LOL: Can’t I play other games professionally?

Chapter 249 Winning the Championship! Thanks to the organizers for the generous prize money

The two sides made 21 moves back and forth. Lin Ruo's goal was clear from beginning to end. He stared at the breakpoints on the left and below, cutting off the position of the black chess pieces back and forth.

The opponent, who was only 15 years old, was a little stiff in the hands and chose to force his way in from the bottom, continuing to extend his moves forward to block his own breakpoints.

Seeing this scene, Lin Ruo began to be distracted.

Black's winning rate has dropped to single digits, and he doesn't need to expend too much effort anymore.

The black chess piece, which had already been in position but not discovered by the other players, took the initiative and immediately surrounded the three black pieces extending below.

The black piece is posted and the white piece continues to confuse it.

After a series of entangled attacks, Lin Ruo could vaguely hear the sound of rapid breathing from the other side.

After a round of inspection, the referee finally had time to take a look at the game between the two.

He just took one look and shook his head and walked away.

"What's going on?" Seeing this, another referee came over and asked softly.

The referee who had watched earlier murmured in response: "Going straight is killing me."

"Who killed whom?"

"Shudan is almost killed."

Having said that, the two looked at each other, their thoughts obviously a little confused.

This result, well, needs to be sorted out.

Due to the large number of matches taking place at the same time, the live broadcast mainly uses long shots, with close shots switched from time to time.

The people watching the live broadcast had no idea what the situation was. They only knew that when the game switched to Lin Ruo's table, the opponent next to him was in a difficult situation.

Looking at Lin Ruo and the chessboard, he could see hesitation and struggle in every move, followed by regret and helplessness after making the move.

After a brief silence, the young man took out two black pieces and placed them on the edge of the chessboard.

Choose to resign.

"Have you really studied for two months? Are you sure you haven't been studying since childhood and just never took the exam?"

After bowing politely and the referee finished recording, while everyone was packing up their chess pieces, the young man, who was at the first dan level, couldn't help but ask a question.

Lin Ruo smiled without even looking up and said, "When I was little, I was too busy playing games to study, so how could I have time to play chess?"

The young man of the first dan dan didn't say anything, but bit his lip with a very bitter heart. A professional player lost to an amateur of the third dan and was eliminated in the top 64. This was the end of his life.

"I hope you can win the championship." Before leaving, he gave his best wishes.

It’s nothing, I just don’t want to bear this shame alone.

"Did he really eliminate the first dan?"

After the game, several referees gathered around to look at the promotion results, looking at each other in astonishment.

"Such a talented person only started learning chess at the age of 17. His parents are human beings."

"I heard his profession is playing games."

"Fuck, that's even more outrageous. What future can there be in playing games? It's like robbing nature's treasures."

"He earns over 500 million yuan a year..."

"What? You can make over 500 million playing games? Just ignore what I said."

The first day of competition ended, and when the list of 32 finalists was announced on the official website, it quickly became a hot topic.

#Lin Ruo defeated 15-year-old beginner to advance to the top 32#
At this moment, the Go community and the league all had the same expression.

【It's over, I can even reach the first dan level, so reaching the third dan level won't be easy.】

[You know, even though Lin Shen likes to boast, he's never been slapped in the face.]

[Just worship, no more nonsense, brothers. ]

[The one who said he wanted to eat shit this morning, come out and eat it.]

[What else can't Lin Gou do? I feel like if I give him my advanced math problems, he'll be able to solve them in a short while.]

Compared to the League of Legends fans who were popping champagne in disbelief, the Go bar still maintained a vague sense of rationality.

I admit he has potential, but I don't think he can defeat Xing Hongcheng 3rd dan and win the championship.

[Definitely. I've seen the post-match records, and I can only say their tactics were disgusting. They were probably taking advantage of the young, inexperienced players.]

[According to what you said, isn't Lin Ruo even more inexperienced?]

[To be honest, it's not impossible. With another year of practice, I'll definitely be able to surpass Xing Hongcheng.]

[Seriously, if he had started learning Go from a young age, he would have been a top-tier prodigy, likely reaching the rank of Dan at the age of 11 or 2.]

It's useless. My age is too old. I've completely missed the golden age for Go development.

Active discussion.

In just one afternoon, the popularity of the Mlily Amateur Open rose to a new level.

Not only did many professional Go players begin to pay attention, but similar news also emerged one after another.

The speed of new media dissemination has made this matter more and more well-known, and genius is always the most popular topic for people to discuss.

After finishing his meal, Lin Ruo was still in good spirits. He left the hotel and went to the Internet cafe to complete his task.

The lady at the front desk saw him and greeted him: "You left so soon."

"Well, I'm going to the internet cafe and will be back later."

Hearing this, the receptionist, who was overwhelmed with information, was a little confused.

Haven't you been eliminated yet?

"It seems that handsome guys have a lot of luck." The receptionist murmured. She had just sat down to play with her phone when she received an automatically pushed news.

In a stunning upset, a 17-year-old amateur rd dan player crushed a professional st dan player in the Menglily Cup.

...

After one night, the second day of the Open was proceeding in an orderly manner.

早上进行32进16及进8，下午进行8进4直至总决赛，单局定胜负。

Considering that most of the players are amateurs and each has his or her own job, the schedule is very compact and intensive.

In the second round in the afternoon, the top four of the open group were born, two professional players and two amateur players.

Lin Ruo's opponent in the semi-finals is an amateur eight-dan Go player from the women's group who has already been confirmed as the champion of the individual group.

There are six professional chess players participating in this amateur open tournament. Except for the first-dan player Lin Ruo was eliminated, the other two were all eliminated in the civil war.

With the fifth place player eliminated in the civil war, professional third-dan Xing Hongcheng secured a spot in the finals early on.

Tomorrow's final will be between amateur 3rd dan player Lin Ruo and professional 3rd dan player Xing Hongcheng.

The gap in rank was huge, and the match seemed to be a foregone conclusion. However, after what happened in the previous two days, almost everyone who was paying attention had a stark question mark about the outcome.

"Fuck, Brother Lin, are you crazy? I used to be your little brother Zhao Zhiming and I didn't know any better. I didn't expect you to actually make it to the finals. You're a real person."

"Alright, that's pretty impressive. I, Mingkai, won't be playing in the rankings tomorrow, but will be watching your finals in front of the computer."

In the EDG training room.

The five of them gathered around Ai Loli's phone and talked about their own things.

Tomorrow's game is decided.

Although they don't understand chess, they know how to read faces. They know best what expression Lin Ruo will have when he has the advantage.

...

Time quickly arrived at the last day of the competition.

At 8: in the morning, groups of spectators were chatting in the lobby of the hotel where the competition was held. After the venue was cleared half an hour before the start of the game, many reporters poured into the lobby.

The number of reporters today is at least more than double that of the previous two days, and the attention effect brought by the high popularity is converted quite quickly.

The final is divided into a best-of-three format, one game in the morning and one in the afternoon. If the two sides are tied, another game will be played tomorrow morning to decide the winner.

Before arriving at the competition venue, Lin Ruo had already booked a high-speed rail ticket back to Shanghai in the evening.

So in his eyes, there is no third game.

The time came to 9:.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the two of them greeted each other and sat down facing each other.

Professional third-level player Xing Hongcheng is, after all, just a 14-year-old teenager. He has a square face, a familiar crew cut, and wears a plain white short-sleeved shirt. He only looks a little less stylish without his glasses.

In Lin Ruo's opinion, it was just another day of bullying children.

At the start of the match, Xing Hongcheng pondered and said, "I saw your chess games from the past two days. Your opening moves were incredibly imaginative and varied. I admit that you are very good and talented."

"But you've spent too little time learning Go. You can't be my opponent today."

This doesn't seem like a provocation, maybe it's just the child's self-righteous honesty.

But Lin Ruo still detected a strong sense of middle school student atmosphere from it.

Are all Go players like this?

And I am the older one. Lin Ruo feels like he is being taught a lesson. It seems that he has obviously won more than his peers of the same age and has not experienced the dangers of society.

It's normal for young people to be hot-tempered, but it's better not to cry when you lose.

Lin Ruo responded with a calm smile, saying nothing, "Let's see the real result on the field."

Soon the game started. The opponent guessed the first number of pieces. Lin Ruo played black first.

Lin Ruo took out a black piece from the chess pot and placed his first move on the upper right side of the chessboard, starting with Xing Xiaomu.

Xing Hongcheng did not hesitate at all and confronted Xing Xiaomu in the upper left corner.

Both sides quickly used two hands to occupy the four sides of the star-shaped eyes.

On Lin Ruo's third move, he directly dislocated the white pieces in the lower left corner to restrict them. Xing Hongcheng used the common three-three pattern to break through the corner, and after gaining the initiative, he actively locked the corner in the lower right.

Lin Ruoxiaojian responded by placing a piece at the diagonal intersection of the original piece, which was one road away from the original piece, so that the two pieces remained in contact and controlled the direction of the move.

The white chess piece returns to the lower left corner and continues to press, and the black chess piece grows out to break the siege.

After Xing Hongcheng finished the rush, he broke off and prepared to finalize the shape.

Lin Ruo stuck to it calmly.

The white chess piece leans forward, blocking the black chess piece from above.

The black chess piece turns out to the second road, and the white chess piece immediately breaks the edge on the left to seize the center point on the edge of the chessboard.

Lin Ruo took a look and continued to fight without thinking.

From then on, the situation on both sides has begun to take shape, forming a different pattern with black chess taking territory and white chess taking advantage.

The situation became increasingly stalemate. After 70 moves, the game was fierce around the lower left corner, and the two sides were still evenly matched.

The sound of pieces falling continued to ring out.

Everyone outside the field who was analyzing the situation through the hanging market was watching closely, immersed in it, and quietly watching the ongoing fight.

It was the first time for them to see such a grand quality in an amateur competition.

During the game, while the white pieces were still attacking the second line, Lin Ruo calmly made a move to fill the breakpoint in the middle and took the lead.

Seeing this move, Xing Hongcheng hesitated for a long time while twisting the white pieces. Because he did not dare to choose to start a change in the previous move, it seemed that after the opponent's black pieces fell, the situation suddenly became wrong.

He was evenly matched with her in the previous second, but now he was suddenly at a disadvantage.

Without time to think, Xing Hongcheng could only continue.

In the next two moves, Lin Ruo made a move at the top and then pressed in the center, forcing the white chess pieces to go to the lower left corner to fill in the pieces according to his own ideas.

The situation has changed again.

Xing Hongcheng's mind was already confused at this time.

After these moves, he seemed to have changed from having independent consciousness at the beginning to now having to follow the direction required by the black chess piece.

Lin Ruo drank some water calmly.

My brain was running like an AI, and I couldn't help but calculate the chances of White winning, which was less than 10%.

As long as I don't make any mistakes, I'll be fine.

"It's over. I feel like there's no point in fighting back. There are too many loopholes." An old chess player on the periphery said while looking at the hanging board.

"It's gone in less than a hundred hands?" someone was surprised.

One referee shook his head: "It's probably over. If we attack from the left second road, it will be difficult for the entire White dragon to survive."

"This young man is truly terrifying. From beginning to end, I only saw one emotion in him: a masterful and confident strategy."

Several people were discussing incessantly, but the black player only made a few changes to the moves, and it seemed as if the entire board was turned upside down, leaving no trace of the original chess piece.

Who would believe that an amateur 3rd dan player beat a professional 3rd dan player like this?

[Lin Shen is going to win? This is really outrageous.]

【Why are you all looking at me? I’m just posting 6 on the public screen. 】

[There is not a single drop of water in Lin Shen's mind; it is all essence.]

[Ahhh, this is awesome, Lin Gou. I now firmly believe he can solve my advanced math problems.]

The LPL fans in the live broadcast room were already excited and felt quite proud.

Who says that those who are good at playing games are not good at playing chess? This is simply the pride of their gaming world.

During the game.

Xing Hongcheng tried very hard to make up for the loss, but in the end he was beaten so badly that he had no chance to fight back.

The collapse was too severe.

After the first game, the loser still kept his head down, staring at the chessboard.

"It's okay, I'll definitely be able to call back in the afternoon." Xing Hongcheng, who thought he had figured out the reason, comforted himself.

It was not until the second game started in the afternoon that he truly understood that the game in the morning was his most promising one.

When the game was at match point, Lin Ruo launched a ruthless attack.

The main feature is an unconventional one.

Xing Hongcheng felt an unprecedented murderous aura coming towards him. His opponent wanted to punch him hard every minute, but he couldn't take it.

This was too much for him as a 14-year-old teenager.

He is still a child.

What kid? Do adults need a reason to bully children?

Lin Ruo looked at the chessboard silently, and slowly smiled when he made his move.

"ended."

The next moment, the right hand holding the chess piece fell down as if with a thousand pounds of force.

Hey!
With the crisp sound of the chess pieces falling, four pieces were eaten in one breath, and the situation was completely ruined after being surrounded.

Xing Hongcheng was speechless and had no choice but to resign and admit defeat.

In the 108th move, Lin Ruo, playing with black, successfully slayed the dragon in the middle game and won the match in two straight sets.

Lin Ruo felt very relieved to see that the opponent's child was strong and did not cry.

"Fuck, did Brother Lin really win?"

In the EDG lounge, the people gathered together to watch the game all had their heads in their hands.

A Guang was extremely incredulous: "Kai, pinch me and see if it's true."

"Pinch below or somewhere else?" Mingkai was speaking when Ai Loli had already taken action.

The painful wails announced the authenticity of the result.

In the hotel lobby, after sparse applause, the award ceremony began.

As usual, the organizers and leaders came forward to speak, advertise, and talk about the significance of the competition. This fully demonstrated the excellent spirit of Go competitions, promoted close communication between amateur and professional players, and provided a good reference for amateur players who are about to become professional players.

At the same time, it promotes the inheritance of Go culture.

wait wait wait…

With Lin Ruo's yawn, the speech ended and the process came to the final award ceremony.

Lin Ruo stood in the center holding the award certificate. On his left and right were the champions of the women's and senior groups, and to the side were the leaders of the organizer.

The competition ended with a smiling photo.

As the game ended, the news that Lin Ruo became the first amateur third-dan player to defeat a professional player and win the championship in the Menglily Cup Amateur Open spread across the country through various reports and live broadcasts.

He is not only the oldest national champion, but also the strongest national champion.

[Awesome, God Lin, the eternal God! ]

It's time for another salary increase for EDG, or I, Lin Shen, will turn to other industries.

[So participating in the competition is a threat to Abramovich?]

[Before winning the world championship, he'd first play Go national champion for a bit of fun. Master Lin knows how to enjoy himself.]

This is called professionalism. Other players' vacations are real vacations, but for me, God Lin, my vacations are to compete for championships in other industries.

[Are you taking the dan exam? Master Lin, stop playing games and join Ke Jie in saving Chinese Go.]

【The World Champion! 】

This may be a bit of an exaggeration, but if he dedicates himself to Go in the future, even if he's older, he probably wouldn't be satisfied with just one or two championships.

[I'm about to become the strongest player in League of Legends, so why not come play Go when you have time?]

In the face of overwhelming strength.

For a time, all followers, including those in the Go circle, were impressed.

Unfortunately, such talents do not seem to belong to their Go world.

When public opinion is at its peak.

After the game, Lin Ruo accepted the interview from the media who had been waiting at the scene for a long time on time.

"Player Lin Ruo, as an amateur 3rd dan player who unexpectedly defeated a professional 3rd dan player to win the championship, what do you want to say at this moment?"

Facing the camera, Lin Ruo calmly replied, "Yes, I am grateful to the Menglily Cup for giving me the opportunity to compete with so many players. I am grateful to the Go Association for co-organizing the event, and finally, I would like to thank the tournament organizers for providing the generous prize money."

Forehead…

"As a professional League of Legends player, has Lin Ruo ever considered switching careers and devoting himself to Go in the future?"

“I’ve thought about it, but not much.”

"why?"

"EDG's high salary has caused me to feel deeply reluctant to leave the League of Legends tournament and the club."

This, this, this... Just think about it in your mind, how can you say it casually?

The reporter was embarrassed and insisted on asking one last question: "After winning the championship, Lin Ruo was directly qualified for the amateur 7th dan. Do you have any plans to strive for the dan next?"

"Of course I do. I'll give it a try whenever I have time. I hope to compete with many professional Go players in the future. Even if I may not be able to beat them, it will still be a good thing to gain some experience."

The reporter didn't hear any humility in the words, but rather a different kind of pretentiousness.

An amateur third-dan player can beat a professional third-dan player by self-studying for two months.

What if I really get promoted?
　Ahem, I accidentally deleted a reader's comment yesterday, and it was a disciple-level comment. Sorry, I wanted to reply to you properly...

　　
　
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