Go: Is the portable old man the nine-time champion?

Chapter 118 Interview
"Hello, Yi Zheng Chudan, please sit down for a moment. I'll fix something and then we'll continue the interview."

Seeing Yi Zheng coming in, the reporter who was originally busy revising something looked up, greeted him, and then continued to revise.

Looking at the reporter writing furiously, Yi Zheng roughly knew what had happened.

The timeliness of news is very important, so sometimes before some major games, many reporters will write the manuscript in advance, and then add some details during the game so that they can be sent out quickly after the game.

Some reporters even write two articles in advance, and publish the one whose writer wins.

But before this competition, most people, including reporters, probably didn't expect Yi Zheng to win.

Because Xuanyunduo is already very famous, he is a rising star with the accumulation of countless competition results, while Yi Zheng is still an unknown junior in comparison.

This led to the reporter making a wrong prediction and now he has to revise his manuscript.

"Okay, sorry to have kept you waiting. Get ready, everyone. The interview will begin immediately."

Looking at the staff adjusting the lights and other things, the reporter smiled and said, "Hello, I'm a reporter for the emerging section of Wencheng Wendao. You can call me by my pen name, Xing Xiaomu."

Yi Zheng nodded when he heard this: "Oh, hello."

"Okay, then let's not waste any more time talking and get straight to the interview. Is this Yi Zheng Chudan's first time being interviewed by our "Wen Ping Wen Dao" magazine?"

Yi Zheng: "I interviewed him once before after winning the Amateur National Championship. This should be the second time."

Xing Xiaomu nodded. "Then Yi Zheng, first dan, is quite compatible with us. You've already given two interviews in less than a year, which proves that you have great potential and ability."

"Better luck."

Xing Xiaomu: "Your game today against Xuanyuduo 6th dan can't be described as good luck. I received your commentary after the replay, and it felt very thrilling. The two of you were talking on your hands to the fullest.

If you have time, we hope to arrange a short self-explanatory article with you. Of course, we will definitely pay you. You can consider it and someone will contact you at that time.

Yi Zheng: "Okay."

After a brief announcement, Xing Xiaomu looked at the notepad he had written and asked, "We noticed that you're currently playing for the Metropolitan Bank team in the Go League's B-tier league, and that you defeated a 9th dan in your first match. Is that a special feeling for a 1st dan to defeat a 9th dan?"

In any case, the impact of a first-dan player defeating a ninth-dan player seems to be quite big, but the popularity is too low and not many people know about it or report it.

Yi Zheng shook his head upon hearing this: "I've always felt that the 9th dan in Japan, South Korea, and some other countries is quite watered down. The requirements for 9th dan in our country are extremely strict. Even the normal promotion process cannot get you to 9th dan. It requires a major honor."

However, the water nines of other countries have greatly lowered the value of the ninth dan. Although the Japanese ninth dan I played against had a decline in level due to his age, I felt that his own strength was not enough to reach the ninth dan.

I still feel that if one day the evaluation standards for ranks can be truly centralized and unified, the value of ranks worldwide can be reflected. Some countries are really messing around.

Now compared to the rank, it may be fairer to look at the rating points. Although it cannot be said to be 100%, at least it can restore everyone's current level by about 80%.

So I didn't feel too happy about defeating that player, because he wasn't really at the 9th dan level. I feel like I'm still a long way from being a 9th dan. I also hope to meet a 9th dan player sooner rather than later and defeat him."

"You should say that the winning rate against a 9-dan is about 50%. When others are surprised, then you say that the winning rate against those 9-dan is only about 50% if they meet you out of 100." Yi Zheng was a little speechless after hearing Mr. Ke's instigation. What level am I at now, and you let me use large-scale AoE? Are you not afraid that I will be banned?

Xing Xiaomu: "What do you think is your biggest gain from participating in the national youth team selection this time?"

"confidence."

"what?"

Yi Zheng calmly explained, "I've always felt that I only became a professional player at the age of sixteen. Plus, it's only been six months, so my progress is limited. I should be a bit behind my peers who became professional players a few years ago.

But this time I feel like there is no gap. I have already caught up with the main group. What remains is to catch up with the vanguard group in front, but it should be fast. "

Upon hearing this, Xing Xiaomu couldn't help but ask, "Are you referring to the Three Musketeers when you say vanguard? Their current level is far ahead of their peers."

Yi Zheng nodded, agreeing with the other party. "So it will take some time to catch up, but I think it will be quick. Also, there are people of our age who have achieved greater success internationally. I think we should set our goals a little higher."

Xing Xiaomu also laughed and joked, "So, will it not be long before the title of Three Musketeers is gradually replaced by the Four Heavenly Kings?"

“Perhaps there is only one of the Four Heavenly Kings, and my name is the only one?

Just kidding. "

After Yi Zheng finished speaking, he couldn't help but waved his hand, indicating that he was joking, but the reporter on the opposite side did not think so, because Yi Zheng's expression was very serious when he said that just now.

“So what are your long-term and short-term goals?”

Yi Zheng thought for a moment and replied, "As for long-term goals, everyone's long-term goal is to become the world's number one, right? That doesn't seem to be that exciting anymore.

My short-term goal is to win a personal championship as soon as possible."

Xing Xiaomu nodded when he heard this. In his opinion, it would not be a big problem for Yi Zheng to win an individual championship such as a rookie competition.

But what he didn't know was that Yi Zheng had never signed up for this type of restricted competition, such as one that required players to be promoted to a professional professional within three years.

As he was talking, Yi Zheng suddenly realized something.

The effective promotion points are based on the player's current ranks above and below. Since Yi Zheng is at the first rank, there are no ranks below him, and only those at the first, second, and third rank above can get promotion points.

However, because Yi Zheng does not participate in new talent competitions, he only signs up for national business competitions and other competitions, resulting in the generally higher quality of his opponents.

Apart from the matches in the Qinglong Cup, Yi Zheng has hardly encountered any other chess players below the fourth dan level, and the possibility of encountering them in the National Youth Cup this time is very small.

In other words, Yi Zheng still lacks more than half of the points required to be promoted from the first level to the second level by winning fourteen out of twenty games.

However, this thought only flashed through Yi Zheng's mind: "It doesn't matter, the rank is not important."

(End of this chapter)