Chapter 57: You can’t ask around, but you can play chess!
Chapter 57: You can’t ask around... but you can play chess!
May 2023, 5, evening.
As soon as the news that the chess king Shang Chaotian would once again play in public came out, it instantly caused a huge response in the Go community.
Almost all Go forums, WeChat groups, and small group circles were all discussing this matter. In the game room of Yiguo, chess fans poured in like a tide, directly reaching the maximum limit of the room's user capacity.
A long list of comments seeking verification appeared on the official Weibo account of the Chinese Chess Association:
Is the user who is currently playing chess in Yiguo using the golden ID [Chaotianque] indeed the "Seven-time Champion" Shang Chaotian himself?
Although it was past the closing time, because there were so many people asking questions, the chess association still sent out a Weibo post fifteen minutes after Chaotianque started the game.
[Huaxia Go Association]: It has been confirmed that the real-name authentication account [Chaotianque] of Mr. Shang Chaotian, the current chairman of the Huaxia Go Association, has not been stolen. Thank you to all Go fans for your concern and support!
Although this reply does not seem to directly answer the questions of chess fans, its actual meaning is obvious.
The one who gave Yi Zhaoqiyi the first move to play chess was none other than Shang Chaotian himself!
As soon as this Weibo post came out, the entire Go community was in an uproar.
You know, Shang Chaotian has never played chess in public since he fainted in the middle of the third game of the 2015 Chess Master Tournament and then announced his retirement.
Even when his most proud disciple Lei Qi was promoted to the professional level, the Chess Association wanted to invite Shang Chaotian, who had no official position at the time, to play an open game of chess with Lei Qi, but he politely declined.
After that, although the outside world knew that Shang Chaotian was still teaching students, doing various Go-related work, and was elected chairman of the Chinese Go Association five years ago.
But if you ask Shang Chaotian about his current strength, it is really a mystery. Except for Shang Chaotian's three students and a few very close friends, the rest of them are unknown. That's why when Lei Qi played against [You Feng Lai Yi] a few days ago, a lot of people speculated whether the chess king's chess strength had really degenerated to such a level.
But who could have thought that just a few days after the previous rumor was disproven, the real Shang Chaotian actually appeared on the Yiguo platform!
All the professional players and veteran chess fans rushed into the game room where Chaotianque was located almost immediately to watch the long-lost chess king play live.
However, after the initial surprise and excitement passed, another question began to be discussed crazily in the Go community:
Who is 【Yizhaoqiyi】?
Why should Shang Chaotian, the chess king and current chairman of the chess association, who hasn't shown his skills for such a long time, go online and give the first move?
In fact, it’s not just Shang Chaotian…
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"No, fellow BUs (Bilibili netizens)!
"This [Yi Zhao Qi Yi] is not just about why Lao Shang gave up the first move offline! This guy has a very big problem, don't you understand?"
On Bilibili, in the live broadcast room named [Okay, let’s eat chicken this time].
Anchor Lin Ruixin just received a message ten minutes ago and immediately quit a certain shooting battle royale game, logged back into Yiguo, and entered the room where [Chaotianque] was to watch the game.
“Don’t just look at what’s in front of you and think that you’re so great because you can play against the chess king Shang Chaotian.
"Let me tell you: if it was just Lao Shang playing a game of chess with someone else, that individual case would be very easy to explain. It can be explained easily!
"I'll just give you a random reason! For example, this [Yi Zhao Qi Yi] is the child of a senior executive of a sponsor of our Go Association. He likes Go very much and he kept arguing with his father that he wants to play a game of Go with our Shang Qi Wang. Can our Chairman Shang refuse? Isn't he just going to lose face?
"China is a society based on personal relationships. BUs, you all know this! As long as all aspects are in place, let alone Chairman Shang, even if it's just... uh, I won't say anymore. Last time I made a joke and was criticized by the Chess Association!
"Let's get back to the point! Why did I tell everyone that [Yi Zhao Qi Yi] has a big problem? Look at his game record over the past three days..."
Lin Ruixin talked freely in front of the camera, explaining in detail to the audience in the live broadcast room how outrageous it was that [Yi Zhao Qi Yi] could play against [Monkey King Yi Sheng Hui], [Jin Heng Yi], and [Little Sheep Mee Mee] in three days. The more he talked, the more exaggerated his expression became, which fully whetted the appetite of the audience in the live broadcast room.
Many viewers who were doing other things stopped and turned on Yiguo to witness the "comeback battle" of a chess king.
However, although Lin Ruixin appears to be relaxed and humorous in front of the camera and speaks his mind, it does not mean that he is without ulterior motives.
For example, he noticed that Yi Zhao Qi Yi's IP address was also located in Dongjiang.
But he didn't say it.
For example, he quickly determined that Yi Zhao Qiyi's strength level was also around the third level.
But he still didn't say anything.
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...
Hmm... Old guy Lao Shang is online, and he is so stylish!
The mid-game is almost over, and there are still so many people!
Yu Qingguang glanced at the system messages showing a steady stream of users entering the game room, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
But...it's normal!
After all, this old guy was already famous before, and now he has an official hat...
Not to mention that this guy hasn't played chess in front of anyone for seven or eight years.
Thinking of this, Yu Qingguang smiled softly and looked through the window at Rui Zhao who was concentrating on the game in the online chess classroom. Not far behind her, the notary You Chan and the camera were still dutifully witnessing the entire process of her game. Well, if the ID [Yizhaoqiyi] was only noticed by some interested people before...
I'm afraid everyone will know about it after this.
When he enters the professional field, I wonder if Rui Zhao can handle this level of attention...
Speaking of this, Yu Qingguang couldn't help feeling a little guilty.
Obviously, she is just an 18-year-old girl who is a bit silly...
But there is no way. If you want to find a girl with the same conditions in the Go circle, you can't find one at all.
Yu Qingguang couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head.
Later...I'll find a way to compensate her more!
It was really shameless to coax such a silly kid into agreeing to play against such a famous person using a big account in public...
Oh, don’t think about it for now!
Next, take a good look at this chess game!
Yu Qingguang was just about to turn his attention back to the game itself when his cell phone rang.
A glance at the screen shows [Caller: Liu Yuhong]
Yu Qingguang raised his eyebrows and answered the call slowly.
"Hey, Yu Hong, what's going on? Did Monkey King offend you again?"
Making fun of Sun Yi was a regular feature of Yu Qingguang's phone conversations with Liu Yuhong; both of them loved this topic very much.
There was no way around it. After all, although Liu Yuhong and Zou Yang seemed to be at peace with each other on the surface, they were actually competing against each other secretly.
As Zou Yang's teacher, Yu Qingguang naturally sided with the "little sheep". If the two of them didn't find a common topic, it would be easy for them to talk about something behind the scenes.
So Sun Yixian naturally took on this role.
Whenever they came up with any small disagreements, they would just make a few sarcastic remarks about Commander Sun, and the two would quickly reach an agreement.
Although, Sun Yi seems to be Yu Qingguang's student...but it doesn't matter anymore.
Unfortunately, Liu Yuhong was clearly not in the mood to talk about this today.
"Uh, Yu Jiudan, it's not about Sun Yi...
"I mainly want to ask, who is Yi Zhaoqiyi, and why did Mr. Shang go online to play chess with her?"
"Sun Yi told you?" Yu Qingguang did not answer, but asked back very directly.
The relationship between the two female stars is very delicate. Although they seem to appreciate each other on the surface, it is actually difficult for them to open their hearts to each other.
But Mr. Jin was too respected and respected. After all, Liu Yuhong was almost three years younger than him, so it was not easy for him to ask directly.
So, through the process of elimination, Yu Qingguang quickly figured out who the traitor was.
"Uh..." Liu Yuhong was embarrassed for a moment, and finally said: "I, I forced him to do it, don't blame him!"
"Ha, this is just a matter between us teachers and students!"
Yu Qingguang replied with a smile, and secretly decided to use this as an excuse to blackmail Sun Yi for two more games of instruction.
"As for the matter of [Yizhao Qiyi]... I have nothing to tell you for now. You can go back and ask Lao Shang to see if he is willing to tell you..."
"But Yu Jiudan, I really..."
"Hey! I haven't finished talking yet!"
Seeing that Liu Yuhong was impatient, Yu Qingguang took the initiative to speak.
"Although I can't tell you the specifics for now, but...
"If you want to play a few games with [Yizhao Qiyi], I can arrange it!"
"……what?"
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