"Nongshim Cup"?

Hearing Coach Wu mention this stubble, Li Xiangping felt bitter again, yes, the annual "Nongshim Cup" is about to start at the end of October to the beginning of November, and he forgot about this game so much?

Li Xiangping calculated in his heart, judging from the current situation, Lao Shi's 15-game quota limit is too precious, so this game is only on his own.

Li Xiang said in his heart that this is fine, anyway, he can't always rely on plug-ins to play chess in the future, so take this "Nongshim Cup" as his debut in the international arena.

Thinking of this, Li Xiangping asked Coach Wu: "Coach Wu, are the trials of the "Nongshim Cup" finished now?" ”

"It's over, it's just over."

"Oh? Which players qualify? ”

Coach Wu looked at Li Xiangping and said with a smile: "The ones who qualified are Ma Xiaofei, Chang Hao, Luo Xihe and Gu Dali, and the four of them plus you will form our Chinese lineup." ”

Li Xiangping was surprised: "Teacher Ma? .... Teacher Ma actually went to the tryouts? ”

Li Xiangping's surprise is not surprising, the selection of the "Nongshim Cup" is participated by the top 16 chess players in the domestic rating score, and the current Ma Xiao is of course still in the top 16, but he didn't expect that an arrogant person like Ma Xiaofei would deign to participate in such a trial.

Coach Wu continued to say happily: "Yes, we also think it's a little strange, Xiangping, you may not know, if you didn't win this "Samsung Cup" last year, this exemption qualification was originally intended for Ma Xiao, so if you really want to count it, in fact, you forced him to go to the trials, what everyone didn't expect was that Ma Xiao not only went down, but also took it very seriously this time, as if he attached great importance to this competition. ”

Li Xiangping nodded: "It's understandable, Mr. Ma should really want to win the championship once." ”

This is really understandable, the predecessor of the "Nongshim Cup" is the "Jinro Cup", this competition has been established since the mid-90s, but so far, all the championships have been won by the Korean team, as if tailor-made for them, so like Ma Xiaofei, he also has a personal world championship, and it is of course normal for people to want to win a team championship.

Coach Wu empathized with Li Xiangping's words, and he nodded frequently: "Yes, yes, in fact, except for Ma Xiao, who doesn't want to break the monopoly of the Korean team," Speaking of this, Coach Wu paused, and he joked with Li Xiangping again:

"I think the reason why Ma Xiao is so interested this time may be because of you."

"Because of me?"

"Haha, it should be," Coach Wu laughed: "Because of your appearance, your teacher Ma has seen the hope of winning the championship, so he will deign to go to this selection competition this time." ”

Li Xiangping smiled bitterly: "Coach Wu, don't say that, I'm under a lot of pressure to say this." ”

Thinking that this was the first time he had participated in an international competition without the help of a plug-in, Li Xiangping was of course very stressed, so he hurriedly asked himself the question he was most concerned about now:

"This.... Coach Wu, can I ask you one thing? ”

"What's the matter?"

"You said that this "Nongshim Cup", can we let me be the pioneer? ”

As Li Xiangping expected, after listening to Li Xiangping's request, Coach Wu really looked very surprised:

"Pioneer? How could we possibly make you a pioneer ......"

Li Xiangping thinks about it himself, if it was last year's "Nongshim Cup", that is, when he had just won the first world championship, then relying on his youth, he was only "emerging" at that time, then the management might agree to be a pioneer.

However, it is different now, I have won two championships now, and I am also invincible in other international competitions, so it is really difficult for the management to agree to play so early for the sake of results.

You must know that this is not the future generations, the future generations of Chinese Go talents are full of talents, to put it mildly, if the future generations are not world champions, then they may not even be qualified to participate in the selection competition, almost every time the lineup is the world champion, so in the case of the later generations, it doesn't matter who is the pioneer and who is the main general.

But now the current situation of the Go world is of course different from that of later generations, so far, with the addition of themselves, there are only 4 world champions in these two countries, this period in real history, it is definitely the lowest period of Chinese Go, and it is the darkest hour before the dawn, so in this case, it is really difficult for people to accept this request.

Of course, Li Xiangping can't give up, after all, this competition is not escorted by Lao Shi, Li Xiangping thinks that according to his own strength, being a pioneer may only be barely qualified, and he really thinks he can't bear the heavier burden. So in the next moment, Li Xiangping began to find a reason for himself:

"Coach Wu, you know, among the five participating chess players, I am the youngest, so I ......"

Coach Wu smiled and shook his head.

The first reason did not pass, Li Xiangping continued to look for the second:

"Coach Wu, let me tell you the truth, the reason why I want to be a pioneer is actually because I am running for ......"

"Running for what?"

Li Xiangping is a fan of wealth; "What else can you run for, of course, for the winning streak."

The "Nongshim Cup" is a team competition, and the current championship prize is 300 million won, and there is no game fee for individuals in this competition, not only does the individual have no game fee, but even all the bonuses are exclusive to the champion team, and there is no prize money for the runner-up and third place.

The only prize money related to the individual is that this tournament has a winning streak award, and an individual who wins three in a row will receive 10 million won, and 10 million will be added for each additional set won in the future. Well, 10 million won sounds like a lot, but in fact, when converted into RMB, it is actually less than 100,000 yuan. However, although the money is not very large, if you want to get this bonus, of course, the sooner you play, the more hopeful.

"Hahaha, good, good, Xiangping has a chance, now I'm thinking about how to win in a row, ...... well"

Seeing Lao Wu smiling so happily, Li Xiangping was also overjoyed:

"How do you say that Coach Wu, you agreed?"

However, in the next moment, Lao Wu made a blank face: "I didn't agree, how could I promise you, Xiangping didn't say you, your reason is really lame, if other chess players are worried about the winning streak, it is still possible, but you kid said such a thing, do you think I will believe it." ”

Li Xiangping had nothing to say, and he suddenly remembered that the person in front of him seemed to be very familiar with his old man, and it was said that when he used the account "Jueyi" to make trouble on the Internet, several opponents were contacted by the person in front of him.

In this case, of course he is very clear about the situation of his old man, although Li Da is not the top local tyrant in China at present, but from his current development situation, it seems that there is already this trend, especially this year, he not only operates two big projects in the capital, his tentacles also extend to the south, and there are several projects in Shencheng and Pengcheng.

So in this case, if you want to say that you are thinking about such a little winning streak, of course Lao Wu will not believe it, and even if you believe him, you will not take it seriously.

Seeing that the first two reasons were invalid, Li Xiangping thought of the last big killer in a hurry:

"Coach Wu, let me tell you, I can really only be a pioneer, because, because of ......"

"Because of what?"

"Coach Wu, I'll tell you the truth, because I'm not good at rapid chess, I don't have any confidence in my rapid chess, so I'm afraid that if I pick up a heavier burden, I'm afraid that everyone will be dragged down when the time comes."

"Oh? Well, that's a real problem......"

Seeing that Lao Wu's brows had been slightly furrowed, Li Xiangping felt proud. Is his rapid chess really worse than slow chess? Of course not, at least Li Xiangping personally thinks that because he was used to playing online chess in his previous life, he is actually relatively good at rapid chess. At least at your own level, you should be more confident in playing fast than slow.

But it's not like no one knows about it, is it? Since his debut, all official competitions have been played in slow chess, like those rapid chess tournaments such as the "CCTV Cup" in China, he has never participated in it at all, since no one knows his rapid chess level, it is not what he says.

Seeing that Lao Wu still looked thoughtful, Li Xiangping cautiously probed:

"So Coach Wu, look at ......"

Lao Wu smiled dumbly: "It seems that Xiangping you really want to be a pioneer, but I said you, what's the use of you putting so many reasons in front of me, is this my decision?" ”

Li Xiangping was stunned when he heard it, he said yes, he really threw it to the blind just now, Lao Wu is just in charge of the national youth and the coach of the national youth team, so things like the "Nongshim Cup" are not in his care, and he can't control them.

"Well, I'm going to talk to the rest of the management about it, but who to go to? Go directly to Dean Wang? Let's find Team Leader Hua first......"

Just when Li Xiangping began to ponder about this, Coach Wu spoke again:

"But Xiangping, what you just said really reminded me that you don't play much rapid chess, which is indeed a problem......"

Li Xiangping nodded again and again like a chicken pecking rice:

"Yes, yes, big question, it's definitely a big problem."

"You listen to me first," Lao Wu glared at Li Xiangping: "What should I do if I encounter a problem, solve it." I see it this way,"

Speaking of this, Old Wu paused, and he looked at the date on his watch:

"Xiangping, I remember that apart from the last round of the tournament and the subsequent semi-finals of the "Toyota Cup", you don't seem to have any other games to play recently, right? Then you have been coming to the chess academy more recently, and I will report this matter to Dean Wang and them, and it is best to organize a special training for you in rapid chess. ”

"Oh?"

Of course, Li Xiangping didn't expect that he would make up a few reasons in exchange for such a result. But what else could he do, could he still not agree?

"Okay, okay, I will definitely go to the chess academy more, go to the chess academy more."