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Chapter 1096 We are the champions

After the match, both China and Japan paid unprecedented attention to this tournament.

In the minds of many Japanese Go fans, Japan's dominance in the world of Go is unshakable, which has been confirmed in the past few decades.

So at the beginning, Japanese chess fans thought that this was just a crushing game, perhaps not as exciting as the domestic Japanese competitions such as Honinbo, Kisei, Meijin, and Tengen.

But as the game progressed, Japanese chess fans discovered that Chinese chess players were not vulnerable. Jiang Zhujiu had won three consecutive victories before. Fortunately, Kobayashi Koichi turned the tide and won five consecutive victories. Just when Japanese chess fans thought that Kobayashi Koichi would directly sweep the Chinese team, Qin Hao suddenly appeared and saved the Chinese team from danger. Both sides fought until only the last two players were left.

The excitement of this China-Japan Go Tournament can be described as full of ups and downs. The organizer, Japan Electric Corporation, could hardly wait to wake up laughing in their dreams.

Originally, the organizers wanted to strike while the iron was hot and hold the next two games after a two or three-day break. However, Kato Masao and Fujisawa Hideyuki requested to postpone the game for a month.

In response to the request of the two top Japanese chess players, the organizers bargained and finally agreed to postpone the game for half a month.

During this half month, not only these eight Japanese chess players came, but Fujisawa Hideyuki also used his influence in the Japanese chess world to call many top Japanese chess players to Shanghai.

These top Japanese chess players merely showed up at the airport and then moved into a private room at the Peace Hotel, never to come out again.

At the same time, the Chinese Chess Institute was also busy. It gathered many senior chess players to come to Shanghai to help Nie Weiping analyze the remaining two opponents. As for Qin Hao, he went back to Tongji University to attend classes on the grounds that he had missed too many courses.

Unlike the last time he went to Beijing for training, this time when Qin Hao returned to the classroom, he immediately attracted onlookers. The entire classroom was packed with people, and the scene was comparable to the scene of crazy fans chasing stars in later generations.

Finally, the Dean of Studies issued a strict order that no one was allowed to harass Qin Hao, otherwise they would be punished. In 1984, a demerit was a very serious punishment for college students, because it would be written into the file, which would affect their job assignment.

However, every policy has a countermeasure. Every day Qin Hao's desk would be filled with things, including misty poems representing love, snacks, and even letters written in blood. As a result, the first thing the head teacher did when he came to work every day was to ask people to clean up Qin Hao's desk.

"I'm just confused. Do you think so many people like Go?" classmate Sun Hongqi said sourly.

"You don't understand this. What they like is not Go, but the person who plays Go."

"It's terrible. I feel like those Hong Kong and Taiwan fans aren't as crazy as these people."

"Yes, there are actually people who write letters in blood."

Li Jia listened to her classmates' discussions, but her thoughts drifted thousands miles away.

At the same time, Qin Hao and his party have boarded a flight to Beijing. With the sponsorship of the organizer, he finally doesn't have to squeeze into the train.

Also travelling with them were chess players from the Japanese team, but they all travelled in first class.

After the plane took off and balanced, Kobayashi Koichi suddenly appeared in the economy class.

"Qin Sang, can I take up a moment of your time?"

As soon as Kobayashi Koichi met him, he bowed 90 degrees.

Chen Zude stared at him with a vigilant look. He knew with his toes that so many Japanese chess players had gathered in Shanghai in the past half month, and they must be studying Qin Hao's chess game.

"Be careful, he might be here to get information."

In response to Chen Zude's reminder, Qin Hao just smiled and said, "If he has this intention, he must be prepared for Jiang Gan to steal the book."

Then he said to Kobayashi Koichi in Japanese: "No problem."

After Kobayashi Koichi sat down at the side of the aisle, he immediately couldn't wait to flatter Qin Hao. Fortunately, Chen Zude and the others didn't understand Japanese, otherwise they would have blushed after hearing it.

Under Chen Zude's anxious gaze, Kobayashi Koichi chatted with Qin Hao for more than half an hour before leaving satisfied.

After Xiaolin Guangyi left, Chen Zude asked curiously: "What did you talk about for so long?"

"What else can two chess players talk about besides Go?" Qin Hao spread his hands.

Chen Zude immediately became anxious upon hearing this, but Qin Hao added fuel to the fire: "Xiao Lin Guangyi asked me how I was able to make moves so quickly."

"what do you say?"

"Of course I told the truth."

"Oh, how could you tell him that?"

Qin Hao pointed to his head and said with a smile: "I told him that I have a supercomputer hidden in my brain."

Chen Zude: ...

The next day, chess fans from all over gathered in front of the Chinese Chess Institute early in the morning. In that era when transportation was extremely underdeveloped, those who could make it to Beijing to watch Go games were all die-hard Go fans.

After half a month of publicity, this peak Go match between China and Japan has become a hot topic and has attracted unprecedented attention.

As a top-notch Japanese chess player, Masao Kato's strength should not be underestimated. He is known for his fierce style of play and has the nickname "executioner". His calculation ability is also quite terrifying. He has a large number of chess fans in Japan. At this moment, there is a "cheerleading team" consisting of dozens of Japanese people cheering for him in front of the gate of the Chinese Chess Academy.

As two minibuses drove up one after another, the chess fans at the scene became agitated. If there had not been police on the scene to maintain order, they would have surrounded the minibuses.

Just as Qin Hao and his party got off the car and were about to enter the chess academy, a commotion suddenly broke out among the crowd.

Someone shouted, "Down with Japanese imperialism!"

What followed was a thunderous response. The dozens of Japanese chess fans who had come to cheer for the Japanese team were stunned by the scene. Although they could not understand, seeing the murderous looks of the Chinese around them, they huddled into a ball and no longer dared to shout slogans in Japanese to cheer them on.

Seeing this scene, Qin Hao and his group couldn't help but smile knowingly, and the originally tense atmosphere instantly disappeared.

Suddenly someone threw something to Qin Hao. Qin Hao caught it in the air and unfolded it to find it was a red flag. After thinking about it, he put it on his body and then slowly walked into the chess academy.

This scene was also recorded by countless reporters with cameras.

"Xiao Qin, go down slowly. Don't feel stressed. I'm here behind you."

Before going on stage, Nie Weiping patted Qin Hao on the shoulder.

Qin Hao smiled and said, "Don't worry, they won't be able to see you."

"Wait for the award ceremony."

After saying that, Qin Hao strode towards the ring with a red flag draped over his head. At the same time, Kato Masao was already ready.

"Qin Sang, you are an excellent chess player, but today's championship must belong to us!"

Masao Kato said confidently. The reason he had such confidence was that in the past half month, more than 20 top Japanese chess players had studied all of Qin Hao's chess games, and they believed they had found a way to restrain Qin Hao.

Although this is somewhat unfair, they have to do it for the dignity of Japanese Go.

"As long as I participate in the competition, you Japanese chess players will never dream of winning any championship again."

After Qin Hao finished speaking, he was too lazy to talk nonsense with the other party and directly grabbed a handful of black pieces from the chess box.

Masao Kato guessed an odd number, but the result was an even number, so Qin Hao got the right to play first with black. This scene made the Japanese team frown.

At the beginning, both sides made their moves very quickly. Qin Hao relied on the powerful computing power of AlphaGo, while Kato Masao relied on his research on Qin Hao's chess games over the past half month.

Seeing that every move Qin Hao made after the start was within their calculations, Kato Masao couldn't help but reveal a hint of joy on his face.

Nie Weiping and others were watching the game between the two on the screen in the lounge and fell into deep thought.

"Do you find it strange?" Jiang Zhujiu suddenly said.

"What's weird?" Chen Zude asked.

"Have you noticed that Kato Masao's opening is completely different from his previous chess moves?"

While the Japanese team was studying Qin Hao, Nie Weiping and his team were also studying Kato Masao and Fujisawa Hideyuki. They knew their styles of play very well, and were absolutely familiar with them.

After Jiang Zhujiu's reminder, the others also came to their senses.

"Is this their opening move against Xiao Qin?"

For a moment, everyone present couldn't help but worry for Qin Hao. After all, Qin Hao was not just facing Kato Masao alone, but the wisdom of a large number of top Japanese Go players.

However, after entering the middle game, the smile on Kato Masao's face completely disappeared, because he found that Qin Hao's style of play began to become a little different.

This scene was also seen by Fujisawa Hideyuki and others, which shocked them. You know, a chess player's style of play is formed through countless competitions, and it is also related to the chess player's personality. A person's style of play cannot be changed in a short period of time. This is the consensus of all chess players.

But in today's game, Qin Hao's style completely changed from the 30th move. He changed from his previous fierce attacks to a steady and cautious posture.

"How did he do that?"

"Impossible. He didn't play chess like this in all the previous games."

"Is there a possibility that we have been fooled by him, and this is his true style?"

"Baga, you cunning Chinese boy!"

Masao Kato in the ring felt as if his waist was broken. Not only were all his efforts of the past half month wasted, but such a start also disrupted his rhythm.

On the contrary, Qin Hao still made his moves as fast as lightning, as if he didn't need to think at all. This made the Japanese team even more convinced that Qin Hao's previous chess game was a deliberate trick, and this was his true style of chess.

After 150 moves, Kato Masao clearly felt that he was at a great disadvantage. Beads of sweat the size of beans kept dripping from his forehead, but he didn't bother to wipe them off.

Suddenly, a drop of blood fell on the chessboard. Kato Masao touched his nose subconsciously and found that he was bleeding from the nose.

This scene was also transmitted to thousands of households via television signals.

Suzhou Cotton Mill Family Lane.

"Oh, Brother Hao is going to win. The Japanese can't stand it anymore."

Lin Dongzhe and Xiang Pengfei have already started celebrating in advance.

Song Ying's heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally settled down.

Huang Ling and Zhuang Xiaoting held each other's hands tightly, shaking with excitement.

The cafeteria of Tongji University in Shanghai was already crowded. Even the chef put down his spatula and squeezed in front of the TV.

Li Jia looked at Qin Hao's figure draped with a red flag on the TV screen and was a little dazed for a moment, until a burst of enthusiastic cheers almost blew off the roof of the cafeteria, and she came to her senses.

"We win, we win!"

"Haha, I said the Japanese were no match for Qin Hao!"

"There's only one left, and we're just one step away from the championship!"

Not only the classmates, but many teachers were also cheering in the crowd, without any of the maturity and stability that teachers should have. At this moment, everyone was venting their excitement.

Outside the Beijing chess academy, the moment Kato Masao gave up his piece and surrendered, the place had already become a sea of ​​joy. Chess fans from all over the country cheered and celebrated Qin Hao for once again defeating Japan's top chess player.

"What a top-notch chess player! I think he's just so-so!"

"That's not true. He is indeed quite capable. It's a pity that we have someone more capable than him."

"If we have Yu, why do we have Liang? Haha!"

Inside the chess academy, the defeat of Kato Masao dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese team's morale, and everyone had a bewildered expression.

After a long pause, Fujisawa Hideyuki said quietly, "No matter what happens, I will do my best to protect the dignity of Japanese Go."

In the afternoon, the last game officially began. Fujisawa Hideyuki guessed an even number and won the right to play black first.

After seeing Qin Hao's "changeable" chess style, he no longer dared to use the fixed opening pattern that he was not good at, and honestly placed the chess piece in the small position in the upper right corner.

However, Fujisawa Hideyuki is already 59 years old after all, and his chess skills are no longer as sharp as they were in his peak period. He can only rely on his years of experience to fight against Qin Hao.

Unfortunately, no matter how hard he tried, it was in vain. In this round, Qin Hao changed his steady and cautious approach from the previous round and started to attack from the very beginning.

From the 30th move, Fujisawa Hideyuki was constantly in long thought. The pressure Qin Hao brought to him was really too great.

As the game progressed, the Japanese team members looked dejected. From the 120th move, Fujisawa Hideyuki had completely lost the initiative. The only chance of winning was if Qin Hao made a major mistake.

Kobayashi Koichi looked a little strange, and muttered, "What he said seems to be true."

"What's true?" Kato Masao asked puzzledly.

"He said he had a supercomputer in his head."

"absurd!"

At the 178th move, after five minutes of long thinking, Fujisawa Hideyuki grabbed a handful of chess pieces from the chess box and placed them on the chessboard with a gloomy look on his face.

In an instant, all the members of the Chinese team rushed to the stage. Jiang Zhujiu and others lifted Qin Hao up and threw him high into the air.

This scene was also sent to the TV screens of thousands of households.

"we are the champion!"

"Haha, little Japanese, did you see clearly? We are the champions!"

Many excited people took to the streets to celebrate, especially some veteran Go fans, who couldn't help but burst into tears when they saw this scene. The era when a retired Japanese old lady could sweep the Chinese Go world is gone forever.