Chapter 472: Chase with a trembling body and challenge with awe!
Finally, after a while, when all the contestants had gathered, Zhao Zhengyang finally announced the results of today's competition.
"The players who advanced to the next round of the winner's group are: Yu Shao, Ande, Araki, Yasuhiro Shi, and Sho Misao..."
After hearing Arakino's name, everyone's eyes changed and they turned to look at Arakino.
Arakino stood in the crowd. Under the gaze of so many people, his expression remained calm, but his face was slightly pale.
After announcing the winners, Zhao Zhengyang paused, then continued, "The players who advanced to the next round of the loser group are: Zhu Huaian, Zhang Dongchen..."
After Zhao Zhengyang announced the names of the chess players who advanced to tomorrow's competition, the atmosphere in the entire competition venue became a little depressing, and everyone looked like they were worried.
Even An Hongshi had a sullen face, as if he felt the pressure.
After today, another sixteen people were eliminated. These sixteen people are all world-famous top chess players. The number of chess players who are qualified to continue competing for the championship is getting fewer and fewer.
The reduction in the number of people does not mean that things will get easier. On the contrary, the journey will only become more difficult and the competition will become more intense.
On the stage, Zhao Zhengyang was silent for a moment, and finally spoke again: "The draw will continue at 8 o'clock tomorrow, and the competition will start at 9 o'clock. All contestants, have a good rest tonight."
"I hope that tomorrow, you can present us with another match as exciting as today."
Zhao Zhengyang seemed to want to say something, but when he opened his mouth, he didn't know what to say for a moment. Finally, he shook his head and turned to leave the stage.
Today's game comes to an end here.
A group of chess players turned around and left the competition venue one after another, walking out of the competition venue with full of thoughts in their minds.
When they walked outside the competition venue, they suddenly found that it had started to drizzle outside. Almost none of the contestants brought umbrellas, so they could only jog to the parking lot.
Yu Shao saw Su Yiming's back in front of him and hesitated for a moment, but finally called out to Su Yiming and said, "Su Yiming."
Hearing Yu Shao's voice behind him, Su Yiming stopped and turned to look at Yu Shao.
When Yu Shao saw Su Yiming's expression, he couldn't help but be stunned.
The drizzle wet Su Yiming's hair and slowly slid down his cheeks.
However, to Yu Shao's surprise, when the game between Su Yiming and Araki Noboru ended, Su Yiming was obviously unwilling, but at this moment, Su Yiming's expression was surprisingly calm.
Seeing Su Yiming like this, Yu Shao was speechless for a moment and didn't know what to say.
"What's wrong?" Su Yiming asked.
Yu Shao was silent for a moment, and finally said: "I saw the game between you and Mr. Araki..."
Su Yiming said bluntly: "I lost."
Su Yiming's words confused Yu Shao all of a sudden. He was extremely surprised by Su Yiming's frankness and didn't know what to say.
"Even though we lost, it was a pretty good game, right?"
Su Yiming smiled faintly and said, "It shouldn't be shameful to play chess like that."
"Of course, it was a very exciting game."
Yu Shao nodded and said, "You played very beautifully indeed. It really opened my eyes. But I thought you would be in a bad mood because you lost the game."
"I can't really say I'm in a good mood. Otherwise, wouldn't it be strange to be so happy after losing the game?"
Su Yiming shook his head and smiled, "The level of play Mr. Araki displayed in this game completely exceeded my imagination."
"but."
Su Yiming paused, took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled, smiling, "When I think about this game of chess, how it can be played like this, and how there is such a strong opponent besides you, and how I can play against such a chess player and complete this chess game together."
"When I think about this, I feel that God has been kind to me."
When Yu Shao heard this, his expression became a little strange.
Is this what you call God being kind to me?
A masochist, right?
"Yu Shao, do you sometimes feel lonely?"
Su Yiming looked a little emotional as he said, "As your chess skills become stronger and your level becomes higher, you'll find it difficult to find an opponent who can play against you."
"No."
Yu Shao thought about it, and finally shook his head truthfully.
He has always had opponents. Although he did have a glorious period of undefeated status after reaching the top of the Go world in his previous life, it wasn't long before Go AI emerged.
Even in this world, there are chess players like Su Yiming, Araki Noboru, and Yasu Hiroishi.
While he himself tries to change his playing style and players around the world are constantly learning new understandings of Go, he does not feel that he has no opponents.
"Yeah?"
Su Yiming smiled faintly and said, "Anyway, I think that as a chess player, it is a very lucky thing to find a strong opponent."
"But doesn't that mean we're likely to lose? Losing a game of chess is not a pleasant feeling."
Yu Shao rolled his eyes and said half seriously, half jokingly, "If there really is a powerful opponent and you try your best but still can't defeat it, you might think it would be better to not find an opponent at all."
As someone who has experienced the AI era, Yu Shao has a lot to say about this.
"but……"
Su Yiming shook his head and said, "To me, you are."
Yu Shao was stunned for a moment.
"I've never beaten you in a single game of chess. No matter how hard I racked my brains or how hard I tried, the best result was always a draw. And that draw was heavily influenced by luck. Logically speaking, I should have lost that game."
Su Yiming pondered, "If I had to say, the most likely time for me to beat you would have been before the National Masters Cup. At that time, your chess had a more obvious sense of disconnection. After the National Masters Cup, that sense of disconnection disappeared."
"But I have a feeling that if you really want to win at all costs, even before the National Team Cup, I might not have much chance."
"But even so, I still feel from the bottom of my heart that I am lucky to have you."
"In my matches with you, I can clearly feel that I am constantly moving towards the answer to Go."
Su Yiming raised his head, looked at the drizzling rain in the sky, let the rain hit his face, and said, "I really lost this game of chess today."
"Just like the many chess games I played with you before, I tried my best but still lost."
"but……"
"I don't wish the person who beat me didn't exist because of this. On the contrary, I hope there are as many people who can beat me as possible. I even feel lucky that such people exist."
"It's not because I don't want to win, but I feel that no one can always beat me. Anyone who beats me, no matter who it is, will definitely be defeated by me in the end—"
Su Yiming raised his head and looked directly at Yu Shao. There was no trace of dejection in his eyes after the defeat. Instead, they seemed to be shining with a brighter light than before.
"Including you."
"Yu Shao."
Yu Shao looked at Su Yiming in silence, and saw the light in Su Yiming's eyes that he once had but eventually disappeared.
There had been times when this light had flashed in his eyes, but it eventually disappeared without a trace.
Because he overestimated his own capabilities and engaged in a bloody battle with the Go AI, he was defeated again and again, and received the extremely cold answer -
Mortals cannot be compared with gods!
He couldn't help but wonder, if the Go AI really appeared in front of Su Yiming, would Su Yiming still have the courage to say such words again?
should--
I can still tell it!
For some reason, Yu Shao had this extremely strong premonition.
If one day, Go AI appears in this world, just like in the previous life, all the Go players in the previous life will eventually crawl on the ground under the infinite light of God's power.
But in this world, even if all other chess players are crawling on the ground, there must be one chess player who, no matter how many games he loses, no matter how miserable the defeat is, will still say - I will definitely win.
That person must be Su Yiming!
Yu Shao looked at Su Yiming, saw the light flashing in Su Yiming's eyes, and was shocked.
"If there really are gods in heaven."
"I finally understand why God allowed me to cross a dimension and come to this parallel world."
The heavy rain kept hitting the ground, making a crisp sound like falling chess pieces, and it seemed that the whole world was shrouded in a hazy rain!
"Perhaps, it's not to make up for my shortcomings in my previous life, nor is it to let me pursue the answers to Go..."
"Perhaps I am mistaken."
"God allowed me to come to this world and meet Su Yiming. Perhaps most importantly, God allowed me to regain the courage that I had lost in my previous life because of the Go AI!"
"So that I can chase after you with a trembling body and challenge you with awe!"
"If I don't have this courage, no matter how long I can stay ahead of him, one day he will catch up and surpass me!"
"Su Yiming is the opponent God has given me!"
The rain has stopped.
A ray of light broke through the dark clouds, the sky cleared up, and it seeped into the originally depressing and dark world, dispelling the haze!
Not far away, a few people had just opened their umbrellas and were looking at the clearing sky. They couldn't help but curse, "What a horrible weather! The umbrellas we just bought at the convenience store aren't raining again."
Under the sunlight, Yu Shao and Su Yiming stared at each other for a long time before finally speaking in a resounding voice: "Then, come and give it a try!"
"Mr. Arakino, Mr. Yasuhiro Seki, Mr. Honinbo Shingo, and Mr. Kang Han-eun, 10th Dan, are all quite strong. And there's also Mr. Zhuang Weisheng. Although you've beaten him once before, I feel that Mr. Zhuang Weisheng is different now."
Su Yiming said slowly: "Our next fight shouldn't be in the loser bracket, right?"
"If I meet them, I will let them come to the loser's bracket to keep you company."
Yu Shao looked directly at Su Yiming, his eyes sparkling: "What you should be thinking about is whether you can climb out of the loser bracket without any room for error."
Hearing this, Su Yiming couldn't help laughing.
"We'll see."
Su Yiming turned around and walked forward, saying, "If you can really send them all over here, then please send them over and take a look for yourself!"
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The second round of the Phoenix Cup double-elimination tournament has come to an end.
The entire Internet is abuzz with discussions, and everyone is talking about today's game with great interest. They are both shocked and surprised. After all, this round of games is really shocking.
Zhu Huaian made a big mistake in the first round of the game against Su Yiming and fell into the loser group. However, in the round after the loser group, he showed his true strength, sacrificed pieces twice and finally defeated his opponent cleanly and neatly.
The duel between An Hongshi and Jing Zhongqin is also exciting.
Inaka Seri, worthy of being Japan's top Go player, holds both the "Tengen" and "Meijin" titles. At one point in the game, he holds the upper hand and, with a murderous intent, delivers a thrilling slaying of Yasuhiro Seki. In desperation, Yasuhiro Seki bravely takes on the lone enemy, ultimately turning defeat into victory, a truly astonishing feat!
Zhang Dongchen faced off against Norio Ishida. The two had a fierce battle, with six giant dragons entwined and the world turned upside down twice. It was simply breathtaking. In the end, the two sides fought to the end, and Zhang Dongchen won by two and a half points.
In the game between Yu Shao and Ed, Ed did not give in to Yu Shao, and a big battle finally broke out. Both sides made brilliant moves. Although Ed lost in the end, the fight lasted until the end, and it was still a classic game.
Zhuang Weisheng played a game of flowing water without competing for the lead, and finally attacked others without being attacked by others. In the end, he won the game with a strong momentum by pulling out the flowers in the middle of the abdomen, which attracted countless exclamations.
Of course, the most anticipated match of today was undoubtedly the game between Su Yiming and Araki. After the game, countless media outlets were full of praise, and the game was indeed worthy of it.
It was this game of chess that brought Arakino, the uncrowned king of the Go world ten years ago, back into the public eye, and also aroused everyone's emotions.
There were many strong players who fell into the loser group in the first two rounds, such as Zhang Dongchen, Zhu Huaian, and Su Yiming. Although it was extremely difficult to climb out after falling into the loser group so early, no one could be sure that they could not do it.
The winners' group is also full of difficulties, and there are not many people in the winners' group. None of the remaining ones, such as Yasu Hiroseki, Yu Shao, Honinbo Shin'ai, Araki Nobuo, and Ando, are easy to deal with!
Some people joked online that, using the words from fantasy novels, the loser group is a riot of demons, and the winner group is a battle of gods. Considering the completely different mindsets of the loser and winner group players, this is actually not too exaggerated.
Therefore, the online debate about who will win the championship has become increasingly heated, and everyone has become more curious and looking forward to the next game.
Who will face whom in tomorrow's game?
Who will finally win the championship of this world competition?!
(End of this chapter)
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