"... Let's play an enhanced version of the special tenth round, which is to gather the ten strongest chess players of this era, and these players must have both strength and fame, and then let them all have 2 pieces to see if they are qualified to go

Dog fighting……"

When Li Xiangping had such an idea, it was like a wild horse that could not be contained.

But as I continued to think about it, I realized that my plan was a bit unrealistic and would be very difficult to implement.

First of all, the time does not match up. In the past, the special ten rounds were held in September and October every year. At that time, many world competitions were not over at all. For example, the preliminaries for the "Samsung Cup" may have just ended.

Of course, the time of the competition is only a minor issue. Anyway, no one can strictly stipulate when a competition like the Special 10th Edition must be held.

The worst case scenario is to postpone the time until all the champions of the entire season are produced before proceeding.

And by that time, it will basically be the Spring Festival next year, so we can organize the next special 10th edition in the form of a "Lunar New Year Cup".

The most important thing is that it is difficult to find people.

After all, giving two sons is no joke. Not everyone can be like Xu Xingyou, who is willing to put three sons in front of Huang Longshi.

For example, South Korea's Li Xiaoli and China's ancient Dafa Kong Er, although they admit that they are not as good as Li Xiangping, if they really show off in front of the public, some people will feel awkward and some will feel embarrassed.

But there is no way. If you want to hold a top-level Go competition in this era, it is really impossible without these people.

For example, in this special 10th edition, if we only look at the problem from the perspective of training value, there is no difference between Li Xiangping letting Chen Xiaoqiang and Li Shishi have two people. However, the eye-catching and sensational level of the game is still very different.

the difference.

It is precisely for this reason that although Li Xiangping knew that it would be very difficult to organize this enhanced version of the special tenth chapter, he refused to give up and kept thinking about it for a while.

First, a breakthrough needs to be found. As long as one top chess player agrees to participate, the attitudes of others may loosen.

For this breakthrough, Li Xiangping naturally chose South Korea's Xiao Li.

There is no way, Xiao Li now has eight crowns in hand, and is the best performer in the entire international arena since he retired from regular competitions. Moreover, Xiao Li is a bit aloof and unruly. Li Xiangping believes that as long as he does his job properly,

There is a high probability that his good friend Gu Dali will agree. And as long as Li Shishi and Gu Dali agree, then South Korea's Big Lee is also likely to agree.

As for trying to get through to Li Shishi, Li Xiangping didn't have any other special method. He decided to use the most vulgar method: throwing money at him.

I believe that there will be brave men under the heavy rewards, and the competition bonuses and appearance fees will be increased. Anyway, Xiao Li's daughter has been born now, and he is also eager to make money for milk powder, so for him now, it should be this simple and crude way

The most effective method. Of course, in addition to spending money, Li Xiangping also had to build momentum in advance, which could be regarded as a warm-up for this enhanced version of the special tenth edition.

In July, Li Xiangping went to South Korea to participate in this year's "Asia Cup". There was nothing much to say about the competition itself. Li Xiangping defeated Japan's Zhang Xu and South Korea's Park Tianzi and once again won the championship. The key point is

Interviewed by reporters after the game.

This time, Li Xiangping was uncharacteristically high-profile:

"...Well, the competition was very easy. I won very smoothly this time. It seems that I have participated in so many Asian Cups. I feel that this championship is the easiest to win." Koreans with strong self-esteem are still very sensitive when they hear this.

When Li Xiangping said this, a Korean reporter immediately asked:

"Oh, what makes you feel so relaxed? Do you think the opponent in the final is not good enough?"

"Haha, no, no. Although your country's player Park is young, he is already a world champion, and he also made it to the finals of the Ying Cup this year. I believe he will definitely become a super chess player and will become a leader in your country's Go world in the future.

Representative, as for the relatively easy win this time, it’s not that my opponent didn’t play well, maybe it’s because I improved my game again.”

"Ah?! You're already at such a high level, why are you still improving?"

Li Xiangping nodded seriously:

"Yes, in the past year or two, I feel that I have gained new insights and made new breakthroughs in chess. This has enriched my chess content."

Li Xiangping paused for a moment, then took the initiative to direct the topic to Special 10th Edition. He smiled and talked to a group of Go reporters:

"Don't look at the special 10th round, I have lost for three years in a row, but if I win again this year, I feel that even if all the big and small Lis in your country come to participate, I will now be confident to win the game."

Faced with Li Xiangping's arrogance, all the Go reporters looked at each other, but they had no way to refute.

Think about it, Li Xiangping originally won this game, and in the field of Go, Li Xiangping has been the strongest over the years. If he wants to boast that he is still improving, can others refute him?

Perhaps precisely because he could not refute it, Li Xiangping's remarks did not cause controversy.

However, after returning to China, "Li Xiangping said that he had improved again" and became a popular player in China.

Well, of course Li Xiangping paid for this hot lecture himself, just to keep the topic going.

After maintaining the continuity of the topic, the next step is naturally to send people to South Korea to contact Xiao Li privately and invite him to participate in this year's special ten times. The conditions are that this year's bonus and appearance fee will be doubled, and the total budget will be

Reached 20 million.

Xiao Li was obviously excited. 10 games of chess were worth 2 million, and the response to a single game was as high as 2 million. Nowadays, the "Fujitsu Cup" has been discontinued. As for other world competitions, the prize money for the world champion is generally only 180.

Around 10,000 RNB, this is the market trend in this era.

Just one game of chess was equivalent to a world championship bonus. This condition obviously made Li Shishi's heart move, but he did not agree immediately because he was concerned that it was only two pieces of chess.

As long as you are tempted, it will be easy to handle. In the second half of 2013, topics about the Special Juban suddenly became more common on the Internet.

"Li Xiangping said that he was promoted, but Li Shishi expressed dissatisfaction."

"I heard that Li Xiangping was promoted to chess, and Gu Dali expressed his intention to participate in this year's special tenth round..."

All kinds of true and false news are spread randomly on the Internet and appear on hot topics from time to time.

The turning point came on this year's National Day. At that time, this year's "Ying's Cup" had ended. Chinese young player Fan Tingyu defeated South Korea's Park Tianzi and won another championship for China. At the same time, Li Xiangping suddenly received a call.

Invitation to attend this year's National Day reception.

"ah!"

Faced with such an invitation, Li Xiangping was a little overwhelmed, so naturally, faced with such an unexpected invitation, Li Xiangping didn't even know what was going on.

"Huh, do you think this invitation is for you? In fact, it is for your grandfather. You are just attending on his behalf..."

Regarding this matter, Li Yuanhu, the old man in the family, saw it more clearly. He patiently explained to Li Xiangping that after taking advantage of the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States to make a fortune, Li Xiangping discussed it with his cousin and took out a lot of money.

The money allowed my grandfather to do charity in his hometown.

My grandfather is an old revolutionary who has a deep affection for his hometown. He is still in good health, so he has been very motivated in recent years and has done a great job in his hometown.

But now, the country's "targeted poverty alleviation" policy is about to be launched, and the things my grandfather did in his hometown are in line with this general direction.

So just like that, some hidden benefits of the good deeds done by the old man in his hometown fell on Li Xiangping, his grandson.

After listening to Li Yuanhu’s patient explanation, Li Xiangping was overjoyed.

The invitation in Li Xiangping's hand actually means the same thing, and there is certainly reason to be happy about it.

"Well, now that I'm recognized again

Just do what you say, and after attending this year's National Day reception, Li Xiangping began to work hard in this direction.

2013 has passed quickly. Taking stock of the world chess world this year, the overall pattern is not much different from the previous life. Starting from Jiang Weijie, and later Fan boss Tuo Jiaxi Shiyue and others, they all crowned themselves the first players.

crown.

The only exception is the "Evergrande Cup" which did not exist in the previous life.

This year's Evergrande Cup is the final between Gu Dali and Lee Sedol. This time Gu Dali did not miss the mark. In this year's fifth chess match, he defeated his opponent 3-1, bringing his number of world championships to 6.

When the time came for the Spring Festival of 2014, just when everyone was wondering that last year’s Special Tenth Edition was not held, CCTV released a big news. This year’s Special Tenth Edition will become the “Lunar New Year Cup” and will be directly hosted by CCTV.

The overall rules are roughly the same as in previous years, but the total budget has been increased to 20 million.

But what the majority of chess fans are most concerned about is the composition of this year's world team.
Chapter completed!