon. I'm afraid this year will be quite difficult." Someone suddenly spoke up.
When everyone heard this, their expressions became heavy and they felt a great pressure.
Jiang Changdong and Fu Shunan are both powerful players in the world chess arena. Moreover, they have been strong for more than just one or two days, but have been at the top of the world chess arena for many, many years.
But it is really shocking that these two people both lost in the domestic title battle and lost to two young chess players under the age of 20 in the game.
"By the way, I heard that there is another game between Su Yiming and Yu Shao."
A tall, thin young man in the crowd suddenly spoke up, breaking the heavy atmosphere, and said, "I don't know whether it's true or not."
"I've also read this report. If it's true, it's really worth looking forward to. But it seems like they didn't have a match between them? Maybe it was a private chess game?"
The thin young man nodded, took out his cell phone, and said, "Let me check it."
Suddenly, the thin young man looked at his mobile phone and was stunned.
The next moment, his eyes widened little by little!
"What's wrong?"
Someone noticed the change in the thin young man's expression and asked curiously.
"Seven days later...Gemini Cup."
The thin young man stared at the phone screen and said in disbelief: "Su Yiming, yes, Yu Shao."
"They will play two games of chess to decide who will win the title!"
After hearing this, everyone seemed to be frozen in place, and then their eyes slowly widened uncontrollably!
Su Yiming and Yu Shao had just defeated Jiang Changdong and Fu Shunan and won the titles, and now they were going to fight for the title? !
What kind of chess game will they play?
(End of this chapter)
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