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Hara: Average 29. 8 years old, ai era fierce players 47th Go master game challenger decision league game, tomorrow opening
Excerpt from: Asahi Shimbun
Author: Daisuke Koji
Translation and finishing: Make excuses for being quiet
Competing for the right to challenge Yuta Iyama, the first person in Japanese Go, the 47th Celebrity Battle Loop kicked off on December 3. The players in the circle of circulation have entered a younger age, and 7 of the nine players are under the age of 30. Generational change can be reflected. This time we invited Yoshio Ishida 24 Ben infang, Lin Hanjie Eight Duan and Sun Zhe Seven Duan to make an outlook.
Bullish on Yili Liao and Xu Jiayuan, and then Shibano Tiger Maru, Motoki Katsumi is expected to be upset
——This time, the average age of the 9 players in the celebrity battle circle was lower than 30 for the first time, and it came to 29.8 years old. The average age of the first celebrity battle circle is 46.1 years old.
Yoshio Ishida: The scenery has changed in the circle dominated by veterans. Among the chess players who wanted to defeat Yuta Iyama, Ichirio, Shibano Tiger Maru, and Xu Jiayuan's Ling and Miyu Wu were the leaders. The Four Heavenly Kings of Heisei, Naoki Hagen and Keigo Yamashita, who have already passed the age of confusion, are still in the circle of circulation, and they are also remarkable.
Sun Zhe: After the emergence of AI, there are many things that must be remembered, and the age is gradually getting younger. However, the 29-year-old is already a veteran for China and South Korea, and they have reached the age when they must consider retiring. Japan has gradually entered such an era, and I think it is gradually necessary to change the definition of young chess players.
Who do you think has a chance to be a challenger?
Sun Zhe: I am optimistic about Yili Liao, facing chess players from other countries and Yuta Iyama, basically put forward a result that is not inferior to the opponent.
Lin Hanjie; However, at the beginning of the year, Heli Liao needed to face Yuta Iiyama in the chess of the Chess Holy War. In this year's Holy War, facing Yuta Iyama, he was reversed by his opponent when he once won the match point, and his mentality should be very difficult. Playing a chess holy war on one side, and then facing a circular circle, it will definitely be very difficult. So I think Xu Jiayuan will be bigger, this time the circle of circulation, in the face of their own not good at the Yili Liao and Shibano Tiger Pills, you can get their own good white chess. Not to mention that in the last two sets of the game, if the first half of the state is good, there is a chance to overcome their own bitter hands.
Yoshio Ishida: Normally, it is optimistic about Ichiri- but in next year's chess holy war, it will be very difficult to face 3 round-robin games. If you can still become a challenger in this way, you are really a super first-class chess player. So I am optimistic about Xu Jiayuan. Only Xu Jiayuan, among the three feathers of Ling and The Three Feathers, has not yet experienced the Seven Pieces of Chess, and I believe that he wants this challenge very much.
——What about the other of the three feathers, Shibano Tiger Maru?
Lin Hanjie: After Xu Jiayuan, he was optimistic about Shibano Tiger Pill. Previously, in the second game of the Battle of the Throne against Yuta Iyama, he took a 1 hour and 50 minutes of long test in the 3-hour game with a reserve time, and finally won the victory. This courage is really admired. Although I feel that I am not in a good state, I feel that I have swept away the decline. Regardless of the outcome of the Battle of the Throne, it felt like Shibano Tiger Maru's state had come back a lot. Plus next year is the Year of the Tiger.
Yoshio Ishida: I am also optimistic about Shibano Tiger Maru after Xu Jiayuan. Although he was named a celebrity by Yuta Iyama last year, and then this year's Honin was reversed in the battle, he was also injured. However, Shimono Tiger Maru still wants to be at the forefront on the way to defeat Yuta Iyama.
Sun Zhe: I am optimistic about Yili Liao, although the schedule of Yili Liao is very close, but he has experienced this experience many times. After that, I was more optimistic about Itachi Takashi. Among these chess players, only he was more than half of the victory rate of Yili Liao, plus the record of Ling and Sanyu Wu was good. I talked to him once recently and felt that he was very imposing. Relatively good status. Then Kemi Benmu is also a big contender. And all the players are not one-sided, do not know who is more powerful, so Benmu Katsumi may be a windfall.
——This time, Yu Zhengqi achieved the results of entering the circle of the three title battles of celebrity, chess saint and Ben Yinfang. He equalized Ling and Mitsuba.
Lin Hanjie: I think I can call them Linghe and the Four Heavenly Kings. But I didn't expect that Yu Zhengqi's record against Shibano Tiger Maru was 1 win and 11 losses, which was a big score behind.
Sun Zhe: He is a chess player who often carries the posture of the weak. But once there is no distraction, you start to win. This was the case with Xu Jiayuan before, and now it has been overcome.
Yoshio Ishida: If the first few hurt each other, they may become challengers.
——This time, Itachi Toshishi and Tatsuya Shida entered the loop circle, and together with Naoki Hane, three players from Chubu's clan entered the loop.
Sun Zhe: Tatsuya Shida's chess style is the most characteristic, just win a little bit. Basically, they will enter the official victory and defeat.
Yoshio Ishida: The defense is also very strong, very skinny, it is possible to open five or five and then relegate.
——What do Naoki Hane and Keigo Yamashita of the Four Heavenly Kings of Heisei say?
Yoshio Ishida: When I was very young, if I wanted to get the right to challenge, I had to win over teachers who were older than me. And now that these two players have reached this age, they need to overcome such a dilemma.
Yuta Iyama: There are also strong players in addition to The Three Feathers, and I want to pay attention to the performance of Naoki Hagen, the eldest
This time, the average age of the players in the circle is less than 30 years old, and it is very natural for young people to gradually emerge, and this situation has accelerated after the emergence of FAR more human AI. I believe that there will be many chess players who are proficient in AI in the future.
This time, the favorite to win the championship is nothing more than Yili Liao, Shibano Tiger Maru and Xu Jiayuan as the axis. However, the strength of other chess players is also very strong, and Itachi Anda and Yu Zhengqi, who stood out from the preliminary selection, can bite 3 chess players as long as they maintain good form. Xu Jiayuan and Kemi Benmu, who were originally in the loop circle, have not played much in fanqi recently, and if they can become challengers, they need to grope to find their feelings. Then Ichiri Ryo and Shibano Tiger Maru, who often fight each other, want to compete with them with a different feeling.
Then I also want to focus on naoki Feather, the oldest. The victory rate against Shibano Tiger Maru is more than half, and the record against Xu Jiayuan is not bad. There are very few players who can achieve such results for these two players, which is good data for Naoki Hane.
1) LiLi Liao Tianyuan (24 years old), to solve the problem and want to fight again
Entering the circle for the third time in three consecutive years, he won all 8 games in the previous period to challenge Yuta Iyama, but in the end he was defeated. "In the previous seven chess pieces, finding topics is more than gaining. After solving the layout problem, I want to get the right to challenge again."
2) Xu Jiayuan Ten Duan (23 years old), strongly want to play seven pieces of chess
Entering the loop for the third time in three consecutive years, the previous period was 6 wins and 2 losses. "Because I haven't experienced seven pieces of chess yet, I want to play it and try to make the whole loop more exciting." Defeated Yuta Iyama in this year's Ahan Kiriyama Cup final. One of the three feathers of Reiwa.
3) Naoki Hagen Kudan (45 years old) wants to fight with young people all the time
Entered the loop for the 14th time in 12 consecutive years, with 4 wins and 4 losses in the previous period. "I want to fight the young people as long as possible, celebrity is a title that I haven't won, I want to get the right to challenge." One of the Four Kings of Heisei and the challenger of the 37th Celebrity Wars.
4) Yamashita Keigo Kudan (43 years old) wants to stand on the big stage again
Entering the loop for the 18th time in 12 consecutive years, the previous period was 4 wins and 4 losses. "Young people are strong, but the seniors in their 40s are also on the front line. I also want to fight a little harder and return to the big stage of seven chess." One of the Four Kings of Heisei, celebrity of the 36th and 37th issues.
5) Katsumi Motokiya (26 years old) does not want to lose to Miyu
Entering the loop for the second time in two consecutive years, the previous period was 4 wins and 4 losses. "The results of the last circular circle were average, and then I was beaten by Yi Liliao and Xu Jiayuan. If you want to get the right to challenge, you have to win the three feathers." Challenger of the 2017 Ben invinci Battle.
6) Shibano Tiger Maru Throne (22 years old), only to get a total victory
Entering the loop for the fifth time in 5 consecutive years, the previous period was 3 wins and 5 losses. "This time the ranking is the lowest, so the only way to get the challenge is to win all the way, and for me the first game against Yililiao in January is the most critical." In 2019, he was awarded the 44th celebrity, the first person under the age of 20.
7) Itachi Toshihachi (27 years old) finally stepped on the starting line
Entering the celebrity battle loop for the first time. "Finally on the starting line, I have recently maintained a high concentration on the chess game in front of me. If it is a single game to win or lose, I don't think my strength is inferior to the three feathers." In 2014, he challenged Ben Yinfang and won the first ten dan.
7) Tatsuya Shida Yadan (27 years old) plays the best chess hand
Entering the celebrity battle loop for the first time. "The current strength is not enough to pay attention to the results, if each hand of chess is the best means, I think it is still possible to fight with the top chess players."
7) Yu Zhengqi Baduan (27 years old), hoping to leave good results
Entered the circle of circulation for the fourth time in two consecutive years. After relegation with 2 wins and 6 losses in the previous period, he returned to the loop. "At least I left a better result than the previous one, although I am a chess player from Osaka, but I don't want to lose to the players in Tokyo and Nagoya." Challenged the throne in 2016 and ten dan in 2017.