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Akira Hara: "I set up a new starting point" - After the seventh game with Yuta Iyama, an interview with Ryogi Ichiriki
Ki-ji: Nihon Kiin
Author: Kei Shinada
Translation and finishing: make an excuse to be quiet and get the dish
On March 18, in the 46th chess holy war seven rounds of chess, Yili Liao finally crushed The Great Triple Crown territory of Yuta Iyama. The first four games of the Chess Holy War were won by 3 wins and 1 losses, but Yuta Iyama won the 5th and 6th innings on the edge of the cliff, dragging the series into the decider. Last year, Yuta Iyama was finally taken the title after 5 rounds in the Keiji War, and the challenge to celebrities was also one step away from the title. They are all reversed by their opponents when they get the match point first. This time it was the same as last year's situation, but the last laugh came to the end.
In an interview before the game, Yili Liao said: "There is nothing to lose, just want to fight." This time Yili Liao repaid last year's revenge, what will Yili Liao say this time?
——First of all, congratulations on winning the chess saint.
Yili Liao: Thank you very much.
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YiLi Liao: Many people have congratulated me, and now I gradually feel that I have achieved such an achievement.
—— What kind of mentality is it when you feel like you are about to win in the 7th game?
Yi Li Liao: I didn't feel that the situation was as far ahead as the AI showed, plus it was still the second reading stage, so I didn't have time to think about anything other than the chess game.
I also watched the live broadcast, and I was nervous when I read the seconds to 9.
Yi Li Liao: Indeed, many people say this (laughs).
- Last year, you went down to the decider in both the Qi Jihad and the Celebrity War and finally lost to the opponent, and then lost the Tianyuan title and fell to no crown. Before the game, you also said: "There is nothing to lose, just want to fight", now think back to why you said it at that time.
Yi Li Liao: Last year I was too concerned about the result, so I didn't play the chess game I wanted. Especially in the Tianyuan War, this mentality is obvious. Therefore, this year's chess holy war, I didn't think much about what the result would be, just think about playing my own chess game. It's good to think about it now.
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Yili Liao: How to boldly play chess in a headache situation. Of course, this varies from person to person, and if I want to win too much, it will be technically deformed and become very conservative. In the 7th inning, no matter what, I wanted to make my own changes, to make my own things.
——In the interview before the game, you also said that there is a spiritual gap between yourself and Yuta Iyama, how do you feel after this chess holy battle?
Yi Li Liao: I had last year's experience, and this time I faced it with my normal heart. Then the heart is very calm to come up with their own things.
——After getting the match point, yuta Iyama won the 5th and 6th innings in a row, what is the mentality at this time.
Yi Li Liao: Before the game, I thought that it would definitely be a very serious game, and the goal in my mind was to "go down to the decider". So after losing two sets in a row, I thought, "So the whole series looks good," and I thought about it on the bright side, so I didn't have to be very anxious or anything like that.
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Yi Li Liao: Yes, it was a very special experience to be able to play in the World Heritage Game, which is also the goal I want to go down to the decider, of course, it can also be said to be a readjustment mentality, I will face the decider with the mentality of the knockout final.
—— Is it different from the mentality of last year's Jihad and Celebrity Wars?
YiLi Liao: Last year's series I may have been carried away by the whole trend.
- What is the key game of chess for you in this series?
Yili Liao: In the first game, after winning a very difficult game of chess, it was much easier, and then the 4th and 7th games, not to mention the content, at least played their own things, 100% played their own strength.
——Do you have any special feelings about getting one of the three major chess battles from Yuta Iyama?
Ichiritsu: I felt his accuracy and calculation depth and breadth during the 8-hour chess game with Yuta Iyama. Then I won 4 wins from Yuta Iyama in the two-day system, which made me a lot more confident.
——In the interview after the game, you said that the chess you win is a narrow victory, the loss is a big defeat, and there is still a gap between you and Yuta Iyama in terms of strength.
Ichiritsu: Yes, after all, What Yuta Iyama has accumulated is not the same as mine, so I can't say that I will catch up with Yuta Iyama when I get the title.
——What do you think of the distance between you and Yuta Iyama?
Yi Li Liao: As I mentioned just now, I am not as good as Yuta Iyama in terms of chess. Not even his shoulders had arrived, and this time I felt the gap between us had narrowed a bit. I take this gap as a new starting point, and I think so.
- Thank you very much.