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When the Japanese side held the first China-Japan Go Challenge, they thought that the gap between Chinese and Japanese Go was so big that the Chinese team would definitely be crushed, and they had no plans to hold the second one. Unexpectedly, Qin Hao suddenly emerged and defeated three top-notch Japanese players in one fell swoop, which slammed the face of the Japanese Go world.

Even though Kobayashi Koichi and the other two shaved their heads to apologize after the game, it still failed to quell the dissatisfaction of the Japanese people.

For the Japanese, such a result is of course unacceptable. They are the strongest Go nation in modern times, and they once had an absolute advantage in sweeping the Chinese Go world with just one or two 9th dan players. They have seven major title tournaments, a glorious vein from Kencho-ji Temple, and top-notch players forged by water and fire. When the organizer NEC saw the popularity of the China-Japan Go Challenge, it had the motivation to prepare for the second session.

So, the second China-Japan Go Tournament was held, and the organizer NEC even increased the budget. The scale and publicity of this tournament far exceeded the first one.

The Chinese side is also happy to carry out such non-governmental exchange activities, and the two sides hit it off immediately.

There is also good news for Qin Hao, that is, the prize money for this year's champion has been increased to 20,000 yuan.

"This year, the number of players in the tournament has increased to nine, one of whom must be a female chess player. The rest of the competition system is similar to the previous one, and it is still a defense system. The winning chess player will become the champion and will accept the challenge of the next chess player until the last person is left."

The leader of the chess academy's eyes fell on Qin Hao while he was talking. It was because of this competition system that they had the confidence to accept this challenge. If it was a team competition system and a competition of overall strength, they would not dare to agree so readily.

After an internal selection, the final Chinese list of nine people was released: Rui Naiwei, Qian Yuping, Shao Zhenzhong, Cao Dayuan, Jiang Zhujiu, Liu Xiaoguang, Ma Xiaochun, Qin Hao, and Nie Weiping.

The main general is still Nie Weiping, and the deputy general is still Qin Hao.

Soon the list of the Japanese team was also exposed by the media: Kusunoki Mitsuko, Morita Michihiro, Imamura Toshiya, Kobayashi Kaku, Kataoka Satoshi, Yamashiro Hiroshi, Sakai Takeshi, Takemiya Masaki, and Otake Hideo. The three players, Kobayashi Koichi, who were highly expected in the last session, were all not on the list. Obviously, the Japanese side also felt that the three of them could not defeat Qin Hao, and they should replace them with more powerful players to compete.

"Aesthetic chess player" Hideo Otake and "cosmic style" Masaki Takemiya are precisely the two most outstanding chess players in Japan today. The former defeated Norihiro Kudo in the recent Chess Saint Tournament, completed his sixth consecutive championship, and won the title of "Honorary Chess Saint", while the latter is in the most glorious stage of his career. In the final of the Honinbo Tournament, he faced Hayashi Kaifeng, Yamashiro Hiroshi and Otake Hideo successively, and then defeated them one by one, completing the amazing feat of winning four consecutive Honinbo titles.

Especially Masaaki Takemiya, the global flow he invented has become the object of study for Japanese chess players. Fujisawa Hideyuki once praised: Our chess will be forgotten soon, only Takemiya's chess will be remembered forever.

The Japanese people have high hopes for Masaaki Takemiya. On the day the Japanese team boarded the plane, many Japanese people spontaneously came to the airport to see them off.

Masaki Takemiya also said in front of the media: "The last tournament was just an accident. This time we will tell the world that Japanese Go is number one in the world."

The first game was scheduled in Shanghai, but not at the Shanghai Chess Academy, but at a hotel newly opened by a Japanese businessman. It has to be admitted that Japan is already very mature in business operations.

Both sides tacitly sent two female chess players onto the field.

The match between Rui Naiwei and Nan Guangzi also attracted a large number of media and spectators.

Compared with men's Go, China is actually slightly ahead of Japan in women's Go, and Rui Naiwei even defeated Kusunoko a few years ago.

So at the beginning of the game, Rui Naiwei launched a continuous attack, and Nan Guangzi could only defend himself and finally gave up after move 221.

The Chinese side won a great victory, the people were greatly encouraged, and Rui Naiwei also jumped from an unknown young girl to a famous female chess player.

There was anger in Japan, and Kusunoki could only bow and apologize in front of the camera.

If Kusunoki Mitsuko's defeat only made the Japanese people angry, then the second Japanese chess player to appear, Michihiro Morita, made the Japanese people furious.

As a disciple of Fujisawa Hideyuki, Morita Michihiro is only fifteen years old this year. After his casual move was caught in the local fight with Rui Naiwei, he no longer had the ability to turn the situation around.

The 2:0 advantage at the start made this China-Japan Go Tournament attract more and more attention. Shanghai TV and CCTV both arranged special broadcasts. Through television signals, this niche sport of Go became completely popular in China.

However, soon, the third Japanese player, Toshi Imamura, returned a 2:0, defeating Rui Naiwei and Qian Yuping successively. His winning streak was not stopped until Shao Zhenzhong came on the court.

Kobayashi Akira, a player who participated in the last China-Japan Go Challenge Tournament, secluded himself for a long time after returning to his country. Before the start of the competition, he also made a bold statement that he would avenge his previous defeat.

Kobayashi Akira was really not bragging. He won five consecutive games as soon as he came on the court, defeating five Chinese chess players: Shao Zhenzhong, Cao Dayuan, Jiang Zhujiu, Liu Xiaoguang and Ma Xiaochun.

The situation took a sharp turn for the worse, leaving only the deputy general Qin Hao and the final commander Nie Weiping guarding the pass.

However, the Japanese side had six chess players. Before the start of the 11th game, the CCTV commentator used the phrase "the situation is very critical" three times in a row to describe the unfavorable situation China was currently facing.

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"Song Ying, don't worry. This Xiao Lin Jue is nothing special. He is just a defeated general of Haozi." Wu Jianguo said nonchalantly while eating melon seeds.

Huang Ling also agreed: "That's right, Haozi won five games in a row in the last competition, maybe he can win six games in a row this time."

At this moment, Song Ying could no longer listen to what others said. Her heart had already followed the TV screen to the competition scene.

As Qin Hao and Kobayashi Jue sat opposite each other on the stage, the hearts of thousands of spectators were also moved.

The same thing happened in Japan, thousands of miles away. The broadcast signal of Tokyo TV transmitted the images to thousands of households, and Japanese audiences were also cheering crazily for Kobayashi Kaku.

"Kobayashi-kun, if you beat him you'll be a top-notch chess player!"

"Xiaolin-kun, it's time to prove yourself!"

Obviously, the Japanese audience still has a deep impression of Qin Hao, mainly because the strength Qin Hao showed in the first ring competition was too terrifying. The moment Qin Hao appeared on the stage, the hearts of the Japanese audience unconsciously hung in the air.

Like the Japanese audience, the chess players of the Japanese team were also cheering for Kobayashi Kaku, especially Kataoka Satoshi, who also participated in the previous competition. To be honest, he never wanted to meet Qin Hao in such an occasion again. Although Kobayashi Koichi and the other three attracted most of the firepower in the last competition, he was also criticized a lot. The only difference was that he did not shave his head to apologize.

At the beginning of the game, Qin Hao won the right to play black first in the guessing game, and he still started with three-three.

It can be seen that the Japanese chess players have studied his opening timing a lot this year. Kobayashi Kakui's response was obviously much calmer than the previous session, and he did not reveal any flaws in the first fifty moves.

"Good job, Kobayashi-kun. Just do it like this. Even if you can't beat him, you have to use up his energy."

"Not bad, Xiaolin, you have made a lot of progress. Keep it up, you will be the next top-notch chess player!"

Unfortunately, the Japanese audience's joy did not last long. After the 150th move, Kobayashi Kakui clearly felt the pressure doubled. After the 200th move, the cold sweat on Kobayashi Kakui's forehead never stopped. After the 218th move, Kobayashi Kakui had to give up the pieces and admit defeat. It was still the familiar feeling, the strong sense of oppression, which made him feel as if he was back in the last competition.

The Chinese audience breathed a sigh of relief after winning the first round. Not only did it break the Japanese winning streak, but more importantly, Qin Hao's condition gave everyone a magical feeling, as if nothing was impossible as long as he was there.

The happiest person would be Uncle Lin. After Qin Hao won this round, "BBK" products also saw a wave of hot sales, especially in markets like Shanghai. Many businesses were out of stock, so Uncle Lin quickly sent people to deliver goods and replenish stocks.

However, Uncle Lin soon discovered that he was too happy too early. Qin Hao then defeated three Japanese chess players, Kataoka Satoshi, Yamashiro Hiroshi, and Sakai Takeshi, one after another, and won four consecutive victories, tying the score between the two sides again.

Now, BBK's radios and tape recorders were selling like hot cakes. Dealers from all over the country called to request goods, and the five OEM factories working in two shifts could not keep up with the supply speed.

Qin Hao only endorses the "BBK" brand on the market. In addition, the official publicity efforts for this China-Japan Go Challenge Tournament far exceeded that of the previous one, which is equivalent to giving "BBK" a wave of free advertising.

With Qin Hao's efforts, the Japanese people no longer had their previous arrogance. This scene made them feel familiar, as if they had experienced it a year ago.

Therefore, the Japanese people could only place their hopes on Hideo Otake, who was going to appear next.

At the Beijing Stadium, 2,000 tickets were sold out in an instant, and CCTV even delayed the broadcast of all programs and broadcast the entire event live.

Before the game started, Otake Hero said confidently: "I have found a way to deal with Qin Sang. I will defeat him and win the final victory of the game."

In response, Qin Hao simply said: "I will end the battle within 200 moves."

The Japanese audience was very angry when listening to the translation of the off-site commentary of Tokyo TV, and clamored for Hideo Otake to teach Qin Hao a lesson.

However, after the game started, Otake Hideo found that he, as the black player, fell into a passive position from the middle game. Qin Hao's offensive was much more fierce than before. It was an extremely oppressive attack. What made him even more desperate was that he could not find any flaws in his opponent.

"This is impossible!" Otake Hideo looked at the densely packed white pieces on the chessboard and fell into deep self-doubt.

After 180 moves, Otake Hideo realized dejectedly that he had already lost. Taking the handicap into account, no matter where he moved, as long as Qin Hao did not make any mistakes, he would still lose by 3 points.

As for whether Qin Hao would make a mistake, Otake Hero couldn't help but recall in his mind what Kobayashi Koichi had said to him before leaving: Don't try to find Qin Sang's flaws, because he won't have any flaws at all.

This is what made him most desperate. As a chess player, no matter how good his calculation ability is, it is impossible to avoid mistakes. However, he carefully studied every move of Qin Hao and found that they were all optimal solutions.

"I lost!"

At the moment when Otake Hero gave up and admitted defeat, the entire Beijing Gymnasium was filled with cheers and applause. Before this, many spectators were afraid of disturbing Qin Hao's thoughts and even breathed very carefully. At this moment, they could finally indulge in the party.

At the same time, thousands of miles away in Japan, there was wailing.

"This rubbish, Hero Otake, doesn't deserve to be called that!"

"Coward, idiot, how dare he lose to that arrogant guy!"

After the game, Hideo Otake bowed 90 degrees but still could not extinguish the anger of the Japanese people towards him. The louder his shouting before the game was, the more fiercely the Japanese people criticized him after the game.

However, this time the Japanese chess world did not blame Otake Hideo too much, but instead placed their last hopes on Takemiya Masaki.

Some Japanese chess magazines even published a special issue to cheer up Masaki Takemiya. Japanese media later stated that Masaki Takemiya would use his "global flow" to fight against Qin Hao.

Unfortunately, the wish is good, but the reality is very cruel.

Masaaki Takemiya's "global flow" might be somewhat effective when facing other players, but when facing Qin Hao, there were too many flaws. Masaaki Takemiya was too focused on the beauty of the chess shape, and was quickly caught by Qin Hao, who cut off his big dragon in the upper left corner.

After only 168 moves, Takemiya Masaaki, who was highly expected before the game, was defeated by Qin Hao.

"Haha, Japan is the best Go player in the world, but it's just like this!"

"Is this the top-notch chess player who claims to dominate the world? Who else do you have? Come on together. Qin Hao alone can defeat them all."

While Chinese audiences are cheering, many Japanese audiences are already on their way to buying new TVs.

This China-Japan Go Tournament has completely established Qin Hao's position as the number one Go player in China. As a result, there is an endless stream of manufacturers looking for Qin Hao to shoot commercials and be their spokesperson. Among them are manufacturers from Hong Kong, Singapore, and even Japan, such as NEC, the organizer of this event.

The hot sales of "BBK" have attracted the attention of many manufacturers. For the first time, they realized that Qin Hao already has an influence that is not inferior to any top star.

However, after the competition, Qin Hao basically did not show up in front of the camera. It was not because he was so low-key, but because the competition period was too long. In the blink of an eye, it was already June, and he had to prepare for the final exams of his sophomore semester. (End of this chapter)