Chapter 24: Hard-working Genius
Chapter 24: Hard-working Genius
"This Lei Qi... is really amazing!"
Unlike a certain old man who was evasive, after playing this game of handicap, a Go girl from Dongjiang expressed her sincere admiration for Lei Qi's strength.
In the last match against Lei Qi, she won - with a three-point advantage.
However, after the victory, Rui Zhao did not feel any joy at all, but instead felt a lingering fear.
"As expected of a master ranked second in the domestic ranking in this world... the pressure he exerted when he started to chase the chess pieces was too terrifying!
"If I had been a little slower or made a mistake in judgment, I might have lost... I would have lost both pieces!"
While Rui Zhao spoke softly, he subconsciously leaned back on the computer chair behind him, slightly tilted his head and looked at the night outside the window.
Rui Zhao thought that his victory in this game was not glorious.
After the game started, she soon discovered that Lei Qi had no intention of waiting for her to make mistakes, but instead made many unexpected moves, with flying knives everywhere (generally referring to the complicated and varied chess moves). Every move revealed full confidence, as if these dangerous double-edged swords would never hurt him.
Rui Zhao was secretly frightened when she saw these chess pieces. As she was quite good at chess, she knew after a little calculation that Lei Qi's chess pieces were full of traps. If she was not careful, she would be smashed to pieces.
After coming to this conclusion, Rui Zhao made his own choice immediately.
Be tolerant! You must be tolerant!
If Lei Qi was just an ordinary ninth level, Rui Zhao would probably consider whether to struggle.
But the [Kong Cheng Jueying] who was watching the game in the room just now said that Lei Qi is the world champion and is currently ranked second in the domestic ranking. He is undoubtedly a top figure in the Go world.
Using your current strength and following the opponent's rhythm to play flying knife games is basically just gambling.
Bet the other party is bluffing.
Once you realize that you have lost the bet, it is time to resign and admit defeat.
But this time, the opponent took the initiative to come to him and play handicap chess. No matter how optimistic Rui Zhao was, he didn't dare to think that the opponent was just trying to scare him.
So she chose the most conservative way: controlling the board, avoiding overly complicated changes by making appropriate concessions, and trying to maintain her seemingly huge advantage before the end of the game.
This may sound a lot easier than fighting with the opponent with flying knives, but insiders know that it is just a different choice and it is no small test of one's strength.
Because Lei Qi is not a fool, he will seize every slow move made by the opponent! If he simply gives in, he will be caught up by the white chess pieces before he reaches the middle game.
Therefore, Rui Zhao had to carefully analyze each step and repeatedly weigh the pros and cons.
We must not give up an inch of the place we can hold, and we cannot just pull down the place we really can't hold on to. We must find ways to minimize the losses.
Only in this way can we persevere to the end.
With this as the general principle, Rui Zhao and Lei Qi had a seemingly dull but actually turbulent game. The tricks in this game could not be detected without considerable strength!
Fortunately, the huge advantage of more than 20 points given by giving up two pieces still gave Rui Zhao enough room to maneuver.
By the end of the middle game, although there seemed to be many major hurdles, through Rui Zhao's previous series of simplifications and attempts to be concise, the entire game had actually become smooth and seamless. No matter how good Ren Leiqi's chess skills were, it was difficult for him to put pressure on her.
It was only then that Rui Zhao finally breathed a sigh of relief. As expected, he won by three points after the end of the game.
This victory is really not worth boasting about, it's like winning and losing.
If we use an analogy, her victory over Lei Qi is like Sima Yi versus Zhuge Liang. Obviously, the latter suppressed the former in almost all aspects, and even used his almost extreme ability to continuously devour and nibble away at the former, but the former was too wealthy and too good at hiding, and in the end, he was defeated...
"He's such a great man, but I, a Go player, don't know anything about him, and I even asked 'Who is Lei Qi'..."
Rui Zhao puffed up his lips, feeling extremely embarrassed when he thought about the chat he had just sent before playing chess. He immediately buried his head in the wall again, and only raised his head again after ten seconds.
Woo——If I become a professional player in the future, it will be so awkward to meet Teacher Lei Qi!
If he were to make fun of this, I would probably die on the spot, right?
No! You can’t just think about getting promoted and practicing chess every day!
You must at least have a rough understanding of the Go circle in this world!
If a similar situation happens again, I'll probably just go dig a sewer!
Rui Zhao opened the search page without saying a word, typed in the word "Lei Qi" and pressed Enter.
I happened to play a game of chess with Teacher Lei Qi today, so let’s start with him!
In the blink of an eye, the search engine popped up all the detailed information about Lei Qi, which was enough to show that he was indeed quite famous in this world - at least in the circle.
Rui Zhao casually clicked on the top encyclopedia page and began to read softly:
"Lei Qi, male, born on August 2005, 8 in Dongjiang City...
"Hmm? August 2005, 8?
"He's younger than me—?!"
Rui Zhao couldn't help but exclaim when she read Lei Qi's date of birth. Both she and the original owner were born on February 2005, 2 - I don't know if this is just a coincidence or some kind of guidance from the unknown.
And Lei Qi is actually half a year younger than her!
This is a world champion, a ninth-dan chess player, and the second-highest ranked player in the country!
Rui Zhao opened his eyes wide and it took him a long time to recover.
In her subconscious, shouldn't such a powerful person be somewhat older than herself? !
But when she thought about it carefully, she shook her head helplessly, knowing that this was not too exaggerated.
I am actually eighteen years old and no longer a little girl. It is not surprising that some of my extremely talented peers can achieve some astonishing results.
And there is never a shortage of talented people in the Go world.
In China, the best chess kids from many places soon become like everyone else once they are sent to big cities to learn chess.
The reason is simple: when it comes to talent, there is always someone better.
Your talent of killing all the invincible opponents in your hometown is nothing but mediocre in the eyes of true geniuses.
Even those who are truly geniuses need to rely on day-to-day practice and training to gradually and fully realize their talents.
What's more, Rui Zhao knew very well that she was not a so-called genius, but just an ordinary person who was not too stupid.
She still remembers that when she was little, the adults around her liked to tease her. When they saw her sometimes play chess games beyond her age, they would make a fuss and say in an exaggerated tone how talented she was.
Rui Zhao was very happy when she was praised at that time. She would go back and tell her parents excitedly every time she was praised, expecting them to praise her intelligence and talent. However, she never expected that she would get a very consistent answer:
"Xiao Zhao is a smart kid, but he's definitely not a genius."
"Xiao Zhao, you will definitely be very good at playing Go, but you have to work hard, harder than others. Because the other kids are not stupid...Have you ever seen a child being called stupid by adults every day?"
……
Under the repeated teachings of her parents, Rui Zhao soon understood that she was not the so-called "chosen one". She was just an ordinary little girl who was not too stupid but loved Go deeply.
Go is a very pure thing.
There may be shortcuts to making money, and there may be opportunities for success.
But Go...
There is no other way to improve except to train hard day after day.
This is the truth she deeply believes in...
...
He has come this far before he even reached adulthood, so Lei Qi must be a very hardworking genius...
Rui Zhao thought silently.
As I said: there is no shortage of geniuses in the Go world.
Only if you are talented and work hard enough can you go further.
But...I'm not bad either!
The girl noticed that she was feeling a little depressed and secretly encouraged herself.
You know, I am also a genius in the area of "hard work"!
After all, life was so difficult on Earth, and I never thought of giving up!
Well, that's good! I'm back to normal!
The most shocking part has already passed! You can definitely finish watching it without any psychological burden!
The girl felt that her psychological suggestion had worked, so she perked up and continued reading the rest of the encyclopedia.
But she never expected that something even more burdensome would appear three seconds later:
"...a Chinese Go player of the ninth dan rank, a world champion, and the son of the former world champion, Lei Jingming, the ninth dan rank..."
“Eh?!
"Thunder Jingming Ninth Stage...
"Son——?!!!"
Instantly, the girl's scream resounded throughout the building.
I had a lot of work to do today, and I was almost exhausted. I tried my best to finish the manuscript in my spare time, but I didn't finish this chapter until now...
Tomorrow is my wife’s birthday, so I have to stay up late today to finish tomorrow’s manuscript.
Then I worked hard for two days over the weekend and had to get the saved manuscripts back!
The feeling of having to finish something now without any drafts is really terrible!
(End of this chapter)