[Epoch Times, February 27, 2022](The Epoch Times reporter Ye Chengyun reported) On February 26, 2022, the third phase of the 23rd “Nongshim Shin Ramen Cup World‘s Strongest Go Battle” came to an end. South Korean coach Shin Jin-seo turned the tide in a last-ditch battle of nine dan, and picked four players from China, the deputy coach of Japan and the coach one after another, and single-handedly helped the South Korean team to win the championship in this tournament.
In the first stage of this tournament, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean chess players won each other; in the second stage, the Japanese team ended with a wave of four consecutive victories; There are three generals of Jingshan Yuta, China has two coaches, Ke Jie, and deputy coach Mi Yuting, while the situation in South Korea is the most unfavorable, and only one coach, Shen Zhenzhen, is left.
The third stage of the competition began on February 21. First, the Chinese team’s deputy coach Mi Yuting challenged Jingshan Yuta’s 9th dan, who had won the previous four consecutive victories. After guessing first, Jingshan Yutai held the black first, and Mi Yuting held the white. In the mid-game stage, Yuta Iyama made a careless move and was surrounded by White’s midsection. After that, although Black fought hard, it was difficult to restore the decline. After 200 fierce battles, Iyama Yuta saw that he had no chance of winning, so he pressed the admit defeat button.
On February 22, the South Korean team coach Shen Zhenzhen appeared on the stage to challenge the Chinese team’s deputy coach Mi Yuting. After guessing first, Shen Zhenzhen held the black first, and Mi Yuting held the white. In the fierce battle in the mid-game stage, Mi Yuting entered the countdown early. When it was White’s turn to play the 168th move, Mi Yuting made a move at the last minute of the countdown, but the computer system thought it had timed out. It is difficult to judge accurately when comparing the timing of the countdown by the computer system and the timing of the player’s move. After negotiation by the Chinese, Japanese and Korean Chess Academy, the final decision was made to replay the next day.
On February 23, Shen Zhenzhen and Mi Yuting fought again. In this game, Mi Yuting played the black first, and Shen Zhenzhen played the white. From the layout to the mid-table stage, Shen Zhenzhen took the lead with the word “stable” and did not confront Mi Yuting head-on, and the situation was relatively stalemate. When the chess game entered the stage of high officials, Mi Yuting exerted his strength again and attacked a white chess piece in the upper right corner, but was countered by Shen Zhenzhen’s brilliant hand, and the black chess position fell behind. In desperation, Mi Yuting “provocatively” went around to seek a chance to win, but Shen Zhenzhen responded steadily, and the situation became more and more unfavorable for Black.
On February 24, the Japanese deputy commander Yu Zhengqi made his eighth stage battle, and the two had never played against each other before. In this game, Yu Zhengqi is in charge of black and Shen Zhenzhen is in charge of white. When the chess game reached the mid-game stage, black took the lead in the mid-belly, and was dispersed by the white chess. Seeing that the situation was behind, Yu Zhengqi tried to kill White by force. However, the play was too reluctant, and Shen Zhenzhen made it easy. The overall white was far ahead, and the game reached 152 hands. Yu Zhengqi signed the alliance under the city.
On February 25, Shen Zhenzhen accepted the challenge of the Chinese team coach Ke Jie Jiudan. Ke Jie is currently ranked No. 1 in China’s Go ranking. This time, he will play against the first Korean Go player, Shen Zhenzhen. Before the game, the media speculated that this game will be a hearty peak duel. Ke Jie takes the black first, Shen Zhen takes the white. Unexpectedly, Shen Zhenxuan had already studied Ke Jie’s recent game. The layout stage was very fast, and he had been firmly in control of the situation. On the other hand, Ke Jie seemed to be out of shape. After losing to White, Ke Jie had to admit defeat in the middle of the game.
After the game, Ke Jie praised his opponent for being too powerful, as if he had control like AlphaGo (artificial intelligence), and lamented that “Go is completely impossible to play”. After Shen Zhenzhen defeated Ke Jie, the Chinese team took the lead in the Three Kingdoms Go arena again after a lapse of 16 years. In the end, South Korea and Japan competed for the championship of this competition.
On February 26, in the final battle of this competition, the Japanese team coach Yili Liao Jiuduan challenged Shen Zhenzhen. Yili Liao has just won two games in a row of Iyama Yuta in the domestic chess battle in Japan, and the momentum is flourishing. This time, in the fight against Shen Zhenzhen, Liao was the first to rule the black, and he had to be proactive in the layout to gain a certain advantage. However, when it came to the mid-game stage, Black made successive mistakes in the battle below, and White gained the upper hand. Since then, Shen Zhen has taken every step of the way, turning the advantage into victory. When Bai reached 188 moves, Yili Liao was no longer entangled, and conceded defeat with grace.
In this competition, Shen Zhenzhen was in an excellent competitive state, and was ordered in a critical situation under the extremely unfavorable situation of the South Korean team. He won four top Chinese and Japanese players in a row, helping the South Korean team to win the Nongshim Cup team championship for the 14th time. His personal winning streak in this event (22nd and 23rd) also increased to 9 games, which is second only to “Stone Buddha” Lee Chang-ho’s 9-dan cross-session (1st to 6th) Session) 14-game winning streak.
The Nongshim Shin Ramen Cup is the world‘s strongest Go game and is currently the world‘s top Go team competition. The game was sponsored by Nongshim Co., Ltd. and hosted by the Korean Chess Academy.
The team championship bonus is 500 million won (approximately US$420,000). In addition to the team championship bonus, players who have won three consecutive games will receive a personal winning streak award of 10 million won (approximately US$8,400). An additional 10 million won (about $8,400) will be awarded.
In addition to the South Korean team winning the team championship in this competition, South Korea’s Shen Zhenzhen and Japan’s Yuta Jingshan won the individual winning streak award.
Responsible editor: Sun Yun#